FNS Contacts

The members of Pasco Schools' Food and Nutrition Services Department are always happy to hear from you. We will always do our best to provide assistance in a professional and courteous manner. Before calling a specific person in the department, please check below to make sure they will be able to handle your unique request.

Richard P. Kurtz - Director, Food, Nutrition, and Distribution Services

eMail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) • Phone: 4-2436
Area of Responsibility: (Operations Team) Responsible for all areas of Food, Nutrition, and Distribution Services. Monitors meal program compliance, establishes budgets and labor allocations, works with the design team for new school cafeterias, and oversees the district's recycling, warehouse, and mail services.

Julie Hedine, RD/LDN, SNS - Supervisor

eMail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) • Phone: 4-2435
Area of Responsibility: (Operations Team) Oversees nutritional analysis and development of menus, reviews department workers compensation benefits and employee relation issues, coordinates program with Pre-K Services, develops and evaluates food bids, coordinates USDA commodity foods program, oversees emergency shelter feeding operations, and assists the director in all areas of food service operations.

Jill McKinna - Secretary

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Area of Responsibility: (Operations Team) Secretary to the Director, assists with department communications, completes human resource paperwork, submits payroll, prepares FNS-related information for Board meetings and memos, and assists office personnel.

Barry Burgess - Equipment Specialist

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Area of Responsibility: (Operations Team) Responsible for the design and specifications for the kitchen and serving line areas. Orders and handles repairs on smallwares, large equipment and vending machines in food service areas.

Stephanie Packrall, RD/LDN - Nutrition Specialist

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Area of Responsibility: (Nutrition Team) Responsible for nutritional analysis of menus, coordinates the menu committees, develops menus, assists with food bids, assists schools and families with food allergy and special diets, new product testing, and coordinates dietetic intern program.

Myrt Harris - Nutrition Assistant

eMail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) • Phone: 4-2379
Area of Responsibility: (Nutrition Team) Coordinates all food, warehouse, milk, bread, and produce orders. Assists with production records and product testing. Performs commodity food orders for warehouse and reconciles commodity trial and balance report.

Nicole Westmoreland - Financial Coordinator

eMail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) • Phone: 4-2438
Area of Responsibility: (Finance Team) Leads the finance team and oversees the annual food service budget and related financial statements and records for all food service programs including federal reimbursement reports and claims, labor allocations, participation reports, monthly profit and loss statements, and free and reduced-price meal application processing and verification. Other responsibilities include financial reporting, coordination of department finance-related software applications, and contract management for charter school food service programs.

Carol Haynes - Financial Specialist

eMail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) • Phone: 4-2281
Area of Responsibility: (Finance Team) Assists in developing the department budget, preparing and auditing financial reports, financial benchmarks, and profit and loss statements. Responsible for journal entries, budget amendment, bank reconciliation, and food service financial software.

Maureen Cerreta - Finance Assistant

eMail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) • Phone: 4-2437
Area of Responsibility: (Finance Team) Processing and verification of free and reduced-price meal applications; completes inventory transfers and spoilages; assists with bank reconciliation, debt management, and assists parents with questions.

Emily Mark, RD, SNS - Marketing/Training Coordinator

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Area of Responsibility: (Marketing / Training Team) Leads the marketing and professional development team, oversees department and school-based food service marketing, communications, and training programs. Other responsibilities include assisting with departmental growth management, employee recruitment, website management, policy development, strategic planning, volunteer programs, grant management and employee improvement plans.

Tara Nixon - Training Specialist

eMail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) • Phone: 4-2189
Area of Responsibility: (Marketing / Training Team) Coordinates and monitors department professional development program, assists with the Food and Nutrition Services Management Internship and leadership programs for employees, develops career ladders for professional growth and job advancement opportunities for employees, and manages department inservice reporting system. Other responsibilities include assisting with the development of marketing and promotional materials and maintaining related database systems.

Benea Masella - Training Assistant

eMail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) • Phone: 4-2403
Area of Responsibility: (Marketing / Training Team) Assists the training team with scheduling training classes, employee inservice records, event planning, and development of marketing materials.

Carol Askew - Area Specialist

eMail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) • Phone: 4-2951
Area of Responsibility: (School Support Team) Serves as liaison between school-based food service operations, school administrators, and the Food and Nutrition Services department. Performs daily reviews of school programs, monitors school compliance and performance, assists with staffing and labor allocations, facilitates FNS staff inservices, and assist managers with school food service operations.

Marilyn Burgess - Area Specialist

eMail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) • Phone: 4-2917
Area of Responsibility: (School Support Team) Serves as liaison between school-based food service operations, school administrators, and the Food and Nutrition Services department. Performs daily reviews of school programs, monitors school compliance and performance, assists with staffing and labor allocations, facilitates FNS staff inservices, and assist managers with school food service operations.

Lillian Michael - Area Specialist

eMail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) • Phone: 4-2511
Area of Responsibility: (School Support Team) Serves as liaison between school-based food service operations, school administrators, and the Food and Nutrition Services department. Performs daily reviews of school programs, monitors school compliance and performance, assists with staffing and labor allocations, facilitates FNS staff inservices, and assist managers with school food service operations.

Julie Norris - Area Specialist

eMail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) • Phone: 4-2412
Area of Responsibility: (School Support Team) Serves as liaison between school-based food service operations, school administrators, and the Food and Nutrition Services department. Performs daily reviews of school programs, monitors school compliance and performance, assists with staffing and labor allocations, facilitates FNS staff inservices, and assist managers with school food service operations.

Cindy Norvell - Area Specialist

eMail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) • Phone: 4-2512
Area of Responsibility: (School Support Team) Serves as liaison between school-based food service operations, school administrators, and the Food and Nutrition Services department. Performs daily reviews of school programs, monitors school compliance and performance, assists with staffing and labor allocations, facilitates FNS staff inservices, and assist managers with school food service operations.

Josh Nelson - Network Analyst

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Area of Responsibility: (Technology Team) Leads the technology team. Responsible for computer hardware issues, software product development, food service software support, and the integration between food services and other applicable district computer systems.

Brian Lenahan - Network Technician

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Area of Responsibility: (Technology Team) Repairs computers and accessory equipment, diagnoses computer and software problems, installs computers and accessories, and assists schools with food service software questions.

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Current meal prices

Reduced Price Breakfast: $0.30
Reduced Price Lunch: $0.40

Full Price Breakfast
Elementary: $1.25
Secondary: $1.40

Full Price Lunch
Elementary: $2.00
Secondary Classic: $2.50
Secondary Alternative: $3.00

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