Upcoming Events...

As we look forward, the summer and fall meetings will be events you won’t want to miss. Mark your calendar with the following dates:

• Tuesday, August 11th: Annual Vendor Show at the Grappone Center in Concord 10am - 2pm
  
• Saturday, October 24th is the date for our Fall Conference also at the Grappone Center in Concord (8am - 2pm). We have booked John Bennett, a dynamic, nationally known speaker to be our presenter – someone you will want to see and hear.
   
  Joyce M. Liebl
  President – SNA-NH

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April 2009: Message from SNA-NH's own Paule Ralph, Employee-Manager Representative to the School Nutrition Association (National) Board of Directors

Dear New Hampshire Members,

I would like to take this opportunity to reintroduce myself, Paule Ralph, the new School Nutrition Employee-Manager Representative. I currently serve on the SNA Board of Directors as the Employee-Manager Representative for 2008-2010. I have been actively involved with the School Nutrition Association for over 15 years, holding positions including State President and State Delegate for New Hampshire. I am also the Food Service Coordinator for Nashua School District in Nashua, New Hampshire.

My first priority in this position is to increase communication between SNA’s employee-manager members and SNA leadership. The Employee-Manager section represents the largest membership group in SNA, but can also be the most challenging to reach. At ANC 2008 in Philadelphia, I organized a member section survey to gather input on a wide range of topics from everyday challenges to most wanted education topics. This information will be used to guide the development of ANC sessions and other educational opportunities for employee-manager members. I heard back from over 100 employees and managers, but SNA has more than 42,000 employee-manager members. Did you know we make up 83% of SNA membership? While I intend to continue the ANC survey each year, I have been searching for additional ways to gather information and feedback from more of the members of my section. To increase feedback from my section, I have decided to form a committee.

The Employee-Manager Committee will help me to more effectively reach members across the country. The committee and I would like to open a direct line of communication from each SNA member directly to leadership. Please send us questions, ideas, and suggestions and which will improve the value of your SNA membership and have a direct impact on the member benefits SNA provides. The committee will be meeting regularly to ensure I have the information necessary to inform the rest of the Board on the needs of the employee-manager section. Employees and managers know what you need from SNA to grow professionally and perform your jobs in the best way possible. This is your chance to tell the SNA decision makers.

The committee consists of four employee-manager section members:

Linda Aemmer is from Albany, Indiana
Ginger Garner comes from Fayetteville, Arkansas
Cindy Jones is from Olathe, Kansas
Gayle Ellis is from Raeford, North Carolina

Warm Regards,

Paule Ralph
Email: pralph@aol.com
603-594-4424