Bureau of School Nutrition Staff Directory

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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 Bureau of School Nutrition.

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

General Program Support	Contact Information
Taylor Grace Zietz General School Nutrition Questions Direct Certification Access 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	(608) 266-1045 patricia.devine@dpi.wi.gov

Nutrition Program Consultants	Contact Information
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 Food Safety School Breakfast ServSafe Instructor and Proctor	(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
Jennifer Eldridge, RDN, CD, NDTR Infant and Preschool Meal Pattern RCCIs Training Team and E-learning	(608) 266-5191 jennifer.eldridge@dpi.wi.gov
Jill Fehler Resource Management 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 Resource Management ServSafe Instructor and Proctor	(608) 267-9128 karen.jardaneh@dpi.wi.gov
Michelle Zvonar 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
Stephanie Sticka, REHS Food Safety	(608) 267-7462 stephanie.sticka@dpi.wi.gov
Susan Bostian Young Free and Reduced Eligibility / Verification SNACS Software	(608) 267-1066 susan.bostianyoung@dpi.wi.gov
Tanya Kirtz SNACS Software	(608) 266-2410 tanya.kirtz@dpi.wi.gov

Public Health Nutritionists	Contact Information
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 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 Document Accessibility Infant and Preschool Meal Pattern	(608) 224-5391 danielle.thiem@dpi.wi.gov
Haley Donlan, MBA, RDN Special Dietary Needs RCCIs	(608) 266-7292 haley.donlan@dpi.wi.gov
Heidi Rolf, RDN, CD FFVP Coordinator GOALS Curriculum ServSafe Instructor and Proctor Smart Snacks	(608) 264-6700 heidi.rolf@dpi.wi.gov
Jodie Schulz, RDN, CD, CDM	(608) 266-3374 jodie.schulz@dpi.wi.gov
Kristan O'Toole, MS, RDN, CD Document Accessibility ServSafe Instructor and Proctor Social Media Training Team and E-learning 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	Contact Information
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

USDA Foods and Procurement Contract Specialists	Contact Information
Deb Wollin Procurement Food Service Management Companies (FSMC) Vended Meal Agreements (VMA)	(608) 267-3724 debra.wollin@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
Jennifer Jennings Procurement Equipment Grant Equipment Preapproval State Processing Program	(608) 264-9231 jennifer.jennings@dpi.wi.gov
Kassidy Wright DoD Fresh Program Ordering System Contact Farm to School ServSafe Instructor and Proctor	(608) 266-9757 kassidy.wright@dpi.wi.gov
Laura Paella Direct Delivery (Brown-Box) Ordering System Contact Warehousing / Distribution	(608) 267-4598 laura.paella@dpi.wi.gov
Lera Karns Direct Diversion Program Ordering System Contact Warehousing / Distribution	(608) 267-9288 lera.karns@dpi.wi.gov

Farm to School Specialists	Contact Information
Brittany Zerbe, MS, RDN, CD Nutrition Education Consultant-Farm to School	(608) 266-5185 brittany.zerbe@dpi.wi.gov
Sarah Tomasiewicz, MPH, RDN, CD Contract Specialist-Farm to School	(608) 267-3160 sarah.tomasiewicz@dpi.wi.gov

Directors	Contact Information
Jessica Sharkus, RDN, CD Bureau of School Nutrition Education Administrative Director	(608) 267-9121 jessica.sharkus@dpi.wi.gov
Karrie Isaacson, RDN, CD School Nutrition Program Compliance Unit Assistant Director	(608) 266-2416 karrie.isaacson@dpi.wi.gov
Randy Jones USDA Foods and Procurement Unit Assistant Director	(608) 267-2277 randall.jones@dpi.wi.gov
Rebekkah Plano, MS, RDN, CD School Nutrition Program Standards and Education Unit Assistant Director	(608) 261-6328 rebekkah.plano@dpi.wi.gov