Annual Conference

2016 Conference Sessions

Friday, November 11th

Session A

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

"DIY Nutrition Fair: Tips & Tricks to Planning Your Own Student Event"
Speaker(s): Amber Watson, Tina Bond, Jeri Echols

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"Know your Numbers! Bring Food Cost DOWN!"
Speaker(s): Lynn Shavinsky
No handout currently available.

"LCAP: The School Nutrition Connection"
Speaker(s): Melissa Cannon, Miguel Villareal

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"Red/Orange is the New Black! Innovative Menu Solutions Utilizing Shelf Stable Tomato Products"
Speaker(s): Jodi Batten, SNS
No handout currently available.

"Student Voices for Healthy Choices: Expanding Nutrition Education Outside the Classroom."
Speaker(s): Tracy Fiscella, MS, RDN, SNS, Sue Peak, RDN

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"Top Administrative Review Findings: Eligibility and Definition of a Site"
Speaker(s): Joan Davis, Janice Hunt

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Session B

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

"CEP and Direct Certification"
Speaker(s): Chelsey Cooper, Katie Tully
No handout currently available.

"How to Implement your Signature Fast Scratch Items Utilizing Equipment and Supplies."
Speaker(s): Gina Fero
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"If You're Not at the Table - You're on the Menu: Support your Wellness Policy Through LCAP "
Speaker(s): Shannan Young, Heather Reed, Melissa Cannon

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"Procurement Tool"
Speaker(s): Emily Phillips
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"Salads and Sandwiches. Kicking it up a Notch!"
Speaker(s): Michelle Curry

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"Sensory Nutrition: Enticing Children to Choose Foods with Benefits"
Speaker(s): Jim Painter, PhD, RD, Maggie Schuster
No handout currently available.

Saturday, November 12th

Session C

8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

"Breakfast After the Bell: Resources for Successful Implementation & Buy-In"
Speaker(s): Tracey Patterson, Steven Yokoi, Stephanie Bruce

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"Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Food labels and Sustainability: The Changing Landscape of School Meals"
Speaker(s): Lori Hoolihan, Anne Gaffney, Shannan Young

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"How to Serve more Students, Staff, and Parents "Understanding the Power of Connective Communication""
Speaker(s): Matt Upton
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"Innovative Ways to Build Sales in your Cafeteria and Beyond!"
Speaker(s): Gayle Swain, Gina Fero
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"Promoting Your Program"
Speaker(s): Debbie Veauvais
No handout currently available.

"Top Administrative Review Findings: Offer VS/Serve Meal Comp"
Speaker(s): Julie Boarer Pitchford, Ashley Osterman, Christine Santy

"Value for Value: Menu planning, Procurement, & USDA Foods"
Speaker(s): Lynnelle Grumbles

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Session D

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

"Clean Label on Products for School Nutrition Programs"
Speaker(s): Wanda Grant, RD, SNS, Shirley J. Brown, Ed. D., SNS
No handout currently available.

"CNR Update"
Speaker(s): Barry Sackin
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"How to Increase your Breakfast Participation!"
Speaker(s): Hector Gutierrez, Josefina Mejia

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"Legislative Advocate? Not Me! (Legislation Part 1) "
Speaker(s): Suzanne Morales, Lee Angela Reid, Robert Schram

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"Smarter Lunchrooms Movement Certified Technical Advising Professional - Part A and B"
Speaker(s): Heather Reed, Leslie Pring

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"The CA Farm to School Network: Strategies for Farm to Cafeteria Success!"
Speaker(s): Ben Thomas
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"Top Administrative Review Findings: Meal Counting & Claiming"
Speaker(s): Janice Hunt

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Session E

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

"Help! Who Do I Call?"
Speaker(s): Jeremy Carver, Steve Ducolon, Slade Johnson
No handout currently available.

"How to Grow Through Troublesome Times"
Speaker(s): Matt Upton
No handout currently available.

"Legislative Advocate?I'm Ready, Now What? (Legislation Part 2) "
Speaker(s): Suzanne Morales, Lee Angela Reid, Robert Schram

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"Marketing as EASY as 1,2,3"
Speaker(s): Linsey LaPlant
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"Smarter Lunchrooms Movement Certified Technical Advising Professional - Part A and B"
Speaker(s): Heather Reed, Leslie Pring

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"Top Administrative Review Findings: Food Safety"
Speaker(s): Ashley Osterman

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"Using Learner-Centered Methods for Training Success"
Speaker(s): Anna Jones
No handout currently available.

Sunday, November 13th

Session F

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

"Behind the Scenes of School Food Photography"
Speaker(s): Tawnie Kroll, RDN, Melissa Ulam

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"Chefs Roundtable--Brainstorming"
Speaker(s): James Dumars
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"FDA Food Safety Modernization Act - Safe Practices for School Gardens "
Speaker(s): Garth Maijala
No handout currently available.

"Maximize your Equipment Investment Through Training and Maintenance "
Speaker(s): Nicole ORourke
No handout currently available.

"More Than Just a Blender - Facilitating Experiential Learning to Empower Students to be Change Agents."
Speaker(s): Gigi Kwok-Hinsley

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"State Up-Date"
Speaker(s): Sandip Kaur

"The Melting Pot of Your Cafeteria"
Speaker(s): Jaren Scott, Anna Apoian, RD, MDA, SNS (invited, confirmation pending)
No handout currently available.

Session G

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

"Chefs Roundtable--Success Stories"
Speaker(s): James Dumars
No handout currently available.

"Cultivating Communitywide Summer Meal Champions: Strategies to Effectively Engage Locally Elected Officials, and City and County Agencies to Support Summer Meals"
Speaker(s): Patrice Chamberlain, Natalie Cole, Lieling Hwang, RD, Fatinah Darwinish, MPH, RD
No handout currently available.

"Financial Wellness"
Speaker(s): Kristin Johnson
No handout currently available.

"Going Garbanzo: Plant-Powered Recipe Demo and Discussion"
Speaker(s): Kristie Middleton, Lauren Pitts

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"Healthy Schools Act and your Kitchen"
Speaker(s): Garth Maijala
No handout currently available.

"One Tool To Budget It All"
Speaker(s): Ralph Peschek
No handout currently available.

"State Up-Date"
Speaker(s): Sandip Kaur

Legislative Action Conference