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ad·vi·so·ry –adjective 1. of, giving, or containing advice 2. having the power or duty to advise –noun 3.
a report on existing or predicted conditions, often with advice for dealing with them
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lunchline's Advisory Council is comprised of child nutrition professionals who are working in the industry every day. This group brings years of experience, knowledge, and most importantly, what is happening on a daily basis in their schools. This is the "go to" team for a simple question to focus groups with students to sensory testing. They bring years of experience along with a dedication to feeding our nations’ school children.
I am pleased to introduce them...
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MARY ANDERSON
SUSAN NIEMCZYK
RODNEY TAYLOR
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Mary Anderson, winner of the 2010 Winner of SNA’s Silver Leadership Award, is currently
the director in the Wayzata School District located in Plymouth, MN. Mary is very active within MSNA and is current past president of the organization. She has been involved in school meal programs for over 25 years holding similar positions throughout the Minneapolis/St. Paul
metro area.
Susan Niemczyk, currently a visiting instructor at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, IN, where she teaches Advanced Food Service Management to senior students weeks away from their first professional food service management opportunities. Formerly a Vice President with Sodexo's Education Division, Susan is an RD with more than 35 years of experience in all facets of feeding people - from infants to seniors. She has worked with the Milwaukee and Chicago Public Schools as well as school managers all over the country, some in school districts as small as a single building, developing operational plans including nutritional aspects, operations, marketing, finances, training and student education. Her favorite challenge is working with students to prepare them for their futures - both personal and professional!
Rodney Taylor has 34-years experience in the food service industry, having worked in college and university, fast-food, dining, management consultant, and school food service administration. He is a noted pioneer, and expert in farm-to-school salad bars. He also serves as a consultant for many aspects of school nutrition programs.
Rodney has been the Director, Nutrition Services Riverside Unified School District since August 2002. In this capacity he plans, organizes, and directs the department's self-supporting nutritional services program -- the 15th largest district in the state of California. The program provides more than 34,000 meals per day, at 47 school sites in addition to child- care, private schools, and the Riverside County Office of Education programs. He manages an annual Budget in excess of $17.5 million. He held previous leadership positions with the Santa Monica School District and the Marriott Corporation.
Rodney serves on the University Of California President’s Advisory Commission for Agriculture and Natural resources. He is a charter member of the Kellogg Foundation supported National Farm to School Network and the School Food FOCUS program. Rodney holds memberships in the School Nutrition Association, American Diabetes Association, Los Angeles Urban-Rural Roundtable, and the Executive Committee of the Network for a Healthy California's Statewide Collaborative. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards: In 2010 he received the Riverside Human Relations Commission "Heroes Award" and the N.A.A.C.P. "Education Award" just to name a few.
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