Tasting Success: Building Lifelong Culinary Skills

Date: 2026-04-29 20:18:20

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The Let’s Eat Healthy Initiative hosted a Let’s Eat Healthy Community of Practice, Tasting Success: Building Lifelong Culinary Skills webinar on March 27, 2025. Webinar presented information on foundational cooking skills that can lead to a variety of careers, including school nutrition to transform school meals. Highlighted the latest trends and resources in Family & Consumer Sciences and shared insights from an expert panel that has integrated culinary programs across grade levels.

Presenters include:

-Melissa Webb, Family & Consumer Sciences Education Programs Consultant
FCCLA State Advisor
California Department of Education 

-Bevyn Cassidy
Director, Family & Consumer Sciences Curriculum and Professional Development Project
Fresno County Superintendent’s Office 

-Kim Benson
Executive Director
Kid Healthy 

-Juan Valencia
Director of Nutrition Services
Romoland School District