ServSafe Training

August 28th, 2016 (Sunday) 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Description:Catherine Vandermer from the NRA will be offering a complete Instructor Tutorial and Exam, followed by a Train the Trainer Workshop to teach you everything you need to put a successful program in place. (To take the afternoon portion you must have a valid ServSafe Manager Certification taken at least 90 days prior to the conference, or have taken the instructor version of the ServSafe Manager Exam which can be done during the 10am portion).

You will leave the workshop a certified instructor with all the information and tools you need to set up a training program at your facility. Don't miss this great opportunity to add the ServSafe Instructor Certification to your resume.

Speaker(s)

Catherine Vandermer
NRA -

Catherine has been an instructor for over 16 years, and has helped the Virginia Department of Corrections, Wisconsin Department of Corrections, GEO Group, and many others get successful ServSafe programs started.

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HAACP or Sanitation Headache / Ask the Sanitarian & HAACP Expert

August 29th, 2016 (Monday) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Description:Got a HAACP or Sanitation Headache / Ask the Sanitarian & HAACP Expert presented by the MPLS Department of Health

Speaker(s)

Kathy Louden
Minneapolis Health Department - Senior Health Inspector

I have worked with the Minneapolis Health Department for 20 years. I worked as an intern with the City of Minneapolis before graduating Summa Cum Laude from Concordia College in St. Paul in 1995. I earned a Bachelor Degree with an Environmental Science Major and a Math Minor. Once I graduated, I was hired on full time with the City in the Food Lodging and Pool Division. I conduct inspections of various types of food establishments as well as pools, body art establishments, and hotels. A few years ago I was promoted to Senior Health Inspector. I still conduct inspections but also work as a Team Lead and trainer for other staff. My passions outside of work are traveling and my two cats.

Bob Becker
City of Minneapolis Health Department -

Bob Becker has been employed with the City of Minneapolis Health Department for 18 years. Bob interned with the Minneapolis Health Department in the summer of 1997. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Public Health in 1997, Bob was hired on full time in 1998 with the City of Minneapolis Lead Hazard Reduction Program as a Lead Risk Assessor. During the first 5 years of employment, Bob conducted lead risk assessments to identify lead based paint hazards. For the past 13 years, Bob has been working in the Food, Lodging & Pools Program for the Health Department where he is responsible for conducting inspections of licensed food, lodging and pool establishments. Within the past couple of years, Bob was promoted to a Senior Health Inspector within the program. He helps train new staff and provides technical interpretation on the various codes that we enforce. Bob has a beautiful wife and two kids that are heavily involved in baseball, softball, basketball and soccer. In his free time he loves to spend time with family, friends and hunt for deer.

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New advances in temperature monitoring and service alerts / What's new in Warewashing

August 29th, 2016 (Monday) 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Room: Minnetonka Ballroom C
Description:Learn about the advancements made in ventless technology and improvements make in tackling the difficulties with "scale" buildup.

Speaker(s)

Rachel Keith
Victory Refrigeration -

Rachel Keith brings with her over 17 years of experience in the foodservice industry. Having spent time as a manufacturer's rep early in her career, she then transitioned to Kairak, an ITW company for the next eleven years in multiple functions ranging from Customer Service Manager, Sales Manager, Business Unit Manager and Business Development Manager. In early 2015, Rachel joined the Victory Refrigeration Sales Team. Victory is an Ali Group company that is headquartered in Winston Salem, NC. Rachel is responsible for managing Victory's business in multiple regions of the U.S. as well as the ACFSA and SNA market segments.

Jay Bravinder
Champion Industries -

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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RD Discussion Panel / Q&A

August 30th, 2016 (Tuesday) 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Description:Open Forum / Vendors highly encouraged to attend and ask questions. Moderated by Barbara Wakeen, MA, RD, LD

Speaker(s)

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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New technologies In Food Recycling: Turn Food Waste Into Energy

August 30th, 2016 (Tuesday) 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Room: Minnetonka Ballroom
Description:Waste from food-serving facilities has useful energy value. A new conversion pathway has been developed which can reduce utility expenses and disposal costs, while enhancing environmental stewardship.

Speaker(s)

Dr. Peter Schubert, PH.D., P.E.
Lugar Center for Renewable Energy -

Peter J. Schubert is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Purdue School of Engineering & Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, holder of 53 patents worldwide, and author of over 100 technical papers. Schubert is the director of the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy, managing 43 faculty researchers. He has managed projects from NASA, DOE, DOD, USDA, and GSA, and is a senior member of SAE, IEEE, and AIAA.

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WOW! I get a new (fill in the blank - kitchen, oven, etc.)

August 31st, 2016 (Wednesday) 9:45 am - 10:30 am
Room: Minnetonka A
Description:Learn the pitfalls of purchasing new equipment, remodeling or designing a new facility. Terri Pelligrino, Rippe Associates, one of the leading consultant firms in correctional kitchen design and Phil Atkinson, Food Service Director, go through the many pitfalls that can occur with new construction, remodeling or just getting a new piece of equipment.

Speaker(s)

Terry Pellegrino
Rippe Associates - Principal

Terry has been planning foodservice facilities since 1985, and has considerable experience developing functionally-oriented operations for a wide range of clients. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Food and Nutrition from Concordia College and began her career with a dietetic internship at Massachusetts General Hospital. She then transitioned to foodservice management for Iowa State University, discovering an innate aptitude for creating floor plans and managing the flow of operations. From there, she joined the Minneapolis-based foodservice design & consulting firm Rippe Associates and has spent the past 31 years planning commercial kitchens and dining facilities for clients ranging from universities and schools to corporations, correctional facilities, hospitals and churches. For Terry, job success is defined by taking care of her clients - doing the right thing and ensuring things don't fall apart in the details. Terry is also a professional member of FCSI, the Foodservice Consultants Society International.

Terry and her husband are infamous for being in the midst of either starting or finishing a construction project. She has a long held interest in residential and industrial energy trends, well before the green revolution became hip. Her research eventually led her to develop plans for their new energy-efficient home, equipped with geothermal heat and stone hearth pizza oven as the heart of the kitchen. They have two grown children, and two grandchildren, which they love to spoil.

Phil Atkinson
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office - Food Service Director

Philip Atkinson, food service/laundry programs manager at the facility and a Past President of the Association of Correctional Foodservice Affiliates (ACFSA).

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Multicultural Initiatives

August 31st, 2016 (Wednesday) 9:45am - 10:30am
Room: Minnetonka B
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Speaker(s)

Cindy Nelson-Kaigama
American Heart Association -

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Emergency Preparedness

August 31st, 2016 (Wednesday) 10:45am - 11:30am
Room: Minnetonka A
Description:How is your emergency plan? Do you have one? Learn why you need one and what the plan should include.

Speaker(s)

Jo Miller
Meals for All -

Jo Miller, RDN, MPH received a B.S. in Nutrition Science and Minor's in Food Service Management from UC Davis then went on to complete her dietetic internship at Napa State Hospital. In 2010 she completed her master's in Public Health from UC Davis with an emphasis on Nutrition, Informatics and Journalism. Joey is currently a Disaster Nutrition Consultant with Meals for All. Her focus is, but not limited to, volume emergency nutrition preparedness, marketing and education. She is an invited speaker on the topic of emergency nutrition preparedness throughout the United States and works closely with healthcare facilities to evaluate current emergency nutrition plans and anticipate future preparedness needs. Jo lives with her family and 3 dogs in Sacramento, CA and can be found climbing mountain on the weekends.

Sheila Packwood
Minnesota Department of Corrections -

Sheila Packwood has worked in the field of dietetics within her home state of Minnesota for 20 years, with experience ranging from food management to clinical nutrition to public health education. Currently she is the Food Program Director with the Minnesota Department of Corrections and has worked for the agency for 12 years in their central office located in St. Paul. Her position and duties there have grown over time, starting as a part-time advisor within the Health Services unit, moving on to fulltime dietitian and for this last year as a program director guiding a standardized Food & Nutritionsystem for the State's eleven prisons. She contributes her longevity in this challenging environment to the colleague network available within ACFSA that she was fortunate enough to discover early on in corrections career.

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How to Efficiently & Cost Effectively Eliminate Food Waste

August 31st, 2016 (Wednesday) 10:45am - 11:30am
Room: Minnetonka B
Description:This session will focus on the challenge of eliminating food waste generated at the facility. With rising expectations of diverting food waste from going to landfills, facilities are looking for efficient and cost effective options for meeting this objective (and in some states, mandate). The discussion will be on the use of an onsite digester system, located right in the kitchen, which converts food waste into greywater, which then flows down the floor drain. Also discussed will be the ability to capture and track food waste - providing valuable operational and sustainability insights. We will also highlight some of the new innovations related to closed loop water recirculation and waste-to-energy options. Finally, the solution discussed in this session has in fact already been implemented across the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities. This is a proven, efficient and cost effective approach for eliminating food waste and it's available for organizations today.

• The session will provide an industry overview specific to food waste, landfill diversion, and various solution approaches.
• Of the various onsite diversion solutions, the focus for this session will be on the aerobic digester system, which converts food waste into greywater.
• Beyond the capability of the digester system to eliminate all property food waste, this session will also highlight the ability to track food and monitor food waste reporting details via the web and mobile apps (anytime, anywhere, any device).

Speaker(s)

Michael Robb
Biohitech -

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