Beth Ann Engelland, MBA, RDN is vice president of operations excellence for Aramark Student Nutrition, where she leads the menu strategy, culinary development, and operations support team. Her team’s mission is to ensure that all students receive great tasting, nutritious meals. The operations excellence team supports everything from menu development to implementation and execution, making this team nimble and effective in supporting tools needed to drive productivity and meal participation. She also works closely with supply chain and marketing to provide guidance on nutrition and regulatory compliance for product specifications, recipe development, and menu planning. In her 11 years with Aramark Student Nutrition, Beth Ann held roles in operations management and functional hospitality enablement. Prior to her promotion, Beth Ann was a district manager in Wisconsin responsible for the overall planning and direction for 18 districts and 12 front line managers. In this time, she championed farm-to-school efforts, the use of hydroponic gardens in schools, and alternative breakfast service models. Beth Ann earned her MBA from Ohio University, completed her dietetic internship through Loyola University in Chicago, and earned her Bachelor of Science in dietetics from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. She is a mom to two young kids, and an avid home gardener. (Appleton, WI)