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NYCDOC Food Service: Surviving 911 terrorist attack; now 14 years after

August 24th, 2015 (Monday) 1-2:15pm
Description:Description Pending

Speaker(s)

Paulette Johnson
NYCDOC Food Service - Assistant Commissioner, Nutritional Services Div.

Paulette Johnson is currently the Assistant Commissioner (A/C), of Nutritional Services with the New York City Department of Correction (NYCDOC). She is a veteran in Correctional Food Services with nearly two decades of experience. Prior to joining NYCDOC, she served as Director of Food Service in several acute care hospitals throughout NYC and North Carolina.

As Assistant Commissioner with NYCDOC, she oversees an annual food budget of over $19,983.000 and is in charge of the agency's Food Service Operation, which provides meals to 12 correctional facilities and 4 court pens in the 5 boroughs. NYCDOC serves approximately 40,000 meals/day, plus 7,000 court meals.

She has championed many creative initiates in NYCDOC to achieve the highest possible food service operation in one of the largest Municipal Correctional systems; These include Reconstruction of 10 new kitchens and 198 serving areas with state of the art correctional systems, automating food purchasing, distribution and production; centralization of food supply, streamlining the menus from 22 to 5, consolidation of kitchens from 16 to 5, revising all food and ingredient specification and Implementation of a "Heart Healthy" menus.

Paulette received her Masters Degree and her BS degree from Western Carolina University, NC. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). Her professional membership affiliations include the Association of Correctional Food Service Affiliates for 17 years, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Hospital Food Service Association.

Paulette has completed numerous external training programs including: National Institute Correction (NIC), NYC's Mayors Graduate program. She has contributed to several articles on Correctional food Services in New York City. Her recent presentations include: NYU – Implementation of the New City Food Standards in Correction, Hunter College – Meeting the Food Standards in NYCDOC and Keynote Speaker at the ACFSA Michigan Spring conference in 2013.

Paulette is a leader in her local church in Queens New York. On Sundays from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM, she ministers to approximately 40 kids from 3-5 years old in the "Lambs Church" at Bellerose Assembly of God in Queens NY. She enjoys playing the guitar, hiking and traveling. Paulette is married to one of "New York's Finest", NYPD Detective Anthony Johnson for over 33 years. They have 3 children, Kelly an MD in NYC, Michael an MD at Bethesda Medical Center and Corey who is completing his MS in Criminal Justice at John Jay College and pursuing a career with the FBI. Newsflash! 23 Months- old Della is the newest addition to the family and is our pride and joy.

Anthony Johnson
NYCDOC Food Service -

Anthony Johnson (Tony), 1st Grade Detective, is a member of the Executive Security Team of the New York State Comptroller. He served over 20 years with in NYPD. He is a graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the FBI National Academy. Detective Johnson also holds certifications as Homicide Investigator, DEA Gang investigator and in NYPD Dignitary Protection.

As one of New York's Finest, Detective Johnson assignments included undercover Police Officer with the Department of Investigations and the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Undercover/ Investigator - Narcotics Officer in Brooklyn North, FBI/NYPD Joint Organized Crime Task Force, 115 Precinct Robbery Squad and Detective Squad Senior Homicide Investigator.

Detective Johnson is the recipient of numerous Awards and Citations for his excellent work in Law Enforcement over the years. These include: Two NYPD Commendations for Excellent Police Work, Chief of Detective Award, Suffolk County DA Meritorious Award, FBI Meritorious Award, Police Officer of the Month(5 times), US Postal Inspection Award and NYPD Honor Legion.

Detective Johnson is active in various Community Organizations such as: Civic Association, Parent Association, Church (Board member, and Trustee and Director of Security). As the Director for the Missions Committee at his church, he has participated in mission trips to countries such as Malawi, and Argentina. He currently mentors several teenage "at risk boys". His hobbies include basketball, tennis and baseball.

Detective Johnson has been married to Paulette for 34 years. They have 3 children: Kelly Michael and Corey ... and one granddaughter -Alvida Della.

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Dietitian Panel, Juvenile Update

August 24th, 2015 (Monday) 1-2:15pm
Description:Implementation of the current Child Nutrition Standards impacts your foodservice operation. Let's network and share our successes in complying with the new standards. Hear the experience of informing USDA about the unique challenges of implementing the standards in Residential Child Care Institutions (RCCI).

Speaker(s)

Marlene Tutt
San Diego County Sheriff's Department - Dietitian

Marlene Tutt is currently the dietitian for San Diego County Sheriff Department, San Diego, CA.
She has over thirty five years' experience in the food-nutrition and dietetic field. She is completing her term as Dietetic in Health Care Community (DHCC) Correctional sub-unit Chair. She also served as treasurer for National Organization of Blacks in Dietetics (NOBIDAN) and on the Nominating Committee for San Diego Dietetic Association. Her professional work experience includes acute and long-term care, retail and institutional foodservice management. Her current work assignment includes working closely with the Child Nutrition standards for the USDA School Breakfast and School Lunch Programs. Marlene has served as dietetic internship director and preceptor for dietetic students.

Marlene is a contributing author to ""Emergency Management for Healthcare Professionals 2012"" available on the DHCC website. She also published her Master's project in the Journal of School Nutrition.

Marlene is active in local community groups and received a community award for her support of community gardens, encouraging people to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables.


Barbara Wakeen, MA, RD, LD
Correctional Nutrition Consultants, Ltd. - Principal/Consultant Dietitian

Barbara Wakeen, MA, RD, LD, CCHP CCFP is principal/owner of Correctional Nutrition Consultants, Ltd., est. 1995.

With more than 25 years of correctional experience as a consultant, corporate dietitian and district manager, she specializes in the provision of foodservice and nutritional consultation to jails and prisons, contract management companies, food processors and food distributors across the US and also provides expert witness services.

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Strategic Planning

August 24th, 2015 (Monday) 2:30-3:45pm
Description:In 2013, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Food Service Branch initiated the use of strategic planning to gain executive–level support to provide long-term direction to programming and allocation of resources. This panel will provide a history of related program successes and challenges, inform attendees of future programming goals and provide the opportunity for a general question/answer session and dialog with the panelists on related issues.

Speaker(s)

Karen Stiltner
Central Office, Federal Bureau of Prisons - National Food Service Administrator

Karen Stiltner is currently the National Food Service Administrator for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Prior to her BOP career, Karen studied Counseling and Rehabilitation at Marshall University. She began her career with the BOP in 1988. She held positions of increasing responsibility at FCI Manchester, FCI Elkton, and FCI Ft Dix before accepting the position of Northeast Regional Food Service Administrator in 2007. In 2010 Karen accepted a Central Office with the Program Review Division. She accepted her current position in 2012. Karen's major responsibilities include; leading the Central Office Food Service team, policy development, providing technical supervision, menu development, and responding to Congressional, commercial and individual correspondence.

Rochelle Cecil
USP Leavenworth, Federal Bureau of Prisons - Food Service Program Coordinator

Rochelle Cecil began her career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons in October of 1990. She has held positions of increasing responsibility within the food service department at several federal institutions including; USP Leavenworth, FCC Forrest City, MCFP Springfield. Rochelle is currently the Food Service Program Coordinator, Central Office. Her responsibilities include oversight of the food management software system for the entire Bureau of Prisons among other things.

Eric Lawton
Central Office, Federal Bureau of Prisons - Assistant National Food Service Administrator

Eric Lawton is currently the Assistant National Food Service Administrator for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). After a decade of work in the restaurant industry, Eric began his career with the BOP in 1995. He held positions of increasing responsibility at FCI Allenwood, USP Lewisburg, and FDC Philadelphia before accepting his current position in 2012. Eric's major responsibilities include assisting with; policy development, field support, menu development, and maintaining the food service branch's internal web page.

Mitchel Holliday
Federal Bureau of Prisons - Chief Dietitian

CDR Mitchel Holliday is the Chief Dietitian for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Central Office. CDR Holliday's major responsibilities include nutritional management of the BOP National Menu that serves approximately 170,000 federal inmates per day and BOP senior subject matter expert on clinical and public health nutrition policies and guidelines. CDR Holliday is a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics with an educational background including a B.S. in Psychology, M.S. in Nutritional Science and M.S. in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. CDR Holliday is also presently matriculating though a doctoral program in Education with a concentration in continuing technical education.

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Behind the Scenes in Food and Farming

August 25th, 2015 (Tuesday) 2-3:30pm
Description:In this talk, I will use real examples and current statistics to give you a behind the scenes look at progress in farming over the past 50 years and into the future and how it may impact what we eat. Farming and agriculture in North America have changed tremendously over the past 50 years. The industrialization of agriculture has lead to the rapid adoption of technology on farms which in turn has lead to tremendous gains in productivity and efficiency. These gains have driven farm consolidations and have also subjected farmers to chronic cost-price squeeze pressures. The cost-price squeeze resulted in the development of the typical industrialized farm in North America which became the norm in the 80's and 90's. More recently, society's increasing interest in food and the emergence of a food culture in North America has driven new opportunities on farms and created the opportunity for new types of farms. In addition, broader global interests in renewable industries has focussed attention on the use of farms for growing industrial renewable feedstocks including feedstocks for fuel and consumer goods. The accumulating demands for farmed products means opportunity for farmers but also challenges as society's expectations for not only new and unique products but also for environmental sustainability, authenticity and traceability continue to accumulate. The future of agriculture and farming is more dynamic than ever and we are potentially seeing the start of a new era of diversification in farming which may lead to greater sustainability and greater choice for consumers.

Speaker(s)

Rene Van Acker
Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph - Professor

Dr. Rene Van Acker is Professor and Associate Dean (external) of the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) at the University of Guelph and was previously chair of the department of Plant Agriculture. Prior to his appointments at The University of Guelph, Rene was a professor of weed science and crop management at the University of Manitoba. As Associate Dean external in OAC, Rene is responsible for helping to initiate and coordinate fundraising in the college and manage communications and partnerships with and across the college.

In his administrative role he also helps to lead special projects including the initiation and development of The Food Institute, a pan-University initiative to facilitate knowledge translation and transfer on food related research and expertise. In his academic role, Rene conducts research in weed biology and ecology and the coexistence of GM and non-GM crops. He supervises graduate students and teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed works to-date and has made over 300 other non-peer reviewed contributions. His research work on coexistence of GM and non-GM crops has lead to ongoing international collaborations and consultations. Rene grew up on a farm in southwest Ontario. He holds BSc and MSc degrees from the University of Guelph and a PhD from the University of Reading in the UK.

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Gender Responsive Management

August 25th, 2015 (Tuesday) 2-3pm
Description:Corrections has faced an increased demand on resources generated by women in corrections. Resources, services and focus on female offender has been limited at best. With the increase of the female offender population it has become evident that gender makes a critical difference on correctional operations and management. Gender Responsive Management is an evidence based practice that improves life circumstances and increases the opportunity of success for female offenders. For corrections professionals it enhances our professionalism and assists in our management of offenders.

Speaker(s)

Mike Oviatt
Captain - UDC Utah State Prison

Captain Mike Oviatt has worked for the Utah State Prison for over twenty seven years. He began his career in 1988 starting as a Correctional Officer. He moved through the ranks of Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain. Currently he is the Captain over Support Services for the Utah State Prison. He has been involved with the creation and implementation of Gender Responsive Management for the State of Utah and pioneered and implemented the training into the Basic Correctional Officer Block at the Utah Department Correctional Training Academy, Jails and Satellite Academies.

Currently he is working with the Utah Department of Corrections Transitional Model Initiative. He has designed and is implementing a Housing Voucher Program for homeless offenders in the State of Utah.

He is the proud father of four children. He loves spending time with his best friend and wife Debbie.

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Food Cost Control & Calculations

August 26th, 2015 (Wednesday) 8-9am
Description:Session provides an overview of measures taken by the Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections to lower food spend, while maintaining quality, food safety and nutrition from 2009 to present; and examines various methods of cost reporting, to assist in interpreting meal cost data from other correctional systems.

Speaker(s)

Christine Berndt Miles
- Dietetic Services Director

Chris is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has experience in hospital, long-term care, college feeding…and of course, corrections.

Chris has worked for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections since 1990. As Dietetic Services Director, Chris provides leadership for 38 correctional food service operations, ranging in size from 14 students to 2,200 inmates.

Chris joined ACFSA in 1990. She served as the Wisconsin Chapter President in 1999, 2005 and is the outgoing president of the Northern Lakes ACFSA Chapter. Chris serves as Co-editor for the ACFSA INSIDER and has contributed many articles over the years.

Outside of work, Chris is the New Member Coordinator for the Madison Area Gluten Intolerance Chapter.

Chris has a history of leadership in the WI DOC, with Wisconsin County Jails, ACFSA and more. Please welcome Christine Berndt-Miles.

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New Technology in Waste Handling

August 26th, 2015 (Wednesday) 8-9am
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Speaker(s)

Jay Bravinder
Champion Industries and Bi-Line - Director of Sales

National Sales Director for Champion Industries Jay Bravinder has been heavily entrenched in the warewashing segment of the commercial foodservice industry for 22 years. In 1994, Bravinder was hired as Sales Manager for Hobart Corporation and worked within the company for 13 years. In 2008, Bravinder became Equipment Sales Manager for Strategic Equipment and Supply Corporation and was responsible for managing project teams and national accounts within the dealer community. In 2011, Bravinder was hired by Champion as the Director of Sales and was promoted in 2014 as National Director of Sales. Bravinder oversees national and international sales efforts for both Champion and Bi-Line and has successfully grown his territory and influenced the strategic vision of the company.

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Clinical Nutrition Update

August 26th, 2015 (Wednesday) 9:15-10:15
Description:Over the past few years, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Health Services Division has developed and implemented an agency-wide Tele-Nutrition program as well as a number of nutrition and food service related clinical practice guidelines to enhance nutritional management of clinically ill patients while at the same time decreasing related burdens on food service operations. This presentation will highlight the impact of these practices as well as provide attendees information on how to access related BOP publications for possible implementation within their states or counties.

Speaker(s)

Mitchel Holliday
Federal Bureau of Prisons - Chief Dietitian

CDR Mitchel Holliday is the Chief Dietitian for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Central Office. CDR Holliday's major responsibilities include nutritional management of the BOP National Menu that serves approximately 170,000 federal inmates per day and BOP senior subject matter expert on clinical and public health nutrition policies and guidelines. CDR Holliday is a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics with an educational background including a B.S. in Psychology, M.S. in Nutritional Science and M.S. in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. CDR Holliday is also presently matriculating though a doctoral program in Education with a concentration in continuing technical education.

Frank Koch
Federal Bureau of Prisons - Nutrition Program Coordinator

LCDR Frank Koch, MS, RDN is detailed to the Federal Bureau of Prisons as Nutrition Program Coordinator, Central Office, Health Services Division. Responsibilities include management of BOP National Tele-Nutrition Program, assisting the BOP Chief RD in oversight of agency nutritional programming including: menu development and analysis, standardized medical diets, and review/revision of food service/dietetics-related policies, procedures and clinical practice guidelines. LCDR Koch's academic experience includes an A.O.S. Culinary Arts Degree, B.S. in Food & Nutrition, M.S. in Nutrition & Exercise Physiology. LCDR Koch specializes in clinical nutrition, nutrition education, and wellness promotion.

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Communicating the New Possibilities in Meal Design

August 26th, 2015 (Wednesday) 9:15am – 10:15am
Description:Problem:
Correctional foodservice professionals are struggling to make progress against the one goal they all share: Faced with unrelenting cost pressures, how to find opportunities, which are nutritionally-sound and acceptable, for significantly reducing the costs of meals.

Why Problem Mandates New Thinking:
The industry's struggle comes from looking at the process of designing meals through the lens of a Food Classification System (FCS), which is not up to the job of managing meal economics. Meal Economics is all about optimizing the costs and performance of meal designs by purposefully combining nutritionally-diverse foods in light of the wide-ranging cost implications of different food choices. The FCS was born in a bygone era when information power was a scarce resource. The FCS has locked the industry into hardened meal templates with "product slots" that define overly-simplified nutritional roles. Now, opportunities for operators to reduce their meal costs have degraded into no more than playing off suppliers for better price deals on standard, slot-filling products.

Solution:
Economic Meal Systems Design (EMSD) is poised to revolutionize the opportunities for correctional foodservice to significantly reduce meal costs by looking at meals as dynamic economic systems that connect foods to costs, to nutrients, and to calories. We have worked extensively with actual menu data and developed sophisticated analytical devices to make visible the economic cause-and-effect interrelationships that govern overall meal costs. Our new economic models reveal the chain reaction of how costs, nutrients, and calories interact when different foods work with and against each other in light of real-world constraints. EMSD's decision technologies are opening the door to new meals, menus, products, and food supply sources for converting the "wasted money" that is locked up in historical meal templates that have not changed for years.

Speaker(s)

Rick Pedi
Co-Founder - Economic Meal Systems Design (EMSD)

Rick Pedi, co-founder of Economic Meal Systems Design (EMSD), has 30-plus years of food industry experience as an entrepreneur, marketing and supply chain CEO, and consultant to many of the world's most recognizable food companies. In these situations, Rick's role has been to design business improvement strategies using the latest thinking on business model design and the kind of process innovations that can fundamentally change an established market's culture.

Rick has first-hand success in reducing food costs for correctional foodservice. Currently, he is building on extensive R&D work done with a handful of correctional foodservice self-ops to develop entirely new possibilities for significantly reducing the costs of food. EMSD is the first commercial enterprise whose mission is to identify and continuously reduce the unnecessary costs that lie hidden in historical meals and menus.

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Local Food

August 26th, 2015 (Wednesday) 1:45-3pm
Description:

Speaker(s)

Robert Cleary
Agency Chief Contracting Officer for Procurement - Assistant Commissioner

As the Assistant Commissioner and Agency Chief Contracting Officer for Citywide Procurement at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Robert Cleary oversees Citywide Procurement and Logistics Central Storehouse operations. He manages a portfolio of more than 1,000 requirements contracts used by all City agencies, representing annual purchases in excess of $1 billion with a total contract portfolio value of approximately $4 billion for essential goods and services. In addition, Robert oversees the Agency’s Logistics Central Storehouse, a 200,000 square foot warehouse and logistics center that supports citywide services and operations. Previously Robert has held various positions in the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and the NYC Department of Design and Construction including Director of Facilities Management, Assistant Chief of Management Services for Capital Projects, and Assistant Commissioner for Budget and Finance. Robert holds degrees in Industrial Engineering and Public Administration.

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Does the Right Hand Know What the Left Hand is Doing?

August 26th, 2015 (Wednesday) 1:45-3pm
Description:The only way to have power in food service is to have great communications. Yet, in many organizations there is a definite lack of communication or miscommunication. During this interactive session learn techniques to improve communication and become a super power!

Speaker(s)

Linda Mills
Corporate Dietitian - Community Education Centers

Linda Mills, MBA, RDN, LDN, FADA has been involved food service and education for over 30 years. Her current roles include corporate dietitian for Community Education Centers, a company that works with secure and community corrections facilities to break the cycle of recidivism; director and instructor in the Dietary Manager Program for Lehigh Carbon Community College; a career coach, professional speaker and freelance writer in her business Dynamic Communication Services.

Linda is a Registered Dietitian with a BS in Home Economics Education, an MBA in Administrative Management, and she is a charter Fellow of the American Dietetic Association. Linda has been a member of the National Speakers Association, the American Society for Training and Development, and numerous dietetic and food service related organizations. Linda was the Outstanding Dietitian of Pennsylvania for 2001. She has authored, edited or contributed to 10 books and published over 200 articles in professional and trade publications.

With a passion for non-traditional areas of professional practice and expertise in career coaching and adult learning techniques, the presentation Eat Right, Speak Right, Make Your Message Ignite is just another example of how this speaker thinks and works outside the box. Today she will challenge each of you to consider looking at your communications in a new way.

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Transgender Identity Overview

August 26th, 2015 (Wednesday) 3:15-4pm
Description:Andrea will share her family and work experiences before, during and after transition.

Speaker(s)

Andrea Roussel
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services - Scheduling Sergeant

Ms. Roussel works for the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services in Ontario, Canada. She started her career with the ministry in 1990 at the Barrie Jail in Barrie Ontario. She transferred to the Toronto Jail (THE DON), Toronto Ontario in 1994 and stayed until it's decommissioning in 2013.

She continued to work as a Correctional Officer until she was assigned to work as a Sergeant in 2009. She has worked various positions such as Unit Supervisor, Admissions and Discharge Sergeant, General Duty Manager (Shift I/C) and Scheduling Sergeant. In 2013, her services were transferred to the Toronto South Detention Centre, Toronto, where she continues to work as the Scheduling Sergeant.

She is mostly known for being the first Correctional Services employee to transition from Male to Female while at work. Today, she is an advocate for Transgender rights in her workplace. She is a member of Pride in Corrections, Serving with Pride, Ontario Pride Network and O.P.N. Speakers Bureau. She is currently involved with the Ministry`s Human Rights Project Charter Sub-committee for Recruitment, Promotion, Selection and Retention. She represents Pride in Corrections at the Inclusions Working Group. She is presently involved in the Transgender Offender policy review and practices.

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