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Who We Are

A Proven Operating System for Change

SFIA exists to do what most food system efforts cannot: change how school kitchens actually operate and ensure those changes hold.

Our field-tested operating system has been deployed, refined, and pressure-tested in schools across the country.

Our Lineage:
From Practice to Platform

SFIA is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit that grew out of Beyond Green Partners, a consulting firm with over 20 years of hands-on institutional kitchen transformation. That work produced a proven, repeatable operating model.

SFIA was created to scale that model nationally through a nonprofit platform.

OUR MODEL

Founder Story

Founder Greg Christian's journey began with a personal mission to alleviate his young daughter Britha's health issues - severe allergic reactions leading to multiple hospitalizations - through organic, locally sourced, and scratch-cooked meals. Witnessing her remarkable improvement inspired him to advocate for healthier food practices on a broader scale starting with Beyond Green Partners, then SFIA to promote better, healthier, and more sustainable food practices in school kitchens. His daughter now serves on the SFIA Board of Directors.

Governance and Leadership

SFIA is intentionally governed to balance accountability with real-world execution.

  • Britha Christian
    Leslie Johnson
    Kent Froebe

  • 25% board governance
    75% operator leadership

    The governance structure reflects SFIA’s operating philosophy and ensures strategic oversight without distancing decision-making from on-the-ground reality. SFIA is led by people who understand what it takes to run kitchens, manage teams, and deliver meals, every day.

Meet the Team

  • Chef Greg Christian in an institutianal kitchen wearing a black chef's coat.

    Greg Christian

    FOUNDER

  • Bridget Henley

    Bridget Henley

    PROGRAM MANAGER

  • Nichole Truby

    Nichole Truby

    LEAD CONSULTANT &
    PROJECT MANAGER

  • A woman with short, pastel-colored hair in shades of purple and blue, wearing black glasses and a black chef's jacket with the name 'Tesla Hudgeons' embroidered on it. She is standing in front of a brick wall.

    Tesla Hudgeons

    CHEF TRAINER

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What Makes SFIA Distinct

SFIA is the only nonprofit built on a long-standing kitchen operating model.

  • Our team works inside kitchens, solving challenges alongside the people doing the work.

  • Every engagement is structured with replication in mind, so success can travel.

  • We specialize in what most food system efforts avoid: operational behavior change inside school kitchens.

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