Carrie martin to join the staff as Food Service Director

We are pleased to announce that Carrie Martin will be joining the Campion Academy team as the Director of Food Services for the upcoming school year. 

Martin has a teaching background and has taught in elementary, middle and high schools over the past 32 years. Currently, she works in the Estes Park High School teaching culinary arts as well as driving a bus for the district. 
Martin is originally from Louisiana, and studied at Northwestern State University where she got a Bachelor of Elementary Education and later a Master’s in Educational Technology Leadership.

While Martin did not grow up in the Adventist church, she did attend an Episcopal boarding high school in Mississippi, so she says she remembers the important role good food can play for students living away from home. 
After working in public schools most of her career, Martin says she is looking forward to “working in an atmosphere that lets me talk about God and where I can pray for students and others. I anticipate being in a spirit of like-mindedness and being more involved in the school community.”

As she prepares for the school year, Martin plans to send out a student survey to get a better feel for what types of meals students would like. Toni Odenthal will also play an important role in training Martin in the ins-and-outs of the Campion cafeteria. She hopes also to continue using Campion’s greenhouse and agriculture program to provide produce for the cafeteria. 

When asked about her specialties, Martin shared, “I can do some mean soups and casseroles. I enjoy making homemade pasta and sauce, and I’ve often been requested to make my famous alfredo sauce.” 

Martin and her husband, Tom are members at the Loveland Seventh-day Adventist Church. Tom Martin, who may be recognized as playing Pilot in this year’s Journey to the Cross, has been the Warehouse Assistant Director for the Voice of Prophecy for the past eight years. They have two grown sons who live locally. 

In their free time they love camping, hiking, and otherwise exploring the great outdoors with their three dogs. Please join us in welcoming the Martins as they plan to move to our campus in July.