Training Team
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Shellie DeMaria
Director of Learning & Development Manager

Shellie DeMaria has been the Regional Training Manager for Manna Development
San Diego since 2012 and is responsible for onboarding and training of new managers for all cafes in the county and continued learning and development of the current management staff. Shellie joined the Manna Development team working as a bakery café cashier at the opening of the Mira Mesa café in 2004. While attending college, Shellie worked her way up holding all positions from associate to Training General Manager when she returned to lead the Mira Mesa cafe in 2009. In May 2015 Shellie graduated from San Diego State University with her Bachelors in Art History. 

Shellie is a San Diego native who enjoys education, the arts, and staying active.  In 2004 she was named to the All-American Soccer team for the NAIA Western Division while on scholarship at Point Loma Nazarene
University. Working at Panera Bread for Manna Development was the first job
Shellie ever had and she has been happily employed and grateful for the
opportunities provided to her for over ten years.
Colby Green
Regional Training Manager - Bread of Life, Michigan/Indiana
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Colby joined Panera Bread in November of 2008 at our Alpine bakery cafe. He was attending Kendall College of Art and Design as a full-time student at the time. Colby worked his way into management and was promoted to Shift Supervisor at our Cascade bakery cafe at the end of 2009. Colby worked in the Cascade location for the next 6 years, working his way up to Assistant Manager in 2010 and eventually General Manager in 2012.

Training has been in virtually every aspect of Colby's Panera Bread career. As an Assistant Manager, Colby was the Training Specialist and also worked as a District Training Specialist.  As General Manager of the Cascade location Colby quickly became a Training Certified General Manager.  

Colby has been married to his wife, Lisa, since June of 2015. They have both worked in food service for many years and absolutely love it. They love sports and are currently season ticket holders for the University of Michigan football team. GO BLUE!
Autumn Kwolek
Market Training Manager - Manna NW

Autumn was hired as an Assistant Manager with Manna at the Muskegon, MI cafe in 2011. During her time there she was the Training Specialist and also taught Planet Bread. She moved to Vancouver, WA in September 2015 due to her husband's career and quickly found a job at the local Panera Bread as a Catering Sales Coordinator. Autumn then decided to step back up to an Assistant Manager role. After she really excelled, she took on the Market Training Manager role when she returned from maternity leave in August 2017. One of Autumn favorite parts about working for Manna is their commitment to making the community a better place!

In Autumn's free time she enjoys spending time with her husband, Jeff, and new baby boy, Wesley. They love to go hiking and travel, exploring the beautiful landscape of the Pacific Northwest. She also loves to bake and even studied Culinary Arts and Food and Beverage Management at the Culinary Institute of Michigan. 
Angela Mather
Regional Training Manager - Manna CO
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Angela joined the Panera Bread family in 2005 as an Assistant Manager.  She had recently graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Restaurant and Resort Management.  She had worked in the hospitality industry since she was 15 years old and was looking for an amazing company to begin her career with. 

Since orientation day, Angela knew that her goal was to become a RTM for Panera someday and kept that as her driving force in all she did.  She was promoted to General Manager in 2006 and worked diligently over the next 8 months to become the first Certified Training Bakery-Café in Northern CO.  Over the next 7 years, Angela had opened and certified multiple new bakery-cafes as a GM until she was promoted to Regional Training Manager in February of 2016.
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Angela is a mountain girl who loves to hike, fish and camp in the beautiful Colorado Rockies during the summer months, and snowboard in the winter months.  She lives with her sister and has 4 fur babies: 2 dogs and two cats.  She enjoys a multitude of hobbies, including traveling, Spartan races, antique furniture restoration, gardening and DIY home projects.  
Emily Groves
Regional Training Manager - San Diego and Orange County

Emily joined the Panera team in November 2011 as an associate in the Escondido Cafe, and was quickly promoted to Shift Supervisor in the Summer of 2012. She joined the pro team later that year, helping open a number of cafe's over the years. She was promoted to Assistant Manager in Escondido in February of 2014, and took on the role as opening General Manager of our El Camino cafe in early 2015. During her time as General Manager, she became a Training GM and was certified as Manna's first Gold Standard Cafe. Emily became Our Daily Bread and Manna North San Diego's RTM in mid 2018, which was a goal she had been working towards for a number of years. She loves training, helping others to grow, and the heart that Manna has for people.

 Emily and her husband Dominick were married in 2017, and love serving in their church, and traveling the world. She has been to Mozambique on missions trips 4 separate times, and also visited Costa Rica and Europe. 
 
Sarah Medlin
Regional Training Manager - Risen Bread, LA

Sarah joined Panera in July of 2004 as a 16-year old starting her first job.  She worked at the Palmdale bakery cafe and was promoted to Shift Supervisor in April of 2007 at our Lancaster bakery cafe. Sarah became a member of the Pro Team and helped open several cafes over the next few years.   Sarah attended community college while working at Panera and received an Associates of Arts Degree in Administration of Justice. 

In 2010 Sarah was promoted to Assistant Manager at our Golden Valley bakery cafe and in October of 2012 Sarah became the General Manager of our Encino bakery cafe where she quickly became a Certified Training General Manager.  Currently, Sarah has been working as a Regional Training Manager since January 2015.

Sarah and her husband James were married In September of 2013 and welcomed their first child, a son, in October of 2014.  Sarah and her family reside in Acton and enjoy the outdoors - fishing, camping and hiking as well as cherishing every minute watching their son grow.
Jackie Jackson
​Regional Training Manager - Manna CO

Jackie joined the Panera Bread family in 2000 as she helped open the very first Panera in Colorado. Jackie has gone on to help open more than 28 of the  locations in the state. Originally starting out as an associate, Jackie has worked her way up the ranks to her current position.

Jackie has always been passionate for training throughout her career at Panera. One of her greatest strengths is her boundless energy, coupled with a genuine appreciation for people.

In her free time Jackie loves to make candy, crafts and participates in a bowling league.  She lives in Loveland Colorado with her son Angelo and her boyfriend Dan. They have two cats and a hedgehog. They love doing family activities that include fishing, hiking, playing Pokémon, board games, visiting family, road trips and watching movies.