In 2008, our program was designed by Chef Azmin Ghahreman, in concert with several leading pediatric and family practice specialists. Our Nutritional Advisory Board® – of doctors, educators, dietitians, chefs, and business leaders, provides expert opinions and counsel to our culinary team, creating a unique and dynamic resource we offer to our schools.
Our food service program is based primarily on the Healthy Eating Plate. We rely on healthy whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, nutrition legumes, herbs, and spices, accompanied by servings of fish and seafood, poultry and eggs, natural dairy products, fresh or flash-pasteurized natural juices, and, in spare amounts, sweets such as homemade cookies.
SAPPHIRE NUTRITIONAL BOARD® MEMBERS
SHAR ALIKHANI, M.D.
Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care
AZMIN GHAHREMAN
Chef, CEO | Sapphire Culinary Group™
TIFFANI GHERE, R.D., C.S.P.
Clinical Pediatric Dietitian
Board Certified Specialist, Pediatric Nutrition
CHOC Children’s at Mission Hospital
ANDREA HESLINGTON
Marketing Manager | Sapphire Culinary Group™
RUTH MCCARTY, M.S. L.A.c.
Traditional Practitioner of Chinese Medicine
Co-Founder of CHOC Complementary Alternative Medicine Program
LAUREN RODRIGUEZ
Program Manager | Sapphire at School™
MICHAEL SHANNON, D.D.S., M.S.
Pediatric Dentistry | Michael Shannon, D.D.S., M.S.
AUDRA D. WILFORD
Chief Hope Officer | MaxLove Project + MaxLove Brand
ADVISORY
RANDY ADAMS
Head of School, Retired | St. Anne School
JACQUELINE WINKELMANN, M.D.
Director of Pediatric
Hospitalist Services | CHOC Children’s at Mission Hospital
