Regina Stewart, cook 1
Baylor School/Sodexo, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Nominator: Catherine Williams, executive chef, Sodexo
“Miss Regina has worked with Sodexo for 30 years, and here at Baylor for 22 years. Regina is our salad person and she is amazing. Regina knows everyone and anybody, she knows everybody’s favorite salads and topping. When I first started working here at Baylor eight years ago, we revamped the salad bar and she was so worried. I had her making ancient grain salads and she has just run with it. When I order new things that she does not know what it is, she will run with it, she will research and discuss it with me. When Regina needs a day off during the week and I fill in at the salad bar, every single student and teacher will ask where is Regina, they are so upset. I guess I am just chopped liver, that is what I tell them. Regina not only works for Sodexo but she helps at the school when she can. She is a huge asset: she works dances, concessions and she will help any way that she can. Regina is also an everyday hero because she was a foster mom for years and years. She helped many children and now she has even adopted a little boy who was one of her foster children. Regina is my hero each and every day.”