MESSENGER. Volume 48 No. 1 March Fall Board Meeting

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1 MESSENGER Volume 48 No. 1 March 2013 Published Quarterly by the Minnesota Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals Editor: Terry L. Bernardy, 503 NE 9th St., Little Falls, MN Fall Board Meeting Mission Statement The MN ANFP is an organization of professionals that are dedicated to achieving excellence in the training, education, and continuous knowledge in the food service industry.

2 Board of Directors MN ANFP Executive Board of Directors President Sue Tackaberry, CDM, CFPP Aetna Avenue NE (H) (W) Monticello, MN President-Elect Shona McCue PO Box 292 (W) (H) Cook, MN Secretary Mariann Wels Treasurer Douglas Boser, CDM, CFPP th Avenue North (H) (W) St. Cloud, MN (C) or Immediate Past-President CarieAnn L. Williams, CDM, CFPP 355 James Parkway (C) (W) x 105 New Market, MN carieann@wealshireofbloomington.com COMMITTEES School Liaison/Education Vendor Coordinator Rosina Dubay rmdubay@comcast.net Melinda Dezeeuw mmdz3810@msn.com Web Page Coordinator Lisa Hoffman 911 Northland Drive (W) (C) Princeton, MN lhoffma2@fairview.org or lkhoffman@msn.com Awards and Recognition Jessica Weisbrich, CDM, CFPP 1016 South German (C) (W) New Ulm, MN jessicaweisbrich@oakhillsnewulm.com Newsletter Editor Terry L. Bernardy, CDM, CFPP 503 NE 9th Street (H) (W) Little Falls, MN (Fax) terryb@fslf.org or bernardy@fallsnet.com Membership Katie Born, CDM, CFPP Stodola Road (C) Minnetonka, MN kbornster@gmail.com Nominating/Networking Heidi Brandes, CDM, CFPP th Street (H) Courtland, MN hmb@myclearwave.net Spokesperson John A. Ennen, CDM, CFPP 2500 Pahl Avenue NE (H) (W) St. Anthony, MN john.ennen@usfood.com Advisors Sue Zins - Certifying Board horsefamily@centurytel.net Colleen Zenk, CDM, CFPP - Certifying Board mzenk@comcast.net Kristi Salisbury, RD, CDM, CFPP - HCI Board ksalisbury@dkfsolutions.net DISTRICT PRESIDENTS District 1 (Metro) Sonja Christensen, CDM, CFPP Finch Path Farmington, MN schristensen@augustanacare.org (W) (H) District 2 (Northwest) District 3 (Southeast) Marie Nelson marie.nelson@bhshealth.org (W) (H) District 4 (Northeast) Shona McCue, CDM, CFPP PO Box 292 Cook, MN smccue@cook.sisunet.org (W) (H) ~ 2 ~ District 5 (Central) Tracy Madsen th St. NW Buffalo, MN tracycdmcfpp@gmail.com (C) District 6 (West Central) Deb Hinnenkamp, CDM, CFPP 704 Union St. Alexandria, MN Debh.stwilliams@yahoo.com (W) (H) District 7 (Southwest) Erin Meine themaples1@hotmail.com DMA National Headquarters 406 Surrey Woods Drive St. Charles, IL Toll Free: Direct Dial: Fax:

3 District and Counties of MN ANFP Volunteer Opportunity Available Are you looking for a volunteer position within MN ANFP but don t know where to start? Want to connect others, who are looking for ways to volunteer, with open positions? Know how to update a Face Book page? Then here is a great opportunity for you. We are in need of a Committee Leader for the Nominating and Networking position. This position takes about 15 hours of time throughout the year. General duties include: *Find candidates for vacant offices for on the ballot *Develop ballot and send out per schedule *Count ballots, with the assistance of 2-3 peers *Notify President with results *Update the MN ANFP Face Book page with current information Heidi is willing to help you get started and offer continued support. If you are interested in this great volunteer position or would like more information please contact Heidi at hmb@myclearwave.net or Shona McCue at smccue@cook.sisunet.org. ~ 3 ~ District 1 Anoka Carver Chisago Dakota Hennepin Isanti Ramsey Scott Washington District 2 Becker Beltrami Clay Clearwater Hubbard Kittson Lake of the Woods Mahnomen Marshall Norman Pennington Polk Red Lake Roseau District 3 Dodge Fillmore Freeborn Goodhue Houston LeSueur Mower Olmsted Rice Steele Wabasha Waseca Winona District 4 Aitkin Carlton Cook Itasca Koochiching Lake St. Louis District 5 Benton Cass Crow Wing Kanabec Kandiyohi McLeod Meeker Mille Lacs Morrison Pine Sherburne Stearns Todd Wright District 6 Douglas Grant Ottertail Pope Stevens Traverse Wadena Wilkin District 7 Big Stone Blue Earth Brown Chippewa Cottonwood Faribault Jackson Lac Qui Parle Lincoln Lyon Martin Murray Nicollet Nobles Pipestone Redwood Renville Rock Sibley Swift Watonwan Yellow Medicine

4 Secretary s Report ANFP Executive Winter State Board Meeting Minutes Members Present: 13 A. Called to order: 10:10 a.m. B. Officer, Committee and District Reports John Ennen Spokesperson: Safe Food for Senior s initiative. Promote recognition of CDM, CFPP. Day at the Capital. John visited with John Marty of the MN Health and Human Services Committee. John and ANFP member Marie Nelson visited with Tina Libeling - member of the House and Human Services Committee. There were several recommendations received from these visits for ANFP to work on before meeting with MN State Senator Kathy Sheran who chairs the Health and Human Services Committee. 1. Provide more data to support the initiative, including incidence of food related issues at facilities with CDM as opposed to those without. 2. Develop relationship with Aging Services lobby group. 3. Develop relationship with the MN Dept. of Health. John contacted ANFP member Colleen Zenk regarding these three issues. Colleen has agreed to help in these areas. They also recommended that we align our administrators with us as legislators do not wish to play referee between groups. Legislators are reluctant to impose an additional regulation by supporting our initiative. Next step - meet with Senator Sheron as chair of the Health and Human Services Committee in her District. ANFP member Mariann Wels lives and works in Senator Sheron s District and will host her and John at a future meeting. Iowa ANFP is presenting this initiative at a Federal Level. Sue Tackaberry President: President s report was read by Sue T. (see submitted report on page 6). Past Minutes: Read by Mariann Wels Secretary. See submitted copy. Doug Boser Treasurer: See submitted report. CarieAnn Williams Past President: CarieAnn will plan next conference with help from District 2 members and District 1 members who planned last year s event. Next conference will stay at same location for ease of planning. CarieAnn has contacted possible speakers for 2013 main presentations. Board discussed flow of conference agenda. Board was presented with information on several of the speakers for input. Sue Zins offered to repeat the ANFP Leadership break-out sessions in National ANFP officers will be invited to attend our state conference. Discussion was held regarding moving the vendor show to arrival time to avoid the congestion. Discussion arose around moving from Holiday Inn in Board was reminded we must stay in Central Location due to member vote. Other locations in Central MN could be considered in future. Decision to move should be made by the next board meeting if it is to take place in Melinda Vendor: (No report.) Lisa Web Page Coordinator: (No report.) Rosina: (No report.) Jessica Awards and Recognition: (No report.) Jan: Unable to attend due to weather. Jan has the new banner. Terry Newsletter: Deadline for next newsletters discussed Fall Conference tentative agenda should be ready for May 15th to be in the June Newsletter. Terry had not received any requests for hard copies of the newsletter. CarieAnn had 2 requests for hard copies from retired members. Katie Born Membership: 9 new members, welcomes were sent. Marie N asked how new members get invited to join ANFP. Katie reported many member s bounce back as members move jobs. See report submitted. Heidi Brandes Nominating and Networking: ed report to Sue T. Doug B will run for Pres. Elect, Carmen W. will run for Treasurer. Sue Zins Mentoring: Held group meetings. Sue is willing to follow up with members if requested. ~ 4 ~

5 Secretary s Report District Reports: District 1: Sonja Colleen & Sonja will plan a spring meeting. Possible farm visit meeting. Will pair meeting with food drive. District 2: No representation, need a president. District 3: Marie New President Marie N., Treasurer Mary M. Working on Gmail District list. District 4: Shona 12 members attended the Fall Workshop. Shona verified member list against old list. Spring meeting to be held late April or early May - hosted by Shona. Making ballot list for District 5: Tracy Tracy is learning the position. Spring meeting to be held April 26 at St. Francis Convent. Tracy will contact Katie B. for help in ing invites. District 6: Deb Unable to attend due to weather. Sent District 6 Newsletter. Spring meeting March 15th at St. Williams Living Center, Parkers Prairie. District 7: Erin (No report.) C. New Business: 1. CarieAnn - Proposed something be done for Bill St. John regarding his retirement. Ideas included: MN related gifts, Brick for new ANFP building. Motion was made and seconded to spend $100 for said gift. Sue T. authorized the gift to be MN related items. 2. Marie - Should the state consider redistricting to eliminated District 2? Dorothy R. has volunteered to assist with this issue upon her retirement in the near future. The area seems too large and spread apart. Discussion included: A. Divide District 2 into surrounding Districts. Would need to re-number current Districts 3-7? B. Allow District 2 members to participate in Districts closest to them. Could join neighboring district with voting rights. Keep District 2 on paper as shadow district to be revived when activity increases. Board will send District 2 members an about this option, including map of neighboring districts. *It was noted that other states have eliminated districts. 3. Scholarships Sue T. asked how many will we give? Drawn at the Fall Conference for Regionals. District 5 & Sue have discussed a State Conference scholarship for their own District members. CarieAnn - Diamond Award Scholarship has been discussed in the past. The question was raised about adding a State Level Scholarship to attend a State Conference. 1. Should it be a drawing? This could miss those with the greatest financial need due to lack of employer support. 2. Should it require an advance application? Would need to establish criteria. 3. Would need to be added to bylaws - defined. Action: The board created a New Policy and Procedure for State Conference Scholarship. Sue T. will notify Jessica W. of this New Scholarship. 4. Katie B - DHCC Convention - Would ANFP like to have a booth at Diet Tech Convention? May 3rd in Mounds View at the Mermaid Restaurant. Booth cost $250 or up average attendance at this meeting. Sonja moved to spend $250 to spend for DHCC conference booth. Seconded by Tracy. Booth volunteers will be sought, need 2-4 people for 2 hours. John E. will be invited to represent our Govt. Initiative at this booth. D. Old Business: Reviewed minutes to verify all items had been dealt with. ANFP - should we have our own booth at larger vendor shows? Cost was questioned. Members volunteered to contact the following vendors to see if this is possible and cost involved. Doug Appert s, Gail - Reinhart, Katie UpperLakes Foods, Doug - USFoods. Marie N. Moved to adjourn. CarieAnn - second. Motion carried to adjourn. Respectfully submitted by Mariann Wels, CDM, CFPP, Secretary ~ 5 ~

6 District Reports District 1 District 1 is planning a spring meeting, April 4th in So. St. Paul. The flyer is being made and will be ed out soon. There will be no registration fee as long as a food item is brought to be donated. Otherwise there will be a $20.00 registration fee. The fee will also be donated to a local food shelf. Sonja Christensen, District 1 President No report. District 2 District 3 We held the district meeting at the State Conference. We introduced the new officers: President - Mary Nelson, President Elect - Gail Schwanbeck, Secretary/Treasurer - Mary Mlynczak. We discussed planning the State Conference for The Spring District 3 Meeting will be held at St. Anne in Winona on April 5th. We are working on a District 3 distribution list through a gmail account. Marie Nelson, District 3 President District 4 District 4 Spring Meeting will be held on April 26th at the Cook Hospital in Cook. Five CEU s have been applied for, 2 sanitation and 3 general. If anyone outside the District 4 area would like additional information, please contact Shona McCue at smccue@cook.sisunet.org. Registration information will be sent out within the next couple of weeks. Shona McCue, District 4 President District 5 We have survived the winter and remember spring is upon us Tracy Madsen attended the Board Meeting in January. Lots to be discovered and another great learning lesson. The Spring Meeting agenda is set and the day should be great, full of information, and a fun spring fling. I look forward to seeing colleagues and friends. I hope you will join us! It is set for Friday, April 26th at St. Francis Convent in Little Falls. Lunch and raffle drawings for the day. **Remember if you step up and want to grow, please let Tracy know and we will get you on board for the candidate position for year. She promises to help you along the way, and we will put your name in for a drawing to the spring meeting come on it s worth your time. Any suggestions for upcoming speakers, info is always welcome and I look forward to seeing you in spring. Tracy Madsen, District 5 President District 7 There isn t a lot of news for District 7 this quarter. I am planning a meeting at Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm on Friday, July 12. More details to come on what speakers we will have and the time it will start. There will be sanitation and general hours at this meeting. Erin Meine, District 7 President Web Page Coordinator s Report I would appreciate having photos from the state or district meetings ed to me (lkhoffman@msn.com)to be used wither in the newsletter or on the web page. Thank you. Lisa Hoffman, Web Page Coordinator Awards and Recognition Report A little reminder for people to start thinking about nominations for Dietary Manager of the Year, Vendor of the Year, and Employer of the Year awards. Nominations will be due July 15th. Jessica Weisbrich, Awards and Recognition Do you have a great recipe you would like to share? District 1 is looking to put a cookbook together of facility and personal recipes from our members. If you would like to share yours please Monica Thesing at Thmon3@aol.com. Deadline to submit a recipe or recipes is June 1st. (The address was incorrect in the last newsletter, note the corrected address above.) District 6 We are looking forward to spring and hope we do not have too much flooding. Deb Hinnenkamp, District 6 President ~ 6 ~

7 Reports & Expenses / Information Treasurer s Report November - December Beginning Balance , Emmanuel Lutheran Home (Speaker Fee) , CC Best Buy (Computer) , CarieAnn Williams (Speaker Gas Card) , Alzheimer s Assoc. (Donation) , D Dep. Registration... 2, , D Dep. Vendor... 4, , D Dep. Alzheimer s , D Dep. T-Shirt , Holiday Inn (Conf. Fee)... 10, , Spectrum Marketing Services (Printing) , Ending Balance... 34, Conf. Bills: Conf. Income: Holiday Inn 10, Reg. Fees 25, Speakers 5, Vendor Fee 4, Gift Cards Total 29, Awards Total 16, Positive: 13, Save the Dates! ANFP Regional Meetings coming this spring and National Leadership Conference coming this summer! March 19, 2013 ANFP West Regional Meeting Portland, OR March 27, 2013 South Central Regional Meeting Houston, TX April 4-5, 2013 ANFP Northeast Regional Meeting Pittsburgh, PA April 12, 2013 MN ANFP Board Meeting at The Wellstead of Rogers, MN from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. April 8-12, 2013 ANFP Hunger Week April 18-19, 2013 ANFP North Central Regional Meeting Milwaukee, WI April 26, 2013 MN District 4 Spring Meeting at the Cook Hospital & Nursing Home in Cook, MN April 26, 2013 MN District 5 Spring Meeting at the St. Francis Convent in Little Falls, MN July 28-31, 2013 National Leadership Conference (Westin Savannah) Savannah, GA October 3-4, 2013 ANFP Southeast Regional Meeting (Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel) Mobile, AL October 10, :30 am - 4:30 pm ANFP Mountain Regional Meeting (Shamrock Foods) Phoenix, AZ October 16, 17, 18, 2013 ANFP Minnesota State Conference (St. Cloud, MN Holiday Inn and Suites) St. Cloud, MN October 24-25, 2013 ANFP South Central Regional Meeting (The Sheraton Hotel at the Reed Conference Center) Midwest City, OK For more information, visit the events page at ~ 7 ~

8 President s Report Happy New Year to all Minnesota ANFP members! I hope this letter finds all of you in good health and ready for the New Year! Our meeting with Senator John Marty was a success and John Ennen our ANFP spokes person has taken the ball and run with our Safe food for seniors cause. We have more meetings and more networking with other organizations to do, so if you would like to be involved please contact myself or John Ennen. You can reach John at john.ennen@usfoods.com. Our next board meeting will be on April 12th from 10am-2pm at The Wellstead of Rogers. (Please note that this is a change of date from the calendars that were passed out at a previous meeting.) We will be going over policy s and procedures as well as the by laws. Our January meeting was well attended despite the bad weather, which did keep several members from attending. After the board meeting our social hour and Valentines project went very well, we signed our names, put address labels and stamps on 537 Valentine s cards. Thanks to those who stayed and made it a lot of fun! I was also very surprised when all the board members sang Happy Birthday to me, yes it was my birthday on January 11th and I was happy to spend it with all my ANFP friends! I am hoping for milder days in April so that everyone can attend the meeting. We have several districts with meetings in March and April, please make note of these on your calendars. District #4 April 26th at the Cook Hospital and nursing home, District #5 April 26th at the St. Francis Convent in Little Falls, District #6 March 15th at the St. Williams Living Center in Parker Prairie. Please keep me informed if you are having a meeting, I can put it in the President s newsletter as a reminder for all ANFP members. If you happen to take any photos during your district meetings that have speakers or ANFP members in them please send them to Lisa Hoffman at lkhoffman@msn.com and she can put them on our Minnesota website. Remember to include names of those members in the photos and a small paragraph about the meeting. Just a note for all the District Presidents please go onto our Minnesota ANFP website and fill out the District President s Award forms, then them to me. Thanks to those of you who have already done the forms and sent them to me!! You are all doing a great job and should be recognized for the effort you have put forth. I want to invite all of you to come along to the regional ANFP conference, you can find out more about this on the ANFP National website. The conference is in Milwaukee Wisconsin this year and it s the 18th and 19th of April. We would like to get a group together so that the driving and hotel expenses are nominal. Let me or Shona McCue know if you are interested. CarieAnn is busy planning our 2013 fall conference; if you would like to help out or know of a speaker or topic that would be interesting for our ANFP group please let her know. I think she did a great job last year, so I know this year s ANFP conference will be just as good if not better! You can reach her at this carieann@wealshireofbloomington.com. Don t settle for a spark light a fire instead!! See you all soon! Sue Tackaberry CDM CFPP President of Minnesota ANFP ~ 8 ~

9 February 2013 There is no better exercise for the heart than reaching down and lifting someone up. Education Opportunity North Central Regional Meeting April 18-19, 2013 Milwaukee, WI Note: If you know of an educational session let Sue T know so it can be put into this newsletter. Dist. #5 meeting April 26th at St. Francis Convent in Little Falls Dist. #4 April 26th at Cook Hospital & Nursing Home Dist.#6 March 15th at St. Williams Living Center, Parkers Prairie If anyone is interested in going to The regional conference in Milwaukee Wisconsin please contact me, we are trying to go as a group to make it less expensive to attend. There are two of us who have a hotel room and would like to share the cost, If interested please let Sue Tackaberry know. The next board meeting is April 12th at The Wellstead of Rogers 9:30 am 2pm. I hope everyone enjoyed receiving their Valentines card from MN. ANFP Pillar #3 taught at the Leadership Institute Pillar 3: Leading Strategically Involves the ability to meet organizational and personal goals and expectations. Inherent in this theme is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Competencies External awareness Strategic thinking Vision Customer service Decisiveness Entrepreneurship Problem-solving Sue Tackaberry = stackaberry@5sqc.com ext. 212 Shona McCue =smccue@cook.sisunet.org (C) (W) ~ 9 ~

10 Minnesota Member Highlights Meet Monica from District 1! Monica Thesing, CDM, CFPP, has worked eleven years as an Equipment Specialist for Custom Foodservice Design Company for Robert Rippe & Associates Inc.; Minnetonka, MN. Altogether she has spent twenty-two years working as a Certified Dietary Manager/Foodservice Director. Monica s interest in foodservice management started in high school when she worked at a restaurant. While she attended college she worked at a long term care facility as an evening cook/supervisor, and also at the college foodservice in production & catering because she felt this would be a good path to pursue. Monica earned a BA Individualized Study with an emphasis in Foodservice Management and a minor in Business from Winona State University, Winona, MN. After she graduated, while working in College Operations, she was a Foodservice Director for ARAMARK in several locations in the Midwest including Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota; Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa; Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas; and Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota as well as several others over a twelve year period. In her current position, she is responsible for cost estimating, equipment selection/research, specification writing and communicating with CAD staff to aid in development of foodservice systems and plans that best meet the client s needs. I asked her if there was a particular person who mentored her over the years and she said, I worked with several great people, with ARAMARK I think Ken Miller, my District Manager was a great influence. While working at Roseville Good Samaritan, I was encouraged to pursue my certification thru ANFP by the administrator. Her membership in Association of Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals is so important to her: I think that the group is a GREAT resource and the conference that we have is a refreshing way to highlight continuous skills that we use every day and to get that pick me up and new ideas to carry us thru in our day to day positions. Monica says the biggest challenge about being a dietary manager is trying to please everyone s food tastes and getting staff to follow thru on their job descriptions. She balances those challenges with her strengths. I have always felt the ability to serve good food to people, plan special menus & events, receive instant feedback on your work, being able to be creative is a people job as much as a foodservice job. The ability to see the whole picture, being able to change things smoothly and keep the flow going, and being a good listener (to customers, staff, coworkers) are the tools she cited as her most important used on the job. And you need to have a passion for what you do; it s really not just a JOB. She advises fellow dietary managers to always get to know and to work with your staff. Since you are only as successful as the staff you are working with and every position is important. Monica has twelve brothers and sisters. When she s not working she enjoys singing. She was in a community group that performed at Senior Living Facilities of all kinds and she sings in the church choir. What an awesome passion you have for your job, Monica! Thank you for taking the time to share your hard earned knowledge with us. Do you have a fellow CDM member you think would be great to highlight in the newsletter? me at hmb@myclearwave.net. ~Heidi Brandes, CDM, CFPP ~ 10 ~

11 Thank You Letter Friday, January 11, 2013 Minnesota Association of Nutrition & Foodservice members Dear colleague, Thank you for your interest in talking to your administrator or other interested party about the Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals (ANFP) Safe Food for Seniors initiative. Because Safe Food for Seniors requirements are currently not in Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations, ANFP is pursuing this initiative at both the federal and within those states that have not adopted such requirements. Eighteen states have attempted to address this gap in CMA regulations by requiring certification, but at present Minnesota is not one of those states. Safe Food for Seniors would fulfill the intent of existing federal (CMS) regulations requiring that Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF s) have a registered dietitian, but mistakenly assume that the Registered Dietitian is always present at such facilities. Safe Food for Seniors would augment the regulations to ensure that the director of food services at SNF s receiving federal funds, if not a full-time dietitian, be trained as a Certified Dietary Manager, Certified Foodservice Protection Professional (CDM/CFPP); or a Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR); or have the equivalent training from military experience or traditional education. We appreciate your help and want you to know that we re working with the Minnesota Department of Health, with the Food & Drug Administration in Washington, D.C., are in contact with Aging Services of Minnesota, and are scheduling follow up meetings with legislators. I look forward to working with you in our endeavor to ensure food safety for our senior population. Sincerely, Sue Tackaberry, CDM, CFPP Minnesota ANFP President Aetna Ave NE 2500 Pahl Avenue NE Monticello, MN St. Anthony, MN John Ennen Minnesota ANFP State Spokesperson stackaberry@5sqc.com john.ennen@usfoods.com ~ 11 ~

12 Membership Congratulations and Welcome to New Members and New Student s Below are the names of new members and new student members from Minnesota who have joined since the last newsletter. The names of those who have enrolled in an approved dietary manager training program, but have not yet joined DMA (enrollees) are listed as well. Please be sure to share this information with chapter officers, other committee chairs, and especially district officers to ensure that each new member is welcomed into DMA. Consider the following ideas: Send welcome letters to new members or call them to welcome them. Please find a sample phone script and sample letter at under Volunteer Resources. List the names of the new members, new student members and enrollees in the state newsletter and on the chapter web site. Invite these members to the state meeting, recognizing those that attend. Encourage enrollees to join DMA as student members discuss the benefits of membership. Start a telephone tree to contact prospective members. It is important to understand that the Member Count by State report article currently includes student members. When chapter rebates are determined, students are not counted in the total that determines the rebate amount. This encourages chapters to help their student members upgrade as soon as possible, because it adds money to chapter budgets and more importantly, gives students active status and the ability to vote and hold office. We hope that you will use these tools to connect these new members and potential members to DMA and the valuable services that the association provides. Adam C. Lewis, CDM, CFPP Certified Member Annette Grebinoski Karla Randolph Lisa Schreier Pre-Professional Mbr. Nancy A. Razim Allied Professional Abby Grove Andrew Anderson Molly A. Culhane, CDM, CFPP Certified Member Krystal L. Boyd, CDM, CFPP Certified Member Holly Erickson Crystal Holz Jaime J. Burg, CDM, CFPP Certified Member Matt J. Hrabak, CDM, CFPP Certified Member Lucinda Handy Kelly Knott Darcy L. Stueber, CDM, CFPP Certified Member Barbara A. Barnhill, CDM, CFPP Certified Member Shannon Leyva Amy Nelson Dana Sumnicht Allied Professional Shawna L. Olbekson, CDM, CFPP Certified Member Anita Kottsick Brittany Blouin Elizabeth A. Sunderman, CDM, CFPP Certified Member Darnell Pearson Chelsea M. Hatfield Certified Member ~ 12 ~

13 Membership MEMBER COUNT COMPARISONS BY STATE AS OF 1/02/2013 (Supplier mems not included) STATE MEMBER COUNT STATE MEMBER COUNT STATE LAST YR CURRENT STATE LAST YR CURRENT ALASKA NORTH CAROLINA ALABAMA NORTH DAKOTA ARKANSAS NEBRASKA ARIZONA NEW HAMPSHIRE CALIFORNIA NEW JERSEY COLORADO NEW MEXICO CONNECTICUT NEVADA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5 6 NEW YORK DELAWARE OHIO FLORIDA 1,055 1,052 OKLAHOMA GEORGIA OREGON GUAM 9 9 PENNSYLVANIA HAWAII RHODE ISLAND IOWA SOUTH CAROLINA IDAHO SOUTH DAKOTA ILLINOIS TENNESSEE INDIANA TEXAS KANSAS UTAH KENTUCKY VIRGINIA LOUISIANA VERMONT MASSACHUSETTS WASHINGTON MARYLAND WISCONSIN MAINE WEST VIRGINIA MICHIGAN WYOMING MINNESOTA CANADA 12 9 MISSOURI US MILITARY 1 1 MISSISSIPPI US TERRITORIES 1 0 MONTANA FOREIGN 7 7 State Member CouNT Grand Totals 13,977 13,822 ~ 13 ~

14 Membership MEMBER COUNT COMPARISONS BY STATE AS OF 2/01/2013 (Supplier mems not included) STATE MEMBER COUNT STATE MEMBER COUNT STATE LAST YR CURRENT STATE LAST YR CURRENT ALASKA NORTH CAROLINA ALABAMA NORTH DAKOTA ARKANSAS NEBRASKA ARIZONA NEW HAMPSHIRE CALIFORNIA NEW JERSEY COLORADO NEW MEXICO CONNECTICUT NEVADA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5 6 NEW YORK DELAWARE OHIO FLORIDA 1,070 1,070 OKLAHOMA GEORGIA OREGON GUAM 10 9 PENNSYLVANIA 1, HAWAII RHODE ISLAND IOWA SOUTH CAROLINA IDAHO SOUTH DAKOTA ILLINOIS TENNESSEE INDIANA TEXAS KANSAS UTAH KENTUCKY VIRGINIA LOUISIANA VERMONT MASSACHUSETTS WASHINGTON MARYLAND WISCONSIN MAINE WEST VIRGINIA MICHIGAN WYOMING MINNESOTA CANADA 12 9 MISSOURI US MILITARY 1 1 MISSISSIPPI US TERRITORIES 1 0 MONTANA FOREIGN 7 7 State Member CouNT Grand Totals 14,216 14,126 ~ 14 ~

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16 You Could be the Next MN ANFP President-Elect or Treasurer Dear MN ANFP members: As most of you know I have been involved in ANFP (DMA) at the state and national level for many years. I cannot tell you how much that involvement has changed my life. It has given me opportunities that would not have been there had I not volunteered to help lead this organization. I have developed and strengthened leadership skills, gained knowledge and expertise that has shaped the person and the professional that I am today. I have mentored others which has brought me enormous satisfaction and I believe has made a significant difference in the lives of those I have mentored. I have especially enjoyed being on the Foundation Scholarship Committee in which I help make it possible for new members to finish school and to attend leadership training and national meetings. It has also shaped my career as the skills I gained as a CDM opened up job opportunities. But the best part of my volunteer experiences with ANFP has been the friends I have made friends that will go with me into old age and that have enriched my life in ways that I can t even begin to tell you. Because I was willing to step outside my comfort zone, I have also traveled to places I probably would have never seen and have memories which I can enjoy when the rocking chair will be the only vehicle I am allowed to drive. All of that because I was willing to say yes when asked to serve as an officer or committee member. ANFP has also changed a lot as the world has since I got involved the first time. It will continue to change (and has to) in order to meet the needs of its members and the changing industry. Little did I know when I first got talked into being a district president back in 1988 that I would find it so rewarding that I would continue to volunteer year after year. I never would have imagined that I would eventually serve as MN state president, your national president in , the founding chair of Healthcare Caterers International and now as a member of the Certifying Board. It was just a matter of taking one thing at a time. You don t have to volunteer to the extent at which I have been involved in ANFP but each one of you has much to offer even if you only take one position for one year. ANFP needs good leaders now and in the future. You have a chance to be one of those leaders. We all are busy, we have jobs, families, stress at work, and may even feel we aren t up to the challenge. Please don t let that stop you from getting involved. There is never a right time. And most of you are very good at multi-tasking or you wouldn t be CDMs. Start small take a district or a state office and go from there. Take that first step and volunteer and take it one step at a time. You won t regret it. And if you are concerned about the cost, most of the expenses as an officer are reimbursed at the state and national level. MN ANFP is looking for officer candidates for The president-elect and treasurer positions are open. Please accept my challenge and volunteer to run for one of these positions or to help out your district. Contact Heidi Brandes or hmb@myclearwave.net to volunteer. You can also contact me by or phone if you want to discuss with me. I am happy to answer any questions you might have. Colleen Zenk Director of Consumer Information & Nutrition MN Beef Council 2950 Metro Drive #102 Minneapolis, MN (main) (direct) colleen@mnbeef.org ~ 16 ~

17 About ANFP General ANFP Info Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals (ANFP) is a national not-for-profit association established in 1960 that today has over 14,000 professionals dedicated to the mission of providing optimum nutritional care through foodservice management. ANFP members work in hospitals, long-term care, schools, correctional facilities, and other noncommercial foodservice settings. The association provides foodservice reference, publications and resources, employment services for members, continuing education and professional development, and certification programs. ANFP monitors industry trends and legislative issues, and publishes one of the industry s most respected magazines. For more information about ANFP, please contact Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals: 406 Surrey Woods Dr., St. Charles, IL phone: , fax: info@anfponline.org Website: Continuing education scholarships for two-day regional meetings are available at http;://nfefoundation.org/. (See page 5 for dates on upcoming events.) ANFP Chapter & District Meetings The CDM, CFPP credential is nationally recognized, and you are welcome to attend any ANFP meeting to receive continuing education (CE) credits. Upcoming meetings and state information can be found on the chapter directory at Website Info: Visit us online! All chapter websites can be found at Check out updates, events pictures, and more by clicking on the sites below: ~ 17 ~

18 Upcoming Events and General Info CDM Credentialing Exam Beginning in March 2013, the CDM Credentialing Exam is a computer-based test. That means examinees will report to their chosen site and take the test on a computer there s no more paper and pencil exam. The new format gives applicants more dates and more location options for taking the exam. There are 16 dates to choose from during two testing date windows in March and October. More than 250 approved test centers are available in the U.S. and Canada. Learn more at Hot Off the Press! 5 New Sanitation Master Track Books Each new Master Track book offers 3 CE and is available in PDF ($25) or hard copy ($30 + S&H). New titles include: Mythbusters, Emergency Preparedness in Foodservice Management, Effectively Managing Food Allergens, Culture Change and Food Safety Regulations, and Food Safety Training: Tools and Techniques. Available at the ANFP Marketplace Learn Abroad With the Annapurna Program Healthcare Caterers International is accepting applications for the second annual Annapurna Exchange. This program gives members a unique chance to experience another culture while working in a foodservice management environment overseas. Nine countries offer exchange options, and English is the accepted language in all locations. Learn more about the Annapurna Exchange at ANFP Names New President and CEO ANFP is pleased to announce that Joyce Gilbert, PhD, RD, LDN as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Gilbert will join the ANFP staff in May 2013, when William St. John, CAE who has served as Chief Executive for the Association since 1986 retires on May 31. Gilbert was selected to serve as President and CEO following an extensive national search initiated by a special committee, appointed by the ANFP Board of Directors. She has vast experience as a chief executive, fundraiser, clinician, and instructor for a variety of organizations. Read more at Call to Lead: Chapter Leadership Team Do you enjoy building teams? Do you like exchanging ideas with other chapter leaders? The ANFP Chapter Leadership Team is looking for more volunteers throughout the country! This national committee provides consistent mentoring, leadership training, and guidance to chapters and volunteers. Diverse chapter voices at the national level are vital to ANFP s success. If you are interested in joining the Chapter Leadership Team, please contact chapters@anfponline.org by March 29, 2013 for more information. Hunger Week (April 8-12, 2013) ANFP Hunger Week heightens awareness to help the hungry and poverty-stricken in America. It s a startling statistic: more than one in 10 households in the U.S. experiences hunger or the risk of hunger. Please join in the fight against hunger next month by collecting non-perishables for the needy, raising money for a local food pantry, or volunteering time at a nearby shelter. Visit for ways you can participate. ~ 18 ~

19 Upcoming Events and General Info International Healthcare Facilities Tour (May 27-30, 2013) Ever wondered how healthcare facilities operate in other countries? Healthcare Caterers International (HCI) has announced a spring Study Tour to Amsterdam, Netherlands, which offers participants guided tours of multiple facilities and a chance to learn more about the Dutch culture. For more information or to sign up, please contact ANFP President and CEO Bill St. John at or bstjohn@anfponline.org Brick Walkway for Nutrition & Foodservice Education Foundation Become a permanent part of the bright future of ANFP and Nutrition & Foodservice Education Foundation (NFEF) by purchasing a personalized brick, a part of the Foundation for the Future walkway. This brick walkway, to be installed at ANFP headquarters building, will showcase ANFP members, chapters, corporate partners, schools and NFEF supporters who want to leave a visible and lasting legacy to the future of our industry. To learn more, visit NFEF Scholarships Helps Meeting Costs Nutrition & Foodservice Education Foundation (NFEF) is offering a variety of scholarships to help offset the cost of attending ANFP meetings and programs. Apply today at ~ 19 ~

20 Upcoming Events and General Info Leadership Institute Precedes ANFP s National Leadership Conference July 26-28, 2013 Leadership Institute is designed to help nutrition and foodservice professionals learn the real competencies of leadership. The event will take you on the exciting journey from manager to leader! More than 200 ANFP members have participated in this exciting professional development program. Attend both Leadership Institute and the National Leadership Conference and enjoy special Bundle pricing. Learn more about NFEF scholarships to attend at ANFP National Leadership Conference debuts July 28-31, 2013 ANFP will transition from our long-held Annual Meeting to our new National Leadership Conference next summer. The conference will take place in Savannah, Georgia. The new meeting model will provide advanced leadership and industry topics, increased recognition and networking opportunities, and innovations on the Expo show floor. The event is designed for current leaders, emerging leaders, CDMs, foodservice professionals, and corporate partners seeking education and inspiration on leadership skills and the latest trends in nutrition and foodservice management. Learn more at Spokesperson Signal Interested in keeping up with legislative affairs at ANFP? A monthly newsletter is now posted under the Advocacy section at Share Your Story in ANFP s National Magazine Do you or someone you know have an interesting story to share with other nutrition and foodservice professionals? Have you had a notable career advancement? Is there a great story about your chapter or your climb as a volunteer within ANFP? Please send news for magazine consideration to Kim Ellison, ANFP Chapter Relations Coordinator (kellison@anfponline.org). FAQ: How Do ANFP Chapters Work? ANFP is a national organization, and almost every state is an ANFP chapter. Some chapters are divided into smaller areas called districts. Volunteers run all chapters and districts. These leaders form a board of directors, consisting of a president, president-elect, secretary, treasurer, and other important roles. Officers and committees promote the benefits of being active locally, such as growing a professional network and developing leadership skills. ~ 20 ~