Cooking with Kids educators create safe, friendly, and non-intimidating environments for kids to explore and discover new foods. Together with support staff, they share their love of cooking and healthy food with thousands of children each year.
Cooking with Kids Staff
Linda Apodaca
Educator, Santa Fe County
Deb Barbe
Educator, Rio Arriba County
Carmen Benson, PhD
Executive Director
Mikel Croft
Educator, Rio Arriba County
Keegan Crumpacker
Educator, Santa Fe County
Anna Farrier
Senior Advisor
Charmaine Griego
Educator, Santa Miguel County
Ranjit Khalsa
Educator, Rio Arriba County
Skye MacCallum
Educator, Santa Fe County
Cathy Rey Montoya
Educator, Santa Fe County
Victoria Montoya
Educator, Rio Arriba County
Bethany Muller
Assistant Program Director
Krista Phillips
Program Director
Suzy Reeder
Educator, Santa Fe County
Patricia Romero
Associate Program Director & Rio Arriba County Lead
Suzanne Shakespeare-Jones
Educator, Santa Fe County
Jane Stacey
Special Projects and Former Program Director
Stefano Turner
Educator, Santa Fe County
Petra Velarde
Educator, Rio Arriba County
Lynn Walters, PhD
Founder and Former Executive Director
Sarah Wrenn Weaver
Development Director
Not Pictured:
Anna Francolino
Assistant Rio Arriba County Coordinator
Carmella Quam
Procurement Manager/Food Educator
Jeff Stockton
Educator, San Miguel County