Speakers for Chapter Meetings
Speakers
Northern California
Kristie MiddletonSr. Food Policy Director
kmiddleton@humanesociety.org
240-620-3688
Jennifer Gerard
Program Director
California Food for California Kids
Center for Ecoliteracy at the David Brower Center
2150 Allston Way, Suite 270
Berkeley, CA 94704-1377
jennifer@ecoliteracy.org
Phone (831) 334-4676
Jenn Gerard, R.D., program director for California Food for California Kids, served previously as director of Nutrition Services for the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, where she prioritized a transition to fresh meal preparation, salad bars, and staff development, and helped launch a culinary program at Seaside High School that collaborates with Nutrition Services to develop, test, and market new recipes. A Fresh Meals@ Schools Ambassador, she incorporated local agriculture in the district's Farm Fresh program and expanded partnerships with local fishermen to incorporate Monterey Bay's marine bounty into the child nutrition program.
Winnie Chang
Presentation on Wellness
National Sales Director
Chef's Corner, a division of Omnibus Trading Corp
1787 Sabre Street
Hayward, CA 94545
Cell Phone: 415.812.3398
Office Phone: 510.441.0565
Fax: 510.441.0150
winniechang@chefscornerfoods.com
CINTAS Corp. "Ready for the Workday"
Various Safety Presentations focused F&N Ex: "Slips, Trip, and Falls"/ "Blood-born Pathogens"/ Etc.
Call for scheduling in your area
Ronny Tarazi (No. Cal & Central Cal)
Education Division
2829 Workman Mill Rd.
Whittier, CA 90601
tarazir@cintas.com
Cell: (562) 754-5373
Fax: (866) 741-1594
Chris Herad (So.Cal)
Cintas Education Division
heardc@cintas.com
Cell: (562) 754-5373
Southern California
Lauren Pitts, RDSouthern California Food Policy Coordinator
lpitts@humanesociety.org
310-710-3076
Matt Upton
Motivational Speaker
916.708.8103
Success@MattUpton.net
MattUpton.net
CINTAS Corp. "Ready for the Workday"
"First Aid & Safety presentation"
"Slips, Trip, and Falls"
Call for scheduling in your area
Chris Heard (So. Cal)
Education Division
2829 Workman Mill Rd.
Whittier, CA 90601
Cell: (562) 754-5373
Fax: (866) 741-1594
Ryan Molnar
Leadership Topics
Regional Sales Manager
Gregory Packaging, Inc.
ryanmolnar@me.com
909-280-1767
Upcoming CSNA Events
November 13-16, 202472nd Annual Conference
April 6-8, 2025
Legislative Action Conference
May 4-6, 2025
Child Nutrition & Industry Summit