Annual Conference
2016 Conference Sessions
Sort by: Key Areas - HandoutsFriday, November 11th
Session A
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m."DIY Nutrition Fair: Tips & Tricks to Planning Your Own Student Event"
Room: Platinum 2
Speaker(s): Amber Watson - Director, Nutrition Services, Marysville Joint Unified School District
Tina Bond - Nutrition Site Manager III, Marysville Joint Unified School District
Jeri Echols - Nutrition Site Manager III, Marysville Joint Unified School District
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"Know your Numbers! Bring Food Cost DOWN!"
Room: Platinum 3
Speaker(s): Lynn Shavinsky - Director of Business Development , Health-e Pro
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"LCAP: The School Nutrition Connection"
Room: Platinum 1
Speaker(s): Melissa Cannon - Nutrition Policy Advocate, California Food Policy Advocates
Miguel Villareal - Food and Nutrition Services Director, Novato Unified School District
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"Red/Orange is the New Black! Innovative Menu Solutions Utilizing Shelf Stable Tomato Products"
Room: Platinum 7
Speaker(s): Jodi Batten, SNS - National Sales & Marketing Manager: Education, Red Gold, LLC
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"Student Voices for Healthy Choices: Expanding Nutrition Education Outside the Classroom."
Room: Platinum 4
Speaker(s): Tracy Fiscella, MS, RDN, SNS - Nutrition Specialist, Santa Clarita Valley School Food Services Agency
Sue Peak, RDN - Nutrition Educator/Consultant, Santa Clarita Valley School Food Services Agency
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"Top Administrative Review Findings: Eligibility and Definition of a Site"
Room: Platinum 8
Speaker(s): Joan Davis - Associate Governmental Program Analyst, School Nutrition Programs Unit (SNPU), California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division (NSD)
Janice Hunt - Child Nutrition Supervisor, Field Services Unit (FSU), California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division (NSD)
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Session B
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m."CEP and Direct Certification"
Room: Platinum 8
Speaker(s): Chelsey Cooper - Associate Governmental Program Analyst, California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division (NSD)
Katie Tully - School Nutrition Program Specialist, California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division (NSD)
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"How to Implement your Signature Fast Scratch Items Utilizing Equipment and Supplies."
Room: Platinum 2
Speaker(s): Gina Fero - K-12 specialist , The Fischer Group
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"If You're Not at the Table - You're on the Menu: Support your Wellness Policy Through LCAP "
Room: Platinum 1
Speaker(s): Shannan Young - Program Manager, Dairy Council of California
Heather Reed - Nutrition Education Consultant, California Department of Education
Melissa Cannon - Nutrition Policy Advocate, California Food Policy Advocates
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"Procurement Tool"
Room: Platinum 7
Speaker(s): Emily Phillips - Staff Services Manager, School Food Service Contracts Unit (SFSCU), California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division (NSD)
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"Salads and Sandwiches. Kicking it up a Notch!"
Room: Platinum 3
Speaker(s): Michelle Curry - Director of Food & Nutrition, South Pasadena Unified School District
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"Sensory Nutrition: Enticing Children to Choose Foods with Benefits"
Room: Platinum 4
Speaker(s): Jim Painter, PhD, RD - Emeritus Professor , University of Texas -Houston, School of Public Health
Maggie Schuster - Clinical Dietitian , Whidbey Health Medical Center
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Saturday, November 12th
Session C
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m."Breakfast After the Bell: Resources for Successful Implementation & Buy-In"
Room: Platinum 9/10
Speaker(s): Tracey Patterson - Director of Legislation, California Food Policy Advocates
Steven Yokoi - Staff Services Manager, School Nutrition Programs Unit, California Department of Education- Nutrition Services Division
Stephanie Bruce - Nutrition Services Director, Palm Springs USD
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"Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Food labels and Sustainability: The Changing Landscape of School Meals"
Room: Platinum 4
Speaker(s): Lori Hoolihan - Manager of Nutrition Research, Dairy Council of California
Anne Gaffney - Nutrition Specialist, Elk Grove Unified School District
Shannan Young - Program Manager, Food Systems, Dairy Council of California
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"How to Serve more Students, Staff, and Parents "Understanding the Power of Connective Communication""
Room: Platinum 2
Speaker(s): Matt Upton - Serving of LG's, Matt Upton Speaking of Success
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"Innovative Ways to Build Sales in your Cafeteria and Beyond!"
Room: Platinum 7
Speaker(s): Gayle Swain - Manager Non Commercial Markets West, Cambro
Gina Fero - Sales Manager , The Fischer Group
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"Promoting Your Program"
Room: Platinum 1
Speaker(s): Debbie Veauvais - Treasurer, School Nutrition Association
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"Top Administrative Review Findings: Offer VS/Serve Meal Comp"
Room: Platinum 8
Speaker(s): Julie Boarer Pitchford - Child Nutrition Consultant (CNC), School Nutrition Programs Unit (SNPU), California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division (NSD)
Ashley Osterman - Child Nutrition Consultant (CNC), School Nutrition Programs Unit (SNPU), California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division (NSD)
Christine Santy - Child Nutrition Supervisor, Field Services Unit (FSU), California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division (NSD)
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"Value for Value: Menu planning, Procurement, & USDA Foods"
Room: Platinum 3
Speaker(s): Lynnelle Grumbles - CEO, Santa Clarita Valley School Food Services Agency
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Session D
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m."Clean Label on Products for School Nutrition Programs"
Room: Platinum 4
Speaker(s): Wanda Grant, RD, SNS - Nutrition Service Consultant, Retired Director, Nutrition Concepts
Shirley J. Brown, Ed. D., SNS, Rich Products Corporation
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"CNR Update"
Room: Platinum 2
Speaker(s): Barry Sackin - President, B. Sackin & Associates, LLC
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"How to Increase your Breakfast Participation!"
Room: Platinum 3
Speaker(s): Hector Gutierrez - Field Supervisor , Santa Ana Unified School District
Josefina Mejia - Field Supervisor , Santa Ana Unified School District
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"Legislative Advocate? Not Me! (Legislation Part 1) "
Room: Platinum 1
Speaker(s): Suzanne Morales - Director Of Nutrition Services, Placentia Yorba Linda Unified
Lee Angela Reid - Senior Legislative Advocate, Capitol Advisors
Robert Schram - Director of Nurition Services, Clovis Unified School District
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"Smarter Lunchrooms Movement Certified Technical Advising Professional - Part A and B"
Room: Platinum 9/10
Speaker(s): Heather Reed - Nutrition Education Consultant, California Department of Education, Nutrition Services Division
Leslie Pring - Community Nutrition Adviser, Dairy Council of California
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"The CA Farm to School Network: Strategies for Farm to Cafeteria Success!"
Room: Platinum 7
Speaker(s): Ben Thomas - Procurement Specialist, Community Alliance with Family Farmers
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"Top Administrative Review Findings: Meal Counting & Claiming"
Room: Platinum 8
Speaker(s): Janice Hunt - Regional Manager, Field Services Unit (FSU), California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division (NSD)
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Session E
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m."Help! Who Do I Call?"
Room: Platinum 7
Speaker(s): Jeremy Carver - Project Manager, Webb Foodservice Design
Steve Ducolon - Sales Representative/Manufacturers Rep, Lund-Iorio
Slade Johnson - Principal, Pinnacle Design Group
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"How to Grow Through Troublesome Times"
Room: Platinum 3
Speaker(s): Matt Upton - Serving of LG's, Matt Upton Speaking of Success
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"Legislative Advocate?I'm Ready, Now What? (Legislation Part 2) "
Room: Platinum 1
Speaker(s): Suzanne Morales - Director of Nutrition Services, Placentia Yorba Linda Unified
Lee Angela Reid - Senior Legislative Advocate, Capitol Advisors
Robert Schram - Director of Nurition Services, Clovis Unified School District
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"Marketing as EASY as 1,2,3"
Room: Platinum 2
Speaker(s): Linsey LaPlant - Director of Business Development , Health-e Pro
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"Smarter Lunchrooms Movement Certified Technical Advising Professional - Part A and B"
Room: Platinum 9/10
Speaker(s): Heather Reed - Nutrition Education Consultant, California Department of Education, Nutrition Services Division
Leslie Pring - Community Nutrition Adviser, Dairy Council of California
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"Top Administrative Review Findings: Food Safety"
Room: Platinum 8
Speaker(s): Ashley Osterman - Child Nutrition Consultant (CNC), School Nutrition Programs Unit (SNPU), California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division (NSD)
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"Using Learner-Centered Methods for Training Success"
Room: Platinum 4
Speaker(s): Anna Jones - Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Davis Cal-Pro-NET Center
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Sunday, November 13th
Session F
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m."Behind the Scenes of School Food Photography"
Room: Platinum 2
Speaker(s): Tawnie Kroll, RDN - Nutritionist , Clovis Unified School District
Melissa Ulam - Area Manager, Clovis Unified School District
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"Chefs Roundtable--Brainstorming"
Room: Platinum 9/10
Speaker(s): James Dumars - Executive Chef, Lakeside Union School District
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"FDA Food Safety Modernization Act - Safe Practices for School Gardens "
Room: Platinum 7
Speaker(s): Garth Maijala - Owner/Principal Trainer & Consultant, Fidelity Safety & Training
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"Maximize your Equipment Investment Through Training and Maintenance "
Room: Platinum 3
Speaker(s): Nicole ORourke - Commissioning Director, Webb Foodservice Design
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"More Than Just a Blender - Facilitating Experiential Learning to Empower Students to be Change Agents."
Room: Platinum 4
Speaker(s): Gigi Kwok-Hinsley - Dietitian and Program Manager, NutriBullet, LLC
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"State Up-Date"
Room: Platinum 8
Speaker(s): Sandip Kaur - Director, California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division (NSD)
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"The Melting Pot of Your Cafeteria"
Room: Platinum 1
Speaker(s): Jaren Scott - Marketing Specialist, Cybersoft PrimeroEdge
Anna Apoian, RD, MDA, SNS (invited, confirmation pending) - Director of Nutrition Services, Hawthorne School District
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Session G
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m."Chefs Roundtable--Success Stories"
Room: Platinum 9/10
Speaker(s): James Dumars - Executive Chef, Lakeside Union School District
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"Cultivating Communitywide Summer Meal Champions: Strategies to Effectively Engage Locally Elected Officials, and City and County Agencies to Support Summer Meals"
Room: Platinum 2
Speaker(s): Patrice Chamberlain - Director, California Summer Meal Coalition, Institute for Local Government
Natalie Cole - Library Programs Consultant, California State Library
Lieling Hwang, RD - Assistant Director, Nutrition Services, Long Beach Unified School District
Fatinah Darwinish, MPH, RD - Health Program Analyst I, Nutrition and Physical Activity Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
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"Financial Wellness"
Room: Platinum 3
Speaker(s): Kristin Johnson - Vice President & Branch Manager, Foresters Financial
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"Going Garbanzo: Plant-Powered Recipe Demo and Discussion"
Room: Platinum 4
Speaker(s): Kristie Middleton - Senior Food Policy Director, The Humane Society of the United States
Lauren Pitts - Registered Dietitian, Food Policy Coordinator, The Humane Society of the United States
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"Healthy Schools Act and your Kitchen"
Room: Platinum 7
Speaker(s): Garth Maijala - Owner/Principal Trainer & Consultant, Fidelity Safety & Training
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"One Tool To Budget It All"
Room: Platinum 1
Speaker(s): Ralph Peschek - Director of Food & Nutrition Services, Pasadena Unified SD
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"State Up-Date"
Room: Platinum 8
Speaker(s): Sandip Kaur - Director, California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division (NSD)
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