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Vanessa Zajfen

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Senior Procurement Specialist 

Vanessa Zajfen joined the Chef Ann Foundation team in August 2023. Zajfen has over 5+ years of experience as a Food & Nutrition Service Director in Southern California.

Vanessa Zajfen

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Senior Procurement Specialist 

Vanessa Zajfen joined the Chef Ann Foundation team in August 2023. Zajfen has over 5+ years of experience as a Food & Nutrition Service Director in Southern California.

Zajfen was the first Farm to School Specialist in California to work at San Diego Unified School District and throughout her career Zajfen has worked across the school food spectrum. Notable roles include working with the United States Department of Agriculture as a Farm to School Regional lead and owning her own produce firm, Beyond Organic, specializing in sourcing and selling local and organic foods. Vanessa has a bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Cruz and a master’s degree in Sustainable Agriculture from Iowa State University. 

During her free time, she runs, plays tennis or spends time with her family.


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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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