MAND Board Agenda

April 5, 2018 @ Boston University

Meeting Venue: Boston University, Sargent College

Date: 4/5/2018

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Presiding: Kristen Schreck

Recording: Renee Reynolds

Present: Adrienne Hatch, Amanda Cunningham, Anson Lai, Ashley Desrosiers, Elizabeth Gingold Matteo, Jenn Heinen, Jennifer Parker, Jess Krefting, Jocelyn Brault, Kelly Bradshaw, Kristen Schreck, Kristine Welch Taylor, Laura Foresta, Laura Kim, Mary Harrity, Maureen Kelly Gonsalves, Meg Ariagno, Melanie Mott, Meri Luoko, Michael DeAngelis, Monica Lebre, Nora Saul, Renee Reynolds, Sarah L Conca, WaiLing Balsley

VISION
Optimize the health of Massachusetts’s residents through food and nutrition

MISSION

Empower MAND members to be Massachusetts’s food and nutrition experts and leaders

VALUES

Member-centeredExceed members expectations, foster a sense of community, cohesion and connectedness

AccountabilityEnsure organization is fiscally and socially responsible, organizationally aligned and adheres to the highest standard of integrity

InnovationEmbrace change with creativity and strategic thinking

Social ResponsibilityMake decisions with consideration for inclusivity as well as environmental, economic and social implications

Goal 1: Members and prospective members view MAND as key to professional success

Strategy 1: Provide and support a variety of innovative professional development opportunities for career success

Strategy 2: Provide a range of leadership and volunteer opportunities to enhance knowledge and skills for success in practice, workplace and communities

Strategy 3: Recruit, engage, and maintain a diverse member base

Goal 2: The public looks to and chooses registered dietitians as leaders and experts in food and nutrition

Strategy 1: Build upon and strengthen organizational identity

Strategy 2: Empower members to enhance the visibility of registered dietitians to both the general public and other health professionals

Strategy 3: Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships to further MAND and ACADEMY initiatives

Goal 3: Empower members to positively impact the health of Massachusetts’s residents

Strategy 1: Impact food and nutrition policies and programs

Strategy 2: Provide opportunities for members to participate in the legislative process

Strategy 3: Establish and strengthen strategic partnership to further MAND and ACADEMY initiatives

Consent Agenda Items:

Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (1):

Name: Kristen Schreck

Board Position: President

Agenda Item: ANCE Update

Background information: MAND hosted our Annual Nutrition Conference and Expo (ANCE) on Friday, March 23. We were sold out with 450 attendees, 5 sponsors, and 37 vendors. We are awaiting survey results, but thus far the feedback has been very positive. Thank you to the board members that volunteered to make the day so successful!

Strategic Goal (2), Strategy (3):

Name: Kristen Schreck

Board Position: President

Agenda Item: Massachusetts Commission on Prevention on Malnutrition

Background information: Massachusetts has a new Commission on Prevention on Malnutrition, due to “An Act Establishing a Commission on Malnutrition Prevention Among Older Adults”( with a dietitian representing MAND named Tara Hammes. Tara is the Director of Nutrition Advocacy and Planning for the Commission on Affairs of the Elderly. Tara will be sharing updates with the board and members as necessary. She can be reached at with any questions.

The first meeting of the commission was held on February 13, 2018. Many topics were discussed, including ways to achieve quality malnutrition care, older adult’s nutrition needs, the Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative, and making optimal nutrition a national standard.

The committee will meet four times per year, and committee members are working on data collection and public awareness of older adult malnutrition.

Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (2):

Name: Kristen Schreck

Board Position: President

Agenda Item: Leadership CEUs

Background information: All elected or appointed board members are eligible to receive 3 CEUs per year (max 15 CEUs per 5-year cycle). You can count this toward activity type 190: professional leadership. For more information, visit:

Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (2): Goal (1):

Name: Monica Lebre

Board Position: President Elect

Agenda Item: Attended President-Elect Training, Chicago March 10-12th.

Background information:

  • Attended President-Elect training in Chicago where there were many other state official president elects. Reviewed varying areas of each affiliate including budgeting, board positions/structuring as well as best practices.

Strategic Goal (1,2,3), Strategy (All):

Name: Ashley Desrosiers

Board Position: Treasurer

Agenda Items: Financial Reports

Background information: MAND is in good financial standing with excellent reserves in the investment account and operating money in the Bank of America account. We are still on track to meet this year’s budget.

See the attachedProfit & Loss statement and Current Assets report for details of MAND’s current financial status.

Please remember to submit your Financial Committee Updates for each meeting. It helps us track the work plan and budget to date.

Strategic Goal (1, 2, 3), Strategy (All):

Name: Ashley Desrosiers

Board Position: Treasurer

Agenda Items:Budget Process

Background: The Finance Committee is working on updating the work plan and budget document instructions. Please note that all positions will now be asked to complete a work plan, even if they are not requesting funding, to help keep us on task for the year. More details to follow

  • The timeline for work plan submission is as follows:
  • 4/20/18: Work plans due to secretary–this date is not flexible!
  • 5/16/19: The Executive committee with meet to do the budget. This provides the secretary time to compile all the information and the BOD ample time to review the budget before we vote on it at June BOD meeting.
  • 06/2018: June BOD meeting, date TBD.
  • In order to continue providing services to the degree that we do, MAND appreciates that you minimize expenses and to aim to bring in more income when possible. Please keep this in mind as you create your work plan and budget.

Strategic Goal (1,2,3), Strategy (All):

Name: Ashley Desrosiers

Board Position: Treasurer

Agenda Items: Reminder aboutExpenses

Please remember that all expenses should be submitted with an itemized receipt (including restaurant and bar bills).

Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (2):

Name: Jessica Krefting

Board Position: Social Media Manager

Agenda Item: Social Media Update

Background information:

  • Admitting new members to Facebook, LinkedIn
  • Created an Instagram account: @EatrightMA
  • Posting CEU, Socials for Success and Public Policy Events via social media; posted about different public policy campaigns and February voting
  • See WaiLing Balsley’s discussion item Public Relations for combination effort with PR

Strategic Goal (2), Strategy (2) and Strategic Goal (3), Strategy (1,2):

Name: Sarah Conca

Board Position: Public Policy Research Assistant

Agenda Item: Public Policy Panel (PPP) updates – “Day on the Hill 2018”

Background information:

  • The PPP would like to thank all MAND BOD members, dietetic internship coordinators, professors and dietetic interns who contributed to another successful “Day on the Hill 2018.”The event was held on Monday, March 19th, and included Kristen Schreck presenting the Governor’s proclamation that March 2018 was National Nutrition Month ® in MA, then kicked off the event focused on increasing access in public schools to “breakfast after the bell” legislation (H.327/S.242).
  • State Representative Bud Williams (D-Springfield) spoke of his personal experience with being hungry in grade school and having no opportunity to eat until lunch, and the negative impact on his school experience. He then spoke of the important work being done in all Springfield Public Schools to give all students access to free breakfast in the classroom and free lunch. Springfield Food Policy Council Chair Liz Wills-O’Gilvie then spoke of her experience of hunger in her community and the important work of getting schoolchildren fed so they could be ready to learn. MAND member, Janice King, then spoke of the work she is doing in her role as Food Service Director of Auburn Public Schools to find creative solutions to feeding a variety of students healthy meals through a variety of delivery methods, such as “second chance breakfast.”
  • 30 MAND members and 87 dietetic interns joined 12 state legislators and their staff to hear the speaking panel. The interns then delivered packets of information on MAND and the benefits of “breakfast after the bell” to all 196 state legislators currently serving in the Massachusetts Senate and the House of Representatives.

Strategic Goal (2), Strategy (2):

Name: Jennifer Heinen

Board Position: Consumer Protection Coordinator

Agenda Item: Updates from the Board of Registration of Dietitians and Nutritionists

Background information:

  • The March 2, 2018 meeting of the Board of Registration of Dietitians and Nutritionists (“licensure board”) was cancelled due to lack of quorum. Date of next board meeting to be determined.
  • Members interested in joiningthe dietetic licensure board can inform Jennifer or contactthe board directly.All open positions require dietetic licensure, registration and bachelor’s degree(BS, RDN, LDN).

Strategic Goal (3), Strategy (2):

Name: Michael DeAngelis

Board Position: Public Policy Coordinator

Agenda Item: Updates on federal public policy and action alerts

Background information:

  • The action alert for the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act,H.R. 1953/S.830 closed on Friday, March 23rd.
  • The action alert for the Nutrition Education Programs in the Farm Bill remains open. If you havenotalready done so, please take actionand ask other MAND members to do so.

Strategic Goal (3), Strategy (1):

Name: Laura Foresta

Board Position: Liaison to Massachusetts Partnership for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Healthy Eating Community of Practice (CoP)

Agenda Item: Updates from the Healthy Eating CoP

Background information:Laura continues to attend the monthly meeting/calls of the Healthy Eating CoP, including that held on February 14th. Items of note:

  • MA Food Trust Program – 2017 was the first time both capital and operatingfunds were available to get the program running, and the MA Public Health Association and its partners continue to work in support of it. In November 2017 they realized that with no stakeholderengagement in the request for proposal (RFP), the Healthy Food Financing Initiative was disappointed.The Governor’s office is now facilitating the process with the Mass Public Health Association (MPHA), Mass Dept of Agricultural Resources(MDAR), and Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs(EOEEA) working on a RFP.
  • Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) – 165 new farmers have been authorized to accept SNAP, bringing the total points ofaccess to over 500. Over 62,000 SNAP clients have earned HIP incentives. Theredemption rate was over six times the previous year, more than anticipated. The Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA)will be suspending funding from mid-April to some time in July. Funding is beingsought - $6M from the state and foundations. Notification of the suspension will goout to retailers soon and to SNAP clients in March via fliers and robocalls.March 1 is HIP Lobby Day at the Statehouse. Kathy reported that at a recent HIP National Conference she discovered that the MA program is ahead of most other states.
  • New project for HECoP - The next resource the CoP will develop is the municipal food system impact assessment tool. It will be a series of questions for use in municipal planning to identify whether food access will be impacted or implicated by new plans.
  • SNAP-Ed – At a recent SNAP-Ed National Conference states were asked tohave a State Action Council to include multiple partners from different agencies working on healthy eating and food access. CoP members agreed that the CoP would act as the State Nutrition Action Council (SNAC) and invite staff from the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) to join the meetings.
  • HECoP meeting minutes are available. Please contact Laura with any questions about the Healthy Eating CoP.

Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (1):

Name: Meghan Ariagno

Board Position: Director of Career Pathway and Awards

Agenda Item: General Update

Background information:

  • Recruited student volunteers for ANCE (11 total)
  • Assigned roles to support ANCE events (assisting in registration, door greeting, speaker liaison, promoting and assisting with exhibits and posters)

Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (1):

Name: Nicolette Maggiolo/Adrienne Hatch

Board Position: Director/Director-elect of Education

Agenda Item: Education Committee Update

Spring Education Event: Public Policy/Licensure

  • Collaboration with Sarah Conca and Jennifer Heinen to plan aneducational event for April/May.
  • Anticipated focus to be on MA state licensure – what RDs need to know about obtaining/renewing/transferring MA state licensure, examining what counts as a CEU, etc.
  • In discussions with Division of Professional Licensure (DPL) member Lisa Brown to be potential speaker for this event.

Spring Education Event

  • FSU Spring MNT Event – MAND will provide food; suggested topics have been selected
  • Date: Thursday, May 3, 2018, 5:30 – 8:30 PM
  • Location: Framingham State University

Fall 2018 Education Event: Dairy Farm Tour

  • In collaboration with Hilary Walentuk from NE Dairy & Food Council
  • This event count towards CEU requirements
  • Anticipated to be held on a weekend date in September 2018

ANCE Speaker committee:

  • All speakers selected (16 sessions, 1 keynote, 1 closer) and contracts submitted.
  • Speaker slides were posted on MAND website for attendees to download and print at their leisure.

Budget progress, as of March 2018:

  • Budgeted Income$450
  • YTD Income$375
  • Budgeted Expenses $2625
  • YTD Expenses$182.98

Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (3):

Name: Caitlin VanDreason

Board Position: Nominating Committee

Agenda Item: Nominating Committee Update

Work plan progress (since last board meeting):

  • The MAND Board Election is open from 3/1-3/31.
  • Nominating Committee was unable to successfully fill the ballot entirely will nominations for all open positions.
  • There is still a need to recruit members into the following positions for the upcoming year:
  • Nominating Committee
  • State Policy Rep Elect
  • Public Policy Coordinator Elect
  • Director Elect Career Pathways and Awards
  • State Professional Recruitment Coordinator/Diversity Liaison
  • Socials for Success
  • Member Communications
  • If board members are aware of any potential candidatesfor these board positions (or would like to stay on the board for another year)please email or .

Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (2):

Name: Mary Harrity, Nora Saul

Board Position: MDEF President

Agenda Item: Committee Update

Work plan progress (since last board meeting):

  • MDEF scholarship applications will be due May 1. Look for info on MDEF page of website. We will be sending a reminder to faculty in Massachusetts programs once application uploaded to website.
  • MDEF welcomes any volunteers who would like to serve on the scholarship committee, or a fundraising committee.
  • MDEF welcomes your donations for our scholarship fund. Should you wish to make a donation in memory of, or in honor of, a loved one or colleague, please make checks payable to MDEF and send to 16 Lanewood Ave, Framingham, MA 01701.

Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (2):

Name: Jennifer Parker

Board Position: Director of Technology

Agenda Item: MAND Elections 2018

Background information: The MAND Board of Directors election ballot for 2018 has been posted.

  • MAND Members have from March 1st to March 31st at 11:59 PM EST to cast their votes. Find the election by going to under the “About MAND” section, and choose subcategory “Board Elections”. Click on the link to open the ballot. Or follow the link to the page:

Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (1,3):

Name: Jocelyn Brault

Board Position: State professional recruitment coordinator & diversity liaison

Agenda Item: Diversity Committee Continues

Background information:

  • Diversity Committee consulted via our state recruitment efforts to increase diversity in the profession of dietetics. Members weighed in on scholarship for students as an incentive for students of diverse backgrounds. Members of the committee volunteered to review incoming student diversity mini-grant applications due in mid-April.
  • AND Diversity Mini- Grant submitted for review on 3/1 for 2018-2019 school year, requesting $1,000 grant to continue our efforts.
  • Biggest change: Student scholarship increased to $200 to cover AND membership and school related costs.

Strategic Goal (2), Strategy (2), Goal (1) Strategy (1,2,3):

Name: Jocelyn Brault

Board Position: State professional recruitment coordinator / diversity liaison

Agenda Item: Committee Update

Budget progress, as of March 2018:

  • Budgeted Income$ 1,000 (Diversity mini-grant from AND)
  • YTD Income$ 1,000
  • Budgeted Expenses $ 1,000
  • YTD Expenses$ 156.42

Work plan progress (since last board meeting):

  • 1/10/18 – YMCA North Shore event to discuss nutrition careers.
  • 2/12/18 – Community Academy of Science in Health wellness class.
  • 3/1/18 – New Diversity Grant Submitted to AND.
  • 3/8/18 – Watertown High School Careers Day *Cancelled due to snow storm, reschedule date TBD
  • 3/12/18 – Student Diversity Awards announced! Awards will be granted to 3 students, to cover the cost of Academy membership ($58). Available for students/ interns from diverse backgrounds. Applications emailed to Jocelyn, reviewed by members of our Diversity Committee, due 4/15/18.
  • 4/2/18 – Tentative event at Community Academy of Science and Health planned to reach additional students at the school and brief cooking lesson. Pending volunteer help
  • 4/6/18 – Tentative Career Day at Peabody High School
  • 4/26/18 – Tentative Career Conference day at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School.

Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (1, 3):

Name: Grace Ling, Anson Lai

Board Position: MSDA President, Vice President

Agenda Item: Massachusetts Student Dietetic Association (MSDA) Update

Background information:

MSDA Events to date:

  • Taza Chocolate Factory Tour
  • MSDA’s annual chocolate factory tour is an opportunity for MSDA members to network, socialize, and have fun while learning about the chocolate making process
  • Good turnout this year: 16 students attended; planning to increase retention for future events by having students register and pay online ahead of time
  • MSDA Store
  • We have launched an online store for students to purchase MSDA apparel and accessories; proceeds go to the Walk for Hunger

Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (1,3):