Thirty Years Serving Students with Heart

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 28, 2026 · 1m

Kirstine Sonner, a beloved food service manager at Polk Elementary in Ogden with over three decades of service, just earned the prestigious title of Southwest Region “Manager of the Year.” Starting as a college substitute, she fell in love with school nutrition and has since become a mentor, trainer, and tireless problem-solver for her team. Rising from Taylor Elementary to leading Polk’s kitchen for two decades, she wakes up early to prep meals, trains staff, and juggles nutrition compliance, ordering, and special diets—all while keeping kids’ smiles as her ultimate reward. Support the…