Annual Conference
2021 Conference Sessions
Sort by: Key Areas - HandoutsThursday, November 11th
Session A
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m."Food Production Records: A Very Helpful Tool"
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Speaker(s): Rachel Bowers - Child Nutrition Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education
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"Keys to Successful Advocacy & Why It Matters"
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Speaker(s): Kristin Hilleman - Director II Food & Nutrition Services & CSNA PP&L Chair, Capistrano Unified School District
Jennifer Davis, SNS - Food Service Director, Kern High School District
Josh Rogers, SNS - Director Nutrition, Greenfield Union School District
Jennifer LeBarre, SNS - Executive Director Student Nutrition Service, San Francisco USD
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"Overcome the FEARS: Interview Skills"
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Speaker(s): Selina Gordian - Food Service Training Specialist, Los Angeles Unified School District
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"Sensory of Taste - Why We Taste the Way We Taste"
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Speaker(s): Josh Diekman - Corporate Executive Chef, Land O'Lakes
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"The Menu Drives your Business"
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Speaker(s): Linsey LaPlant - Regional Sales Manager, Health-e Pro
Lynn Shavinsky - Regional Sales Manager, Health-e Pro
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Session B
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m."Communicating the Business of Child Nutrition"
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Speaker(s): Janelle Peterson, MEd, SNS - Senior Consultant, ProTeam Foodservice Advisors
Jean Ronnei, SNS - Senior Consultant, ProTeam Foodservice Advisors
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"Creating Engaging Classroom and Virtual Training Sessions"
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Speaker(s): Susan Brooks - Consultant/Trainer, Susan Brooks, RD, MA
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"How to Show Up with Your Best the Entire Serve Season"
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Speaker(s): Matt Upton - Chief Encouragement Officer, Matt Upton, Speaking of Success
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"Practical Solutions for Covid feeding and beyond"
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Speaker(s): Gina Fero - Sales representative, The Fisc
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"Voices from the Field: Maintaining high quality meals during emergency service and beyond"
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Speaker(s): Krysta Williams, Center for Ecoliteracy
Yousef Buzayan - Farm to Cafeteria Program Manager, Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
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Friday, November 12th
Session C
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m."Adapting to Change - Meal Service Amidst COVID-19"
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Speaker(s): Jackie Richardson - Nutrition Education Administrator, Education and Nutrition Policy Unit, Nutrition Services Division, California Department of Education
Tawny Cowell - Director, Nutrition Services, Redding Elementary School District
Dominic Machi - Director of Food and Nutrition Services, Mt. Diablo USD
Adleit Asi - Director, Nutrition Services, Riverside USD
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"Administrative Review Strategies for a Successful Remote Review"
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Speaker(s): Jennifer L. McNeil, RDN, SNS - Fonder, LunchAssist, LunchAssist
Melissa Manning, RDN, LunchAssist
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"PIVOT! How San Francisco USD Pivoted It's Way Into a Unique Response to COVID-19 Pandemic"
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Speaker(s): Jennifer LeBarre - Executive Director, San Francisco USD
Simone Saldanha - Student Engagement Coordinator, San Francisco USD
Ivan Rodriquez - Project Manager, San Francisco USD
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"Recipe for Effective Communication"
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Speaker(s): Dawn Soto - Senior Food Service Training Specialist, Los Angeles Unified School District
Selina Gordian - Food Service Training Specialist, Los Angeles Unified School District
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"The Important Contribution of School Nutrition Programs to Student Mental Health"
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Speaker(s): Alyson Foote - Project Manager, Food Systems and Access, Dairy Council of California
Phoebe Petersen - Community Nutrition Adviser Supervisor , Dairy Council of California
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Session D
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m."Allergen Management for School Nutrition"
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Speaker(s): Michelle Hill - Culinary Allergen Specialist, FoodSafetyGuy
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"Creating Minnesota Harvest of the Month"
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Speaker(s): Helen Schnoes, AICP - Regional Marketing Specialist, Ag Marketing & Development
Sue Knott, MDA
Sami Burington, MDE
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"Food Safety Through Active Managerial Control "
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Speaker(s): Philip Dalessandro - Food Service Training Specialist, Los Angeles Unified School District
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"How to Show Up and Create 3D Collaborations"
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Speaker(s): Matt Upton - Chief Encouragement Officer, Matt Upton, Speaking of Success
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"State Update"
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Speaker(s): Kim Frinzell - Director, Nutrition Services Division, California Department of Education
Lisa Melhouse - Associate Director, Nutrition Services Division, Nutrition Services Division, California Department of Education
Gurjeet Barayah - Staff Services Manager II, School Nutrition Programs Unit, Nutrition Services Division, California Department of Education
Katie Tully - Staff Services Manager I, Resource Management Unit and Northern School Nutrition Programs Unit, Nutrition Services Division, California Department of Education
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Session E
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m."Change Makers: Creating a program that thrives among change "
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Speaker(s): Melissa Larsen - Business Strategy, Cool School Cafe, RealTime Solutions
Vanessa Paige - Account Services, Cool School Cafe, RealTime Solutions
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"Gen Z Insights, Food Trends and Culinary Demonstration - Ideas and tips to spice up your menu Fueling Gen Z, Food Attitudes, Nutrition Needs and Foods to Fuel with special appearance by Chef Monica "
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Speaker(s): Monica Coulter - Corporate Chef, General Mills
Lesley Shiery, MS, RD - Associate Manager, Nutrition, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition
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"Minnesota School Personnel Mental Health Training Initiative-Kognito At Risk for Schools"
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Speaker(s): Stephanie Downey - Coordinator , Minnesota Department of Health
Joe Diaz - Coordinator , Kognito
Vickie Speltz - Food Service Director/ School Bus Driver , Lewiston-Altura #857
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"School Nutrition & Equity During COVID-19 "
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Speaker(s): Daisy Munguia - Senior Program Manager , No Kid Hungry
Jonelle Williams-Pagan - Program Manager , No Kid Hungry
Robin Hernandez - School Meals Access Manager , No Kid Hungry
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"State Update"
Room:
Speaker(s): Kim Frinzell - Director, Nutrition Services Division, California Department of Education
Lisa Melhouse - Associate Director, Nutrition Services Division, Nutrition Services Division, California Department of Education
Gurjeet Barayah - Staff Services Manager II, School Nutrition Programs Unit, Nutrition Services Division, California Department of Education
Katie Tully - Staff Services Manager I, Resource Management Unit and Northern School Nutrition Programs Unit, Nutrition Services Division, California Department of Education
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Session F
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m."Creative Menu Planning and Service in Uncertain Times"
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Speaker(s): Hannah Gelhar, RD, LD - Menu & Social Media Consultant, ProTeam Foodservice Advisors
Janelle Peterson, M.Ed, SNS - Senior Consultant, ProTeam Foodservice Advisors
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"How to Show Up without Your Pesky Person"
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Speaker(s): Matt Upton - Chief Encouragement Officer, Matt Upton, Speaking of Success
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"Maximize Your Match! Direct Certification Best Practices and CEP"
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Speaker(s): Gurjeet Barayah - Staff Services Manager II, School Nutrition Programs Unit, Nutrition Services Division, California Department of Education
Katie Tully - Staff Services Manager I, Resource Management Unit and Northern School Nutrition Programs Unit (Interim), Nutrition Services Division, California Department of Education
Stephanie Bruce - Director, Nutrition Services, Palm Springs Unified School District
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"Navigating Social Distancing in your Food Service model"
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Speaker(s): Lars Johnson, CPFS - President, LAJ Consulting, LLC/FoodSafetyGuy
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Saturday, November 13th
Session G
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m."Grab N Go: Are you running low on Reimbursable Meal ideas or seeking packaging and/or labeling solutions? We've got fresh ideas from districts across the country!"
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Speaker(s): Jodi Batten, SNS - National Sales & Marketing Director, Red Gold
Jean Ronnei, SNS - Participation Growth Engineer, Visualz
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"How to Show Up and Transform Challenges into Courage"
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Speaker(s): Matt Upton - Chief Encouragement Officer, Matt Upton, Speaking of Success
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"Time Won't Give Me Time"
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Speaker(s): Dawn Soto - Senior Food Service Training Specialist, Los Angeles Unified School District
Cecilia Milner - Food Service Training Specialist, Los Angeles Unified School District
Mervin Kiedpool - Food Service Training Specialist, Los Angeles Unified School District
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"You survivied Covid. How to re-enter into regular feeding. Safely, Effeciently and Sustainably"
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Speaker(s): Christine Banta - Sales, The Fischer Group
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Session H
"Addressing Grief in the Workplace"Room:
Speaker(s): Susan Brooks - School Nutrition Consultant/Trainer, Susan Brooks, RD,MA
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"Measuring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): More Important Now Than Ever!"
Room:
Speaker(s): Janelle Peterson, MEd, SNS - Senior Consultant, ProTeam Foodservice Advisors
Jean Ronnei, SNS - Senior Consultant, ProTeam Foodservice Advisors
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"Navigate the ever-changing world of K-12 Nutrition & Food Service "
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Speaker(s): Trevor Bentley - Account Development Manager, Hubert Company
Jay Noel - Account Development Manager, Hubert Company
Greg Banks - Senior Leader, Hubert Company
Justin Polosky, Hubert Company
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"The future kitchen. Delivery, POS, Market Place"
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Speaker(s): Gene Austin - Sales, The Fischer Group
Michele Martinez - Sales, The Fischer Group
Mario O'Brien - sales, The Fischer Group
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