{"id":18398,"date":"2026-02-04T09:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=18398"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:29:14","slug":"2026-staff-spotlight-anneliese-tanner-school-food-services-branch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/vi\/2026-staff-spotlight-anneliese-tanner-school-food-services-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Spotlight: Anneliese Tanner (School Food Services Branch)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Anneliese Tanner&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Annaliese-Tanner.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Annaliese-Tanner.png 350w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Annaliese-Tanner-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Annaliese-Tanner-11x12.png 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ec1: <\/strong>Qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb vi\u00ean ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh th\u1ef1c ph\u1ea9m tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc<br><strong>\u0110\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c:<\/strong> Diamond Head Annex<br><strong>S\u1ed1 n\u0103m trong HIDOE:<\/strong> &lt; 1 year<br><strong>S\u1ed1 n\u0103m gi\u1eef ch\u1ee9c v\u1ee5:<\/strong> &lt; 1 year<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anneliese Tanner joined the Department last fall as School Food Services Administrator, overseeing statewide operations that provide over 100,000 student meals daily. A seasoned leader in K-12 food systems, she previously served as executive director of Food &amp; Nutrition Services for Boston Public Schools and led school food operations for the Chef Ann Foundation and Austin Independent School District. Her experience spans large-scale operations, scratch cooking, local food sourcing, and innovative nutrition programs \u2014 all of which support our ongoing efforts to bring <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/vi\/school-services\/school-food-services\/farm-to-school\/\">more locally grown ingredients<\/a> to Hawai\u2018i school menus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>H: H\u00e3y m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n.<\/strong><br><strong>M\u1ed8T:<\/strong> I started my career in finance and found that I wanted to have a different kind of legacy. So, I got my master\u2019s in food systems with the goal of becoming a food service director in a large urban school district so that I would have education and volume to make change. Since then I have led Austin Independent School District and Boston Public Schools food service programs and worked with districts across the country to bring my scratch cooking and local procurement to schools.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>H: Nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/strong><br><strong>M\u1ed8T:<\/strong> My primary duties are to provide vision, direction and expertise to the School Food Services Branch, to set expectations and hold our team responsible for providing our students healthy, fresh meals that reflect the \u2018\u0101ina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>H: Ph\u1ea7n y\u00eau th\u00edch nh\u1ea5t trong c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/strong><br><strong>M\u1ed8T:<\/strong> Hearing from students about what they like and what they would like at lunch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>H: Ph\u1ea7n kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n nh\u1ea5t trong c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/strong><br><strong>M\u1ed8T: <\/strong>We have so many competing priorities. Balancing those priorities and helping all our stakeholders understand that balancing act is a challenge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>H: B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean n\u00e0o cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc v\u1ecb tr\u00ed n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng?<\/strong><br><strong>M\u1ed8T:<\/strong> Everyone loves food, so this job can make you popular! On a more serious note, it\u2019s important to look at our decision making from multiple perspectives and use data to inform those decisions so that we make solid decisions that lead to good meals for our keiki.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: How does your job support students?<\/strong><br><strong>M\u1ed8T: <\/strong>When we serve high quality meals to our students, in addition to providing the nutrition they need, we are communicating that they are welcome at school, that they belong and that they matter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: Fun fact about yourself?<\/strong><br><strong>M\u1ed8T:<\/strong> To keep up my German language skills I usually take my peloton classes in German!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anneliese Tanner&nbsp; Title: School Food Program AdministratorJob site: Diamond Head AnnexYears in the HIDOE: &lt; 1 yearYears in the position: &lt; 1 year Anneliese Tanner joined the Department last fall as School Food Services Administrator, overseeing statewide operations that provide over 100,000 student meals daily. 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