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Georgia Gems Fall 2018

A Publication of the Georgia School Nutrition Association

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Published by the Georgia School Nutrition Association

Inside This Issue 2018 Leadership & Legislative Training Conference 2018-2019 Officers President Nicole James President-elect Cheryl Jones Secretary April Cox Treasurer Dee Mathis System Level Section Chair Debra Morris School Level Section Chair Nancy Bourke State Staff Advisor Nancy Rice Executive Director Susan Cheshire GSNA Office 2372 Main St. Tucker, Georgia 30084 (770) 934-8890 Fax: (770) 934-8917 (877) 221-8733 (inside Georgia) www.georgiaschoolnutrition.com GSNA Facebook: https://www.facebook. com/GeorgiaSNA GSNA Twitter: @GA_SNA GSNA YouTube: GeorgiaSNA GSNA Instagram: https://www.instagram. com/georgiasna/

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From the President

School Level Chair Message

System Level Chair Message

Chair of District Presidents Message

2018-2019 GSNA Calendar

GSNA Industry Advisory Board

2018 NAC Art Winners

2018-2019 GSNA Culinary Competition

Around the State!

Corporate Members

GSNA Annual Conference Award Winners

GSNA Director of the Year: Rindy Trapnell – Wayne County

GSNA Manager of the Year: Larry Jackson – Sumter County – SNA Southeast Manager of the Year

GSNA Employee of the Year: Debra “Kay” Flynt – SNA Southeast Regional Winner

GSNA Josephine Martin Award for Excellence: Teresa Stevenson – GaDoe School Nutrition Program

GSNA Naomi Tolbert Central Office Support Award: Nakeitha Carter – Griffin Spalding County

2018 Beyond the Plate: Carol Griffin – Barrow County

2018 SNA Annual Conference Thanks GSNA 2018-2019 Sponsors!

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From the President Welcome Back Miracle Makers, Well it is that time already, time to start a new school year. The sadness that comes with the ending of summer is covered by the excitement of a new school year. With the planning of new menu items and back to school celebrations a renewed passion appears for the awesome task we have before us, preparing students ready to learn. I pray your summer was full of rest and relaxation, along with opportunities to serve your communities through summer feeding or other service projects. Being equipped to serve for me this summer meant preparing and serving meals for the Carver Road Baptist Church Youth Camp. As I was planning the menus for camp, I focused on the student’s favorite foods and ending each meal with a special sweet treat, but the most important ingredient was love. Each day started with eggs, bacon, sausage and biscuits, and to my surprise this was the student’s favorite meal. One of our students even stated, “if a good meal was the way to a person’s heart, his heart couldn’t get any fuller”. My heart was full, and it really affirmed the fact that serving others ends with you receiving a larger blessing than you could ever imagine. As we start a new school year, let us always remember focus on mentoring new staff and pouring into our fellow workers. Someone once saw something special in me and encouraged me to dream and go further than I could have ever imagined. Who is your someone special and how can you make a difference in their lives? Just like someone, made a difference in mine. So, are you “Equipped to Serve”, Service Minded, Hunger Focused? Ready, Set, Miracle Making Time.

Nicole James GSNA 2018-2019 President

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School Level Chair Message Hello Fellow GSNA Members: As we begin a new journey in this school year, I am looking forward to being your School Level Chair. We have many exciting opportunities for you to grow in this wonderful profession of ours. We begin our journey at Kick-Off Luncheon in Macon on September 27. This is a very special time to learn, grow, network and just have some fun. October 18 and 19 takes us on a journey to St Simon’s Island for Manager’s retreat. Please take advantage of these opportunities to learn and enhance your profession. I can’t wait to see my GSNA family at these events and hoping to add new family members as you become excited about GSNA. Remember, you are changing lives one meal at a time. Embrace every minute. Nancy Bourke, GSNA School Level Chair 2018-2019 Nancy_Bourke@Gwinnett.k12.ga.us

System Level Chair Message Welcome to the 2018-19 school year. The beginning of a new school term is much like the dawning of a new day; it reminds us that the future holds infinite possibilities. I hope that your summer was relaxed, filled with adventures, good health, hugs and kisses because you deserve it. We are about to begin a great school year filled with hope, vision, and excitement as we focus on being “Equipped to Serve, Service Minded, and Hunger Focused.” This promises to be a year filled with golden opportunities for all of our members as we strive to find ways that we can be even better than before. We embark on this journey with a pledge to you that this will be a year of engaging, meaningful and rigorous work on behalf of our members and our organization. One of the best ways to connect with other members of our professional community is to network with peers and keep up with the latest trends in our industry. We look forward to facilitating face to face opportunities for this dialogue to occur. Look for your invitation to forums in your area for networking, information sharing, and relationship building. We want and value your involvement and support in your Georgia School Nutrition Association. Your active participation is key to the success of our organization! Because we possess a leadership mindset I know each of us want to make a difference in the lives of our students, their families, and our communities. As we move forward, I invite you to think about something written so long ago but something that still resonates today. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” I am confident that we will blaze a trail filled with success and accomplishment as, together, we launch the best year yet. We are “Equipped to Serve” and will embrace every opportunity to do so, we will inspire excellence with our “Service Minded” activities and we will unlock our potential to feed the multitudes by being “Hunger Focused.” Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve as your system level chair. I am honored and humbled to serve in this capacity amongst such great leaders in our industry. GSNA is alive with much energy, enthusiasm, and a high standard of excellence. It is, indeed, a place where opportunities abound. Here’s to an AWESOME year as we work together to serve Georgia’s future each and every day! Dr. Debra Morris GSNA System Level Chair, 2018-2019 dmorris@jcss.us 3

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Chair of District President’s Message The District Presidents had a great meeting at Leadership training in Dalton getting to know each other and learn all about what it takes for a district to be successful. They did role playing for conducting a district meeting and other fun activities. They were challenged to choose a color and a name for their district and to design a flag with their color and name to use at district meetings and to have at the annual conference. The group of District Presidents, themselves are called the Georgia Gems and our flag will incorporate all of the colors from each district . We will have a wonderful flag display at the annual conference from all districts. Each District President has their tote bag full of items ready to “equip” them for this year and we look forward to seeing what each district can do to be “service minded and hunger focused.” They are all excited about their year and eager to reach for the GOLD! Teresa Stevenson, GSNA Chair of District Presidents 2018-2019 tstevenson@doe.k12.ga.us

SAVE THE DATE! GSNA Industry Seminar December 6-7, 2018 Callaway Gardens Resort Make sure to put GSNA’s 2018 Industry Seminar on your calendar! You will mix and mingle with school nutrition professionals and industry partners in a relaxed and beautiful setting at the Callaway Gardens resort in Pine Mountain, GA. Learn what it takes to be a “Servant Leader” and explore what’s new in school nutrition products and services. Plus experience demos with “Innovation Stations” that focus on innovative ideas and products for your program.

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2018-2019 Calendar GSNA NSLW Kick Off Luncheon September 27, 2018 Macon Centreplex - Macon, GA National School Lunch Week 2018 October 15-19, 2018 “School Lunch: Lots2Love” GSNA Managers’ Retreat & Training Summit October 18-19, 2018 Epworth by the Sea St. Simons Island, GA GSNA CROP Show October 23, 2018 Classic Center, Athens, GA GSNA School Nutrition Assistants Program November 1-2, 2018 Georgia FFA-FCCLA Center, Covington, GA GSNA Industry Seminar December 6-7, 2018 Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA GSNA Executive Board Meeting January 2019 Macon, GA GSNA School Nutrition Assistants Program February 21-22, 2019 Georgia FFA-FCCLA Center, Covington, GA GSNA Legislative Advocacy Conference March 12-13, 2019 Atlanta, GA National School Breakfast Week 2019 March 4-8, 2019 “School Breakfast: Start Your Engines” GSNA 2019 Annual Conference April 11- 13, 2019 Athens, GA SNA Future Conference & Meetings School Nutrition Industry Conference January 13-15, 2019 Austin, TX Legislative Action Conference February 24-26, 2019 Washington, DC 2019 ANC July 14-16, 2019

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Let’s Make it a Great Year! by Jan Arms, GSNA Industry Advisory Board, SFS PAC

As your GSNA Industry Advisory Board Chair (IAB) for 2018-2019, I am excited to work with the IAB Board, President Nicole James, the Executive Board and the GSNA Staff to promote industry interests that support GSNA’s mission of advancing the availability, quality and acceptance of school nutrition programs as an integral part of the education environment. GSNA’s IAB is a group of industry professionals assembled to work as a liaison between the School Nutrition Association and the industries which support it. The GSNA IAB members and their district assignments are listed in the box below. The IAB works in conjunction with the GSNA on hot topics such as: • legislative issues including lobbying state and national legislators, • increasing both corporate membership and association membership, • assembling purchasing profiles, • enhancing the annual conference and • working to develop the Industry Seminar.

The Industry Advisory Board, as well as all industry members, are ready to partner with the GSNA members to accomplish their goals. Whether it is teaching a PEP workshop session, supporting the Georgia and National LAC trips, or providing product training, industry members have the knowledge and desire to support school nutrition.

The GSNA Speakers’ Bureau is an exciting resource that is available to our members of Georgia School Nutrition professionals at the state and local level. We are so fortunate to have so many of our industry members willing to share their skills, knowledge, and talents for upcoming meetings throughout the entire year. Georgia District members, I encourage all 2018-2019 Industry Partners members to seek out our industry partners and invite them to your District 1: Cal Holloway next meeting, PEP, workshops, District 2: Karen Ford Duke fundraiser or other event. District 3: Mark Conoly District 4: Warren Goldsmith This is going to be an exciting year! District 5: Warren Goldsmith We are already planning an EducaDistrict 6: Jan Arms, Chair tional and fun Industry Seminar in District 7: Jason Hicks December @ Callaway Gardens that District 8: David Pearson, Co-Chair you would not want to miss! District 9: Brittney Connolly So mark your calendars – District 10: David Thomas December 6-7

2018 NAC Art Winners

6-8, Ruby Harris, General Ray Davis Middle School, Rockdale County

K–5, Elizabeth Park, Haw Creek Elementary School, Forsyth County

9-12, Emma Keisler, Comprehensive High, Jackson County

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The Industry Advisory Board and the GSNA Members will be an awesome team as we strive to achieve President Nicole James theme, “Equipped to Serve, Service Minded, and Hunger Focused.” Best regards, Jan Arms, jarms@portionpaccorp.com

2018-19 advisory board Industry Advisory Board Chairman Jan Arms SFSPac 164 Fallow Lane Acworth, GA 30101 Phone:312-447-5265 Cell: 312-480-0064 Email: jarms@portionpaccorp.com Term Expires: 2020 David Pearson GSNA Industry Advisory Board Co-Chair Charles Pace & Associates 430 Senoia Road Fairburn, GA 30213 Phone: 678-296-8104 Email: david@pacereps.com Term Expires: 2020 Mark Conoly Mobile Fixture and Equipment Company 7373 Fortson Road Columbus, GA 31909 Phone: 706-506-8833 Email: mconoly@mobilefixture.com Term Expires: 2019

David Thomas Integrity Foods, Inc. 4250 Keith Bridge Road, Suite 120 Cumming, GA 30041 Phone: 678-513-7482 Email: david@integrity-foods.com Term Expires: 2019

Brittney Connolly General Mills 2761 Fleur de lis Way Atlanta, GA 30360 Phone: 517-896-9494 Email: Brittney.connolly@genmills.com Term Expires: 2021

Warren Goldsmith Premier Equipment Group, Inc. 5910 Shiloh Rd, E., Ste 122 Alpharetta, GA 30005 Phone: 678-469-8482 Email: wgoldsmith@premierequip.com Term Expires: 2019

Karen Ford-Duke House of Raeford Farms, Inc. 1403 Wilkes Crest Court Dacula, GA 30019 Phone: 912-222-4090 Email: Karen.duke@houseofraeford.com Term Expires: 2021

Jason Hicks The Core Group 1800 Phoenix Blvd. Building #200, Ste. 206 Atlanta, GA 30349 Phone: 770-881-5250 Email: jhicks@coregroupsales.com Term Expires: 2020

Cal Holloway Georgia Power Company 4404 North Shallowford Road Atlanta, GA 30338 Phone: 706-717-8281 Email: cashollo@southernco.com

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2018-2019 Culinary Arts Competition

• To recognize exceptional culinary skills of school nutrition professionals in Georgia. • To enhance the quality of school food.

• To develop and provide tested standardized recipes that are acceptable to our customers – students, administration, teachers and parents

Categories Please use Georgia grown products where possible. Contestants at the district and state level can enter only one category. Mash Up with Mushrooms – Breakfast or Lunch Entrée

Nutty with Peanuts – Really cracking them up – Breakfast or Lunch Entrée or Side

Let’s Dip – Shaking It Up with vegetable or fruit sauces/dips to help encourage fresh vegetable and fruit consumption

State Culinary Awards

First Place - $250 monetary award and certificate

Second Place - $175 monetary award and certificate

Third Place - $100 monetary award and certificate Attendees’ Favorite - $50 monetary award and certificate

State Competition

March 2019 – Helms College – Macon, GA

For Culinary Arts Forms and More Information Visit the GSNA Website: http://www.georgiaschoolnutrition.com/Resources/Culinary-Arts-Competition 8

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Around the State! GSNA District 3

GSNA District 1

Houston County’s Summer Feeding Program Treutlen County First grade students harvested new potatoes that the THS ag student grew - the cafeteria staff made roasted garlic potatoes and served them during lunch.

Sumter County – Summer Feeding Program provided healthy and nutritional meals, breakfast and lunches to over 600 + kids in several sites within Sumter Co. A hearty thanks to all of the food assistants that helps prepare these delicious meals!, Betty McCoy, Carolyn Hightower, Janice Hawkins, Lanelle Harris, Linda Prince, One of the best summer crew ever!

GSNA District 2

Muscogee County “Shaking It Up” for summer madness. Muscogee County Summer Feeding Outreach.

Grady County Summer feeding program.

GSNA District 4

Annette Bomar Hopgood Chapter (GaDoe) Chapter celebrates Dr. Seuss Day.

Gwinnett County 2018 State Culinary Arts Competition. Ann Hamner and Carl Sandberg.

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Newton County Summer Feeding employees hard at work packing Grab & Go bags for distribution.

Gwinnett County Pam Stone at ANC in Las Vegas blending a Dole smoothie with a bike.

Rockdale County Summer Feeding packing lunches for distribution.

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Around the State! GSNA District 5

GSNA District 6

Henry County Summer feeding program

Spalding County Sheriff Deputies assisting with Summer Feeding

Meriwether County Summer feeding program

APS Nutrition staff partnered with the Atlanta Community Food Bank to donate food to APS families.

All smiles on the faces of the students in Carroll County while enjoying their summer lunch.

GSNA Industry Partner Scott Reeves came out to support Sixth District at this summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s P.E.P. training. He is pictured here with Griffin Spalding Keiza Hunt and Doris Angeles.

Fresh fruit & vegetables were donated to participants and families during the Annual Student Wellness Academy.

Clayton County children are receiving a healthy lunch during the summer months.

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Around the State! GSNA District 7

Cherokee County outdoor YMCA Summer feeding program.

Douglas County – The Seam- Fulton County Schools served less Summer Feeding program meals at over 40 approved sites for its annual Summer had a 3% increase and 2 extra Feeding Program. weeks. Chef Clarence Martin with flat bread pizza.

Whitfield County School Nutrition organized an All-American Day, which included a fun take on classic menu items that students love.

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Coffee County School Nutrition’s Seamless Summer program. We had more sites this year and were able to provide meals for 800 kids.

Jeff Davis County children color while during the Summer feeding program.

Ware County – Mayor John Knox visited Memorial Drive Elementary School.

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Barrow County Summer feeding program at the Forsyth County Cafeteria manager Tonya Boys & Girls Club on Winder. Lummus and her crew at Little Mill Middle 12 School make pizza munchables. 12

Jackson County – School Nutrition staff preparing Seamless Summer meals.–.

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Around the State! GSNA District 10

Columbia County - Columbia County School Nutrition Association Relay for Life, Coach for Youth Peewees - Dawn St. Michel

Richmond County Summer Feeding

Warren County cafeteria remodel.

Corporate Members as of August 31, 2018 ACC Distributor’s, Inc. AccuTemp Products, Inc. Affinity Group Paramount AFS Acquisitions LLC dba Atlanta Fixture & Sales American Egg Board Asian Food Solutions, Inc. Atrium Packaging/WNA Bake Crafters Food Company Basil Boss Be Your Best Nutrition Bridgford Foods Corporation Brookwood Farms, Inc. Buena Vista Foods Cavendish Farms CGA Charles Pace & Associates Inc. Citisco, Inc. Cohen Food Service ConAgra Brands Country Pure Foods CTB Foodservice Cutting Edge Marketing Cybersoft PrimeroEdge Dessert Innovations, LLC Domino’s Smart Slice Don Lee Farms Food Service Applications, Inc.

Foodsales East Form Plastics Company General Mills Foodservice Georgia Air and Refrigeration, Inc. Georgia Peanut Commission Georgia Power Company Gilbert Foodservice, Inc. Gold Kist/Pilgrim’s Gordon Food Service Hadley Farms, Inc. Happy Chef Uniforms Heartland School Solutions Hobart Corporation Horizon Software House of Raeford Farms, Inc. HumiTEC Corporation Idahoan Foods, LLC Ingenious Culinary Concepts Innoseal Systems Inc. Integrity Foods, Inc. J & J Snack Foods/ Country Home Bakers J. M. Smuckers Company John Soules Foods JR Simplot Company JTM Food Group Kellogg’s Kent Precision Foods Group, Inc.

Key Impact Sales & Systems, Inc. Kunzler & Co., Inc. Lagniappe Sales Learning ZoneXpress Lone Star Bakery Inc. Manning Bros Food Service Equipment Master Marketing Sunlow Mayfield Dairy Farms, Inc. McCain Foods Meals Plus/Education Mgmt Systems MEIKO Mobile Fixture and Equipment Co., Inc. GA Division Nardone Bros. Pizza National Food Group, Inc. NatureSeal, Inc. Norvell Fixture & Equip. Co., Inc. Nutri-Link Technologies, Inc. PCS Revenue Control Systems, Inc. PepsiCo Foodservice Perdue Foods, LLC Peterson Farms Fresh, Inc. Plas-Tique Products, Inc. PMR, Inc. Premier Equipment Group, Inc. Prime Pak

Roy Siegel & Associates, Inc. Royal Food Service S & F Foods, Inc. SAM Service, Inc. Samples Institutional Foods Schwan’s Food Service, Inc. SEMA Reps SFSPac Food Safety & Sanitation Systems Smart Temps, LLC Southern Press & Packing, Inc. Studio 84 Designs Sunny Food Service The Core Group The Dairy Alliance The Dannon Co., Inc. (Danone Wave) The Hansen Group Titan School Solutions TriMark Strategic True Manufacturing Co., Inc. Tyson Cincinnati Unox, Inc. Vulcan FEG Waypoint Williams Institutional Foods Yangs 5th Taste

President’s Award: ems President District 6, G –eorgia Shelley G Daniel, Jones County – President

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2018 GSNA Award Winners

President’s Award 6th District – Shelley Daniel, President

2018 ALIRT Award National Contacts Local/ State Contacts Houston County James Bryant PPL Chair and Darlene Floyd, Houston County President

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Breakfast FlatBread First Place— Chasitity Hurst, 6th District, Butts County

Malcolm Quillen School Nutrition Hero Award Connie Monaco, Jones County

2018 ALIRT National Contacts District 3/ State Contacts Janta Marshall District 3 PPL Chair and Susan Funderburk District 3 President

Cobbler Crunch or Crisp First Place— Cheryl Stringfellow, District 3, Muscogee County

Wellness Award Jackson County – Dr. Debra Morris, Director

Attendee Favorite Pasta Shake-Up Dish Barbara Hawkins, Bulloch County

Lunch in a Cup First Place—Tie Ashley Barron, District 7, Paulding County and Ann Marie Wright, District 4, Gwinnett County

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2018 Awards Winners President’s Awards 6th District – Shelley Daniel, President Jones County – Patricia Windham, President Dr. Josephine Martin Award of Excellence Teresa Stevenson , GaDOE School Nutrition Program Director of the Year Rindy Trapnell, Wayne County Manager of the Year/Lucille T. Watson Award 1st Place –Larry Jackson, Sumter County (SNA Southeast Regional Award Winner) 2nd Place –Vicki Purvis, Houston County 3rd Place –Adina Tyre, Wayne County Employee of the Year/Golden Leaf Award 1st Place –DebraFlynt, Glynn County (SNA Southeast Regional & National Award Winner) 2nd Place – Betty Dean, Houston County 3rd Place – Gloria Spellman, Wayne County Naomi Tolbert Central Office Support Award Nakeitha McKinney-Carter, Griffin Spalding County Beyond the Plate Carol Griffin, Barrow County Malcolm Quillen School Nutrition Hero Award Connie Monaco, Jones County Culinary Arts Awards Breakfast Flatbread 1st Place –Chastity Hurst, Butts County 2nd Place –Sherry Bailey, Ware County 3rd Place –Carl Sandberg, Gwinnett County Cobbler, Crunch or Crisp 1st Place – Cheryl Stringfellow, Muscogee County 2nd Place – Gloria Spellman, Wayne County 3rd Place – Cynthia Walker, Richmond County Lunch in a Cup 1st Place – Ashley Barron, Paulding County 1st Place – Ann Marie Wright, Gwinnett County 2nd Place – Donna Clarke, Muscogee County 3rd Place – Jasmine Taylor, Dougherty County Culinary Attendee Favorite Pasta Shake-Up Dish Barbara Hawkins, Bulloch County

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Scroll Awards District Chapter President Award 1 District One Ronnie Kellam SILVER 1 Bulloch County Becky Cone BRONZE 1 Treutlen County Red Barrett SILVER 2 District Two Bradley Patterson SILVER 2 Dougherty County Mary Kohn GOLD 2 Grady County Rebecca Carroll BRONZE 2 Thomas County Cindy Thompson RECOGNITION 2 Tift County Ashley McMillan GOLD 3 District Three Susan Funderburk GOLD 3 Harris County Janet Howell BRONZE 3 Houston County Darlene Floyd GOLD 3 Muscogee County Stephanie Robinson RECOGNITION 3 Sumter County Larry J. Jackson RECOGNITION 4 Annette Bomar Hopgood Chapter Mary Ramsaier GOLD 4 District Four Ann Hamner GOLD 4 Gwinnett County Carl Sandberg SILVER 4 Newton County Mary Key RISING STAR 4 Rockdale County Michele Channell GOLD 5 Atlanta Public Sch. Lavonia Manns BRONZE 5 District Five Lavonia Manns SILVER 6 Butts County Amber Cromer GOLD 6 Carroll County Robin Cook GOLD 6 Carrollton City Sherry Lane GOLD 6 Clayton County Bathsheba Duncan SILVER 6 Coweta County Keshia Williams BRONZE 6 Crawford County Beverly Wagner BRONZE 6 District Six Shelley Daniel GOLD 6 Fayette County Vickie Lindstrom SILVER 6 Griffin Spalding Cty Reba Ellis GOLD 6 Henry County Tina Moore SILVER 6 Jones County Patricia Windham GOLD 6 Thomaston Upson County Sherry Maddox GOLD 7 Cherokee County Leslie Skopik GOLD 7 Cobb County Heather Broadaway BRONZE 7 District Seven Kathleen Albertson BRONZE 7 Douglas County Teresa Woljevach SILVER 7 Fulton County Katrina Salaam BRONZE 7 Haralson County Pam Garrett RECOGNITION 7 Paulding County Angelia Pace SILVER 8 Bacon County Robert Aspinwall GOLD 8 Brantley County Tory Grace GOLD 8 Coffee County Missy Williams GOLD 8 District Eight Linda Wright GOLD 8 Glynn County Patti LaNeve SILVER 8 Jeff Davis County Margaret Rentz GOLD 8 Lowndes County Dare Howze BRONZE 8 Pierce County Jane Barrett BRONZE 8 Valdosta City Alex Mizell SILVER 15 15

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8 Ware County Brenda Thomas 8 Wayne County Adina Tyre 9Barrow County Nicole Trunk 9 District Nine Dee Mathis 9Forsyth County Lisa Hasse 9Hall County Becky Martin 9Jackson County Dan Morris 10Columbia County Michelle Miller 10 District Ten Ashley Whitener 10Richmond County Darlene Dickerson

NAC Art Awards Grades K-5 Elizabeth Park Forsyth County Haw Creek Elementary Grades 6-8 Ruby Harris Rockdale County General Ray Davis Middle Grades 9-12 Emma Keisler Jackson County Jackson Comprehensive High

SILVER GOLD SILVER GOLD SILVER BRONZE GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD

Let’s Move Essay Winners 1st Place JessieRogers Loganville Middle Walton County 2nd Place Jessica Yang Arnall Middle Coweta County 3rd Place Tristan Lockhart Carrollton Jr. High Carrollton City

ALIRT Award National: District Three National: Houston County State: District 3 State: Houston County

Exhibits: Best Booth Winners 1st Place –Integrity Foods 2nd Place –PMR 3rd Place –Treehouse

Wellness Award Jackson County – Dr. Debra Morris, Director NAC of the Year East Jackson Elementary NAC , Jackson County – Dan Morris, Advisor

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2018 Director of the Year: Rindy Trapnell – Wayne County GSNA’s 2018 Director of the Year is a “hands on” type of administrator. Rindy Trapnell, school nutrition director in Wayne County, has approached her 20 year career in school nutrition with a willingness to get in the mix with her employees and students. She does not “direct” from behind the desk, and you will likely find her out in a school serving, cleaning, or interacting with students and faculty to improve the program. No project is too small for her attention. Rindy offers regular staff training, working with other departments such as the school nurses and maintenance to improve staff skills such as CPR and choking treatments. All staff, including managers are cross trained for every job in the kitchen. She also works with student interns from Georgia State University to improve the program, including a “Snapchat” survey of meal opinions for students. In the summer of 2003, she began to see the overwhelming need to feed meals to children not only during the school year but also throughout the summer months. She began

the summer meals program with only herself and one manager. They prepared & delivered meals through the county to students. Rindy Trapnell, Wayne County As the program grew, she added more staff and opened more sites. In the beginning lunch was the only offering and 600 meals per day were served. We currently have 34 summer employees and 31 sites throughout the community. We serve over 2,000 lunches and over 700 breakfast per day! Rindy has kept the system operating in the black by careful management and by writing numerous grant applications for equipment. She is a great steward over the program funds and spends wisely. Her staff says, “Rindy is the true meaning of LEADERSHIP in ACTION.”

Manager of the Year: Larry Jackson – Sumter County – SNA Southeast Manager of the Year It’s safe to say that EVERYONE in GSNA knows Larry Jackson! Going the extra mile comes naturally to Larry, manager at Furlow Charter School in Sumter County. Larry takes the time to visit with students during meal service, jotting down their likes and dislikes. He has given countless hours above and beyond that required for his job in so many areas, including visiting students at their tables during meal time and taking notes on their comments and suggestions. Because he got so many questions about salt, he installed a “Flavor Station” so students could select their own flavor condiments. He doesn’t just focus on students, but all members of his school community who utilize the cafeteria, including staff, administration and faculty. Per a suggestion, he implemented an adult salad selection menu for individual choice salads, and added a whole grain cookie twice a week. His customized salads have been a big hit among adults. Larry leads by example, and 100% of his staff are GSNA members. He goes into the classroom to teach nutrition and participates in school fundraisers such as the Annual Pancake dinner. He makes sure his staff has the tools needed to their jobs correctly, and recognizes them on birthdays and holidays.

In the community, Larry is the chair of the Culinary Committee at South Georgia Technical College, Past President for the local Boys and Girls Club, and is on the Masonic Lodge scholarship committee. He invites local Larry Jackson, Sumter County and state legislators and leaders to come to his school for meals, and has served as President of both his local and District GSNA chapter. As one of his supporters said, “I have such great respect for Larry as he takes great care and pride in preparing every meal and is a dedicated, caring food service manager, always willing to lend his nutritional expertise to promote healthy choices.” Larry’s generous nature and excellent skill set make him a great leader and worthy of being Georgia’s 2018 Manager of 17 the Year and SNA Southeast Regional winner.

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Debra “Kay” Flynt – Employee of the Year – SNA Southeast Regional and National Winner Debra always has the warmest smile and a friendly greeting for students and staff! says, everyone that works with her. Debra is known in Glynn County as the top bread maker, as well as the one who goes above and beyond in touching student lives in a positive manner. She has paid student lunch accounts out of her own pocket. She brighten up students’ days. She brings students gifts, provides extra prizes on lucky tray day, purchases field day t-shirts for the 5th graders who can’t afford them. She even embroiders students names on items they win in lunchroom contest. After last year’s storms in the area, Debra volunteered to come back to work early to be sure the students would get their fresh and hot breakfast and lunch on time. She does ALL of this despite being diagnosed with breast

cancer. Debra has scheduled her treatments around work. She has continued to work throughout cancer treatments because she doesn’t want to miss serving “her babies.” “She’s just an extra special worker,” said Debra “Kay” Flynt, Glynn County Goodyear’s cafeteria manager Donna Wray. “She does more than anybody else, and more than you would think she would do. She does a lot.” That is what makes Debra “Kay” Flynt the “Employee of the Year” in Georgia, the Southeast Region and the country!

2018 Josephine Martin Award for Excellence – Teresa Stevenson – GaDoe School Nutrition Program For 20 years as Manager of Kennesaw Elementary School, Teresa brought enthusiasm, warmth and fun into her cafeteria, not only for her staff but for her students. Her first year as manager, lunch participation went from 50% to 83%. She implemented valuable marketing strategies that brought attention to her program, new customers and an enlightened community awareness. When she left this position to come to the Georgia Department of Education, she brought this same excitement and enthusiasm for a successful school food service program! In her position in the Food Distribution Unit Teresa brought freshness and excitement to the department. Since her arrival the department participated in several promotions. Several examples are: Super Hero Day, Dairy Month, Fun Run, Georgia Grown Farmers Showcase, Back Pack Challenge and many more! Teresa has participated and conducted Department of Education training sessions. She continually develops creative, fun ways to present the information to the audience. Her entertaining, creative methods receive quite favorable marks from attendees. She builds a rapport with her students/audiences while making the learning seem painless and fun. She gets the job done. Teresa is always doing small things around the office to create that excellent teamwork and to keep the staff involved in the association. She attends all the trainings that she can to add to her portfolio and to keep abreast of what is changing and to keep the knowledge flowing within the State. Teresa has been asked to be on the committees of Shake-it-Up and the 2020 vision because of her knowledge of her managerial skills 18 and her excitement with her creative ideas and promotions.

Teresa was given the challenge to promote the USDA Foods 70th anniversary and she orchestrated the pre-conference cooking demonstration with innovative ways to use USDA Foods and she created window clings with a diamond anniversary logo. She created an Teresa Stevenson, GaDoe School essay contest for school Nutrition Program nutrition directors. Entries were judged, and winners were announced at the annual KOL in Macon. Teresa searched and finally found trophies which had a truck on them to represent the food trucks sending USDA foods to the school systems. Teresa is applying for a Best Practices award this year for her outstanding work on this project. State School Nutrition Director Nancy Rice says, “She is a people person and has the talent to bring people together. She is an excellent program specialist and an exemplary staff member. Teresa is honest, transparent, and dedicated. I know of no impediments to her success, both professionally and personally. She has the ability to think critically and has the skill to bring people together on issues when the outcome could be unpredictable. In a few words, Teresa cares and it shows.”

Fall 2018

Georgia Gems

2018 Naomi Tolbert Central Office Support Award— Nakeitha Carter—Griffin Spalding County The GSNA 2018 Central Office Support (COS) award winner’s supervisor says, “Her determination and drive is truly an asset to anywhere she works.” GSNA’s 2018 COS award winner Nakeitha Carter is the Purchasing Specialist for Griffin Spalding Schools. She worked her way up from a school level Nutrition Assistant over six years ago. She is an eager student of all things Nutrition! She takes time to attend training, view webinars and connect with experts to learn new and more efficient ways to improve the department procedures. She is very good at record keeping and has improved and simplified areas of procurement that were confusing, and developed Excel spreadsheets to assist the staff in daily tasks.

Nakeitha is also involved in local, district and state GSNA activities, attending Leadership training, state and national Legislative Action conferences, and volunteering wherever possible. Her drive and deterNakeitha Carter, mination is shown in Griffin Spalding County everything that she does. GSNA celebrates Nakeitha as an excellent example of what you can achieve when you work hard to make it happen.

2018 Beyond the Plate Award: Carol Griffin – Barrow County GSNA’s new award, Beyond the Plate honors an individual who works in school nutrition and has acted to address a problem facing individuals in his/her community. Our 2018 winner is someone who embodies care and compassion for others and puts it into action that changes lives. Carol Griffin of Barrow County LOVES what she does. Carol is a high school manager that cares about the children at her school. She noticed a boy who was not eating. She asked him what was going on. He told her he didn’t have any money for lunch. She offered him a lunch application, but he said he didn’t have anyone to fill it out for him because his dad had kicked him out of the house. Carol took it upon herself to go to the principal to have a hardship form done for the student. This student was ready to quit school and his teachers had given up on him. He told Carol because of her he found out there were good people in his school and he wanted to graduate. Now he eats everyday and is even a part of the weekend backpack program. Carol’s enthusiasm for her work is seen by all. A cancer diagnosis didn’t slow her down. She worried about the children at her school when she needed to take time for treatment and healing. She couldn’t wait to get back. Carol is also a fixture in her community. One of the groups she works with is “Share the Blessing. They host an annual

outreach event at Christmas. Since the beginning of this program, they have provided hot meals, healthcare services, a clothes closet, food pantry, barber serves, toy shop, and Carol Griffin, Barrow County spiritual counseling to more than 7,500 people in Barrow County. Carol gives up her Christmas Day to spend overseeing the kitchen to prepare the food. Carol’s Director, Pam LeFrois says, “Carol has qualities I wish I could clone. She is calm and patient. She always sees the good in people, even if there doesn’t seem to be any. She is forever looking for someone she can help. She is particularly drawn to those who cannot help themselves.” “She inspires me to become a better person. She shows that anyone, regardless of the amount of money you have, can make a difference in someone’s life. She inspires me to look for those who have lost hope. Others come to her when they know there is someone who needs help because Carol will find them the help they need. If she doesn’t find the answer, she keeps trying until she does. She is a true inspiration.” 19

Georgia Gems

Fall 2018

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