Lynelle Johnson, LRD, SNS

Lynelle Johnson, LRD, SNS, has been the Food Service Director for Williston Basin (N.D.) School District #7 for the past 17 years and previously worked at Jamestown Public Schools for six years. Williston is a growing community where the school population has doubled in the past 10 years. She oversees 12 buildings with a total enrollment of 5,000 students.

In addition to serving on SNA’s Board of Directors, she has held several positions on NDSNA’s Board of Directors, including President and Legislative Chair. She has also served on the Nutrition and Research Committee for SNA. Lynelle was the Midwest Director of the Year in 2018. She is married to Bruce and has two children, Mason and Emily.

Areas of Business Responsible For: All areas administering the school nutrition programs, including, budget and finances, supervising staff, menu planning and implementation of school nutrition guidelines.

What Do You Bring to the Role: I have worked in school nutrition for nearly 25 years and have had the opportunity to experience almost every area of school nutrition. While I hope to spend most days working at my “regular job,” I often get called away to cook, cashier, fix a computer or troubleshoot a piece of kitchen equipment. This has allowed me to have a greater scope of all that goes into school meals.

Education: North Dakota State University (Bachelor’s in Food and Nutrition) University of Mary (Master’s in Public Administration)

Other Memberships or Affiliations: American Academy of Dietetics

What You Do in Your Free Time: Spending time outdoors, walking or biking, but especially planting and caring for flowers in the summer.