Annual Conference
2018 Conference Sessions
Sort by: Key Areas - HandoutsFriday, November 09th
Session A
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m."Bringing Food Costs Down"
Room: Seaside S-4
Speaker(s): Meg Chesley - Founder and President, Health-e Pro
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"Choose What You Want, Eat What You Choose! OVS Finally Understood"
Room: Seaside S-7
Speaker(s): Dawn Soto - Senior Food Service Training Specialist, Los Angeles Unified School District
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"Expanding Beyond Beans and Cheese: Stepping Up the Vegetarian Menu"
Room: Seaside S-5
Speaker(s): Emily Burson, RD - Founder & President, School Nutrition Plus
Matt Poling - Executive Chef, Greeley-Ward County School District 6
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"Let's Taco 'Bout It: Improving the C&C in Your SNP"
Room: Seaside S-1
Speaker(s): Jill Kressin, SNS - Marketing Specialist, PrimeroEdge
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"Procurement DIY Network"
Room: Seaside Ballroom A
Speaker(s): Sean Hardin - Staff Services Manager II, CA Dept of Education, NSD
Lynda Phan - Staff Services Manager I, CA Dept of Education, NSD
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Session B
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m."How to Delegate"
Room: Seaside S-4
Speaker(s): Anna Apoian, MPA, RD, SNS - Director, Norwalk-La Mirada USD
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"How to Transform Routine Evaluations into Transformational"
Room: Seaside S-1
Speaker(s): Matt Upton - LG Wizard, Matt Upton Speaking of Success
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"Local School Wellness Policy, Don't Wait to Evaluate"
Room: Seaside Ballroom A
Speaker(s): Heather Reed - Nutrition Education Consultant, CA Dept of Education, NSD
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"Plant-Based Cooking in Action: How to Expand Your Options"
Room: Seaside S-5
Speaker(s): Lauren Pitts, MA, RD/LD - Food & Nutrition Specialist, The Humane Society of the United States
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"Reducing Food Waste"
Room: Seaside S-7
Speaker(s): Gayle Swain - Manager Non Commercial Markets West, Cambro
TBD - Manufacturer's agent, TBD
TBD - Manufacturer's agent/chef, TBD
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Saturday, November 10th
Session C
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m."Apparating Your Meal Charge Policies Out of the Chamber of Secrets"
Room: Seaside Ballroom A
Speaker(s): Tracey Smith - Staff Services Manager, CA Dept of Education, NSD
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"How to Gain the Magic thats in Difficult Times"
Room: Seaside Ballroom B
Speaker(s): Matt Upton - LG Wizard, Matt Upton Speaking of Success
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"No Hairnet Required!"
Room: Seaside S-4
Speaker(s): Jill Kressin, SNS - Marketing Specialist, PrimeroEdge
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"Points-Based Programs: How to Best Utilize to Enhance Your Program"
Room: Seaside S-7
Speaker(s): Melissa Larsen - Account Director, RealTime Solutiions
Jennifer Davis - Director of Food Services, Kern High School District
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"Procurement Dos and Don?ts"
Room: Seaside S-5
Speaker(s): Barry Sackin
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"Promoting Your Program, Making the Most of Media Opportunities, and How SNA Can Help"
Room: Seaside S-1
Speaker(s): Patty Bilbrey
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Session D
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m."Equipment Selection Best Practice "
Room: Seaside S-7
Speaker(s): Gina Fero - School specialst , TFG
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"It Takes a Village to Achieve Effective Communication"
Room: Seaside S-1
Speaker(s): Vicka Plubell - Food Service Training Specialist, Los Angeles Unified School District
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"Real Life Allergen Obstacles"
Room: Seaside S-5
Speaker(s): Jill Kressin, SNS - Marketing Specialist, PrimeroEdge
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"Riding the raging wave of minimum wage!"
Room: Seaside S-4
Speaker(s): Robert Schram - Director, Clovis Unified School District
Jennifer LeBarre - Exec. Dir., Student Nutrition Services, San Francisco USD
Jon Sugimoto - Vice President, Integrated Food Service
Bryan Miller - Food Service Director, Cutler-Orosi JUSD
Brandi Williams
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"State Update"
Room: Seaside Ballroom A
Speaker(s): Kim Frinzell - Director, CA Dept of Education, NSD
Gurjeet Barayah - Staff Services Manager I, CA Dept of Education, NSD
Lisa Melhouse - Nutrition Education Administrator, CA Dept of Education, NSD
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"Unlock the Chamber of Secrets of the Top Nutrition Trends"
Room: Seaside Ballroom B
Speaker(s): Candice Sainz - Community Nutrition Adviser, Dairy Council of California
Tiffanie Bas, RDN - Assistant Director of Food Services, Anaheim Union High School District
April Mackill - Nutrition Services Manager, Plumas Lake Elementary School District
Parisa Mohammad, MDA, RD, SNS - Nutrition Specialist, Murrieta Valley Unified School District
Kristal Shelden, MPH, RDN
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Session E
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m."How to Bring Your Magic to the Interview"
Room: Seaside Ballroom B
Speaker(s): Matt Upton - LG Wizard, Matt Upton Speaking of Success
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"Intact Grains: Whole Grains' Next Evolution"
Room: Seaside S-5
Speaker(s): Coleen Donnelly - Corporate Chef, K-12/Higher Education, InHarvest, Inc.
Brandy Dreibelbis - Director of Nutrition Services, Napa Valley Unified School District
Amy Glodde, MPH, RD - Menu Planner & Training Supervisor, Oakland Unified School District
Nancy Rostomily - Director of Nutrition Services, Lodi Unified School District
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"Legislative Process and How to Advocate"
Room: Seaside S-4
Speaker(s): Suzanne Morales - Direcotr Of Nutrition Services, Placentia Yorba Linda Unified
Thomas Arganda - Director, Galt Joint Unified HSD
Lee Angela Reid - Senior Legislative Advocate, Capitol Advisors
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"Marketing Your Cafeteria to Generation Z"
Room: Seaside S-1
Speaker(s): Amanda Freeman , PrimeroEdge
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"Serve This, Not That"
Room: Seaside S-7
Speaker(s): Jill Kressin, SNS - Marketing Specialist, PrimeroEdge
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"State Update"
Room: Seaside Ballroom A
Speaker(s): Kim Frinzell - Director, CA Dept of Education, NSD
Gurjeet Barayah - Staff Services Manager I, CA Dept of Education, NSD
Lisa Melhouse - Nutrition Education Administrator, CA Dept of Education, NSD
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Sunday, November 11th
Session F
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Title Pending
Room: Seaside S-4
Speaker(s): - TBD
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"Cafeteria Makeovers: Little Ones, Medium Ones, and Very Big Ones"
Room: Seaside Ballroom B
Speaker(s): Jean Ronnei, SNS - Senior Consultant, ProTeam Foodservice Advisors
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"CSNA Update"
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Speaker(s): Kim Ekholm
Janine Nichols
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"Eat With Your Eyes: Food Photography and Menu Publishing"
Room: Seaside S-1
Speaker(s): Amanda Freeman , PrimeroEdge
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"Marketing Your Program in 30 Minutes A Week"
Room: Seaside Ballroom A
Speaker(s): Laura Thompson - Marketing Manager, Health-e Pro
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"The Magic of Your Story"
Room: Seaside S-7
Speaker(s): Matt Upton - LG Wizard, Matt Upton Speaking of Success
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"The Skinny on Fats and Oils - Education on the Changing Role of Fats & Oils in Human Nutrition"
Room: Seaside S-5
Speaker(s): Mark Messina, PhD, MS - Executive Director, Soy Connection
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Session G
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m."California Thursdays: Hands on Culinary Techniques and Effective Marketing Strategies for Fresh School Meals"
Room: Seaside S-1
Speaker(s): Adam Kesselman - Interim Program Director, California Food for California Kids, Center for Ecoliteracy
Leyla Marandi - California Thursdays Network Coordinator, Center for Ecoliteracy
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"Developing A Culture of POSITIVE Change "
Room: Seaside Ballroom B
Speaker(s): Ryan Molnar - Sales Manager, Suncup Juices
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"Farm to Cafeteria: Bid Resources and the Next Generation of Local Procurement"
Room: Seaside S-7
Speaker(s): Ben Thomas - Farm to Cafeteria Senior Program Manager, Community Alliance with Family Farmers
Nora Stewart - Program Manager, Farm to Institution Center, Community Health Improvement Partners
Carissa Iwamoto, MBA, RDN, SNS - Director of Child Nutrition Services, Fallbrook Union ESD
Bob Knight - Founder, Old Grove Orange
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"Legislation: How to be involved in decision making"
Room: Seaside S-4
Speaker(s): Suzanne Morales - Director of Nutrition Services, Placentia Yorba Linda Unified
Thomas Arganda - Director, Galt Joint Unified HSD
Lee Angela Reid - Senior Legislative Advocate, Capitol Advisors
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"The Nuts and Bolts of Breakfast After the Bell"
Room: Seaside Ballroom A
Speaker(s): No Kid Hungry Campaign - Program Manager, Los Angeles, No Kid Hungry Campaign
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"What about the Back of the House"
Room: Seaside S-5
Speaker(s): Lynette Rock, RD, SNS - Past CSNA President, Rock Consulting
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