Savannah Box

• Lead multi-district K–12 operations serving 16,500+ students daily, overseeing financial performance, USDA compliance, culinary execution, and logistics infrastructure.
• Directly supervise and develop leadership teams including General Managers, Area Supervisors, and Culinary Leads to strengthen accountability and long-term talent pipelines.
• Drive student engagement and participation through promotional marketing, student-led menu programs, and brand-forward community partnerships.
• Increased student participation by 15%, driven by recipe innovation, promotional marketing, and student-focused events.
• Reduced food cost variance by 22%, implementing direct-ship procurement, inventory controls, and EOM accountability systems.
• Led multi-district growth, securing $18.5M in new business revenue through strategic partnerships and board-level influence.
• Established company wide EOM reconciliation standards, eliminating claim variances and strengthening fiscal audit performance.

• Directed operations for 34 school districts serving over 34,000 students, managing 185+ employees and more than $12.5M in annual revenue.
• Advanced operational efficiency, community engagement, union partnerships, compliance systems, and district trust through collaborative leadership.
• Built lasting partnerships with district leadership and community agencies to promote nutrition education, student culinary leadership, local sourcing, and public health initiatives.

Key Achievements

• Secured $183,500+ in local foods grants, with projected expansion exceeding $500,000.
• Reduced labor turnover by strengthening morale, training systems, and operational consistency across districts.
• Negotiated strong Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) requiring no Memorandum of Understanding amendments.
• Strengthened community partnerships with Pueblo Food Project, Hunger Free CO, local farms, culinary student programs, health fairs, and regional food banks.

• Led training, safety, and operational support for 60+ employees across 56 campuses.
• Designed and executed an enhanced district-wide safety program.
• Key Achievement
• Achieved a 65% reduction in workplace injuries within one year through training, SOP alignment, and safety culture transformation.