Annual Conference
2020 Conference Sessions
Sort by: Key Areas - SessionsThursday, October 29th
Session A
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m."Food Production Records: A Very Helpful Tool"
Speaker(s): Rachel Bowers
No handout currently available.
"Keys to Successful Advocacy & Why It Matters"
Speaker(s): Kristin Hilleman, Jennifer Davis, SNS, Josh Rogers, SNS, Jennifer LeBarre, SNS
No handout currently available.
"Overcome the FEARS: Interview Skills"
Speaker(s): Selina Gordian
"Sensory of Taste - Why We Taste the Way We Taste"
Speaker(s): Josh Diekman
No handout currently available.
"The Menu Drives your Business"
Speaker(s): Linsey LaPlant, Lynn Shavinsky
No handout currently available.
Session B
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m."Communicating the Business of Child Nutrition"
Speaker(s): Janelle Peterson, MEd, SNS, Jean Ronnei, SNS
No handout currently available.
"Creating Engaging Classroom and Virtual Training Sessions"
Speaker(s): Susan Brooks
No handout currently available.
"How to Show Up with Your Best the Entire Serve Season"
Speaker(s): Matt Upton
No handout currently available.
"Practical Solutions for Covid feeding and beyond"
Speaker(s): Gina Fero
No handout currently available.
"Voices from the Field: Maintaining high quality meals during emergency service and beyond"
Speaker(s): Krysta Williams, Yousef Buzayan
No handout currently available.
Friday, October 30th
Session C
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m."Adapting to Change - Meal Service Amidst COVID-19"
Speaker(s): Jackie Richardson, Tawny Cowell, Dominic Machi, Adleit Asi
No handout currently available.
"Administrative Review Strategies for a Successful Remote Review"
Speaker(s): Jennifer L. McNeil, RDN, SNS, Melissa Manning, RDN
"PIVOT! How San Francisco USD Pivoted It's Way Into a Unique Response to COVID-19 Pandemic"
Speaker(s): Jennifer LeBarre, Simone Saldanha, Ivan Rodriquez
No handout currently available.
"Recipe for Effective Communication"
Speaker(s): Dawn Soto, Selina Gordian
"The Important Contribution of School Nutrition Programs to Student Mental Health"
Speaker(s): Alyson Foote, Phoebe Petersen
No handout currently available.
Session D
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m."Allergen Management for School Nutrition"
Speaker(s): Michelle Hill
"Creating Minnesota Harvest of the Month"
Speaker(s): Helen Schnoes, AICP, Sue Knott, MDA, Sami Burington, MDE
No handout currently available.
"Food Safety Through Active Managerial Control "
Speaker(s): Philip Dalessandro
"How to Show Up and Create 3D Collaborations"
Speaker(s): Matt Upton
No handout currently available.
"State Update"
Speaker(s): Kim Frinzell, Lisa Melhouse, Gurjeet Barayah, Katie Tully
No handout currently available.
Session E
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m."Change Makers: Creating a program that thrives among change "
Speaker(s): Melissa Larsen, Vanessa Paige
No handout currently available.
"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 "
Speaker(s): Monica Coulter , Lesley Shiery, MS, RD
"Minnesota School Personnel Mental Health Training Initiative-Kognito At Risk for Schools"
Speaker(s): Stephanie Downey, Joe Diaz , Vickie Speltz
No handout currently available.
"School Nutrition & Equity During COVID-19 "
Speaker(s): Daisy Munguia, Jonelle Williams-Pagan , Robin Hernandez
"State Update"
Speaker(s): Kim Frinzell, Lisa Melhouse, Gurjeet Barayah, Katie Tully
No handout currently available.
Session F
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m."Creative Menu Planning and Service in Uncertain Times"
Speaker(s): Hannah Gelhar, RD, LD, Janelle Peterson, M.Ed, SNS
No handout currently available.
"How to Show Up without Your Pesky Person"
Speaker(s): Matt Upton
No handout currently available.
"Maximize Your Match! Direct Certification Best Practices and CEP"
Speaker(s): Gurjeet Barayah, Katie Tully, Stephanie Bruce
No handout currently available.
"Navigating Social Distancing in your Food Service model"
Speaker(s): Lars Johnson, CPFS
No handout currently available.
Saturday, October 31st
Session G
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 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!"
Speaker(s): Jodi Batten, SNS, Jean Ronnei, SNS
No handout currently available.
"How to Show Up and Transform Challenges into Courage"
Speaker(s): Matt Upton
No handout currently available.
"Time Won't Give Me Time"
Speaker(s): Dawn Soto, Cecilia Milner, Mervin Kiedpool
"You survivied Covid. How to re-enter into regular feeding. Safely, Effeciently and Sustainably"
Speaker(s): Christine Banta
No handout currently available.
Session H
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m."Addressing Grief in the Workplace"
Speaker(s): Susan Brooks
No handout currently available.
"Measuring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): More Important Now Than Ever!"
Speaker(s): Janelle Peterson, MEd, SNS, Jean Ronnei, SNS
No handout currently available.
"Navigate the ever-changing world of K-12 Nutrition & Food Service "
Speaker(s): Trevor Bentley, Jay Noel, Greg Banks, Justin Polosky
No handout currently available.
"The future kitchen. Delivery, POS, Market Place"
Speaker(s): Gene Austin , Michele Martinez, Mario O'Brien
No handout currently available.
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