Sumiya Khan, MS, RDN

Sumiya Khan lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and is a Nutrition and Wellness Programs Manager for Bon Appetit Management Company. She is the founder and former Program Director of Sanctuary Kitchen, a program of CitySeed in New Haven, CT that partners with refugee and immigrant chefs to build economic opportunity and authentic connections through food. Started as a passion project, Sanctuary Kitchen is the synthesis of her upbringing in the diverse Bay Area, work in social justice, and passion for food and nutrition. She holds a B.S. in Community Nutrition from the University of California at Davis, and a M.S. in Clinical and Counseling Nutrition from Bastyr University. For over 20 years, she has worked in various settings, from public health programs to research and private practice, and serves as a consultant, author and presenter on a variety of nutrition topics, including food justice, sustainability, social entreprenuership, cross cultural competency, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In her spare time, Sumiya enjoys baking, hiking, travel and photography.

Session(s):

• Dishing Up Diversity and Inclusion with Innovative Menu Planning and Design
  Tuesday, October 11
  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM