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Laura Stanley Learning Lab Manager, School Food FOCUS
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Laura provides direct assistance and serves as the Learning Lab team facilitator for two pilot districts, Denver and Chicago. Introduced to the FOCUS team in a consultant capacity in September 2009, she coordinated the work of the Chicken Specifications Committee, charged with setting the FOCUS �gold standard� for more wholesome, more sustainably produced poultry for big school districts. That project segued into the first FOCUS Real School Food Showcase, featuring the most progressive chicken products currently available for institutional purchase, along with whole-grain bread and other foods. Laura also headed up the drafting of School Food 101, a series of informational briefs for food and school professionals, parents, legislators, community activists, and the press. A culinary school graduate, Laura began her career in food systems during the implementation of New York�s historic ban on artificial trans fats. From 2006 to 2008, she directed the city�s unique Trans Fat Help Center, a clearinghouse of information and support for food-service professionals and a critical line of communication between the food industry and the NYC Department of Health. Laura previously worked as a food writer and editor, most recently at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.
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