School Nutrition Association of Virginia (SNA-VA)
2015 Supervisor/Industry Conference
Hilton, Richmond VA
October 21-23, 2015
DRAFT AGENDA –Subject to change
Tuesday 10/20______
6:00 – 8:00 PMSNA-VA Industry Advisory Board Meeting –
Wednesday 10/21______
VA Dept. of Ag. & Consumer Services (VDACS) Education Sessions:
11:00 AM – 12:00 PMVDACS Commodity Processing 101 – Capital G
SNA-VA Meetings:
11:00 AM – 12:00 PMRegional Directors Meeting
12:00 PM – 2:30 PMVDACS Commodity Processing Food Show
2430 – Purchase Food, Supplies, and Equipment, (1 hour)(pending approval by State Agency)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PMConference Registration – Foyer
2:30 PM – 5:30 PMExecutive Board Meeting
5:30 PM – 6:30 PMState Conference/Education Joint Committee Meeting
6:30 PM – 8:00 PMSupervisor & Industry Networking Reception
(*Must be registered with conference or be a sustaining member or pay event fee*)
Thursday 10/22______
7:00 AM – 8:00 AMConference Registration – Foyer
7:30 AM – 9:00 AMBreakfast with our Industry Partners
9:00 AM – 9:15 AMBreak
9:15 AM – 12:00 PMFirst General Session
9:15 AM – 9:30 AMSNA-VA Update – Francine Ivery, President
9:30 AM – 9:45 AMIndustry Update – Nina Goggin, Industry Chair
9:45 AM – 10:00 AMMembership Update – Debbie Paschall, Member Services Chair
State Conference Update – Ed Tutle, Conference Chair
10:00 AM – 10:45 AMPP & L Update – Toni Hill, PP& L Chair; Lauren Schmidt, Hillbridge Group
10:45 AM – 11:00 AMBreak
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM“Pilot Program for Unprocessed Fruits/Veg, Entitlement, DoD Fresh, and State Administrative Expense Funds”VDACS– Seth Benton, Food Distribution Manager
3320: Compliance with Regulations/Policies & 3330: Budgets, (15 minutes)
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM“CEP, Breakfast After the Bell, and _____” VDOE – Catherine Digilio-Grimes, State Director – 3310: Meal Counting, Claiming, Managing Funds; 3320: Compliance with Regulations/Policies;______(45 minutes)
12:15 PM – 1:30 PMLunch with our Industry Partners –
Please thank the Schmid Wilson Group, Inc., Manufacturer Representatives for Food Service
Equipment for their generous sponsorship of this next workshop!
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Executive Training from University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business
Workshop: “Developing People – Development Plans That Work”
Facilitator –
3430: Training Plans and Tracking;3440: Retention, Promotion and Recognition (1 hour)
2:45 PM – 3:00 PMBreak
3:00 PM – 4:00 PMWorkshop (Continued): “Developing People”
3430: Training Plans and Tracking;3440: Retention, Promotion and Recognition (1 hour)
4:30 PM – 5:30 PMWellness Event – TBA
Friday 10/23______
7:30 AM – 8:00 AMRegistration
7:00 AM – 8:00 AMBreakfast Buffet
8:00 AM – 11:30 AMSecond General Session – Reducing the Kitchen Energy Footprint; Equipment
Development for Sustainability, Equipment Specifications; Small-wares Bids.
8:00 AM – 9:15 AMDirectors Break into Small Groups: Vendor Table Top Displays: Equipment Advances /
Development for Sustainability/Efficiency/Worker Compatibility & Safety
3510: Facility and Equipment Planning (1 hour)
9:15 AM – 10:15 AMEquipment Vendor Panel: Features to Look For/Require in New Equipment and How
To Write Specifications to Get Competitive Bids on the Equipment You Want
2410: Product Specifications (1 hour)
10:15 AM – 10:30 AMBreak
10:30 AM – 11:30 AMVendor Panel: Purchasing Small Equipment (Smallwares); Writing Specifications for a
Small-wares Bid / Evaluation.
2420: Bid Solicitation and Evaluation (1 hour)
11:30 AM – 11:45 AMEvaluations, CEUs, and Raffle/ Wrap-up