The Colorado Department of Education

Offices | Staff Contacts | Colorado.gov

The CDE Office of School Nutrition can be reached...

  • By phone: (303) 866-6661 or toll-free within Colorado at (888) 245-6092
  • By fax: (303) 866-6133
  • By e-mail: nutrition@cde.state.co.us
  • By mail: 1580 Logan Street, Suite 760, Denver, CO 80203-1942

CDE Office of School Nutrition Staff

Name

Areas of Responsibility

Contact Information

Jane Brand, RD, SNS

Director
 

brand_j@cde.state.co.us
(303) 866-6934

Lyza Brackett, MS Fiscal and Review Manager
  • Fiscal management
  • FSMC contract  process, RFPs
  • Review coordinator
  • USDA reports

brackett_l@cde.state.co.us

(303)866-6670

Brehan Riley, MS, RD

Program Supervisor

Program Oversight

riley_b@cde.state.co.us

(303) 866-6299

Sara Silvernail, MS, RD

Training Coordinator

  • Coordinate and oversee training program

  • Oversee technical assistance process

  • Liaison to Colorado School Nutrition Association (CSNA)

  • Coordinate dietetic  interns

silvernail_s@cde.state.co.us

(303) 866-5985

Jeanne Aiello, BS, SNS

Senior Consultant

  • Administrator’s Reference Manual (ARM)

  • Afterschool Care Snack Program (ACSP)

  • Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP)

  • School Breakfast Program (SBP)

aiello_j@cde.state.co.us
(303) 866-6659

Jan Bodnar, RD

Senior Consultant

  • Charter Schools

  • Farm to School

  • Food Service Management Companies (FSMCs)

  • New School Food Authorities (SFAs)

  • Procurement

bodnar_j@cde.state.co.us
(303) 866-6306

Connie Harlow, AS, DTR

Senior Consultant 

  • Emergency/Disaster Feeding

  • Special Milk Program (SMP)

  • Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)

harlow_c@cde.state.co.us
(303) 866-6650

Katie Jackson, BS

Senior Consultant

  • Competitive Foods

  • Free and Reduced Price Meals

  • Provision 2

  • Residential Child Care Institutes (RCCIs)

jackson_k@cde.state.co.us

(303) 866-6759

Ashley Moen, MS, RD

Senior Consultant

  • Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)

  • Special Dietary Needs

  • Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)

moen_a@cde.state.co.us

(303) 866-6653

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jennifer Otey, BA

Senior Consultant

  • Online Claim System

  • Direct Certification

  • Verification

  • District Contact Information

  • Free and Reduced Price Meals

otey_j@cde.state.co.us
(303) 866-6450

Heather Schoen, RD

 

Senior Consultant

  • Directors' Conference

  • HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC)

  • Nutrition Education

  • Team Nutrition

  • Wellness Policy

schoen_h@cde.state.co.us

(303)866-6871
 

Stacey Macklin, BS

Consultant Support

  • Administrative Duties

  • Website

  • Program Support

  • Assist Consultants

macklin_s@cde.state.co.us

(303) 866-6661

 

 

For additional information, e-mail: nutrition@cde.state.co.us