Leeza is a former food service director and consultant. She started her career in school nutrition as a menu planner and continued to fall in love with school meal programs as she advanced in her career. Never losing sight of the end goal of ensuring all students have access to healthy food daily, she understands the complexities and nuances that come along with running a program, let alone leading a diverse team. As a professor teaching Dietetics Management, she has learned and fine-tuned leadership techniques and how to lead a team toward a common goal. Her strengths include strategic planning, building relationships/partnerships, and of course all of the regulations pertaining to the federal meal program! Leeza lives in Orange County with her husband, energetic son, and his puppy and thoroughly enjoys baking desserts of all kinds.
