SNA Committees & Advisory Councils

Listed below are the leaders currently serving on SNA Committees and Advisory Councils.

Leadership Development Committee
Membership Committee
Nutrition & Research Committee
Professional Development Committee
Public Policy & Legislation Committee
Resolutions & Bylaws Committee
Finance Committee
Political Action Committee
Industry Advisory Council
State Agency Advisory Council
Certificate & Credentialing Governing Council
Membership Section Advisors

Leadership Development Commitee

Chair Lynn Harvey, EdD, RDN, SNS NCDPI Raleigh, N.C.	Vice Chair Vacant	Mideast Rep. Kristen Hennessey Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Plymouth, Mich.
Midwest Rep. Sandy Voss, MS, RD, SNS Marquardt SD 15 Glendale Heights, Ill.	Northeast Rep. Maria Hall Walpole SD Pembroke, Mass.	Northwest Rep. Pamela Suyematsu,SNS Ontario SD 008 Ontario, Ore.
Southeast Rep. Cleta Long, EdD, SNS Dade County Schools Trenton, Ga.	Southwest Rep. Dolores Sutterfield Harrisburg SD Harrisburg, Ark.	West Rep. Stephanie Bruce, MBA Palm Springs USD Palm Springs, Calif.
At Large Member Angela Haney, SNS Los Lunas Schools Los Lunas, N.M.	At Large Member Vacant	Staff Advisor Vacant

Membership Committee

Committee Chair Dean Gallegos Bernalillo PS Bernalillo, N.M.	Mideast Region Chris Derico, SNS Lewis County SD Weston, W.Va.	Midwest Region Linda Webster St James R-I SD Saint James, Mo.
Northeast Region Jeanne Sheridan, SNS Dartmouth PS Providence, R.I.	Northwest Region Vacant	Southeast Region Laura Lynn, SNS Brantley County SD Nahunta, Ga.
Southwest Region Elaine Harris Paola USD 368 Kansas City, Kan.	West Region Vacant	Member At-Large Lisa Ward West Jefferson SD 253 Terreton, Idaho
Industry Rep. Lia Roesel Horizon Software Intl. Wilmington, N.C.	Board Advisor Donna Myers Osceola County SD Saint Cloud, Fla.	Staff Advisor Dion Dears School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.

Nutrition & Research Committee

Committee Chair Shannon Gleave, RDN, SNS Glendale ESD Glendale, Ariz.	Nutrition Expertise Christine Clarahan, RD, SNS School City of Hammond Hammond, Ind.	Nutrition Expertise Elizabeth Foland, MS, RD Indiana DOE Carmel, Ind.
Practitioner Lisa Johnson, SNS Highline PS Burien, Wash.	Practitioner Lynelle Johnson, SNS Williston PS Williston, N.D.	University FS Mgt. Vacant
University Nutrition Alicia Landry, PhD, RD, LDN, SNS Univ. of Central Arkansas Greenbrier, Ark.	Industry Jennifer Armstrong Butterball Foodservice Garner, N.C.	Member At Large Debbi Beauvais, RD, SNS Gates-Chili CSD Rochester, N.Y.
College Section Rep. Rachel Findley, MS Meredith College Raleigh, N.C.	JCN&M Editor Catherine Strohbehn, PhD, RD Iowa State Univ. Ames, Iowa	ICN Rep. Marjuyua Lartey Institute of Child Nutrition Hattiesburg, Miss.
Board Advisor Stephanie Dillard, SNS Geneva County Schools Geneva, Ala.	Staff Advisor Sarah Murphy Youssef School Nutrition Foundation Arlington, Va.	Staff Advisor Donovan Lessard School Nutrition Association Arlington, Va.

Professional Development Committee

Committee Chair Suzanne Morales, MPH, RD, SNS Placentia-Yorba Linda USD Placentia, Calif.	District Director/ Mideast Region Gary Childress, SNS Harford County PS Forest Hill, Md.	Manager/Midwest Region Bobbi Varichak, SNS Mounds View PS Shoreview, Minn.
District Director/ Northeast Region Warren Deshields Bridgeton PS Bridgeton, N.J.	Major City Director/ Northeast Region Laura Benavidez Boston Public SD Boston, Mass.	State Agency/ Northwest Region Colleen Fillmore, PhD, RD, SNS Idaho DOE Boise, Idaho
District Director/ Southeast Region Gretchen Wilson, SNS Pitt County Schools Greenville, N.C.	State Agency/ Southeast Region Diane Gillie South Carolina DOE Columbia, S.C.	District Director/ Southwest Region Teresa Brown, MS, RD, LDN, SNS Saint Charles Parish School Board Luling, La.
Industry Rep. Matt Essner, SNS Colyar Technology Solutions Inc. Columbia, Mo.	Board Advisor Lori Adkins, SNS Oakland Schools Waterford, Mich.	Staff Advisor Jennifer Lewi School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.

Public Policy & Legislation Committee

Committee Chair Sara Gasiorowski, SNS MSD of Wayne Township Indianapolis, Ind.	Mideast Region Chris Burkhardt, SNS Cleveland MSD Cleveland, Ohio	Midwest Region Noah Atlas Anoka-Hennepin SD Anoka, Minn.
Northeast Region Artie Frego St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES Norwood, N.Y.	Northwest Region Debra Timm Jefferson County Joint SD 251 Rigby, Idaho	Southeast Region Ken Yant Gwinnett County SD Lawrenceville, Ga.
Southwest Region Cindy Jones Olathe USD 233 Olathe, Kan.	West Region Lynnelle Grumbles, SNS Santa Clarita Valley SFS Agency Santa Clarita, Calif.	Member At Large Scott Clements Mississippi DOE Jackson, Miss.
State Agency Advisor Andrea Denning Ohio DOE Columbus, Ohio	Industry Advisor Michael Miller SMART Systems Mishawaka, Ind.	Board Advisor Gay Anderson, SNS Brandon Valley 49-2 Brandon, S.D.
Board Advisor Vacant	Chief Executive Officer Patricia Montague, CAE School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.	Staff Advisor Cathy Schuchart School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.

Resolutions & Bylaws Committee

Committee Chair Jill Kidd, MS, RD, SNS Pueblo City Schools Pueblo, Colo.	Mideast Region Vacant	Midwest Region Kelley Lavely Wayne Community SD Corydon, Iowa
Northeast Region Daniel Witkowski Nutri-Serve Food Mgt. Deptford, N.J.	Northwest Region Linda Martin Sweetwater County SD 02 Green River, Wyo.	Southeast Region Keshia Williams Coweta County Newnan, Ga.
Southwest Region Molly Brandt, SNS Adams 12 Five Star Schools Thornton, Colo.	West Region Kathy Torok Sevier SD Richfield, Utah	Industry Rep. Katie Bambacht, RD, SNS National Dairy Council Rosemont, Ill.
Staff Advisor Kimberley Williams School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.	Staff Advisor Deborah Van Balen School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.

Finance Committee

Secretary/Treasurer & Committee Chair Jill Kidd, MS, RD, SNS Pueblo City Schools Pueblo, Colo.	President-elect Vacant	At Large Member Tamara Earl, SNS Mason City Schools Mason, Ohio
At Large Member Sandi Kramer, SNS Yankton SD Yankton, S.D.	Chief Executive Officer Patricia Montague, CAE School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.	Staff Advisor Kimberley Williams School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.

Political Action Committee

Committee Chair Cindy Brooks Seymour SD Seymour, Conn.	Mike Burke, SNS ITW/FEG Raytown, Mo.	Craig Weidel Mesa PS Mesa, Ariz.
Judy White Wrentham PS Wrentham, Mass.	June Barrett, RDN, SNS Alabama DE Montgomery, Ala.	Dolores Sutterfield Harrisburg SD Harrisburg, Ark.
Chief Executive Officer Patricia Montague, CAE School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.	Treasurer Kimberley Williams School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.	Custodian of Records Cathy Schuchart School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.
Staff Advisor Sherri Lehman School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.

Industry Advisory Council

Chair Michael Miller SMART Systems Mishawaka, Ind.	Chris Hakmiller Los Cabos Mexican Foods McKinney, Texas	Nicole Nicoloff Gordon Food Service Wyoming, Mich.
Brian Crapo Nutrislice Broomfield, Colo.	Cheryl Isberner Land O’Lakes St. Paul, Minn.	Quentin Layne Basic American Foods Walnut Creek, Calif.
Rebecca Thompson General Mills Golden Valley, Minn.	Mary Keske Cool School Café Becker, Minn.	Corey Ainsworth Winston Foodservice Louisville, Ky.
Board Advisor Gay Anderson, SNS Brandon Valley 49-2 Brandon, S.D.	Board Advisor Vacant	Chief Executive Officer Patricia Montague, CAE School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.
Staff Advisor Sara Kilkenny School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.	Staff Advisor Shery Carrigan, CAE School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.

State Agency Advisory Council

Chair Andrea Denning Ohio DOE Columbus, Ohio	Mid-Atlantic Rep. Vonda Cooke, MS, RD Pennsylvania DOE Harrisburg, Pa.	Midwest Rep. Diane Golzynski, PhD, RDN Michigan DOE Lansing, Mich.
Mountain Plains Rep. Vacant	Northeast Rep. Robert Leshin, MPA Massachusetts DOE Malden, Mass.	Southeast Rep. June Barrett, RDN, SNS Alabama DE Montgomery, Ala.
Southwest Rep. Angela Olige Texas DOA Austin, Texas	West Rep. Colleen Fillmore, PhD, RD, SNS Idaho DOE Boise, Idaho	At Large Rep. Scott Clements Mississippi DOE Jackson, Miss.
Board Advisor Reginald Ross, SNS NCDPI Raleigh, N.C.	Staff Advisor Nadia Davis School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.

Certificate & Credentialing Governing Council

Committee Chair Janice King, RD, SNS Auburn SD Auburn, Mass.	Practitioner Linda Wiley, SNS POWER Buying Group Jacksonville, Fla.	Practitioner Camille Soule, SNS Paradise Valley USD Phoenix, Ariz.
Educator Traci Grgich, MS, RD, CP-FS, SNS Arizona State Univ./ Library Periodicals Phoenix, Ariz.	Educator Kevin Sauer, PhD, RD, LD Kansas State Univ. Manhattan, Kan.	State Agency Rep. Kathy Peavy, SNS Georgia DOE Atlanta, Ga.
State Agency Rep. Catherine Masters, SNS NCDPI Raleigh, N.C.	State Agency Rep. Phyllis Hodges, MPS, SNS Consultant Nashville, Tenn.	Newly Credentialed Practitioner Bettina Applewhite, SNS Baltimore County PS Baltimore, Md.
School Admin. Official Pierrette Hall, MEd Alexandria City PS Alexandria, Va.	ICN Rep. Aleshia Hall-Campbell, PhD Institute of Child Nutrition University, Miss.	Industry Rep. Janet Allen Gordon Food Service Highland, Mich.
USDA Rep. Sheldon Gordon, MS, RD USDA/FNS Alexandria, Va.	Staff Advisor Jennifer Lewi School Nutrition Assoc. Arlington, Va.

Jennifer Lewi

Membership Section Advisors

College Section Advisor Rachel Findley, MS Meredith College Raleigh, N.C.	SN Employee/Mgr. Section Advisor Donna Myers Osceola County SD Saint Cloud, Fla.	State Agency Section Advisor Andrea Denning Ohio DOE Columbus, Ohio
District Directors/ Supervisors Section Advisor Deborah Carpenter Hoke County Schools Raeford, N.C.	Major City Directors/ Supervisors Section Advisor Elizabeth Wallace, SNS Jefferson County SD Denver, Colo.