Like all non-profits, we are governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Cooking with Kids Advisory Board is comprised of former board directors and other community members and experts. We are grateful to these volunteers in our community for championing the mission of Cooking with Kids!
Board of Directors


Michael holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa and was qualified as a Chartered Accountant and CPA.
He enjoys spending time cooking for his family, playing tennis, fly-fishing, walking his dog. He and his family moved to Santa Fe in 2018. Michael is focusing the next stage of his life on offering his expertise to local non-profit organizations.



In February 2013, Charles opened Bouche Bistro in Santa Fe, which has garnered substantial acclaim and press, including Travel and Leisure Magazine’s “Top Ten French Restaurants in the U.S.” In August of 2017, Charles sold Bouche to NM Fine Dining, a restaurant development group based in Santa Fe. Charles has stayed on with NMFD as Consultant, spearheading the development of two new projects, the Modern Southwestern Maize Restaurant and Trattoria A Mano, which features freshly-made pasta nightly. NM Fine Dining has several new projects in the works, including the revival of the iconic Bobcat Bite, on the outskirts of Santa Fe.
When not developing new dining opportunities for Santa Fe locals, Charles cooks with his wife and children, enjoys an active lifestyle of hiking and yoga, and travels the world seeking new flavors and ideas.


Prior to becoming Superintendent of Santa Fe Public Schools, Bobbie served as an elementary and middle school teacher, elementary principal, director of curriculum and instruction, as well as associate superintendent for instruction, and deputy superintendent for operations. Since retiring for a second time from Española Public Schools, Bobbie has returned to work for the Coalition of Educational Leaders (NMCEL) and Cooperative Educational Services (CES) as the facilitator for the Aspiring Superintendents Academy and conducts professional services and training in several areas related to public education. She coaches five first-year principals and serves on the board of a small non-profit organization, in addition to service on the Cooking with Kids Board of Directors. She also served on the Santa Fe Children's Museum Board of Trustees and is the President for the New Mexico Retired Superintendents' Association (NMRSA).
Bobbie is a native of Lubbock, Texas and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education with certifications in secondary reading and language arts. She has a master’s degree in Educational Administration from the University of New Mexico and has participated in school district leadership training through the Panasonic Foundation and Stanford University. Bobbie comes from a family of educators, has five grandchildren that inspire her daily to continue her work in public education, and loves a great debate on just about any topic related to education.
Bobbie has a long history with Cooking with Kids and is honored to serve on the Board of Directors.


Mary Anne enjoys gardening, photography and cooking together with her husband.

For 32 years, Mr. Lustig, as an attorney and CPA, lectured throughout the US in various business tax areas for the ABA, AICPA, industry associations
and business and professional firms.
Following retirement in 2013, Mr. Lustig and his wife, Jessie Groothuis, a retired neonatologist, moved to Santa Fe and each has served on a few NFPs in Santa Fe and elsewhere in the US.

In addition to being a Co-Lead Chef Instructor at his Alma Mater, the Santa Fe Community College, he also teaches at The Santa Fe School of Cooking. He loves working with the students and getting the opportunity to help shape and impart his knowledge and experience into the culinary potential of these bright individuals.

Advisory Board
Kate Collins
- Grapeful
- Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta, founder & continuing board member
- ARTSmart board member
Veronica C. García, Ed.D.
- Superintendent of Santa Fe Public Schools
- Former Executive Director for New Mexico Voices for Children
- New Mexico’s first Cabinet Secretary of Education
Diana Gonzales-Pacheco, DCN, RD
- Research Nutrition Manager at the CTSC Exercise Lab and the Metabolic Kitchen at the University of New Mexico Clinical and Translational Science Center
Cheryl Alters Jamison
- Four-time James Beard award-winning author
- Culinary Consultant (culinary tourism & outdoor kitchen design)
Carla Lopez
- Former Board member on the Santa Fe Public School Board of Education
- Community activist and organizer in the fields of law, environment, Native American and Chicano-specific issues, schools, & health
Carl Luff, CPA
- White & Luff Financial Inc./Raymond James Financial, co-founder & co-owner
Deborah Madison
- Founding chef, Greens restaurant in San Francisco
- James Beard award-winning cookbook author
- Former board member, Santa Fe Farmers’ Market
Susan Nelson-Blakely
- Food Marketing Consultant, retired
- Expertise in nutrition education and communications
Jan Poppendieck
- Professor Emerita of Sociology at Hunter College, City University of New York
- Policy Director, New York City Food Policy Center at the Hunter College School of Public Health
- Author of Free For All: Fixing School Food in America, (University of California Press, 2010)
- 2011 James Beard Foundation leadership award winner
- www.janetpoppendieck.com
Michael Roach
- Entrepreneur Founder and former president of CleanAIR Systems
- Recipient of City of Santa Fe’s 2011 Innovative Entrepreneur Award
Lynn Walters, PhD
- Licensed Nutritionist
- Founder, Cooking with Kids, Inc.
Former Directors of the Board
Gloria Zamora
2013 – 2015 & 2019, Director
2015, Vice Chair
2016 – 2018, Chair
Tony Gerlicz
2012 – 2018, Director
Jodi Vevoda
2012 – 2018, Secretary/Treasurer
Susan Nelson Blakely
2012 – 2018, Chair
Jennifer Fresquez
2011 – 2013, Secretary/Treasurer
2013 – 2017, Vice Chair
Cheryl Alters Jamison
2010 – 2011, Vice Chair
2011 – 2013, Chair
2014 – 2016, Director
Diana Gonzales-Pacheco
2010 – 2013, Vice Chair
Carla Lopez
2006 – 2009, Director
2010 – 2011, Chair
Marion Kalb
2006 – 2010, Chair
Blanche Harrison
2006 – 2010, Secretary/Treasurer