General Manager of Foodservices 

Savannah’s journey into child nutrition began at an early age, coming from poverty and sometimes not knowing where her little brother and sister would get fed started a lifelong passion to end childhood food insecurities. When Savannah’s two boys started kindergarten in west Texas, that passion was ignited! Savannah wanted her children and their friends to have the same fresh from scratch meals that would be served out of her home kitchen. Rather than complain, she decided to become part of the solution and began her career as a Child Nutrition Specialist for Ector County ISD. 

Savannah brings over 8 years of management experience with her and received her Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with accounting and finance being her main areas of concentration from Cornell University in 2019. Over the years, she has developed an impressive level of culinary and management expertise, having held multiple roles in K-12 food service in various different districts. 

Savannah Box has worked with SFE for 5 years, leading the building of her multiple district’s food service programs to improve revenues, client service, and student satisfaction.  Along the way, she also has earned a reputation as being a highly effective leader, creating an engaged, positive team culture through example.

Savannah Box demonstrates a deep loyalty to her district clients and students, and she consistently goes above and beyond performance expectations in “Putting Child Nutrition First.”

Assistant General Manager, SFE

Born and raised in Texas, Patricia started in the food industry at the early age of 15.  Working her way up from fast food, cafeteria worker, head cook, kitchen manager, and even ran her own cottage food baking business from home. Eventually, she became the food service director of Taylor County Juvenile Detention Center. 

SFE reached out to Patricia and she excitedly moved with her husband and two kids, David, age 14, and Autumn, age 11, to Colorado to join Pueblo D60 in November 2022. Before moving, she was very involved with her children and their education as PTA President and Vice President for two years. Despite both kids being deaf in one ear, weekends were spent taking Autumn to competitive cheer competitions and David to his Karate and Krav Maga classes and tournaments. As a family, they are excited about springtime in Colorado, to have a chance to hike in the mountains, and explore the beautiful state of Colorado.

Assistant General Manager, District Chef

Michelle joined the SFE team in August of 2021 as an AGM and District Chef.  She comes to us with an extensive culinary background, ranging from hotel, restaurant, and corporate dining services.  Prior to attending Culinary School, she graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. 

Michelle spent 5 years teaching Culinary Arts at The Career Education Center in Denver.  After moving to Colorado Springs, she jumped into the world of Corporate Dining Services, working for both Bon Appetit and Sodexo.  She spent 15 years successfully managing high-profile accounts as both a chef and general manager.  Like so many, Covid eliminated her job in Corporate Dining services, and she quickly had to change gears and spent a year in healthcare dining services.  After her year in healthcare dining, SFE came calling and she began her career in K-12 Nutrition Services.  Her practical experience in food service has been an asset when training our café workers and kitchen leads. 

Michelle’s family lives in Colorado Springs, where she enjoys attending Air Force football and basketball games.  Her 2 teenage kids keep her busy with baseball tournaments most weekends in the spring and summer.

Assistant General Manager, Registered Dietitian

RDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, along with extensive practical life experience. She believes that enjoyment of life and mobility should not be hindered by bodily inflammation, excess body weight, or food allergies. As a mother of 4 children, also dealing with food allergies, Casey is passionate that children learn best when they are nourished well. Casey is confident that proper food balance can restore physical vitality, clarity of thought, and an overall feeling of well-being for our learning and growing children."