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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.
Christine Vu
christine.vu@brighterbites.org
Schools: Blanton Elementary, Meadows Elementary, Dobie Pre-Kindergarten, McWhorter Elementary, Central Elementary, Good Elementary
Favorite recipe: Homemade Spaghetti Sauce.
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.