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Director of Food Services
Manish has worked in the hospitality business for the last 42 years, the last 15 years with LAUSD Food Services. Manish has a Bachelorās in Economics from Delhi University; a diploma in Hotel Management from Indiaās premier hotel management school, the Oberoi School of Hotel Management.
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Deputy Director
Florence Simpson is a Deputy Director.Ā She started working for the district in 2004 as an Area Food Services Supervisor,Ā after many years of experience in college foodĀ service and the private restaurant industry.
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Deputy Director
Soniya Perl is a Registered Dietitian with a master's degree in nutrition. She has worked in the school nutrition arena for over a decade and has authored curriculum on food service management.
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Senior Administrative Assistant
Ann Marie Marmolejo is the Senior Administrative Assistant in the Food Services Division supporting the Director and Senior Leadership Team of the Division. Ms. Marmolejo has provided administrative support for the past 24 years to LAUSD administrators at the Senior Management and Local District levels.
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Regional Manager
Monica Dudley-Kimble is the Regional Manager for Local District Central. She has been with LAUSD for the last 25 years working in the Food Service Child and Nutrition Division.
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Regional Manager
Julie Lee is the Regional Food Services Manager of Local District West. She began her employment with LAUSD as an Area Food Services Supervisor in 2008. For more than 25 years, Julie has been actively engaged in food and nutrition service operations serving a wide range of public and private organizations.
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Regional Manager
Regional Manager for Local District Northeast, Kent Li has been with LAUSD for the last 10 years.Ā He started as an Area Food Services Supervisor in 2006. Ā He came to LAUSD with many years of experience working as Food Services Director in the health care industry.
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Regional Manager
Jason Horowitz is the Regional Food Service Manager for the Northwest. With a degree in Economics from the University of California, Irvine, Jason brings a passion for business to the Food Services Division.
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Regional Manager
Javier Gutierrez has over 30 years of experience in the professional restaurant and school meal program management. He is responsible for the proper planning and processing of high food production of pre-plated meals.
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Senior Nutrition Specialist
Ivy Marx is the Senior Nutrition Specialist for Food Services. Mrs. Marx is a Registered Dietitian and has devoted her career spanning over 25 years to nutrition. Her varied experience brings many skill sets that allow her to provide optimal and exceptional service to our customers...
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Senior Training Specialist
Dawn Soto is a Senior Training Specialist who has 30+ years of management experience in the Food Service Industry and has been with the Food Services Division at LAUSD for 26 years.
