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Stephanie Lip

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Senior School Food Operations Specialist

Stephanie joined the Chef Ann team in April of 2023. In this role, she co-leads the School Food Operations side of the Healthy School Food Pathway (HSFP) program with a focus on technical assistance.

Stephanie Lip

she/her

Senior School Food Operations Specialist

Stephanie joined the Chef Ann team in April of 2023. In this role, she co-leads the School Food Operations side of the Healthy School Food Pathway (HSFP) program with a focus on technical assistance.

After graduating from Johnson & Wales University with a degree in Culinary Arts & Nutrition, Stephanie moved from her hometown of Brooklyn, New York to Arizona to serve as an inaugural service member with FoodCorps in 2011. Her year of service opened her eyes to the possibilities of using her training and experience in culinary nutrition to connect kids with healthy and delicious food in schools. Since then, Stephanie has worked with several school districts in various roles, including Culinary Specialist and Supervisor with Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, Chef with Brigaid and New London Public Schools, and School Nutrition Director with Pacific Grove Unified School District. Stephanie also holds a Master’s in Sustainable Food Systems with Arizona State University.

As Sr. School Food Operations Specialist, Stephanie looks forward to working with districts to build capacity in scratch cooking and to expand the workforce in school food - hoping to be an example for other culinary professionals to find their place in school food. 

Stephanie lives in California with her partner and enjoys going on adventures with their pups, Yuba and Penny.


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Who We Are

The Chef Ann Foundation is dedicated to promoting whole-ingredient, scratch-cooking in schools. Scratch-cooking enables schools to serve the healthiest, tastiest meals so that kids are well-fed and ready to learn.

Our Mission

Ensure that school food professionals have the resources, funding and support they need to provide fresh, healthy, delicious, cook from scratch meals that support the health of children and our planet.

Why School Food Matters

American kids start their life-path in K–12 schools where they learn the skills necessary to thrive & meet their potential. While the country debates the best ways to teach them math, science & English, we spend little to no time on food & nutrition.

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