Sarah Ivanna Rios
San Tan Valley,AZ
Summary
Nutrition and food service professional with a blend of clinical nutrition, team supervision, and kitchen operations experience. Supports meal planning, sanitation, inventory oversight, and quality control while communicating fluently in Spanish and English to serve children, patients, and staff in fast-paced settings.
Overview
1
1
Certification
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Cook
Banner Health
06.2026 - Current
dietary nutrition
dignity health
04.2026 - 07.2026
General Manager - Food Service Manager
Gilbert Public Schools
03.2018 - 01.2026
- Led the food service nutrition department, ensuring alignment with health standards and operational goals.
- Plan, coordinate, and manage nutritional plans for up to 300 children, utilizing systems like PEPS, POS, QLink, Blackboard, StandAlone, microsoft office, excel.
- Coordinated meal preparation for hospital patients across multiple departments, enhancing patient satisfaction and dietary compliance.
- Cultivated leadership and staff management abilities, emphasizing effective results under pressure.
- Ensured food safety and quality standards were consistently met in all food service operations.
Secondary School Teacher
Secretaria de Salud
, Jalisco
09.2010 - 12.2012
- Managed nutritional care plans for patients with diabetes and arterial pressure disease, improving health outcomes at community hospital.
- Delivered social services in nutrition clinical area, enhancing patient care at community hospital.
- Coordinated nutritional programs for children at kindergarten, promoting healthy eating habits and wellness.
Nutritionist
Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS)
01.2012 - 10.2017
- Developed and implemented tailored nutrition plans to treat obesity and malnutrition in children and adolescents, enhancing their health outcomes.
- Identified diabetes and obesity in pregnant women via thorough evaluations and screenings to inform treatment plans.
- Diagnosed chronic degenerative diseases through comprehensive patient assessments and detailed medical histories.
Education
Associate of Applied Science (AAS) - Dietetics
Central Arizona College
09-2026
Certificate - Clinical Therapeutic Nutrition
University of Guadalajara (UDG)
Mexico01-2014
bachelors degree - nutrition
University of Guadalajara (UDG)
01-2011
Skills
- Nutritional program development
- Food safety management
- Dietary compliance strategies
- Nutritional assessment
- Meal preparation coordination
- Menu planning
- Menu development
- Food allergy safety
- Sanitation procedures
- Operations management
- Kitchen management
- Kitchen workflow management
- Meal scheduling
- Food preparation
- Staff management and leadership: Proven experience in supervising teams and managing operations
- Staff supervision
- Performance improvement
- Inventory oversight
- Cost control
- Ingredient knowledge
- Grilling techniques
- Frying techniques
- Baking techniques
- Steaming techniques
- Food presentation
- Special diets
- Administrative proficiency
- Microsoft Excel
- Data analysis
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Communication: Excellent verbal communication skills
- Meal preparation coordination
- Client dietary consultation
- Microsoft Excel
- Data analysis
Personal Information
Title: Food Service Manager
Certification
SERV Safe Certification Valid until 2030, School Nutrition association member 2026 year.
Affiliations
School Nutrition association member 2026 year.
Timeline
Senior Cook
Banner Health
06.2026 - Current
dietary nutrition
dignity health
04.2026 - 07.2026
General Manager - Food Service Manager
Gilbert Public Schools
03.2018 - 01.2026
Nutritionist
Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS)
01.2012 - 10.2017
Secondary School Teacher
Secretaria de Salud
09.2010 - 12.2012
Associate of Applied Science (AAS) - Dietetics
Central Arizona College
Certificate - Clinical Therapeutic Nutrition
University of Guadalajara (UDG)
bachelors degree - nutrition
University of Guadalajara (UDG)