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2024–25 SFAs with FSMC Contracts

This is a list of School Food Authorities(SFA) with Food Service Management Company (FSMC) Contracts for the 2024-25 school year.

Note: SFAs listed with an asterisk next to their name indicates that they are in the fifth year of their contract and must rebid for the 2025-26 school year.

*Alliance-College Ready
5101 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 8
Los Angeles, CA 90029
Miranda Gumbs
mgumbs@laalliance.org

Archdiocese of Los Angeles
3424 Wilshire Blvd., Floor 6
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Lila Chavez
Director of Externally Funded Programs
lschavez@la-archdiocese.org

Birmingham Community Charter High School
17000 Haynes St.
Lake Balboa, CA 91406
Angela Economou
Fiscal Business Manager
a.economou@birminghamcharter.com

Burlingame Elementary School District
1825 Trousdale Dr.
Burlingame, CA 94010
Marie De La Cruz
Chief Business Officer
mdelacruz@burlingameschools.org

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
697 S Burlington Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Rodolpho Andalon
Associate Director of Operations
Rodolpho.andalon@pueblonuevo.org

Citizens of the World Charter
5371 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Nazelle Karapetyan
Manager of Operations
Nkarapetyan@cwclosangeles.org

Clayton Valley Charter High School
1101 Alberta Way
Concord, CA 94521
Alison Sparks
Food Service Director
Alison.Sparks@claytonvalley.org

Da Vinci Schools
201 N. Douglas St.
El Segundo, CA 90245
Sara Deulofeu
Operations Administrator
Sdeulofeu@davincischools.org

Dharma Educational Institute (aka New Horizons)
5955 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Melina Minassian
Office Manager
Mminassian@nhcharteracademy.com

Discovery Charter Prep School #2
13570 Eldridge Ave.
Sylmar, CA 91342
Katrye Lozano
Food Service Director
Klozano@discoveryprep.org

Downtown Value Schools
680 Wilshire Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90005
Veronica Caballero
Nutrition Program Director
Vcabellero@valueschools.com

E3 Civic High
395 11th Ave., Suite 600
San Diego, CA 92101
Nancy Salazar
Coordinator of Child Nutrition Services & Human Resources Assistant
nsalazar@e3civichigh.com

Ednovate, Inc.
350 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Marce Garcia
Senior Associates Business Operator
Mgarciakarsli@ednovate.org

El Camino Real Charter High School
5440 Valley Circle Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Arleta Ilyas
Food Service Director
A.llyas@ecrchs.net

Equitas Academy Charter School
1700 W Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Cecelia Melgares
Director of Network Ops
cmelgares@equitasacademy.org

*Fenton Avenue Charter School
11828 Gain St.
Lake View Terrance, CA 91342
Jason Gonzalez
Chief Executive Officer
Jgonzalez@fentoncharter.net

Five Acres Boys and Girls Aid Society
760 W Mountain View St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Jake Cashill
Director of Facilities
Jcashill@5acres.org

*Foundation for Hispanic Education (Latino College Preparatory)
14271 Story Rd.
San Jose, CA 95127
Bibiana Cruz
Exec. Dir. Of Operations
Bcruz@tfhe.org

Gabriella Charter Schools
1435 Logan St.
Los Angeles, CA 90031
Malcolm Brown
Director of Operations
Mbrown@gabri.org

*Green Dot
1149 South Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Darren Alexander
Operation manager
darren.alexander@greendot.org

High Tech High Charter School
2861 Womble Rd.
San Diego, CA 92106
Kelly Verburgt
Senior Food & Nutrition Services Manager
Kverburgt@hightechhigh.org

Huntington Beach Union High School District
5832 Bolsa Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA 92629
John Chiu
Operation Manager
jchiu@hbuhsd.edu

Ingenium Charter
P.O. Box 2642
Chino Hills, CA 91709
Arleta Albarran
Child Nutrition Director
aalbarran@ingeniumschools.org

Inner City Educational Foundation
3855 W. Slauson Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90043
Reco Sanders
Director of Compliance
rsaners@icefps.org

Isana Academies (Formerly Celerity Nascent)
3580 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1130
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Beverly Thompson
Operations Coordinator
bthompson02@isana.org

James Jordan Middle School
7911 Winnetka Ave.
Winnetka, CA 91306
Victor Albores
Chief Operations Officer
albores@jamesjordanms.com

Kipp LA Schools
1933 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Karla Armendariz
Chief Operation Officer
Karmendariz@kippsocal.org

Lafayette School District
3477 School St.
Lafayette, CA 94549
Michelle Foxworthy
Assistant
mfoxworthy@lafsd.org

Los Angeles Leadership Academy
2670 Griffin Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90031
Grissette Ortiz
Director of Finance
gortiz@laleadership.org

Martinez Unified School District
921 Susana St.
Martinez, CA 94553
Juni Syah
Coordinator of Fiscal Services
jsyah@martinez.k12.ca.us

Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle School
9400 Remick Ave.
Pacoima, CA 91331
Diana Gamez
Senior lead Program Coordinator
dgamez@coronacharter.org

Moraga Elementary School District
1540 School St.
Pacoima, CA 91331
Selma Mirante
Nutrition Services Coordinator
smirante@moranga.k12.ca.us

Mt. Pleasant Elementary School District
3434 Marten Ave.
San Jose, CA 95148
Felica Le
Administrative Assistant
Fle@mpesd.org

Multicultural Learning Center
7510 De Soto Ave.
Canoga Park, CA 91303
Saira Salazar Martinez
Chief Operator Officer
saira@mlccharter.org

New Academy Canoga Park
21425 Cohasset St.
Canoga Park, CA 91303
Eddie Castro
Business Manager
Ecastro@nacpdolphins.org

New Academy of Science and Arts
379 S. Loma Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Eddie Castro
Principal
Castro@newnasa.org

New Heights Charter School
2202 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008
Viveca Finley
Food Service Director
vfinley@newheightscharter.org

NOVA Academy
52780 Frederick St.
Concord, CA 94520
John Bowen
Director of Operations
john-bowen@nova-academy.org

Orinda Union School District
8 Altarinda Rd.
Orinda, CA 94563
Mika Arbelbide
Chief Business Officer
Marbelbide@orinda.k12.ca.us

Our Community School
10045 Jumilla Ave.
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Kim Montgomery
Food Service Director
kim.m@ourcommunityschools.org

Oxford Prep
81 Columbia, Suite 101
Aliso Viego, CA 92656
Rosa Palomino
Food Service Director
rpalomino@opaschools.org

Palisades Charter High School
15777 Bowdoin St.
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Juan Pablo Herrera
Chief Operation Officer
jherrera@palihigh.org

Para Los Ninos
5000 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Gabriella Herrera
Director of Compliance & Risk
GHerrera@paralosninos.org

Partnerships To Uplift Communities (PUC)
1405 N San Fernando Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91504
Rosa Arrington
Food Service Operations Mgr.
r.arrington@pucnational.org

Puente Charter School
501 S Boyle Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Jerome Greening
Chief Business Officer
jerome@puente.org

San Diego County DSS
9400 Ruffin Ct.
San Diego, CA 92123
Amanda Dohring
Administrative Analyst II
Amanda.Dohring@sdcounty.ca.gov

Scholarship Prep Oceanside
1010 W. 17th St.
Santa Ana, CA 92706
Amanda Dohring
Administrative Analyst II
Amanda.Dohring@sdcounty.ca.gov

Schools in Action
5115 Via Corona St.
Los Angeles, CA 90022
Crystal Chavez
District Manager, School Nutrition Programs
crystal.chavez@schoolsinaction.com

SEED Schools of LA County
15600 Mulholland Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90077
Nikki Bustamante
Chief Officer
nbustamante@seedschoolsla.org

Semillas Sociedad Civil
4736 Huntington Dr.
South Los Angeles, CA 90032
James Montes De Oca
Food Service Director
J.montesdeoca@dignidad.org

SOAR Charter Academy
198 W. Mill St.
San Bernadino, CA 92408
Mely Buenrostro
Food Service Director
mbuenrostro@soarcharteracademy.org

Soleil Academy, Inc.
3900 Agnes Ave.
Lynwood, CA 90262
Ramon Avilez
Director of School Operations
ravilez@soleilacademy.org

St. Hope Public Schools, Inc.
2315 34th St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Andrea Smith
Food Service Director
andrea.smith@sthopepublicschools.org

STEM Preparatory
3200 W Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90018
Karen Gonzales
Food Service Director
Kgonzales@stem-prep.org

Sunnyvale School District
819 West Iowa Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Lori Van Gogh
Chief Finance Officer
lori.vangogh@sesd.org

Teach, Inc.
10600 S. Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90047
Enrique Robles
Food Service Manager
erobles@teachps.org

Vista Charter Public Schools
2900 W. Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Zareh Adjemian
Food Service Director
zadjemian@vistacharterps.org

Watts Learning Center
310 W 95th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90003
DeJuan Ruffin
Assistant Director
Druffin@wattslc.org

Wilders Preparatory Academy
830 North La Brea Ave.
Inglewood, CA 90302
Phenice Hurtado
Office Manager
Phurtado@wpacs.org

William S. Hart Union High School District
21380 Centre Pointe Pkwy.
Santa Clara, CA 91350
Eric Stender
Food Service Director
estender@hartsitrict.org

Wiseburn
201 North Douglas St.
El Segundo, CA 90245
Jason Hasty
Assistant Superintendent
jhasty@wiseburn.org

Questions:   School Food Service Contracts Unit | SFSCONTRACTS@cde.ca.gov
Last Reviewed: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
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