2022 Winter Conference Sessions

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DAY ONE - Wednesday, February 9, 2022


9:15am - 9:45am | Welcome & IAB Introductions


9:45am - 10:45am | Keynote Session

Leadership is a Choice

Join this humorous yet impactful session to focus on how the choices we make impact achieving success through others. This includes your choices as well as theirs. Most of our actions and reactions are programmed into our thinking at an early age… so how do we make different kinds of choices? The answer is found in harnessing the energy behind what we all really want.
Key Area:
Administration
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Speaker:

Ken Wasco, Customer Effectiveness Manager, Gordon Food Service

11:00am - 12:00pm | Educational Sessions

Religious Inclusion and Equity through Food and Nutrition Programs

Diversity and inclusion are at the forefront of current public conversation and policy. As a result, it has become more important than ever for school nutrition professionals to understand the different dietary practices followed by families in our communities. As populations continue to grow and diversify, religious dietary restrictions, such as Kosher and Halal, are increasingly followed. Come and learn basic knowledge on how to incorporate these meal patterns into your menu and apply a more intentional approach to practicing inclusion within your program.
Key Area: 
Nutrition
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Speakers:

Michele Clark K12 Sales, National Food Group

Tackling Waste and Wellness in a School Cafeteria

Hear about a collaboration between a hospital and a five school Illinois district committed to reversing county health trends and building palates for healthy foods. With an extensive strategy and evaluation plan, the group worked together to create a locally sourced, scratch-cooked school cafeteria program with the existing team and facilities.
Key Area:
Operations
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Speakers:

Greg Christian Founder and CEO, Beyond Green
Connie Crawley Food Service Director, Lincoln Elementary SD 27

12:00pm - 12:45pm | Lunch


12:45pm - 1:45pm | Educational Sessions

Religious Inclusion and Equity through Food and Nutrition Programs

Diversity and inclusion are at the forefront of current public conversation and policy. As a result, it has become more important than ever for school nutrition professionals to understand the different dietary practices followed by families in our communities. As populations continue to grow and diversify, religious dietary restrictions, such as Kosher and Halal, are increasingly followed. Come and learn basic knowledge on how to incorporate these meal patterns into your menu and apply a more intentional approach to practicing inclusion within your program.
Key Area: 
Nutrition
View the Presentation
Speakers:

Michele Clark K12 Sales, National Food Group

Tackling Waste and Wellness in a School Cafeteria

Hear about a collaboration between a hospital and a five school Illinois district committed to reversing county health trends and building palates for healthy foods. With an extensive strategy and evaluation plan, the group worked together to create a locally sourced, scratch-cooked school cafeteria program with the existing team and facilities.
Key Area: 
Operations
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Speakers:

Greg Christian Founder and CEO, Beyond Green
Connie Crawley Food Service Director, Lincoln Elementary SD 27

2:00pm - 2:45pm | Team Building Activity


2:45pm - 4:15pm | Vendor Roundtables


5:00pm - 6:00pm | Networking Reception


6:00pm - 10:00pm | Dinner & Entertainment


DAY TWO - Thursday, February 10, 2022


8:00am - 9:00am | Breakfast


9:00am - 10:00am | Educational Session

Embracing Change in a World That Won't Stop Changing

Are you sick and tired of hearing the words "unprecedented" and "pivot"? As much as many of us would like to simply stop experiencing so much rapid change, a better plan may be to focus our efforts on how to embrace these changes. Whether or not we like it or are prepared for it, change will come regardless. So how do we cope? How do we stay calm and feel stable? How do we become champions of change? Come and learn strategies to alter your perspective on change and ways to practice mental and emotional resilience when change occurs. In times when you have very little control over the environment around you, you must focus on the one thing you can control: yourself.
Key Area: 
Administration
Speaker:

Stefanie Giannini Director, Marquardt School District 15

10:15am - 11:45am | Vendor Roundtables


11:45am - 12:45pm | Open Forum Roundtable Discussion

ILSNA Open Forum Roundtable Discussion

Come and join fellow school nutrition directors to voice your concerns, ask questions and hear solutions regarding the current issues within our industry. Industry suppliers will be on-hand to answer your questions and provide future updates about the supply and demand issues facing manufacturers.
Key Area: 
Administration
Speakers:
Brenda Nagel Cano K-12 Specialist, ASM Waypoint
Norm Perea Key Account Manager K-12, Rich Products
Dana Saverino Director of K-12 Sales Midwest Region, SA Piazza & Associates, LLC


12:45pm - 1:00pm | Closing Remarks


Thank you to our 2022 ILSNA Winter Conference educational session sponsors:

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Thank you to our 2022 ILSNA Winter Conference breakfast sponsor:

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