Jodi Krefetz

Director, Food Services, Stanford Healthcare; Stanford, CA

Jodi Krefetz, CDM, CFPP is director, food services at Stanford Health Care, the 2020 Healthcare Without Harm Culinary Contest Winner. Jodi has led the Stanford Health Care Food Services Department since 2016. Prior to joining Stanford, she acquired an extensive culinary background that includes food services, catering, culinary education, restaurants, corporate and event management. Jodi is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. She subsequently attended several cooking schools around the globe to further her education. Upon joining Stanford Health Care, Jodi and her leadership envisioned a future for food as medicine in the healthcare environment where healthy, delicious food would enhance the healing process for patients. A commitment to local and sustainable ingredients became the core of the program. Under Jodi’s leadership, the team set out to improve the nutritional quality, flavor profile and dining experience for patients, visitors, and staff. The award-winning team has been featured in publications and has been a consistent contributor to Stanford Health Care’s Partner for Change awards from Practice Greenhealth for their sustainable purchases. Currently, Jodi continues to push her team to new heights. She envisions a zero-waste operation and hopes to someday open a teaching kitchen for patients, visitors, and staff to continue health and healing through food. (Stanford, CA)