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A Message From “Michelle Hall”
SNAAZ President, 2024-2025
Dear SNAAZ Members,
As we step into another exciting association year, I am absolutely thrilled to serve as your president. With my 25 years of experience in child nutrition, I am deeply passionate about our mission and more eager than ever to collaborate with each of you. Together, we will steer SNAAZ toward more growth, innovation, and success.
I strongly encourage each of you to be sure to participate in our conferences and local chapter events. Stretch your wings as your unique skills and perspectives are the heartbeat of our association, and I’m genuinely excited to work alongside you. Be bold get out of your comfort zone, volunteer to help at a conference or chapter meeting; run for an office at either the chapter or state level. Let’s harness our collective passion for child nutrition to continue to drive positive change and make a lasting impact – both within our association and beyond.
Your active involvement is key to our success, and I am confident that together, we can achieve remarkable things this association year. Let’s make it a year of growth, connection, and, most importantly, fun!
MICHELLE HALL
2024-2025 SNAAZ PRESIDENT
2021-2024 Strategic Plan Goals
See below for details.
Goal: SNA/SNAAZ is the voice of the school nutrition industry
Objective: We are advocates for feeding our country’s future.
Objective: We elevate the professional image of school nutrition, both inside and outside of the industry.
Objective: We are universally acknowledged and recognized school nutrition experts.
Goal: SNA/SNAAZ supports the professional growth and career pathways of members.
Objective: We serve as the hub for members to network and build lifelong relationships around common goals and interests.
Objective: We create opportunities for professional growth for members and build their capacity to lead in their schools and districts.
Strategies:
- Promote the value and qualification of school nutrition professionals through social media and conference recognitions
- Promote the quality and nutritional value of school meals through nutrition related articles and images on social media, websites and direct communication with people outside of school nutrition
- Sharing great accomplishments districts and individual schools are doing. Bring these accomplishments to the forefront with social media, SNAAZ website and recognition at state conferences
- Continue to support legislative efforts by supporting SNA’s Legislative Action Conference and to visit Arizona representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Goal: SNA/SNAAZ cultivates a vibrant community of school nutrition stakeholders.
Objective: We have redefined and elevated the relationship and partnerships with industry.
Objective: We influence, convene, and connect stakeholders who seek to shape the school nutrition industry.
Strategies:
- Look into implementing a future leaders program for SNAAZ to increase understanding of the process and build confidence in membership to run for office at chapter and state levels
- Continue to outreach to districts that are not currently active members or participating members to encourage new membership and involvement
- Explore collaboration opportunities between state association and state agency
- Evaluate electronic methods to increase opportunities to attend meetings when driving distance is prohibitive to involvement
Goal: SNA/SNAAZ is a thriving organization.
Objective: We have a strong and varied pathway to volunteer leadership and provide inclusive opportunities for contribution.
Objective: We are a digital-first organization with a strong, nimble technology infrastructure and efficient processes.
Objective: We look for ways to disrupt our own business models, leading the way to innovation and new revenue opportunities.
2021-2024 National SNA Strategic Plan
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