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Michael Carpenter
michael.carpenter@brighterbites.org
Schools: Hartsfield, Highland Heights, Moreno, Cook Road, Bush, Youens
Favorite recipe: Texas Corn & Blueberry Salad.
Juana Flores
juana.flores@brighterbites.org
Schools: Parks, Whittier, Galena Park, Kruse, Cloverleaf, Halpin
Favorite recipe: Poblano Salsa.
Tanya Reyes
Schools: Red Bluff, Thomas Hancock, Tijerina, Sharpview, Rodriguez, Seguin
Favorite recipe: Black Bean Dip.
Anjanette Nikodym
anjanette.nikodym@brighterbites.org
Schools: Tice, Looscan, Fisher, Landis, Teague, Johnson
Favorite recipe: Put-it-on-Anything Pesto.
Samantha Rodriguez
samantha.rodriguez@brighterbites.org
Schools: Dogan, Pyburn, Sam Houston, Kennedy, Robinson
Favorite recipe: Black Bean & Corn Salsa and Mango Tango Salsa.
Tibisay Guzman
tibisay.guzman@brighterbites.org
Schools: Mistral, Piney Point, Rucker, Smith, Martin, Mahanay, McMasters
Favorite Recipe: Crunchy Celery and Apple Salad.
Willie Woods
willie.woods@brighterbites.org
Schools: Woodland Acres, Blackshear, MacArthur, Pomeroy, Matthys, Wesley
Favorite recipe: Crunchy Celery and Apple Salad.
Jackie Delagarza
jackie.delagarza@brighterbites.org
Schools: Sherman, Coop, North Shore, Normandy Crossing, Cimarron, Williams
Favorite recipe: Pasta Primavera.
Briana Compton
briana.compton@brighterbites.org
Schools: Ed Hodges Elementary, Floyd Elementary, Bradfield Elementary, Northlake Elementary, Hanby Elementary, Memorial Elementary
Favorite recipe: Black Bean Dip.
Maryann Aguinaga
maryann.aguinaga@brighterbites.org
Schools: Julius Dorsey Elementary, Anson Jones Elementary, William Anderson Elementary, Seabourn Elementary, Cannaday Elementary, John W. Carpenter Elementary
Favorite recipe: Minty Grapefruit Salad.
Ibeth Hernandez
ibeth.hernandez@brighterbites.org
Schools: Blanton Elementary, Meadows Elementary, Dobie Pre-Kindergarten, McWhorter Elementary, Central Elementary, Good Elementary
Favorite recipe: Minty Grapefruit Salad.
Yesenia Mejia
yesenia.mejia@brighterbites.org
Schools: Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary, John Ireland Elementary, Birdie Alexander Elementary, Thelma Richardson Elementary
Favorite recipe: Sweet Potato Cookies.
Jamela Mavrakis
jamela.mavrakis@brighterbites.org
Schools: Austin Achieve Elementary, Barbara Jordan Elementary, Forbes CDC, KIPP Austin Comunidad, T.A. Brown Elementary
Favorite recipe: Mango Tango Salsa.
Rebeca Hernandez Gonzalez
rebeca.hernandez-gonzalez@brighterbites.org
Schools: McBee Elementary, Oak Springs Elementary, Padron Elementary, Harris Elementary, Wooten Elementary
Favorite recipe: X-Ray Vision Smoothie.
Veronica Cabrera
veronica.cabrera@brighterbites.org
Schools: Cook Elementary, Norman-Sims Elementary, Pecan Springs Elementary, Pickle Elementary, Wooldridge Elementary
Favorite recipe: Pasta Primavera.
Alison Aguiar
alison.aguiar@brighterbites.org
Schools: PS 228Q, PS 234Q, PS 48M, PS 149Q, PS 280Q, PS 151Q, Brownsville School
Favorite recipe: Can’t Be Beet Salad.
Gina Flores
Schools: PS 212Q, PS 145M, PS 149Q, PS 151K, PS 446K-RACS, PS 184K
Favorite recipe: Mango Tango Salsa.
Rajni Sood Laurent
rajni.sood.laurent@brighterbites.org
Schools: Dodge Park Elementary, William Paca Elementary, Cool Spring Elementary, Riverdale Elementary, Edward Felegy Elementary
Favorite recipe: Hulk Smoothie.
Emily Owen
Schools: Beacon Heights Elementary, Adelphi Elementary, Judge Sylvania Woods Elementary, Cooper Lane Elementary, Robert Gray Elementary
Favorite recipe: Smoky Greens.
Clarissa Sarsama
clarissa.sarsama@brighterbites.org
Schools: Lake Trafford Elementary, Eden Park Elementary, RCMA, Pinecrest Elementary, Parkside Elementary, Village Oaks Elementary
Favorite recipe: Hulk Muffins.
Carolina Sanchez-Jimenez
carolina.sanchez-jimenez@brighterbites.org
Schools: La Gloria Elementary, Monterey County Head Start, Gonzales Head Start, Fremont Head Start, Alisal Community Head Start, First Steps Head Start, Martin Luther King Head Start, Mary Chapa Head Start, Greenfield Elementary, Oak Avenue Elementary, Cesar Chavez Elementary
Favorite recipe: Veggie Lasagna.