Jennifer Salinas Brown, Garland :: had an article published in June in the Journal of Child Nutrition and Management. The article, “Assessment of Changes in School Nutrition Programs and the School Environment as a Result of Following the HealthierUS School Challenge Program,” was a chapter from her thesis. She has taught as an adjunct in UNT’s College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism, earned a master's degree in food systems administration from Texas Woman's University and is earning a second bachelor's degree there, in nutrition. She earned the School Nutrition Association's School Nutrition Specialist credential in 2011 and previously worked at Garland ISD Foodservice, Aramark Foodservice and the Omni Hotel Dallas Park West. She and her husband were married in 1999 and have two daughters.