About the State Agency Advisory Council
What is the State Agency Advisory Council?
The State Agency Advisory Council supports SNA’s mission and vision by providing expert knowledge on the inner workings of school nutrition programs at the state level. The Council provides guidance and insight into how to manage and implement the federal child nutrition programs at the state level and interprets federal and state policies operating in all states and territories.
What are the Council Responsibilities?
- Shares viewpoints on federal child nutrition program issues and positions.
- Identifies and highlights regulatory areas of importance in a timely manner.
- Assist in developing pre-conference, State Agency and USDA sessions at SNA conferences.
- Serves as a liaison between SNA and states and territories in their region.
- Assist in development of a state agency newsletter.
Meet Our Members
Chair
Vonda Ramp
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Harrisburg, PA
Mid-Atlantic Representative
Julie Fletcher, SNS
Maryland State Department of Education
Baltimore, MD
Midwest Representative
Dr. Deanne Kelleher, RDN
Michigan DOE
Lansing, MI
Northeast Representative
Kristina Webber, MS, RD, LDN, SNS
Massachusetts DESE
Malden, MA
Mountain Plains Representative
Brehan Riley, MS, RD, SNS
Colorado Department of Education
Denver, CO
Southeast Representative
Julie Autrey, SNS
Alabama State DOE
Montgomery, AL
Southwest Representative
Catherine Wright-Steele
Texas DOA
Austin, TX
Western Representative
Wendy Barkley
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Olympia, WA
Board Advisor
Susan Maffe, MS, RD, SNS
Meriden Public Schools
Meriden, CT
Staff Advisor
Nadia Davis
School Nutrition Assoc.
Arlington, VA