Marsha Guerrero, Director of the Edible Schoolyard, is a native of northern California. Her early love affair with food and cooking was fueled by the food revolution of the early seventies, which had its birthplace in the Bay Area.

Through the next 25 years, Ms. Guerrero worked with Sally Schmitt, chef and founder of the French Laundry, and with Maggie Waldron directing the test kitchen at Ketchum Communications. She joined restaurant groups Spectrum Foods and Il Fornaio to manage well-known restaurants, oversee marketing efforts, and direct production bakery operations throughout California.

A lifetime dream of living and working in another country was realized in the mid-90s when Marsha was recruited to lead the development of a coffee company in Singapore. She returned to the United States in 2000 to work with her longtime friend and mentor, Alice Waters.

As Director, Ms. Guerrero oversees the Edible Schoolyard, its five affiliate programs, and works closely with Ms. Waters on Chez Panisse Foundation projects and initiatives.

Several years ago, Marsha rescued a chicken that became the first of the beautiful brood of fourteen hens that produce perfect eggs for dishes students create in the Edible Schoolyard kitchen.