Celebrating School Lunch Hero Day

It’s a pleasure to give shout-outs on School Lunch Hero Day (May 2, 2025) to the 48 Ritenour Child Nutrition staff members who serve great meals with an extra helping of smiles for our PreK-12 students. These heroes are supported by five additional superheroes: Deana Hill, Ritenour’s director of child nutrition; Brittney Scott, nutritionist/dietician; Margarita Gunther-Kramer, a bilingual office professional; and also Don Tucker and Kory Brown, who are responsible for bringing all the food and drinks to every building, making sure our cafes have all the supplies they need to make nutritious meals for our students.

School for Early Childhood Education: Jerrea Ferguson, cook

Buder Elementary: Carlos Miller, manager; Dottie Strini, cook; cook helpers - Zhanjun Li and Kenneth Parker

Iveland Elementary: Doreen Miner, manager; Sarah Welsch, cook; cook helpers - Barb Perales and Mariah Schellert

Kratz  Elementary: Becky Ell, manager; Leatha Wyatt, cook; cook helpers - Carolyn Barbeau and Amanda Derhake

Marion Elementary: Roni Harris, manager; Sarah Champ, cook; Anthony Fox, cook helper

Marvin Elementary: Rose Stokes, manager; Laura Metzger, cook; Farah Rehmani, cook helper 

Wyland Elementary:  Cheri Parker, manager; Connie Schlueter, cook; cook helpers - Cierra Robinson and Abbie Walton

Hoech Middle School: Tonya Davis, manager; cooks - Evelyn Coburn and Katrina Hall; cooks’ helpers - Willie Barber, Valerie Hatchett-Bennett, Barbara Tabron and Beth Pfoutzr

Ritenour Middle School: Debbie Dennis, manager; cooks - Shelly Maldonado and James Williams; cooks’ helpers - Loretha Billops, Ricky Newson, Krystin Ramirez and Sharon Turner

Ritenour High School:  Menyelle Fox, manager; Fernira French, cook; cook helpers - Marsha Carter, Amy Draper, Diane Farkas, Brenda Fritz, Sharon Harvey, Leela Healey, Keana Jones, Luther Simmons and Tom Starr