User:Roshara Sanders

Deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan as a member of the 4th Engineer Battalion, Roshara served as an automated specialist responsible for supervising warehouse functions to maintain equipment records and parts. When Roshara returned stateside she joined the 395th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and was allowed to cross train as a food supply specialist. “I was passionate about cooking.” Roshara says, “and I prepared meals for 500 soldiers, three times a day, in shifts around the clock.” Roshara was admitted into the Culinary Institute of America upon completion of her military service. “If it weren’t for the GI Bill, I would’t have gone to the Culinary Institute or any college for that matter. It was a blessing and it made my dream a reality”. Roshara’s hard work has not gone unnoticed. She holds Campaign Medals from Iraq and Afghanistan, and a Navy/ Marine Achievement Medal. Roshara is also an inductee into the Remy Martin Cognac Company Circle of Centaurs. On November 11, 2015, Roshara was featured on the much anticipated Veteran’s Day episode of The Food Network program Chopped that included military vets competing from every branch Army, Marines, Air Force, and Navy. Roshara won the competition, beating chefs twice her age and experience.