California Food for California Kids® Policy Ambassadors

The Center for Ecoliteracy has launched a California Food for California Kids Policy Ambassador program for 2026 to deepen input from the school nutrition community. The Policy Ambassadors – each from a different agricultural region of the state – helped shape our 2026 policy priorities and will contribute their on-the-ground expertise to respond to emergent policy and advocacy opportunities in 2026. 

Michelle Drake
Director, Food and Nutrition Services, Elk Grove Unified School District
Central Region

Alexandra Emmott
Director of Food and Nutrition Services, Mt. Diablo Unified School District
Bay Area Region

Pilar Gray
Director, Nutrition Services, Fort Bragg Unified School District
North Coast Region

Amy Haessly, RDN
Director of Child Nutrition Services, Fallbrook Union Elementary School District
Southern Region

Kristin Hilleman
Director II, Food and Nutrition, Capistrano Unified School District
Greater Los Angeles Region

Rafael Juarez
Senior Director of Food and Nutrition Services, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
San Joaquin Region

Erin Primer
Director of Food and Nutrition Services, San Luis Coastal Unified School District
South Coast Region

Kat Soltanmorad, RDN
Director, Food and Nutrition Services, Tahoe Truckee Unified School District
Superior Region