Our Team
As a team of dedicated individuals working together to promote the health of Santa Barbara County's future generations, we support school food service programs as they transition from serving highly processed prepackaged food to scratch cooked meals made with local ingredients. With a wide variety of professional experience, our team possesses the background necessary to advise school districts on culinary, agricultural, regulatory, and fiscal topics. See below to meet the team.
Kathleen de Chadenèdes
Director Phone: (805) 565-7550 x 109
Email: kathleen@orfalea.org
Fax: (805) 565-7554
Kathleen looks forward to directing her team to create a community of children and families who are knowledgeable about the connection between the food that they eat and their well-being.
Read MorePamela Lee
Culinary AdvisorPhone: (805) 451-1075
Email: pamela@orfalea.org
Fax: (805) 565-7554
Pamela Nance Lee promotes scratch cooking by working directly with school food service staff during both formal culinary trainings and on-site kitchen visits.
Read MoreMelissa Bishop
Programs ManagerPhone: (805) 565-7550 x 111
Email: melissa@orfalea.org
Fax: (805) 565-7554
Melissa manages all Educational Programming for the s'Cool Food Initiative for both students and food service staff.
Read MoreMaria Caudillo
Implementation and Events CoordinatorPhone: (805) 565-7550 x 114
Email: maria@orfalea.org
Fax: (805) 565-7554
Coordinates logistics for educational programming, community outreach events and volunteers. Ensures environmental-friendliness of events, and offers general support to SFI team.
Read MoreEric Cárdenas
Farm to School ConsultantPhone: (805) 886-0355
Email: eric@orfalea.org
Eric consults on the Agriculture Infrastructure component of the s'Cool Food Initiative's work, including connecting local farmers with schools, connecting farmers with distribution methods, and everything in between.
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