Conference Session

Shannan Young was raised in a family where healthy eating and active living were a part of daily life. With fond childhood memories of growing up on her family farm raising animals, gardening and cooking with her parents. Family mealtimes were always fresh, local and delicious. As a wife and mom of three boys, she is carrying on these family traditions in her home.

After earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Community Nutrition from the University of California, Davis, she became a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and credentialed School Nutrition Specialist. She came to realize the negative impact obesity has on health after spending the first five years of her career working as a renal dietitian. This created the foundation for her passion to focus her career on creating a culture of wellness in schools; first working at a large school district for 11 years and then for the California Department of Education for six years. Today she is sharing her passion for healthy eating and active living through her work as the Dairy Council of California's Senior Project Manager, serving as the School Foodservice Advisor for the Farm to School Yolo Taskforce, Co-Chair of the California Local School Wellness Policy Collaborative and Industry Chair for the Mother Lode Chapter of the California School Nutrition Association.