School Nutrition Team Staff Directory

Overview

To reach a specific program area,

dial (608) 266-3509 and select one of the following options:

1 - USDA Foods (Commodities)

2 - School Nutrition

3 - Community Nutrition or Summer Food

4 - Fiscal or Claims

General School Nutrition Program Questions:

dpifns@dpi.wi.gov

Phone: (608) 267-9228

Fax: (608) 267-0363

DPI Toll-Free Helpline

(800) 441-4563

Nutrition Program Consultants

For questions about contracts, certification and benefit issuance, verification, meal counting & claiming, finances, reporting, and CEP.

Public Health Nutritionists

For questions about meal pattern, production records, standardized recipes, crediting, OVS, Smart Snacks, and the Buy American Provision.

USDA Foods Contract Specialists

For questions about USDA foods, direct diversion, entitlement dollars, RFPs, food service management companies, and procurement.

Nutrition Education Consultants

For questions about the Team Nutrition Training Grant, student nutrition education, healthy school environments and the AmeriCorps Farm to School program.

General Program Support

For general school nutrition questions.

Accountant

For questions about claims or federal and state grant programs.

Farm to School Specialists

For questions about farm to school.

Directors

For questions to the director and supervisors of the School Nutrition Team.

Accountant
Jacqueline Darrow Claims Grant programs (federal and state)	(608) 267-9134 jacqueline.darrow@dpi.wi.gov

General Program Support
Taylor Grace Zietz General School Nutrition Questions Direct Certification Web Content Author Document Accessibility	(608) 264-9326 taylorgrace.zietz@dpi.wi.gov
Evangeline (Angie) Swanson Direct Certification Document Accessibility Qualtrics Forms	(608) 224-5386 evangeline.swanson@dpi.wi.gov
Patty Devine Office Assistant "And Justice for All" Posters	(608) 266-1045 patricia.devine@dpi.wi.gov

Nutrition Program Consultants
Alyssa Santana, RDN, CD Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Free and Reduced Eligibility / Verification	(608) 266-1046 alyssa.santana@dpi.wi.gov
Ann Wiebelhaus Civil Rights Infant and Preschool Meal Pattern Professional Standards	(608) 267-9233 ann.wiebelhaus@dpi.wi.gov
Caren Johnson Equipment Grant School Breakfast	(608) 266-1636 caren.johnson@dpi.wi.gov
Christine Thompson, RDN, CD Free and Reduced Eligibility / Verification	(608) 266-0044 christine.thompson@dpi.wi.gov
Deb Wollin Financial / Resource Management Food Service Management Companies Resource Management	(608) 267-3724 debra.wollin@dpi.wi.gov
Jennifer Eldridge, RDN, CD, NDTR Infant and Preschool Meal Pattern RCCIs Training Team and E-learning	(608) 266-5191 jennifer.eldridge@dpi.wi.gov
Jessica Lessner, RDN Afterschool Snack Program (ASP) Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Paid Lunch Equity (PLE) Web Content Author	(608) 267-2293 jessica.lessner@dpi.wi.gov
Jill Fehler Seamless Summer Option (SSO) Special Milk Program (SMP) Wisconsin School Day Milk Program (WSDMP)	(608) 266-6947 jill.fehler@dpi.wi.gov
Karen Jardaneh, RDN, CD, SNS Food Service Management Companies Local Wellness Policies Resource Management ServSafe Instructor and Proctor SNACS Software	(608) 267-9128 karen.jardaneh@dpi.wi.gov
Kirsten Homstad, MS, RDN, CD Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Food Safety ServSafe Instructor and Proctor Traditional Foods	(608) 267-9132 kirsten.homstad@dpi.wi.gov
Michelle Zvonar FFVP Coordinator Free and Reduced Eligibility / Verification RCCIs Seamless Summer Option (SSO) ServSafe Instructor and Proctor Special Dietary Needs	(608) 267-9125 michelle.zvonar@dpi.wi.gov
Susan Bostian Young Free and Reduced Eligibility / Verification School Breakfast	(608) 267-1066 susan.bostianyoung@dpi.wi.gov
Tanya Kirtz SNACS Software	(608) 266-2410 tanya.kirtz@dpi.wi.gov

Public Health Nutritionists
Carla Schmitz-Frank, MS, RDN, CD Training Team and E-learning Specialist Web Content Author	(608) 266-5197 carla.schmitz-frank@dpi.wi.gov
Christina Rothe, RDN, CD ServSafe Instructor and Proctor SNT Newsletter Special Milk Program (SMP) Traditional Foods Training Team and E-learning Specialist Wisconsin School Day Milk Program (WSDMP)	(608) 266-2582 christina.rothe@dpi.wi.gov
Christine Novak, RDN, CD Afterschool Snack Program (ASP) Let's Cook Cycle Menus Smart Snacks Web Content Author	(608) 261-6325 christine.novak@dpi.wi.gov
Danielle Thiem, MS, RDN, CD Infant and Preschool Meal Pattern	(608) 224-5391 danielle.thiem@dpi.wi.gov
Haley Donlan, MBA, RDN School Breakfast Special Dietary Needs RCCIs	(608) 266-7292 haley.donlan@dpi.wi.gov
Heidi Rolf, RDN, CD FFVP Customer Service GOALS Curriculum ServSafe Instructor and Proctor Smart Snacks	(608) 264-6700 heidi.rolf@dpi.wi.gov
Kaiten Morgan-MacEwen, RDN Document Accessibility Food Safety	(608) 264-9337 kaiten.morgan-macewen@dpi.wi.gov
Kristan O'Toole, MS, RDN, CD School Breakfast ServSafe Instructor and Proctor Social Media Web Content Author	(608) 266-8837 kristan.otoole@dpi.wi.gov
Maggie Pandl, RDN, CD Farm to School FFVP Coordinator Social Media	(608) 267-9206 margaret.pandl@dpi.wi.gov
Tracy Huffman, MS, RDN, CD Equipment Grant SNACS Software Web Content Author	(608) 266-7112 tracy.huffman@dpi.wi.gov

Nutrition Education Consultants
Kelly Williams, RDN, CD Team Nutrition Local Wellness Policies Web Content Author	(608) 267-9120 kelly.williams@dpi.wi.gov
Claire Koenig, MPH, RDN, CD Team Nutrition	(608) 266-3079 claire.koenig@dpi.wi.gov
Kara Ignasiak, MS, RDN, CD AmeriCorps Farm to School Program	(715) 214-6080 kara.ignasiak@dpi.wi.gov

USDA Foods and Procurement Contract Specialists
Dino Ante Document Accessibility DoD Fresh Program Ordering System Contact Web Content Author	(608) 267-4599 or (608) 266-3615 antonio.ante@dpi.wi.gov
Lera Karns Procurement Direct Diversion Program	(608) 267-9288 lera.karns@dpi.wi.gov
Jessica Oele, MS, RDN, CD Procurement Equipment Grant Equipment Preapproval State Processing Program Web Content Author	(608) 266-3296 jessica.oele@dpi.wi.gov
Laura Paella Direct Delivery (Brown-Box) Warehousing / Distribution	(608) 267-4598 laura.paella@dpi.wi.gov
Kassidy Wright Procurement Equipment Grant Equipment Preapproval Farm to School ServSafe Instructor and Proctor	(608) 266-9686 kassidy.wright@dpi.wi.gov

Farm to School Specialists
Brittany Zerbe, MS, RDN, CD Nutrition Education Consultant	(608) 266-5185 brittany.zerbe@dpi.wi.gov
Jeff Mallegni Nutrition Program Consultant	(608) 266-2364 jeffrey.mallegni@dpi.wi.gov
David Lee Schneider Contract Specialist - Senior Wisconsin Local Food for Schools Program (WI LFS)	(608) 264-9332 david.schneider@dpi.wi.gov

Directors
Jessica Sharkus, RDN, CD Director	(608) 267-9121 jessica.sharkus@dpi.wi.gov
Karrie Isaacson, RDN, CD Public Instruction Supervisor Nutrition Program Consultants	(608) 266-2416 karrie.isaacson@dpi.wi.gov
Randy Jones Public Instruction Supervisor Procurement	(608) 267-2277 randall.jones@dpi.wi.gov
Rebekkah Plano, MS, RDN, CD Public Instruction Supervisor Public Health Nutritionists and Team Nutrition	(608) 261-6328 rebekkah.plano@dpi.wi.gov

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