Kelee Hansen, MBA, RDN, LD, CD – Owner
Kelee grew up in Cedar City, Utah and learned to work on the family farm and developed a love for food service and nutrition at a young age. Kelee attended Utah State University and earned a BS in Food and Nutrition with a Dietetics emphasis and an MBA from Utah State University. She has over 20 years of experience in acute, long-term, and rehabilitation care building and leading food and nutrition services teams, refining menus and production systems, enhancing dining service models, managing budgets, identifying and implementing food cost and labor efficiencies, improving regulatory compliance practices, and developing programs and systems to improve outcomes and enhance the patient/resident experience.
Kelee has experience as an Executive Vice President of Operations, Vice President of Operations, District Manager, and Food Service Director for Thomas Cuisine Management. She was an Administrative Dietitian for Primary Children’s Medical Center, a Clinical Dietitian at Ogden Regional Medical Center, a CADRE for the Idaho Child Nutrition Programs, and an Associate Director at the Safe Food Institute. Kelee loves to cook, garden, travel, go to concerts, swim in the ocean, and visit family in Southern UT and spend time in the mountains and on the farm.
Lyle Hansen, MS, AFC – Owner, Business Manager
Lyle grew up in Southern Idaho and graduated with a BS from Utah State University and an MS from Kansas State University. Lyle was a District Director and Full Professor in Family and Consumer Sciences with University of Idaho Extension for 16 years. He collaborated closely with faculty, elected officials, content experts, and community members to provide educational and learning experiences close to home. Lyle likes to challenge himself at the gym and outdoors, play disc golf, watch movies and football, travel, and go on waterslides.
Rachell Larsen, RDN, LD – Regional Registered Dietitian (Northern Idaho)
Rachell’s interest in dietetics started when her grandmother was diagnosed with diabetes and struggled to understand her diabetic diet. She graduated in 1999 from the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho with a BS in Family and Consumer Science, Food and Nutrition Coordinated Program in Dietetics. She has consulted and worked with S & S Nutrition Network for over 20 years providing nutrition services in North Central Idaho. She was born, raised, and resides in Orofino Idaho with her husband of 23 years and her two boys. She loves the outdoors and snow skiing.
Ellen Turk, RDN, LD – Regional Registered Dietitian (Nevada)
Ellen was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. Her love of working with the older adults started when she was young with both of her parents working in skilled nursing facilities throughout her childhood. She graduated in 2013 from Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho with a BS degree in Dietetics and completed her internship at Idaho State. She has consulted and worked with S & S Nutrition for the past 8 years providing dietitian consulting services in Las Vegas, Nevada and the surrounding area. She lives in Henderson with her husband and three dogs. She loves watching sports, playing fantasy football, gardening, and cooking.
Leslie Bell, RDN, LD – Regional Registered Dietitian (Southern Idaho, Washington, Oregon)
Leslie grew up in Boise, Idaho and graduated from Idaho State University with her BS degree in dietetics in 1997. She completed her dietetic internship at Central Washington University in 1998. Leslie has been a Registered Dietitian at First Hill Care Center in Seattle, WA and was responsible for clinical nutrition duties and managed their kitchen. Leslie worked as a consulting dietitian for Sodexo and several long-term care facilities and hospitals in and around the greater Seattle area. Leslie moved back to Idaho, and in 2008, Leslie joined S&S Nutrition and worked at Davita as a dialysis dietitian. Leslie lives in Kimberly, Idaho with her husband, Stan, and son and daughter, Justin and Jessica.