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  • Next in the Webinar Series: Register for Your Conflict Style Inventory on Wednesday, January 22 from 3:00 – 4:00 PM. Learn more and register.
  • SNA’s LAC25 Sweepstakes is open! Enter to win one of two free trips to Washington, D.C. to attend SNA’s 2025 Legislative Action Conference. Submit a short story between 500 and 1,000 characters describing a meaningful moment where your work made a positive impact on student success.
  • Register for No Kid Hungry's free webinar on "Celebrating Students Through Equity: A Community Approach to School Breakfast." Did you know one of the presenters will be Julie Kronabetter, MSNA Nutrition Chair and Food and Nutrition Services Director for ISD 191 Burnsville-Eagan-Savage? Learn more here.
  • Congratulations to Royal Dahlstrom, Curate, for being awarded MSNA Industry Partner of the Year! Royal was awarded this honor at the SNIP Conference on October 23-25 at the Grand View Lodge.
  • Want to receive relevant and useful news from SNA every Tuesday? Subscribe to the  newsletters. These are available to you as a benefit of your SNA/MSNA membership.
  • In August, ten individuals were installed into the 2024-2025 Executive Board. Two of these individuals were elected during the spring election. Read more about Ashley Schneider and Jess Peña.

Member Spotlight

Chloe Crandall, Child Nutrition Assistant at Sand Creek Elementary School. Read about Chloe here.

To read past member spotlights, click here. 

Nominate a Colleague You Admire!

There is no time like the season of giving to recognize the hard work of our colleagues in the school nutrition profession who go above and beyond. The SNA Awards program highlights the outstanding and important work of SNA members and state affiliates. Members and state associations are eligible for a variety of honors that recognize their achievements in school foodservice, leadership, membership recruitment and professional development. Nominations will open fall 2024 for 2025 nominations.

Employee of the Year Award
Manager of the Year Award, in honor of Louise Sublette
Director of the Year Award
National Industry Member of the Year Award  

MSNA Members in the News!

12/1: Anoka-Hennepin Schools' nutrition director, Noah Atlas, enlisted Coon Rapids High School culinary students to taste-test new meal options, seeking honest feedback to refine the menu and shape meal offerings. Learn which items were highest-scoring!

11/6: Congratulations to Bertrand Weber, Director of Culinary & Wellness Services at Minneapolis Public Schools, for receiving the Golden Foodservice Director of the Year Award, FAME’s most prestigious honor. Learn About the FAME Awards.

10/18: In honor of National School Lunch Week, Jess Peña, School Nutrition Director for Red Wing Public Schools and MSNA Secretary/Treasurer, shared with CBS News Minnesota how schools have stepped up their lunch game.

10/14: Glen Ritter, Food Service Director for St. Michael-Albertville Schools and MSNA President-Elect, was interviewed by Fox 9, discussing what's on his schools' trays, the menu planning process, and more. Scroll to the 21:00 mark to watch.

10/3: Students at Humboldt High School in Saint Paul Public Schools are participating in a gardening program that provides fresh produce for their school cafeteria and local community. Watch the video here, which features Lynn Broberg, Assistant Director of Nutrition Services for the St. Paul School District.

6/1: MSNA is pleased to announce the outcome of the 2024 Board Member Election. Learn more about our new Board members, Ashley Schneider, Jess Peña, and Kristi Frank.

Find past news stories here!