Presenters: Dr. Kevin Sauer & Dr. Kevin Roberts – Kansas State University

Dr. Kevin Roberts, PhD.

Dr. Kevin Roberts joined the Department of Hospitality Management and Dietetics in the Fall of 2003. Dr. Roberts is experienced in food safety research and training. While employed with Iowa State University Extension, he assisted with ServSafe® classes around Iowa and in developing food safety information for consumers and foodservice professionals. He has 12 years of restaurant experience, most recently as a food and beverage manager with Seven Villages Restaurant, Williamsburg, Iowa. His research interests focus on HACCP and food safety, specifically, overcoming employee barriers to food safety implementation in the commercial foodservice setting. Dr. Roberts has also been recognized for his leadership contributions as a graduate student at Iowa State University receiving the 2002 VEISHEA Campus Leadership Award.

Dr. Roberts is a member of the International Association of Food Protection, Club Managers Association of America, Kansas – Oklahoma Club Managers Association of America, Mid-America Club Managers Association of America, Council on Hotel Restaurant Institution Educators (CHRIE), Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas (KOMA) CHRIE, the National Restaurant Association, and the Foodservice Management Education Council.

Dr. Kevin Sauer, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND

A frequent School Nutrition Association and ANC presenter, Kevin Sauer is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Professor in Dietetics, and a former School Nutrition Director.  He was a cadre trainer for the Kansas Department of Education’s Child Nutrition & Wellness Management Academy program for 10 years.  An accomplished educator and researcher, he also Co-Directs the national Center for Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs at Kansas State University.  Kevin served on the School Nutrition Association’s Certificate and Credentialing Governing Council and is the current President-Elect for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.