About
Kids Cooking for Life is a cooking program where kids and teens take part in hands-on cooking activities. The program was created by nutritionists and educators. It focuses on cooking while including “life skills with a pinch of knowledge and a dash of fun!”
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Kids Cooking for Life has been serving communities across the entire Bay Area since 2009. Its mission is to empower Bay Area kids and teens with nutritional knowledge and cooking skills for their lifelong health and well-being. The organization now serves after-school programs, Title-I schools, hospitals, and more, and schools and organizations serving under-resourced communities can ask about partial to full subsidies. The leadership and staff team includes roles such as Executive Director, President, regional directors, program and communications staff, a recipe developer, and multiple instructors and volunteer instructors, including: SHANNON ATKESON (Impact and Resources Director), REBECCA BAR-COHEN (North Bay Regional Manager), BROOKE JACKSON (Recipe Developer), STEPHANIE LEE (Program Coordinator), LARA RAJNINGER (Executive Director), POLLY SANG (East Bay Regional Director), RONNIE SHARPE (Design and IT Manager), SAERI YUK (President), HANNAH YURKE (Communications Manager), and instructors and volunteer instructors including ROSALIE ARCADI, BETSY BATESON, MICHELLE BRYANT, ANDREA PASSMAN CANDELL, MARIANNA CARTER, TRACEY FOSTER, MARCOS GULATI, BRITTNIE HALL, MAD KELLY, JULIE KIERAS, ANNA LEACHMAN, MS (Development Coordinator & Instructor), JOSH LEE, AMANDA MARTINEZ, LAUREN METZROTH (Volunteer Instructor), BETH NILES, MARILUCIA OLIVEIRA, COLLEEN RICHARDSON, JAIRA ROXAS, HEDIEH SAEIDI-RAZAVI, TASHA THOMAS, and AMY WONG.
Last updated March 24, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Kids Cooking for Life has been serving communities across the entire Bay Area since 2009. Its mission is to empower Bay Area kids and teens with nutritional knowledge and cooking skills for their lifelong health and well-being. The organization now serves after-school programs, Title-I schools, hospitals, and more, and schools and organizations serving under-resourced communities can ask about partial to full subsidies. The leadership and staff team includes roles such as Executive Director, President, regional directors, program and communications staff, a recipe developer, and multiple instructors and volunteer instructors, including: SHANNON ATKESON (Impact and Resources Director), REBECCA BAR-COHEN (North Bay Regional Manager), BROOKE JACKSON (Recipe Developer), STEPHANIE LEE (Program Coordinator), LARA RAJNINGER (Executive Director), POLLY SANG (East Bay Regional Director), RONNIE SHARPE (Design and IT Manager), SAERI YUK (President), HANNAH YURKE (Communications Manager), and instructors and volunteer instructors including ROSALIE ARCADI, BETSY BATESON, MICHELLE BRYANT, ANDREA PASSMAN CANDELL, MARIANNA CARTER, TRACEY FOSTER, MARCOS GULATI, BRITTNIE HALL, MAD KELLY, JULIE KIERAS, ANNA LEACHMAN, MS (Development Coordinator & Instructor), JOSH LEE, AMANDA MARTINEZ, LAUREN METZROTH (Volunteer Instructor), BETH NILES, MARILUCIA OLIVEIRA, COLLEEN RICHARDSON, JAIRA ROXAS, HEDIEH SAEIDI-RAZAVI, TASHA THOMAS, and AMY WONG.
Last updated March 24, 2026.
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