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PRECONFERENCETRAININGSESSION

SUNDAY,SEPTEMBER15

9AM-12PMLegalAspectsofSponsoringtheCACFP

Tom Copeland

CACFP Consultant

The serious deficiency process, provider appeals, legal monitoring limits, and how to reduce legal risk with regard to personnel are all covered in this workshop presented by CACFP Consultant, Tom Copeland, J.D. Case studies, take-home tools, and learning what is and what is not acceptable will all be covered in this must-have pre-conference training for sponsor managers and directors.

TomCopeland is a leading expert on the business of child care. He’s been a trainer, author, and child care advocate since 1981, helping hundreds of thousands of providers be more successful as a business. Tom worked for 28 years for Resources for Child Caring (RCC), a non-profit Child Care Resource and Referral Agency in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is now an independent consultant conducting workshops and webinars for the child care field. His blog www.tomcopelandblog.com is the leading source of information about the business side of child care.

1PM–4PMPlantingtheSeedsofChange:UnderstandingthePsychologyofBehaviorthrough

MotivationalInterviewing

Paul Cook, PhD

Associate Professor, University of Colorado College of Nursing

People need accurate information about diet changes to prevent childhood obesity, but information alone does not change their behavior. Instead, people are motivated to make dietary changes based on their own interests and goals. Motivational interviewing is a research-based communication technique that can help you explore people's motivations and support them to make needed changes in preparing and serving food. At this pre-conference workshop, Paul Cook, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the University of Colorado College of Nursing will share his expertise in this field and participants will learn and practice motivational interviewing strategies.

PaulCook is an associate professor at the University of Colorado College of Nursing. He is a licensed psychologist with 12 years of experience in the field of health behavior change. He uses motivational interviewing extensively in his own research on medication adherence, and has supported studies on smoking cessation, diet change, and exercise promotion. He has trained health care professionals from many different disciplines to use MI for health behavior change.

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GENERALSESSIONS

MONDAY,SEPTEMBER16

8:30AM-10:00AMWELCOME

Blake Stanford

President, National CACFP Sponsors Association

8:30AM-10:00AMOPENINGREMARKS

8:30AM-10:00AMINTRODUCTION

Julie Mikkelson

Regional Director, Special Nutrition Programs, USDA FNS

JulieMikkelson is the Director of the Special Nutrition Programs (SNP) for USDA Food and Nutrition Service’s Midwest Region. In this role, Julie oversees the administration of 13 nutrition and food distribution programs, including the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC), National School Lunch Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program. Julie has 26 years of experience in administering FNS programs. Prior to joining SNP in January 2008, Julie directed the MWRO WIC program for four years, she supervised retailer investigations in the Food Stamp Program for two years and she coordinated regional operations for the Child and Adult Care Food Program for over 10 years. Julie has a degree in Dietetics from Iowa State University and she is a graduate of the FNS Leadership Institute.

8:30AM-10:00AMKEYNOTE

It'sTimetoTakeaNewLookatCACFP

Cindy Long

Child Nutrition Division Director, USDA Food & Nutrition Service

Today, CACFP supports child care providers with nutritious foods that contribute to the wellness, healthy growth, and development of young children. CACFP is a leading source for information about health and wellness, like the new Nutrition and Wellness Tips, Recipes for Healthy Kids, and “Know Your Farmer Know Your Food” connections, so that our children will get the best start when it comes to healthy eating and physical activity. Cindy Long, Director of the USDA, FNS, CND will update attendees on steps USDA is taking through CACFP and other Child Nutrition Programs to enhance the nutrition and well-being of our Nation’s children, while at the same time working towards meaningful paperwork reform, reducing the burden on participants, and safeguarding our precious Federal resources.

CindyLong is currently the Director of the Child Nutrition Programs Division of the Food and Nutrition Service, USDA. Cindy and her staff are responsible for all aspects of federal management of the Child Nutrition Programs. She began her federal government career in 1988 with the Office of Management and Budget, and joined USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) in 1991 with the Office of Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation (OANE) and has served in multiple positions with FNS since then. Cindy has a MPA in public policy and economics from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and a BA in economics from the University of Notre Dame, and lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

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11:30AM-1:30PMLUNCHEONPROGRAM

BacktotheFuture:CoreValues,ServicetoOthers&ReignitingPassions

Tom Thorfinnson

Thorfinnson Business Consulting, Motivational Presenter

Rotary International, Past President

Sponsors and providers are often doing work well beyond their job descriptions because of the passion and compassion we have for the program and the children it benefits. Sometimes, when we are doing more with less, every year, we can forget the excitement of why and when we started our sponsorships or first became a member of the CACFP community. At this session highlighting core values of service, integrity in business, leadership, and diversity, Tom Thorfinnson will focus on service to others and the impact our members can make on the lives of children and providers - once again reminding us of the value of our work and reigniting our flames to make the world a better place.

TomThorfinnson hails from Eden Prairie Minnesota and has a B.A. from St. Olaf College, graduating with honors having majored in economics and mathematics. He went on to receive a law degree from Marquette Law School. Joining his father in the practice of law, Tom has been engaged in the private practice of corporate law for over 30 years and is the owner of Thorfinnson Law Office, P.A. located in Eden Prairie MN. Tom has been a passionate volunteer for Rotary International for over 30 years and served as Rotary District Governor in 1996-97. He recently completed a two year term as a member of the Board of Directors for Rotary International, the governing body for 1.2 million Rotarians and over 34,000 Rotary Clubs in 208 countries and geographic regions around the world. In 2010-11 Tom served as the Vice President for Rotary International. Currently Tom serves on the Strategic Planning Committee for Rotary International and as Vice Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Rotary/USAID Alliance for Water and Sanitation. Having made fourteen volunteer trips to developing countries including nine to Haiti, Tom is passionate about helping those in need. More importantly he has been a key player in fundraising efforts among Rotarians in the upper Midwest helping raise over $1,000,000 to provide safe water and sanitation to those in need in Haiti. Tom is frequently asked to speak on integrity in business. However, his passion is to address audiences on the personal value and the societal importance of helping those in need. Tom has been fortunate to have presented in most of the fifty United States, in over twenty different countries and on 5 different continents.

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GENERALSESSIONS

TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER17

9:00-10:15AMMORNINGSESSION

Opportunities

Susie Nanney PhD, MPH, RD

Associate Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine & Community Health Program in Health Disparities Research

University of Minnesota

CACFP sponsors and providers are uniquely positioned to influence the eating habits of millions of children and families. With so many vulnerable participants relying on CACFP for their meals, alignment with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans is critically important. Research grounded in practice can inform implementation of the pending nutrition regulations. This session will highlight lessons from successful application of nutrition standards from a variety of food assistance programs (e.g. the National School Lunch Program). Research supported implementation strategies like farm to pre-school, cooperative food buying and engaging families will be discussed. Session attendees will be able to identify research supported strategies to guide implementation of updated nutrition standards in their programs.

Dr.MarilynS.“Susie”Nanney,PhD,MPH,RD is an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health and an active member of the Program in Health Disparities Research. Dr. Nanney is a Registered Dietitian with training as a behavioral scientist, with specific emphasis and experience in community obesity prevention interventions, nutrition policy research and health disparities. Dr. Nanney has conducted numerous dietary intervention studies among parents and children in partnerships with community-based organizations (i.e., food banks, parenting programs, schools, child care programs, tutoring/mentoring programs, afterschool programs). Most recent funding includes studies linking obesity prevention policies and practices in preschool and secondary school settings and community colleges and youth/students in attendance; creating a healthier, more accessible school breakfast program; characterizing the nutritional quality of foods available at food banks and food shelves and; working with legislators and advocacy members to develop and test a model system to efficiently translate obesity-related research evidence for decision makers. ). She is an active member of the Childhood Obesity Workgroup of Minnesota Legislators, Minnesota for Healthy Kids Coalition and Steering Committee member of the Program in Health Disparities Research at the University of Minnesota

11:45AM-1:15PMLUNCHEONPROGRAM

TheStrengthofSocialMedia:PuttingthePowerinyourHands

&NationalCACFPSponsorsAssociationAnnualMeeting

4:45PM-5:00PMCLOSINGSESSION

RegulationsReviewPeriod&Beyond--NextSteps**

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MONDAY,SEPTEMBER1610:15-11:30AM

2013CACFPUpdate

Tina Namian, MSW, JD

Section Chief, USDA Food & Nutrition Service

Hear about the many exciting updates to the CACFP including recent policy changes and the progress of special projects such as the Paperwork Reduction Act workgroup. Learn about regulatory updates, new handbooks, technical assistance, and other resources. Take this opportunity to ask questions!

TinaFritzNamian is a former Presidential Management Fellow and current Section Chief in the Child and Adult Care and Summer Food Service Programs Section within the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. Ms. Namian has nearly 20 years of experience working on Federal policy issues relating to children, including child nutrition, child welfare, and child labor. She holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from The Catholic University of America and a JD from the University of Kentucky.

GettingStartedSponsoringCenterswithMinuteMenuCX

Cindy Vian

Software Sales & Product Consultant, Minute Menu Systems

Minute Menu CX for Centers is used by sponsors of centers around the country, automating the income eligibility process, fully producing menu production records, scanning attendance & meal count forms, processing claims, tracking expenses and much more. Get a preview of cx2go our mobile application for centers.

CindyVian is the Software Sales & Product Consultant for Minute Menu Systems— a provider of comprehensive management systems for child care agencies operating under the auspices of the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The company now services family child care sponsors and child care center agencies in over 40 states providing care and feeding meals to over 900,000 children every day. She personally conducts CACFP automation training seminars and provides operational consulting services to many of those agencies. Cindy has ten years of experience managing a large non-profit CACFP sponsorship, and over 14 additional years in early childhood care and education. She served for 6 years on the Stanislaus County Nutrition Action Plan committee which--in partnership with other child nutrition organizations--increased the fresh fruit and vegetable consumption in the county through education and local resources.

WholeGrainsandHealth

Malak Saddy, RD, LD

Registered Dietitian, Association for Child Development

Melissa Owens

Assistant Field Operations Manager, Association for Child Development

The goal of this nutrition training is to educate providers on the benefits of eating whole grains, alternate whole grains, and kid friendly whole grain recipes. The workshop will include nutrition information, interactive nutrition game, and helpful nutrition tips presented by a registered dietitian.

MalakSaddy is a registered and licensed dietitian with her bachelors degree from Michigan State University and completed her dietetic internship at Keene State College in Keene, NH. Ms. Saddy is active with the Academy of Dietetics and Nutrition, Illinois Dietetic Association, and Chicago Academy of Dietetic and Nutrition. Ms. Saddy's goal is to empower child care providers with the finest nutrition advice and training. MelissaOwens is the Assistant Field Operations Manager for the Association for Child Development. Ms.Owens has been with ACD for over eight years. With four children of her own, Ms. Owens' passion is for ensuring the highest quality of care for all children.

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AClickAway,FREEOnlineCourses

Lutina Cochran

Education and Training Specialist, National Food Service Management Institute

This session will provide CACFP Providers with an overview of the National Food Service Management Institute as well as how to access free nutrition-based online courses for your providers such as Step-by-Step Menu Planning for Child Care, Planning Cycle Menus in Child Care, Planning Snacks as an Educational Activity, Serving Safe Food in Child Care, Serving Adequate Foods in Child Care, and Culinary Techniques.

LutinaCochran is an Education and Training Specialist for the National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) located at the University of Mississippi. Lutina has been with the NFSMI for the past three years and holds a Masters of Science in Early Childhood Education. Lutina has also been involved in the early childhood field, starting as a teacher’s assistant and transitioning throughout different roles until becoming a center director. She finds true passion in helping others be successful when working with young children.

BuildingHealthyHabitsforLifewithLet’sMove!ChildCare:ObesityPreventionfor

theEarlyCareandEducationSetting

Dr. Caree Jackson Cotwright

ORISE Research Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This presentation will feature the Let’s Move! Child Care Initiative. The workshop will include an in depth discussion about ways to address obesity prevention in the early care and education setting. Free, practical resources will be provided to assist in meeting obesity prevention best practices.

Let’sMove!ChildCare is a national effort to promote children’s health by encouraging and supporting healthier habits for children in all early childhood and education (ECE) facilities. The purpose of this technical assistance workshop is to present participants with an understanding of the Let’s Move! Child Care Initiative and describe resources available to help them support breastfeeding, encourage good nutrition, increase physical activity, and reduce screen time in their program. Participants will be guided through an interactive discussion about obesity prevention in early childhood specifically highlighting free to low cost activities, and parent and staff resources to improve the health environment of their program. Adult learning principles are the foundation of this learning experience. Participants will be challenged to set goals and create an action plan related to adopting obesity prevention best practices, learn by doing as participants in nutrition and physical activity demonstrations for the classroom, to share life experiences and knowledge with others, provide feedback, and role play during large and small group discussion.

Dr.CareeJacksonCotwright is a CDC ORISE Research Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity. Caree is currently engaged in the monitoring, evaluation, and dissemination of national policy and environmental change approaches for obesity prevention in the early care and education setting. In this capacity she works specifically on promoting, First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Child Care initiative for child care providers. Previously she completed a postdoctoral fellowship as a Kellogg Health Scholar. At the Morgan State University School of Community Health and Policy. During her time as a Kellogg Scholar she has worked in partnership with Baltimore City Head Start Centers to Implement and evaluate a culturally appropriate Nutrition and physical Activity intervention For Head Start children, parents, and staff members.

Recognizing&InvestigatingRedFlagsDuringMonitoringReviews

Cherese Myree

Vice President, MH Miles Company, CPA PC

Monica Miles

President, MH Miles Company, CPA PC

Gain expert insight on investigating allegations of noncompliance in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program. Learn how to identify red flags during a monitoring review. Participants will walk away with interview techniques, sampling methodologies, and best practices that have been instrumental in identifying fraud, waste, and abuse in federally funded programs.

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ChereseMyree, Vice President of MH Miles Company, CPA PC (MHM) is a Certified Fraud Examiner and has more than 10 years of experience in the fields of auditing, accounting, and consulting and specialized experience in governmental contract auditing, contract compliance, and fraud/compliant investigations. Ms. Myree is the Engagement Principal for MHM’s contract with Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (Bright from the Start) in which she manages and performs CACFP & SFSP compliance monitoring reviews, financial reviews, complaint and special investigations. Ms. Myree has performed and/or managed over 500 hundred engagements under this contract and provides expert witness testimony in administrative hearings for the State Agency related to the CACFP and SFSP. Ms. Myree has been the primary technical consultant in several high profile SFSP and CACFP administrative hearings and works closely with Bright from the Start’s legal team and law enforcement agencies including the Georgia Bureau of Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigations. Ms. Myree is a member of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and has been a presenter at national conferences since 2009. MonicaMiles, President of MH Miles Company CPA PC has more than eighteen years of experience in the fields of auditing, accounting, and consulting. Ms. Miles has managed and performed CACFP & SFSP audits, agreed-upon procedure compliance reviews, and Program monitoring checklist engagements for over twelve (12) years. She has testified as an expert witness for CACFP and SFSP administrative hearings and has managed several high profile CACFP/SFSP investigations that resulted in the identification of over $6,000,000 in unsupported subrecipient expenditures. Ms. Miles has extensive experience in grant accounting, indirect cost rate analysis, and government auditing standards. A certified public accountant (CPA) and a certified fraud examiner (CFE), Ms. Miles holds memberships with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

SettingUp&RollingOuthx2go

Dawn Perez

Senior Implementation Specialist and Training Director, Minute Menu Systems

The new hx2go mobile app for recording home visit reviews can streamline processes and increase integrity. Giving monitors access to the app, customizing questions that appear in the app, running reports, and tools for developing your agency's rollout plan are on the agenda.

DawnPerez is the Senior Implementation Specialist and Training Director for Minute Menu Systems--a provider of comprehensive management systems for child care agencies and providers operating under the auspices of the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). As one of the co-creators of the company’s training website Dawn manages and produces content including documents, videos, blogs, e-Learning courses, and webinars. Dawn previously worked for Southwest Human Development Services, one of the largest sponsoring organizations in Texas, working closely with child care providers, processing their claims and developing a thorough knowledge of CACFP regulations. Dawn has provided training workshops at past conferences and across the country.

HumanResourcesHotTopics

Shayla Thomas

Human Resources Manager, Association for Child Development

In the workplace, employees need to feel empowered, valued, and involved. With a rising trend in employee conflict, harassment, work-related stress, and consequently division in the workplace, strategies must be put in place to promote higher levels of productivity in the work environment. Learn how to engage, motivate, and encourage employees take ownership and pride in their jobs.

We’ll talk about boosting employee morale, bullying and harassment in the workplace, bringing diverse personalities together to form a team, incorporating comedy into the workplace, empowering employees, and team building strategies.

ShaylaThomas is the Human Resources Manager at the Association for Child Development. Her professional career includes XX years of service with the State of Michigan in various capacities, non-profit organizations, and human resources in the manufacturing environment. Shayla is a member of several professional organizations including Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and is currently pursuing a Masters of Public Administration degree from Western Michigan University with a concentration in Human Resources Management.

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MONDAY,SEPTEMBER161:45-3:00PM

PaperworkReductionWorkGroup

Vicki Lipscomb

President & Executive Director, Child Nutrition Programs

Geri Henchy

Director of Nutrition Policy and Early Childhood Programs, FRAC

Ellen Ferrell

Training Administrator, Florida Department of Health

Join our panelists to discuss the progress of the Paperwork Reduction Work Group and offer valuable input concerning needed reform. Hear comments concerning the outcome of the surveys that have been completed. The work group will prepare a report to Congress on how to streamline operations within the CACFP program in order to ensure integrity and maintain access while reducing barriers and burdens to participation.

VickiLipscomb is the Executive Director of Child Nutrition Program in Charlotte NC – sponsor of family child care homes, private for-profit centers, non-profit centers, at risk afterschool sites, OSHC sites, and homeless shelters. We have sponsored these multiple types of child care sites for over 25 years, and, in the case of the at risk and homeless shelters, since funding has been available to them. Vicki has served on the National CACFP Sponsors Association board of directors for over ten years and is a past president currently serving as treasurer and on the USDA paperwork reduction work group.

UnderstandingtheAt-RiskProgram Leah Penna

President, FP Assistance

Alva Hartley

Vice President, FP Assistance

Riley Penna & Alexander Hartley

Executive Assistants, FP Assistance

This session is geared to help you understand the necessary requirements and basic fundamentals of the At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program. We’ll cover Eligibility Requirements, Applying to Participate in the Program, Meal Patterns & Food, Reimbursements, Recordkeeping & Reporting, Monitoring, and Resources.

LeahPenna learned about the Child and Adult Care Food Program while employed at KinderCare's Regional Office in Denver, Colorado. She developed and managed the Food Program in all qualifying KinderCare sites from California to the Mississippi River. In learning the program from a Federal level, Leah learned how to become a Sponsor in the CACFP and founded FP Assistance in 1995. Leah is the President and operates the Home Office in Forney, Texas. AlvaHartley joined forces with Leah in 2005 after being in the Food Program herself since 1996. Alva is the Vice President and Chairman of the Board and runs the Houston Office of FP Assistance. The company has steadily grown throughout the state of Texas and now has a staff of 47 employees and services over 700 daycare centers.

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FromApplestoZucchini:FarmtoChildcareStrategiesYouCanUse

Erin McKee

Local Foods Program Associate, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Sponsored by MN Department of Education

Like the Farm to School initiatives that are sweeping the nation, Farm to Childcare can link your kids with fresh, locally grown foods while educating them and their families about where their food is grown. Come hear about hands-on strategies you can use to incorporate Farm to Childcare strategies into your programming.

Participants will become familiar with the burgeoning field of Farm to Childcare as it spreads across the country, learn how Farm to Childcare can benefit children and their families, explore practical strategies for incorporating locally grown foods into their meal offerings, understand different options for making Farm to Childcare fit into the classroom, explore a variety of parent outreach strategies, learn first-hand from an experienced practitioner about the day-to-day challenges of designing, implementing and evaluating the Farm to Childcare model now used at 60 childcare sites in Minnesota

ErinMcKeeVanSlooten joined the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy in 2010. Much of her current work is centered on Farm to School and Farm to Childcare, with an emphasis on developing, testing and promoting curricula and educational models that encourage food literacy as children make the connection between the locally grown foods these programs bring to their meals and the farmers who produce it. Additionally, she is conducting research to coauthor a report with The National Farm to School Network on Farm to School activities taking place in other countries and research to expand what types of foods are used in Farm to- programs, in addition to other writing activities addressing local foods issues. She enjoys spending time doing outreach and making connections with other members of the food community, and is a member of the National Farm to PreK Subcommittee and the Minnesota Farm to School State Leadership Team. Erin holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy, English literature and Asian studies from St. Olaf College.

MaximizingOpportunities:BuildingaHealthierChildCareEnvironment

Samia Hamdan, MPH, RD

Nutritionist, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Andrea Farmer, MS, RD, LD

Nutritionist, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Healthy habits begin early in life. Come learn how to create a healthy child care environment by implementing the latest Team Nutrition resources and existing best practices. Also learn about efforts underway through the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 to help improve nutrition, increase physical activity and reduce screen time

SamiaHamdan,MPH,RD is a nutritionist with the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service Agency in the Midwest Regional Office. She provides nutrition training and technical assistance to the USDA Child Nutrition Programs and promotes improved nutrition and wellness. AndreaFarmer,MS,RD,LD is a nutritionist with the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service. She is leading the USDA effort to create a CACFP technical assistance plan that will help child care providers meet the nutrition and wellness recommendations in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

TheBasicsofGoodNutrition

Lutina Cochran

Education and Training Specialist, National Food Service Management Institute

Good Nutrition, What is it? This session will explain why good nutrition is essential to both children and adults. Participants will learn about basic nutrition concepts, such as water, carbohydrates, sugar, and much more. Participants will walk away from this session with a clear understanding of how and why to make healthier food choices for themselves and the children in their care.

LutinaCochran is an Education and Training Specialist for the National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) located at the University of Mississippi. Lutina has been with the NFSMI for the past three years and holds a Masters of Science in Early Childhood Education. Lutina has also been involved in the early childhood field, starting as a teacher’s assistant and transitioning throughout different roles until becoming a center director. She finds true passion in helping others be successful when working with young children.

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PurposeDrivenTraining

Christine Twait, MS, RD

Director of Nutrition Education, Providers Choice

Gail Birch

CEO, Providers Choice

Are you frustrated with trainings that provide information but don't build skills? Learn best practices from training experts to take your workshop and conference participants from apathy to action. We will build the foundation with adult learning basics, layer on facilitation skills and top it off with the latest in training technologies for advanced trainers. We will also discuss training evaluation practices that measure whether participants merely enjoyed your presentation or whether they took action. Join us for this interactive, fun, and purpose-driven workshop.

ChristineTwait is a registered dietitian with a masters degree in nutrition. She started her career at the student health service at the University of Minnesota and counseled students and established a student group to do on-campus nutrition promotion. She then transitioned to public health work on healthy eating and active living in schools and was part of a national grant to help school foodservice professionals implement new meal pattern requirements. As the Director of Nutrition Education for Providers Choice, she supports child care providers in serving healthy meals and snacks to the children in their care. GailBirch is the CEO, Providers Choice which is a CACFP Sponsor in Minnesota founded by Gail in 1985. PCI represents over 5000 child care providers and approximately 55,000 children. Providers Choice began sponsoring unaffiliated child care centers in October 2009. Currently PCI sponsors 17 centers.

SmartWomenDon'tRetire-TheyBreakFree

Janet White Phelan

Executive Director, Midwest Child Care Association

Many of us "founding mothers" and local CACFP leaders have been working in the CACFP for years. We spent our careers seeking out new challenges and enjoyed countless successes. The last thing we want to do is spend the next 20 - 30 years taking trips to the mall or perfecting our recipes! Recent studies show between 60 - 75 % of non-profit executive directors or administrators plan to leave their positions within the next five years. If retiring is something you might be thinking about - you are not alone. In this workshop we will develop a blueprint for retirement and determine a whole new set of life choices.

JanetWhitePhelan is the founder and executive director of Midwest Child Care Association in 1979. A graduate of Creighton University, Janet has many years of teaching and managing CCR&R and the CACFP. A Nebraska CACFP Sponsor of centers and homes, Janet also works as a non-profit consultant.

ManagingEmployeePerformance

Lynn Richardson

VP Human Resources, SOS Employment Group- Retired

This training covers how to establish hiring criteria and effective interviewing techniques to get ideal employees, establishing measureable performance management criteria and how to conduct performance counseling

LynnRichardson is a Senior Human Resources Professional recently retired with over 25 years of HR experience. His primary expertise includes employee relations, leadership training and salary administration. During his career Lynn developed and managed Human Resources functions for several major corporations, two with revenue in excess of $1billion. Lynn has worked in the staffing industry since 1986. His responsibilities included employee relations, salary and benefits administration and leadership training. He is a certified instructor for the Franklin Covey course on "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People". He also conducts supervisory and manager training for many of SOS Employment Group’s key clients. During his career with SOS Employment Group, Lynn served as Vice President of Human Resources. He participated in several executive level Human Resources roundtable discussions hosted by the Utah Business Magazine. He was invited to speak at the David Eccles School of Business University of Utah, Utah State University Partners in Business Human Resources Seminar, Salt Lake County Department of Workforce Services Employer Committee, National Association of Purchasing Agents (Salt Lake City chapter) and several local SHRM conferences including Gillette WY, Amarillo TX and Idaho Falls ID.

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MONDAY,SEPTEMBER163:15-4:30PM

ThroughtheLookingGlass–ADiscussionofTopicsRelatedtoMaintainingProgram

Integrity

Barbara Smith

Senior Program Analyst, USDA Food & Nutrition Service

Come join in an informative and lively discussion of issues related to monitoring for Program compliance. Hear from FNS about handbooks being developed, regulatory monitoring requirements, overview of the 5-day reconciliation process, corrective action plans, removal from the NDL and an array of other topics which address frequently asked questions. This session is designed to provide ample time for questions and answers.

BarbaraSmith has over thirty years in the CACFP—first administering the program at the state level and currently coordinating and participating in CACFP management evaluations with FNS Regional offices. Barbara participates in CACFP Management Improvement Initiative Projects and as a member of the Paperwork Reduction Task Group. She has a BS in Foods, Nutrition and Institution Management, an MS in Food Service Management and has completed post graduate studies in Nutrition Education.

SponsoringUnaffiliatedCenters:AStrategytoIncreaseViabilityandImprove

ProgramIntegrity

Vicki Lipscomb

President & Executive Director, Child Nutrition Programs

Gail Birch

CEO, Providers Choice

Sharon Ray

President, Nutriservice

A panel of three experienced sponsors give an overview of the benefits of sponsoring unaffiliated child care centers. Improving program integrity with additional oversight, using your CACFP knowledge to increase your outreach to low income children, start up and marketing concerns and a review of financial concerns and budgeting along with cost allocation.

Vicki, Gail, and Sharon will talk about the advantages to State Agencies to delegate to sponsoring organizations, advantages to center providers of working with a sponsor, advantages to sponsoring organizations to sponsor centers , cost and funding your start up feasibility study, funding resources, review process, enrollment issues, sponsors financial responsibility, budgeting process, and payment methods.

VickiLipscomb is the Executive Director of Child Nutrition Program in Charlotte NC – sponsor of family child care homes, private for-profit centers, non-profit centers, at risk afterschool sites, OSHC sites, and homeless shelters. We have sponsored these multiple types of child care sites for over 25 years, and, in the case of the at risk and homeless shelters, since funding has been available to them. Vicki has served on the National CACFP Sponsors Association board of directors for over ten years and is a past president currently serving as treasurer and on the USDA paperwork reduction work group.

GailBirch is the CEO, Providers Choice which is a CACFP Sponsor in Minnesota founded by Gail in 1985. PCI represents over 5000 child care providers and approximately 55,000 children. Providers Choice began sponsoring unaffiliated child care centers in October 2009. Currently PCI sponsors 17 centers. SharonRay is the Executive Director of Nutriservice of Rockwall, TX. Nutriservice has been a CACFP sponsor since 1987 and currently sponsors 300 home daycare providers and 95 daycare centers, including several at risk sites. Sharon has served two terms on the National CACFP Sponsors Association Board of Directors from 2004 until 2010. Sharon has served continuously on the Texas Sponsors Association Executive Board in some capacity (President, Vice President, Appeals Chair, Parliamentarian, etc.)over the last 20 years.

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ChoosingHealthyFoodsforKids

Malak Saddy, RD, LD

Registered Dietitian, Association for Child Development

Michelle Kensinger

Field Monitor, Association for Child Development

The goal of this nutrition training is to encourage child care providers to apply strategies that increase kids' acceptance of healthy foods and help them make smart choices about the foods served to the kids in their care. The workshop will include nutrition information, interactive nutrition game, and helpful nutrition tips presented by a registered dietitian

MalakSaddy is a registered and licensed dietitian with her bachelors degree from Michigan State University and completed her dietetic internship at Keene State College in Keene, NH. Ms. Saddy is active with the Academy of Dietetics and Nutrition, Illinois Dietetic Association, and Chicago Academy of Dietetic and Nutrition. Ms. Saddy's goal is to empower child care providers with the finest nutrition advice and training. MichelleKensinger is a CACFP Field Monitor at the Association for Child Development. Ms. Kensinger has been with ACD for over three years.

MagnetizeYourTrainings:CreatingTitlesandThemesThatWillAttractAn

Audience

Ann Schuetzle

Nutrition Education Director, Heartland Child Nutrition

You've have your training content - now you need a title and/or theme that has the power to draw an audience. This session will take common CACFP topics and generate presentation titles and themes that ignite interest. Would you be more excited to attend "The USDA Meal Pattern" OR "Dishin' Nutrition" ? How about "CACFP Regulations" OR "Set Your GPS to Navigate the CACFP." Two common challenges with training titles are that they make the content sound boring and they focus on the subject matter— what is going to be said—rather than what the learner will gain. There are a number of tried and tested formats in choosing a title which are easy to adapt to any topic, including CACFP training. Participants in this session will leave with numerous tools to entitle, and/or theme, their trainings, blog entries, webinars, and other educational endevours to grab the attention of participants, yet do not diminish the importance of the training content. Join us and leave "magnetized"!

AnnSchuetzle has presented training sessions to hundreds of child care providers and school food service employees over the past twenty years. She has found that wrapping mandatory information in attractive gift-wrap often makes the difference between having a smattering of people attend to having a full room of eager learners. With a BS degree in Family and Consumer Education from NDSU, Ann is the Nutrition Education Director for Heartland Child Nutrition, a state-wide CACFP sponsor in North Dakota.

FollowtheLeader:WisdomfromSchoolsonHowtobeSuccessfulinImplementing

MealPatternRequirementChanges

Deb Lukkonen, RD, SNS

Supervisor, School Nutrition Programs, FNS, MN Department of Education

Schools have already traveled the road ahead for the changes to the meal pattern requirements Child and Adult Care Food Program. The workshop will start with the basics of the legislative process as a refresher. The session will then share the best advice from school nutrition professionals about what to do (collaborate, find, create, laugh and celebrate) and what NOT to do (duplicate, complicate, entrench, surrender) as you move forward. We'll also highlight some tools that were developed from a Federal grant in Minnesota called Great Trays, that could be quickly and inexpensively adapted to the child care setting.

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DebLukkonen is the Supervisor of School Nutrition Programs for the Minnesota Department of Education. Supervising a staff of 12, she is a registered dietitian and school nutrition specialist. She brings 24 years of experience in the Child Nutrition field including work in monitoring school nutrition programs, conducting extensive menu analysis, writing and implementing USDA Team Nutrition grants for the state of Minnesota, and delivering nutrition and systems training to school food service customers throughout the state. Ms. Lukkonen has also served as the Executive Director of the Minnesota School Nutrition Association, and as an instructor at various technical colleges. Deb is especially excited to develop and strengthen state-wide partnerships in order to find new opportunities that will have a greater impact on the wellness of children and their families.

HowtoEstablishanAppropriateBalanceofAuthority

Sharon Woodward

Co-Owner/Director, S&D Instructional Services

What does “Balance of Authority” actually mean? Are you someone who uses your authority to control rather than to collaborate? Is “my way or the highway” your resolution style rather than legitimate problem solving? This workshop is designed to assist administrators and field staff in achieving a correct balance.

SharonWoodward was a family child care licenser in Massachusetts for twenty years and also owned and operated a large child care facility in Vermont. As a trainer Sharon has provided technical assistance and training for providers and parents, conducted community and legislative training, and training for child care professionals throughout the United States. Sharon has written trainings for IntuiCare Training Institute, is co-author of The Home Visitor’s Manual, and soon to be released Family Child Care Survival Guide to Visits, Inspections, and Interviews. She has also written the Family Child Care Curriculum, The Developmental Assessment Guide, and The Family Companion,(Redleaf Press.) Sharon holds a degree in Social Work.

DigitalLandscape:ChoosingtheRightMixtoEvolveYourBusiness

Craig Rubenzer

User Experience Lead, page10

With digital channels and online options abounding how can Sponsors cut through the clutter to attract new customers and engage with them in a meaningful and convenient way? These days, the digital landscape is much more than merely a website. Now users rely on social media, mobile, and other digital tools to access information not only to stay informed but also to transact business and be more efficient. Explore the wide range of digital and social media tools and learn how to choose the right mix to help evolve your business.

Participants will explore the digital landscape, Be Found-attract new visitors and users (Search Engine optimization basics), Engage-establish business and user goals to drive positive experiences, Convert-get results from your website and other digital tools, and review Ongoing Relationships-use social media and digital communication tools to continue communicating with key audiences, and Putting It Together-deciding which tools to use for the best results.

CraigRubenzer leads the user experience / information architecture group for page10 and brings over 16 years of user experience management and research with expertise in usability studies, human factors, web standards, prototyping and more. His focus on delivering the user the most elegant, intuitive, useful solutions has benefitted many projects and businesses. Craig’s user experience background includes work for financial services, health care, insurance, retail, software, education, and non-profit organizations. In addition, he has focused on bringing together user-centered design practices with methodologies such as waterfall and agile.

CACFPManagementToolKit:EmployeeHandbook

Blake Stanford

President, Southwest Human Development Services

Kati Wagner

President, Wildwood CACFP

Use your employee handbook to ensure that you are meeting FNS Instructions. Do you have the right management tools to manage your employees? What is the highest administrative expense at your Sponsorship? Labor cost! Do all of the employees understand your expectations? Are they made to feel welcome and part of the team on their first day of work? Losing employees increases your labor cost even more. When you layout your expectations in writing, you are setting up your staff to succeed. Learn what key elements to include in your employee handbook and why they are important.

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Participants will review the key elements of an employee handbook: Evaluate an outline for a handbook, Does your handbook conform to Program requirements and regulations for CACFP for these areas: Compensation Policy, Wage and Salary Administration, Job Descriptions, Labor Distribution Reporting, Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Personnel, Paid Time Off Policy, Holiday Policy, Health and Retirement Benefits, Using your handbook to address issues with non-performing employees.

HaydenBlakeStanford is a 1981 graduate of Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Sciences, Political Science and Economics, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish. Mr. Stanford also attended the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin from 1982 to 1984. Mr. Stanford's early public service has included short stints at the Texas House of Representatives, the U.S. Department of State’s Agency for International Development, Agricultural Office, Khartoum, Sudan, and the Food Services Division, Texas Department of Human Services, Austin , Texas. Mr. Stanford is the Founder and President/Chairman of the Board of Southwest Human Development Services a private, non-profit agency and sponsor of the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program since 1985. Mr. Stanford has served as President of the Texas CACFP Sponsors' Association, was a founder of the Southwest Region CACFP Sponsors' Association, and served as the Treasurer and a Board Member for the National CACFP Sponsors Association (NCA) and is currently President of the association. KatiWagner joined the Wildwood CACFP team in October of 2009 and currently serves as President. Prior to this she spent 21 years in the staffing industry. Kati worked with offices in the western part of the country helping create management plans, budgets, forecasts and sales plans. Additionally she developed training material for customer service and sales staff. From there she worked with a software company, installing the product and training customers all over the country. Kati brings to the CACFP Sponsors Association a strong history of management, sales and customer service.

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MONDAY,SEPTEMBER165:30-6:30PM

DirectorsRoundtable

Marlene Jehnke

Director CACFP, Child Care Resource and Referral

Join fellow DIRECTORS from across the country as we explore commonalities, share best practices, and talk about challenges we face specific to our job in the CACFP Community.

MarleneJehnke is currently the CACFP Director at Child Care Resource & Referral, in Rochester, MN. She has over 25 years of experience serving non-profit organizations in program development, implementation and management as well as budgeting and fund development. Marlene has also worked in various roles including community networking and outreach, and implementing and delivering programs serving at-risk youth. Through the CACFP Marlene is able to continue her work providing great resources for children, families and providers in SE Minnesota. In her own words, “The CACFP is an excellent avenue to continue to make positive contributions to families.”

FieldStaffRoundtable

Jill Weldon

Director of Field Operations, Providers Choice

Robin Noeldner

Associate Director Field Operations, Providers Choice

Join fellow FIELDSTAFF from across the country as we explore commonalities, share best practices, and talk about challenges we face specific to our job in the CACFP Community.

AdminRoundtable

Kimberly Giles

Outreach & Communications Manager, Child Care Choices

Join fellow ADMINSTAFF from across the country as we explore commonalities, share best practices, and talk about challenges we face specific to our job in the CACFP Community.

KimberlyGiles is currently the Outreach & Communications Manager at Chid Care Choices in St. Cloud, MN. She developes nutrition education materials for Food Program participants, creates and implements new marketing materials, oversees all technology for the agency (including Minute Menu Products), and coordinates various educational conferences throughout the state. She also works with the Minnesota Child Care Aware program developing and delivering quality training to child care professionals in Minnesota.

NutritionistsRoundtable

Christine Twait, MS, RD

Nutrition Education Director, Providers Choice

Join fellow NUTRITIONISTS from across the country as we explore commonalities, share best practices, and talk about challenges we face specific to our job in the CACFP Community.

ChristineTwait is a registered dietitian with a masters degree in nutrition. She started her career at the student health service at the University of Minnesota and counseled students and established a student group to do on-campus nutrition promotion. She then transitioned to public health work on healthy eating and active living in schools and was part of a national grant to help school foodservice professionals implement new meal pattern requirements. As the Director of Nutrition Education for Providers Choice, she supports child care providers in serving healthy meals and snacks to the children in their care.

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StateAgenciesRoundtable

Jeanette Johnson-Reed

FNS, MN Department of Education

Join fellow STATEAGENCYSTAFF from across the country as we explore commonalities, share best practices, and talk about challenges we face specific to our job in the CACFP Community.

CentersRoundtable

Senta Hester

Founder & Executive Director, Our Daily Bread of TN

Robin Paul

CEO, Mid-Michigan Child Care Centers

Join fellow CENTERSPONSORS from across the country as we explore commonalities, share best practices, and talk about challenges we face specific to our job in the CACFP Community.

SentaHester is the founder and Executive Director of Our Daily Bread of Tennessee (ODBTN) which she established sixteen years ago. Sponsors of daycare homes and daycare centers throughout the East Tennessee area, OBDTN services over 5,000 children per day. Senta first began her Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) career as a daycare home provider so she is well aware of what providers face on a day-to-day basis. The founder of the Tennessee Sponsor’s Association, Senta currently serves on the Board of Directors. She serves as the Vice President on the Board of Directors for The National CACFP Sponsors Association (NCA) where she has been an active member for ten years. Senta also serves on the Board of Directors of Director’s for Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) where she has been active for four years. RobinPaul is the CEO of Mid Michigan Child Care Centers, which sponsors over 2,000 homes and 30 centers in Michigan. She served on the board of directors for the National CACFP Sponsors Association for eight years before taking a short leave and is pleased to return as an active board member hoping to assist the associations’ members in their goals and endeavors.

At-Risk&AfterschoolRoundtable

Debra Ghia

Vice President CACFP, Lehigh Valley Children's Center

Join fellow AT-RISK&AFTERSHOOLSTAFF from across the country as we explore commonalities, share best practices, and talk about challenges we face specific to our job in the CACFP Community.

DebraGhia currently serves as Vice President for the CACFP of Lehigh Valley's Children's Center’s in Pennsylvania. She has over 20 years of experience and now oversees Pennsylvania's largest sponsoring organization. Debra has devoted her career, in both professional and volunteer capacities, to meeting the needs of children and supporting their health and well-being. She is honored to serve as a member of the National CACFP Sponsors Association Board of Directors and looks forward to the opportunity to help at a national level by contributing to the improvement of nutrition and health for children across the nation.

HeadStartRoundtable

Paula Peirce, PhD, RD

Director, A Child's Choice

Join fellow HEADSTARTSTAFF from across the country as we explore commonalities, share best practices, and talk about challenges we face specific to our job in the CACFP Community.

Paula Peirce has a Doctoral Degree in Human Nutrition and is a Registered Dietitian. Paula has been the Nutrition Consultant for the City of Denver Great Kids Head Start Programs for 12 years. Paula reviews the CACFP meal pattern requirements, record keeping and claiming policies as well as the Head Start Performance Standards for 65 Head Start Classrooms serving over 1000 families.

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TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER1710:30-11:45AM

TheSeriousDeficiencyProcess:IsItBroken?

Shirleen Piela

Executive Director, Heartland Child Nutrition

Tom Copeland

CACFP Consultant

Vicki Lipscomb

President & CEO, Child Nutrition Programs

What constitutes actions that warrant a serious deficiency declaration – both for providers and for sponsors? There doesn’t seem to be consistency between states or regions. This panel will discuss issues that have come up across the country, how they were handled, and perhaps how they should have been handled. Providers and sponsors are often made to feel like criminals for making an unintentional error. Providers are “going underground” rather than living in fear of making a mistake and being put on notice. We need to work together and figure out how to make this process effective by inspiring honesty rather than assuming dishonesty for both providers and sponsors. The current process is slowly destroying participation in this program and ultimately the children are paying the price. How can we fix it? What is reasonable and what is unreasonable?

ShirleenPiela is the founder and executive director of Heartland Child Nutrition, a statewide family child care sponsor in North Dakota since 1984. Dedicated to the mission of the CACFP, Shirleen loves her job, “Because I know that I am making a difference in the lives of my staff, the child care providers who put their faith in Heartland, and most importantly, the children who receive the benefits of nutritious meals.” Shirleen has been involved with the National CACFP Sponsors Association since its beginning and is a past President and current Communications Chair on the board of directors. TomCopeland is a leading expert on the business of child care. He’s been a trainer, author, and child care advocate since 1981, helping hundreds of thousands of providers be more successful as a business. Tom worked for 28 years for Resources for Child Caring (RCC), a non-profit Child Care Resource and Referral Agency in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is now an independent consultant conducting workshops and webinars for the child care field. His blog www.tomcopelandblog.com is the leading source of information about the business side of child care. VickiLipscomb is the Executive Director of Child Nutrition Programs in Charlotte NC – sponsor of family child care homes, private for-profit centers, non-profit centers, at risk afterschool sites, OSHC sites, and homeless shelters. We have sponsored these multiple types of child care sites for over 25 years, and, in the case of the at risk and homeless shelters, since funding has been available to them. Vicki has served on the National CACFP Sponsors Association board of directors for over ten years and is a past president currently serving as treasurer and on the USDA paperwork reduction work group.

RegionalBestPracticesforCenters

Sharon Ray

President, Nutriservice

Tina Namian, MSW, JD

Section Chief, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Let's talk about the best practices on two levels: Sponsors and State Agencies. Join us for this enlightening round table discussion of ways to improve programs by comparisons within regions.

SharonRay is the Executive Director of Nutriservice of Rockwall, TX. Nutriservice has been a CACFP sponsor since 1987 and currently sponsors 300 home daycare providers and 95 daycare centers, including several at risk sites. Sharon has served two terms on the National CACFP Sponsors Association Board of Directors from 2004 until 2010. Sharon has served continuously on the Texas Sponsors Association Executive Board in some capacity (President, Vice President, Appeals Chair, Parliamentarian, etc.)over the last 20 years.

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TinaFritzNamian is a former Presidential Management Fellow and current Section Chief in the Child and Adult Care and Summer Food Service Programs Section within the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. Ms. Namian has nearly 20 years of experience working on Federal policy issues relating to children, including child nutrition, child welfare, and child labor. She holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from The Catholic University of America and a JD from the University of Kentucky.

IncorporatingMyPlateintotheChildCareSetting

Malak Saddy, RD, LD

Registered Dietitian, Association for Child Development

Kymberli Schaal

Field Monitor, Association for Child Development

The goal of this nutrition training is to encourage child care providers to apply strategies that increase kids' knowledge regarding MyPlate and the five food components. The workshop will include nutrition information, interactive nutrition game, and helpful nutrition tips presented by a registered dietitian.

MalakSaddy is a registered and licensed dietitian with her bachelors degree from Michigan State University and completed her dietetic internship at Keene State College in Keene, NH. Ms. Saddy is active with the Academy of Dietetics and Nutrition, Illinois Dietetic Association, and Chicago Academy of Dietetic and Nutrition. Ms. Saddy's goal is to empower child care providers with the finest nutrition advice and training. KymberliSchaal is a CACFP Field Monitor with the Association for Child Development. Ms. Schaal has been with ACD for over ten years.

PleasePassthePeas-StrategiesforWorkingwithPickyEaters

Maureen Lyons

Early Childhood Specialist/Educational Consultant, Learning ZoneXpress

This interactive discussion of picky eating brings an understanding of food issues that impact life-long eating patterns. Learn strategies to improve acceptance of and willingness to try new foods. Find options for nutrition education and parental involvement in your program. Gain tools to reduce power struggles while incorporating collaboration between home and child care with simple ideas you can use right away.

MaureenLyons is a reformed picky eater herself and can share insight from the trenches about overcoming a major texture aversion which restricted her food choices for 40 years. She honed her craft during fifteen years of hands-on experience in the early childhood education field. Maureen will add light-hearted humor to her presentation; however, her passion for educating care givers, administrators, parents, and CACFP sponsors shines through. As a facilitator she has trained for over ten years on the subjects of record keeping, contracts/policies, friendly field trips, “Don’t Laugh at Me” anti-bullying campaign, and the “Taking good care of you” series from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. Recent additions to her repertoire are “Learning About Nutrition through Activities” – LANA, “Understanding MyPlate, and “Please Pass the Peas.”

BuildingHealthyHabitsforLifewithLet’sMove!ChildCare:ObesityPreventionfor

theEarlyCareandEducationSetting

Dr. Caree Jackson Cotwright

ORISE Research Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This presentation will feature the Let’s Move! Child Care Initiative. The workshop will include an in depth discussion about ways to address obesity prevention in the early care and education setting. Free, practical resources will be provided to assist in meeting obesity prevention best practices.

OBJECTIVES: Let’s Move! Child Care is a national effort to promote children’s health by encouraging and supporting healthier habits for children in all early childhood and education (ECE) facilities. The purpose of this technical assistance workshop is to present participants with an understanding of the Let’s Move! Child Care Initiative and describe resources available to help them support breastfeeding, encourage good nutrition, increase physical activity, and reduce screen time in their program. Participants will be guided through an interactive discussion about obesity prevention in early childhood specifically highlighting free to low cost activities, and parent and staff resources to improve the health environment of their program.

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Adult learning principles are the foundation of this learning experience. Participants will be challenged to set goals and create an action plan related to adopting obesity prevention best practices, learn by doing as participants in nutrition and physical activity demonstrations for the classroom, to share life experiences and knowledge with others, provide feedback, and role play during large and small group discussion.

HappyProviders=HappySponsors

Janet Herzog

Program Director, Midwest Child Care Association

Jane Herman

Area Representative, Midwest Child Care Association

We all deal the occasional difficult provider. Does your staff know how to deal with them? Join us for a FUN workshop that will not only show you how to deal with these difficult providers, but will show you how to bring them to the "bright" side! We will use role-playing to infuse humor while presenting practical tips on how to deal with difficult providers. Our objective is to present a workshop that participants will enjoy but will also empower them to use the techniques they learn in their sponsorship.

JanetHerzog has worked for Midwest Child Care Association for twenty-eight years in a variety of positions including Area Representative and Corporate Child Care Counselor and is also a former family child care provider. Janet has presented at many workshops on the local, state and national levels. JaneHerman is an Area Representative for the Midwest Child Care Association and was an in-home child care provider for fifteen years.

SellingtheCACFPandOtherMysteries

Cindy Vian

Software Sales & Product Consultant, Minute Menu Systems

Dawn Perez

Senior Implementation Specialist & Training Director, Minute Menu Systems

The CACFP is changing rapidly, how do you keep up? How do you make your organization stand out from the rest? Come learn some basic sales techniques that will help you recruit more providers & centers to your program. Learn where to find community partnerships, resources & funding that will take your program to the top. Let's get the word out about the best kept secret in child care - the CACFP!

CindyVian is the Software Sales & Product Consultant for Minute Menu Systems— a provider of comprehensive management systems for child care agencies operating under the auspices of the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The company now services family child care sponsors and child care center agencies in over 40 states providing care and feeding meals to over 900,000 children every day. She personally conducts CACFP automation training seminars and provides operational consulting services to many of those agencies. Cindy has ten years of experience managing a large non-profit CACFP sponsorship, and over 14 additional years in early childhood care and education. She served for 6 years on the Stanislaus County Nutrition Action Plan committee which--in partnership with other child nutrition organizations--increased the fresh fruit and vegetable consumption in the county through education and local resources. DawnPerez is the Senior Implementation Specialist and Training Director for Minute Menu Systems--a provider of comprehensive management systems for child care agencies and providers operating under the auspices of the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). As one of the co-creators of the company’s training website Dawn manages and produces content including documents, videos, blogs, e-Learning courses, and webinars. Dawn previously worked for Southwest Human Development Services, one of the largest sponsoring organizations in Texas, working closely with child care providers, processing their claims and developing a thorough knowledge of CACFP regulations. Dawn has provided training workshops at past conferences and across the country.

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ManagingGenerationalDiversity

Lynn Richardson

Vice President Human Resources, SOS Employment Group – retired

This workshop identifies some influences that effects how each generation views the work place and what leadership techniques work effectively with all generations. Main points will include how to identifying key characteristics of Traditionalist, Baby Boomers, Xers and Millennials, what leadership style will work with all generations, and how to motivate different generations.

LynnRichardson is a Senior Human Resources Professional recently retired with over 25 years of HR experience. His primary expertise includes employee relations, leadership training and salary administration. During his career Lynn developed and managed Human Resources functions for several major corporations, two with revenue in excess of $1billion. Lynn has worked in the staffing industry since 1986. His responsibilities included employee relations, salary and benefits administration and leadership training. He is a certified instructor for the Franklin Covey course on "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People". He also conducts supervisory and manager training for many of SOS Employment Group's key clients. During his career with SOS Employment Group, Lynn served as Vice President of Human Resources. He participated in several executive level Human Resources roundtable discussions hosted by the Utah Business Magazine. He was invited to speak at the David Eccles School of Business University of Utah, Utah State University Partners in Business Human Resources Seminar, Salt Lake County Department of Workforce Services Employer Committee, National Association of Purchasing Agents (Salt Lake City chapter) and several local SHRM conferences including Gillette WY, Amarillo TX and Idaho Falls ID.

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TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER171:30-2:45PM

HealthHaloforaNutritionDevil

Christine Twait, MS, RD

Director of Nutrition Education, Providers Choice

People often decide if a food is healthy or not based on a very narrow definition of the term. A "health halo" extends the perceived healthfulness of one aspect of a product (fat-free! zero carbs!) to the entire product. The health halo is dangerous because it gives people a license to overeat. Join us for a roller coaster ride through the history of nutrition angels and devils

and leave equipped to talk about food in the context of the health halo with providers and center staff.

ChristineTwait is a registered dietitian with a masters degree in nutrition. She started her career at the student health service at the University of Minnesota and counseled students and established a student group to do on-campus nutrition promotion. She then transitioned to public health work on healthy eating and active living in schools and was part of a national grant to help school foodservice professionals implement new meal pattern requirements. As the Director of Nutrition Education for Providers Choice, she supports child care providers in serving healthy meals and snacks to the children in their care.

LearningAboutNutritionThroughActivities:HelpChildrenTaste,EatandEnjoy

FruitsandVeggies

Maureen Lyons

Early Childhood Specialist/Educational Consultant, Learning ZoneXpress

Healthy eating habits begin in childhood, a critical time in human development. Adults who eat more fruits and vegetables report having done so as children. In this fun, hands-on, “edu-taining” seminar, you will learn about the major components of a research-based program proven to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in preschool and elementary children. You will learn and practice specific activities that can be incorporated into your day-to-day elementary or childcare activities.

MaureenLyons honed her craft during fifteen years of hands-on experience in the early childhood education field. Maureen will add light-hearted humor to her presentation; however, her passion for educating care givers, administrators, parents, and CACFP sponsors shines through. As a facilitator she has trained for over ten years on the subjects of record keeping, contracts/policies, friendly field trips, “Don’t Laugh at Me” anti-bullying campaign, and the “Taking good care of you” series from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. Recent additions to her repertoire are “Learning About Nutrition through Activities” – LANA, “Understanding MyPlate, and “Please Pass the Peas.”

WeightManagement:PreventingChildhoodObesity

Dr. Paula Shelby

Assistant Director, TKT Family Resources

Terry Foxx

Director, TKT Family Resources

This presentation will educate attendees with the knowledge concerning America’s increasing childhood obesity rates. We will discuss ways to prepare good and balanced meals and provide examples of ways to develop a fun Weight Management Food and Fitness Plan for our youth. At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to answer: how do I prepare a good and balanced meal, how to prepare a balanced meal in a short period of time, and what to do if I have an overweight or obese child, and how to help the child lose the weight and keep the weight off?

Dr.PaulaShelby and TerryFoxx have worked in the health field for over 24 years and done some extensive research, completed many practical experiences, and have conducted hundreds of presentations in the areas of: Health, Nutrition, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance, Fitness, Wellness, Leadership, and Management. From writing many books, reading hundreds of textbooks and articles, and owning our own Health Care Business, we have gathered and summarized the information that we all need in our homes, centers, schools, and in the community in order to be and/or become healthier and more physically fit individuals.

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MonitoringVisits:IsAnyoneReallyListening?

Donna Hurley

Co-Owner/Director, S&D Instructional Services

Do even you get tired of hearing yourself say the same old things in the same old way? How effective is your communication during a home monitoring visit? How do you feel at the conclusion of the visit? Do you feel a sense of accomplishment or are you just happy to get out of there? This workshop will provide you with strategies that will not only rejuvenate you but will also energize your visits and your providers.

DonnaHurley is founder and former executive director of Bethel Child Care Services and the executive director of Parent’s and Children’s Educational Services for over 25 years. Donna has been writing and delivering trainings for child care providers, parents, and Administrators and monitors for more than 40 years and has written family child care training for IntuiCare Training Institute. She is a co-author of The Home Visitor’s Manual, and soon to be released Family Child Care Survival Guide to Visits, Inspections, and Interviews.(Redleaf Press) Donna holds a Master’s Degree in education, curriculum and assessment.

Identifying&TrackingSeriouslyDeficientProviders

Cindy Vian

Software Sales & Product Consultant, Minute Menu Systems

Simplify tracking a provider’s progress through the serious deficiency process. Establish milestones, keep track of communication and ensure compliance & successful resolution of the process. Come learn how to use Minute Menu HX serious deficiency events, reasons, & reports!

CindyVian is the Software Sales & Product Consultant for Minute Menu Systems— a provider of comprehensive management systems for child care agencies operating under the auspices of the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The company now services family child care sponsors and child care center agencies in over 40 states providing care and feeding meals to over 900,000 children every day. She personally conducts CACFP automation training seminars and provides operational consulting services to many of those agencies. Cindy has ten years of experience managing a large non-profit CACFP sponsorship, and over 14 additional years in early childhood care and education. She served for 6 years on the Stanislaus County Nutrition Action Plan committee which--in partnership with other child nutrition organizations--increased the fresh fruit and vegetable consumption in the county through education and local resources.

LeadershipInChangingTimes

Lynn Richardson

Vice President Human Resources, SOS Employment Group – Retired

This workshop explores principles and techniques that enable leaders to develop an culture within their organization in which "Change" is embraced as something positive that provides new opportunities. Main points covered include becoming a change agent, managing anxiety Identifying/managing the mission, managing the mental factors, and managing morale.

LynnRichardson is a Senior Human Resources Professional recently retired with over 25 years of HR experience. His primary expertise includes employee relations, leadership training and salary administration. During his career Lynn developed and managed Human Resources functions for several major corporations, two with revenue in excess of $1billion. Lynn has worked in the staffing industry since 1986. His responsibilities included employee relations, salary and benefits administration and leadership training. He is a certified instructor for the Franklin Covey course on "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People". He also conducts supervisory and manager training for many of SOS Employment Group’s key clients. During his career with SOS Employment Group, Lynn served as Vice President of Human Resources. He participated in several executive level Human Resources roundtable discussions hosted by the Utah Business Magazine. He was invited to speak at the David Eccles School of Business University of Utah, Utah State University Partners in Business Human Resources Seminar, Salt Lake County Department of Workforce Services Employer Committee, National Association of Purchasing Agents (Salt Lake City chapter) and several local SHRM conferences including Gillette WY, Amarillo TX and Idaho Falls ID.

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ProposedRegulationsforMealPatternChanges***

Panelists

USDA Food & Nutrition Service

Intended for the exploration, discovery, and understanding of the new meal pattern regulations as well as our role in the comment period process. Should the regulations not be made public by September 15, these sessions will not be presented.

SocialMedia:PuttingthePowerinYourHands--Here'sHow

Samantha Daleiden Marshall

Manager, ChildCareInfo.come

You're ready to start using social media or want to expand your repertoire. Participants of this workshop will leave able to use Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest, and Google+ along with a social media plan in hand so they can get started immediately.

SamanthaMarshall is the manager of ChildCareInfo.com where she is responsible to manage and grow the communities on their social networks. Previously, Samantha worked at an academic publishing company as a product manager and contracts administrator. While a teenager, she began her office career at a CACFP sponsor and worked for an agency for 5 years. Samantha holds a Master’s degree in English Literature from California State University, Long Beach. She has been a presenter at the 2011 National Association for Family Child Care Providers conference, The CACFP Sponsors Association 2011 Conference, and at the 2011 Child Care Food Program Roundtable conference.

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TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER173:00-4:15PM

CACFPManagementToolKit:SalaryandCompensation

Kati Wagner

CEO, Wildwood CACFP

Blake Stanford

President, Southwest Human Development Services

Excluding meal costs, program labor costs are the highest portion of any CACFP sponsor’s budget. CACFP sponsors need to follow best practices to make decisions that reflect the organization’s compensation philosophy. Labor resources need to be spent right to provide enough compensation to attract, retain and motivate staff and achieve the organizational mission.

Participants will review the regulatory framework for labor compensation for CACFP including: Economic Research Institute database of compensation data, State and local salary surveys for non-profits, Office of Management and Budget Circular A-122, Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations, FNS Instruction 796-2, Revision 3, Allowable Labor Costs, Labor Cost Categories, and Allowable Costs. A discussion on reasonable compensation policies, independent board compensation committees, mandated state salary restrictions, and a proposed CACFP salary survey will be provided.

KatiWagner joined the Wildwood CACFP team in October of 2009 and currently serves as President. Prior to this she spent 21 years in the staffing industry. Kati worked with offices in the western part of the country helping create management plans, budgets, forecasts and sales plans. Additionally she developed training material for customer service and sales staff. From there she worked with a software company, installing the product and training customers all over the country. Kati brings to the CACFP Sponsors Association a strong history of management, sales and customer service. HaydenBlakeStanford is a 1981 graduate of Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Sciences, Political Science and Economics, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish. Mr. Stanford also attended the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin from 1982 to 1984. Mr. Stanford's early public service has included short stints at the Texas House of Representatives, the U.S. Department of State’s Agency for International Development, Agricultural Office, Khartoum, Sudan, and the Food Services Division, Texas Department of Human Services, Austin , Texas. Mr. Stanford is the Founder and President/Chairman of the Board of Southwest Human Development Services a private, non-profit agency and sponsor of the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program since 1985. Mr. Stanford has served as President of the Texas CACFP Sponsors' Association, was a founder of the Southwest Region CACFP Sponsors' Association, and served as the Treasurer and a Board Member for the National CACFP Sponsors Association (NCA) and is currently President of the association.

Fast&Fabulous:LimitingProcessedFoods

Paula Peirce, PhD, RD

Director, A Child's Choice

Mary S. Rice

Chief Executive Director, Association for Child Development

Join us for a lively discussion of why and how to replace processed foods with fabulous less processed options. This workshop will review the why and how to transition from the use of processed foods in menu planning to less processed food. Making the transition requires two important steps: first the belief that it is worth the effort to serve less processed foods and second that the people we cook for will like the new foods we are offering. The workshop will include demonstrations of the nutrient content of commonly used processed foods, the health implications of eating a diet in high fat, sugar and salt, an evaluation system on how good your diet really is and menu suggestions for fast and fabulous food options. The workshop will highlight a newly designed nutrition education flyer available from the National CACFP Sponsors Association.

PaulaPeirce and MaryRice manage the Child and Adult Care Food Program and prepare and present nutrition education materials and trainings for staff and child care providers. Both Paula and Mary are passionate about food and cooking and enhancing nutrition education for our child care providers.

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HealthyPortions,HealthyKids

Gail Jensen

CACFP Supervisor, Child Care Resource and Referral

This session will show you -- with great visual aids -- samples of the portion sizes required by the meal pattern. You won't believe your eyes! You will have a better understanding of the requirements for protein and other popular kid-friendly foods. You can bring this information home and offer a provider training.

GailJensen has more than 20 years experience with the food program, as a provider, monitor, and supervisor. She has a great knowledge and understanding of the meal pattern and required portions. She loves to talk, she loves to cook, and she loves kids, which makes her the perfect presenter for this session!

TheLatestFreeEducationandTrainingResources

Lutina Cochran

Education and Training Specialist, National Food Service Management Institute

Kristi Loftin

Assistant Director, Applied Research Division, National Food Service Management Institute

This session will highlight the latest FREE CACFP resources published by the National Food Service Management Institute.

LutinaCochran is an Education and Training Specialist for the National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) located at the University of Mississippi. Lutina has been with the NFSMI for the past three years and holds a Masters of Science in Early Childhood Education. Lutina has also been involved in the early childhood field, starting as a teacher’s assistant and transitioning throughout different roles until becoming a center director. She finds true passion in helping others be successful when working with young children.

PresentingthePresenter:HowtoEngageYourAudience

MIchel' Dudley

Nutrition Team Lead, CAP Tulsa

During this session you will we cover how to be an effective presenter and engage your audience. We will discuss commons concerns and tricks of the trade to overcome them. This workshop will cover key skills needed to be an effective presenter including: attire, non verbal communications, and staging. The session will also cover ways to capture your audience through interaction and visual tools.

MIchel’ Dudley has been with CAP Tulsa for four years and currently manages the Nutrition Department. As a sponsor to thirteen childcare centers part of MIchel’s responsibility is presenting trainings to staff as well as providing nutrition education presentations to parents. MIchel’ has presented at national and local conferneces.

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Dawn Perez

Senior Implementation Specialist and Training Director, Minute Menu System

The new Minute Menu hx2go mobile app will revolutionize your review process. Take advantage of this technology and use it to plan AND record home visit reviews.

DawnPerez is the Senior Implementation Specialist and Training Director for Minute Menu Systems--a provider of comprehensive management systems for child care agencies and providers operating under the auspices of the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). As one of the co-creators of the company’s training website Dawn manages and produces content including documents, videos, blogs, e-Learning courses, and webinars. Dawn previously worked for Southwest Human Development Services, one of the largest sponsoring organizations in Texas, working closely with child care providers, processing their claims and developing a thorough knowledge of CACFP regulations. Dawn has provided training workshops at past conferences and across the country.

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GrantAccounting&AllocationofCosts

Monica Miles, CPA

President, MH Miles Company CPA PC

Cherese Myree

Vice President, MH Miles Company, CPA PC

Your accounting system and associated accounting policies, procedures, and practices are utilized to support compliance with Financial Management and Internal Control Standards. This session will provide information on Accountability, Financial Management & Internal Control Standards, Auditing Standards related to sub-recipients of federal funds. Participants will receive an overview of standards and reporting requirement related to federal grant programs and a practical approach to identifying direct and indirect costs; exploring cost allocation methodologies; and defining unallowable costs and cost allowability requirements.

ChereseMyree, Vice President of MH Miles Company, CPA PC (MHM) is a Certified Fraud Examiner and has more than 10 years of experience in the fields of auditing, accounting, and consulting and specialized experience in governmental contract auditing, contract compliance, and fraud/compliant investigations. Ms. Myree is the Engagement Principal for MHM’s contract with Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (Bright from the Start) in which she manages and performs CACFP & SFSP compliance monitoring reviews, financial reviews, complaint and special investigations. Ms. Myree has performed and/or managed over 500 hundred engagements under this contract and provides expert witness testimony in administrative hearings for the State Agency related to the CACFP and SFSP. Ms. Myree has been the primary technical consultant in several high profile SFSP and CACFP administrative hearings and works closely with Bright from the Start’s legal team and law enforcement agencies including the Georgia Bureau of Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigations. Ms. Myree is a member of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and has been an presenter at national conferences since 2009. MonicaMiles, President of MH Miles Company CPA PC has more than eighteen years of experience in the fields of auditing, accounting, and consulting. Ms. Miles has managed and performed CACFP & SFSP audits, agreed-upon procedure compliance reviews, and Program monitoring checklist engagements for over twelve (12) years. She has testified as an expert witness for CACFP and SFSP administrative hearings and has managed several high profile CACFP/SFSP investigations that resulted in the identification of over $6,000,000 in unsupported subrecipient expenditures. Ms. Miles has extensive experience in grant accounting, indirect cost rate analysis, and government auditing standards. A certified public accountant (CPA) and a certified fraud examiner (CFE), Ms. Miles holds memberships with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

AdvocacyUpdateforMealPatternChanges

Panelists

National CACFP Sponsors Association Board & FRAC

Intended for the exploration, discovery, and understanding of the new meal pattern regulations as well as our role in the comment period process. Should the regulations not be made public by September 15, these sessions will not be presented.