
Andrew Gerdes
he/him
School Food Operations Specialist
Before becoming a School Food Operations Specialist, Andrew spent over 20 years in the food business industry in New York City and California, holding various roles in restaurants, non-profits, and schools.

Andrew Gerdes
he/him
School Food Operations Specialist
Before becoming a School Food Operations Specialist, Andrew spent over 20 years in the food business industry in New York City and California, holding various roles in restaurants, non-profits, and schools.
Notably, he spent 10 years at the Calhoun School in NYC as an integral part of their acclaimed scratch cook school food program. More recently, he worked as the Head Chef Trainer for a non-profit organization in San Diego that provided culinary job training for refugee women. He is passionate about applying his experience to increase scratch cooking in schools.
When he’s not tinkering in the kitchen or behind the grill, Andrew can be found playing and coaching basketball, enjoying time with his wife and son, and cheering on his Nebraska Cornhuskers.
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