Janelle Manzano is the Farm to School Program Specialist with San Diego Unified’s Food & Nutrition Services. She has been in this role for about three years while pursuing a master’s in public health from UC San Diego. She received her BS in clinical nutrition from UC Davis and taught nutrition, garden, and culinary education in Oakland, CA, through a service year with FoodCorps AmeriCorps. Her experience in connecting nutrition, health, food, and sustainability through education and promotion has shaped her interest in Farm to School programming. You can follow her work with SDUSD on Instagram @sdfarmtoschool.

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