SNA Staff General Information 120 Waterfront Street, Suite 300 National Harbor, MD 20745 Main Phone: (301) 686-3100 Main Fax: (301) 686-3115 Email: servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org The Association is comprised of six centers that assist with carrying out the SNA mission. Executive Office The Office for the Chief Executive Officer coordinates the entire range of programs, policies and services provided by the Association and the School Nutrition Foundation. Executive Office Staff Patricia Montague, CAE, Chief Executive Officer & SNF Executive Director pmontague@schoolnutrition.org Deborah Van Balen, Executive Assistant dvanbalen@schoolnutrition.orgJean Geraghty, Chief of Staff jgeraghty@schoolnutrition.orgKathy Caravelli, Human Resources Manager kcaravelli@schoolnutrition.orgDiego Silva, Office Services Coordinator dsilva@schoolnutrition.org Business Development & Meetings Center The Business Development & Meetings Center is responsible for planning and management of all SNA meetings and conferences to include coordination of all housing and travel, conference registration, onsite conference logistics and exhibit sales and management. The Center is also responsible for all industry-related activities, including the Industry Advisory Board, Industry Membership, the Patron Program, Industry Partnerships, and Industry Sponsorships. Business Development & Meetings Center Staff Sherry Carrigan, Staff Vice President of Business Development & Meetings scarrigan@schoolnutrition.org Sara Kilkenny, Director of Meetings skilkenny@schoolnutrition.org Nicolette Daleske, Business Development Manager ndaleske@schoolnutrition.org Lauren Guthrie, Meetings Coordinator lguthrie@schoolnutrition.org Crystal Harper-Pierre, Exhibit Sales Manager charper@schoolnutrition.org Heide Voss, Development Coordinator hvoss@schoolnutrition.org Communications & Marketing Center The Communications & Marketing Center produces all of the Association's member communications and oversees SNA’s marketing activities for a wide range of programs, initiatives and events. It produces the flagship publication, School Nutrition, and the Association website, along with several e-newsletters, social media communications, a research journal and periodic books, reports and other resources. This Center is also responsible for all print and digital advertising sales, as well as the SNA Emporium. Communications & Marketing Center Staff Patty Fitzgerald, Staff Vice President of Communications & Marketing pfitzgerald@schoolnutrition.org Julie Benyoussef, Web Content Manager jeckman@schoolnutrition.org Michelle Dietch, Creative Design & Production Manager mdietch@schoolnutrition.org Heidi Funkhouser, Communications Specialist hafunkhouser@schoolnutrition.org Shannon Goff, Advertising & Production Associate sgoff@schoolnutrition.org Rachel O’Connell, Communications Coordinator roconnell@schoolnutrition.org Finance & Information Technology Center The Finance & Information Technology Center oversees many of the administrative duties that are necessary for the Association's day-to-day operations, including IT, accounting and membership processing. Finance & Information Technology Center Staff Kim Williams, Staff Vice President Finance & Information Technology/Controllerkwilliams@schoolnutrition.org Marcelo Esquivel, Director of Information Technology mesquivel@schoolnutrition.org Patricia Alatrista, Web Specialist palatrista@schoolnutrition.org Teressa Butts, Member Services Processing Coordinator tbutts@schoolnutrition.org Christian Chevez, Network Administrator cchevez@schoolnutrition.org Trélla Johnson-El, Accounts Payable Coordinator tjohnson-el@schoolnutrition.org Kevin Li, Information Technology Specialist kli@schoolnutrition.org Carola Najdi, Staff Accountant cnajdi@schoolnutrition.org Thomas Nguyen, Information Technology Technician tnguyen@schoolnutrition.org Tina Vu, Accounts Receivable Coordinator tvu@schoolnutrition.org Government Affairs & Media Relations Center The Government Affairs & Media Relations Center is the advocacy, policy and outreach arm for the Association, managing relationships with the U.S. Congress and Federal Agencies-specifically the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Education. The Center provides review, insight and comment on regulatory and legislative issues, and provides assistance to members at both the national and state level on critical school nutrition issues. The Center also works closely with national allied organizations and other member associations, and handles all outreach to the media, including print, social, and radio/television. Government Affairs & Media Relations Center Staff Cathy Schuchart, Staff Vice President of Government Affairs & Media Relations cschuchart@schoolnutrition.org Sherri Lehman, Director of Federal Government Affairs slehman@schoolnutrition.org Diane Pratt-Heavner, Director of Media Relations dpratt-heavner@schoolnutrition.org Lawren Geer, Government Affairs & Media Relations Coordinator lgeer@schoolnutrition.org Nadia Davis, Government Affairs & Media Relations Associate ndavis@schoolnutrition.org Membership & Professional Development Center The Membership & Professional Development Center actively promotes membership to SNA and provides member services for SNA's 57,000 members. This includes educational programming like SNA’s popular Webinar Wednesdays series, the Certificate in School Nutrition and School Nutrition Specialists (SNS) programs and professional development at SNA conferences. The Center also develops key research in school nutrition and supports SNA's 49 state affiliates. Membership & Professional Development Center Staff Jen Lewi, Staff Vice President of Membership & Professional Development jlewi@schoolnutrition.org Laura Maynard, Director of Membership & Credentialing lmaynard@schoolnutrition.org Toni Aiken, Senior Program Manager taiken@schoolnutrition.org Dion Dears, Membership Manager ddears@schoolnutrition.org Carla Martin, Member Services Representative cmartin@schoolnutrition.org Robert Phipps, Member Services Assistant rphipps@schoolnutrition.org Dionne Thompson, Member Services Coordinator dthompson@schoolnutrition.org Derrick White, Program Coordinator dwhite@schoolnutrition.org Nathan Williams, Professional Development Manager nwilliams@schoolnutrition.org