Contact Us
Nutrition Services Offices are located at the Steve Joel District Leadership Center at 5905 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68510.
Director
Andrew Ashelford
aashelf@lps.org
(402) 436-1742
Free/Reduced Meals
Amber Smith
freeandreduced@lps.org
(402) 436-1746
Cafeteria Account/Online Payment Support
Jodie Lewis & Shellie Haun
foodzone@lps.org
(402) 436-1743
Who We Are
Andrew Ashelford, MBA, RDN
Director of Nutrition Services
402-436-1742
aashelf@lps.org
Oversee all student and child nutrition programs including school lunch, breakfast, after school snack, the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), supper meals, child care snacks and catering. Responsible for menus, department budget, food, non-food, large and small equipment purchases, staffing and training.
Mike Dansky
Assistant Director
402-436-1766
adansky@lps.org
Responsible for department staffing: applicant interviews, selection process, orientation, and placement. Determine staffing needs for each site, oversee the Manager Trainee program, monitor long term absences, and assists with training and staff development.
Jamie Peckham
Office Manager
402-436-1741
jpeckham@lps.org
Provides office support and coordinates office projects. Prepares and maintains National School Lunch and Child and Adult Care Feeding Program applications and submits monthly claims. Prepares invoices and reconciles accounts; SmartFind and personnel action requests; maintains various department databases.
Myung Hea Yoon
Purchaser
402-436-1740
myoon@lps.org
Order food, materials, equipment and services. Prepare and analyze bid specifications. Work with allocation of federally funded USDA commodities. Assist with distribution of all food and non-food items from vendors to individual school kitchens or warehouse.
Karie Jones
Payroll Secretary II
402-436-1747
kjones4@lps.org
Review and approve weekly timesheets for Nutrition Services, Responsible for WFM Reports and payroll questions. Prepares monthly menus for mailings. Issues repair requests and EcoLab repairs. Provides dairy, juice, bakery and additional ordering for kitchens. Prepares and submits monthly FFVP claims.
Amber Smith
Free and Reduced Specialist
402-436-1746
freeandreduced@lps.org
Review and approve all free and reduced price meal applications. Work with families, school offices and liaisons to ensure qualifying students receive meal benefits. Import State Direct Certification data and complete the annual verification process. Maintain a department database of meal status. Handle bakery, dairy, and office supply ordering and billing. Reconcile charge card purchases. Provide general office support.
Lynn Goering
Special Diets Dietitian
402-436-1745
lgoering@lps.org
Coordinate special diets for students. Work with parents, nurses, cafeteria personnel and other school staff to meet student's dietary needs. Conduct training on special diets. Conduct quarterly site visits and annual recordkeeping training for child care and supper sites. Assist with school meals promotional activities and district wellness committee.
Kara Vlasin-Marty, MS, RD
Supervisor
402-436-1784
kvlasin@lps.org
Responsible for the maintenance and training of the department's menu, ordering and inventory software (Edison) and food safety plan (HACCP). Provides technical support for Edison and MealViewer. Supervises and assists schools with daily operations and staff training. Creates cycle menus that meet USDA program requirements.
Tris Moody
Supervisor
402-436-1765
tmoody@lps.org
Supervises school nutrition operations. Assists select schools with staff training, production and daily operations. Responsible for the district’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Facilitates small equipment orders.
Amanda Aldridge
Supervisor
402-436-1744
aaldridg@lps.org
Supervises school nutrition operations, ensuring program guidelines and safety and sanitation standards are met. Assists select schools with staff training and development. Assists with production and daily operations in various schools. Responsible for assessing, allocating and assisting with the purchasing of the department's disposable items. Reviews and updates departments chemical usage and cleaning procedures as needed and facilitates equipment maintenance and safety training.
Jen Messersmith
Supervisor
402-436-1891
jmessers@lps.org
Supervises school nutrition operations. Assists select schools with staff training, production and nutritional analysis.
Janet Creech
Supervisor Assistant
402-436-1782
jcreech@lps.org
Assists in the supervision of school kitchens.
Jessica Auffert
Supervisor Assistant
402-436-1783
jauffer2@lps.org
Assists in the supervision of school kitchens.
Pam Allen
Supervisor Assistant
402-436-1748
pallen2@lps.org
Assists in the supervision of school kitchens.
Jodie Lewis
Technology Support Specialist
402-436-1743
jlewis@lps.org
Maintains LPS Nutrition Services Department’s district-wide system database software. Provides technical support to all LPS cafeteria computer users, including on-site technology support. Responsible for compiling data for monthly Pre-K claims.
Shellie Haun
Technology Support
402-436-1743
mhaun@lps.org
Maintenance and training of Point of Sale cash register systems in school cafeterias. Parent, account, and online meal payment support. Responsible for compiling data for monthly CLC claims. LPS Menus Twitter & Facebook administrator.
