Alaska School Nutrition Association
1120 Huffman Rd. Ste. 24
PMB 791
Anchorage, AK 99515
17 October 2023
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. AKDT
The meeting is hosted on Zoom and is open to all members in good standing. To request the Zoom link and password, contact Gavin Northey, AKSNA President, by emailing president@aksna.org.
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
Voting Members
| Present | Name and Title |
| Gavin Northey, MBA, SNS, President * | |
| Tanya Dube, SNS, President-elect | |
| Trevor Bridgewater, SNS, Treasurer and Past-President (2022-2023) † | |
| Sandie Ponte, Secretary, and Past-President (2021-2022) | |
| Carlos Perez, Chairman, Communications Committee | |
| Tiffany Kurani, NDRT, Chairwoman, Nutrition Standards & Education Committee | |
| Sue Lampert, Past-President (2020-2021) |
* The President votes only in the event of a tie
† The immediate Past-President votes in the event that they hold another position with voting rights
Non-voting Members
| Present | Name and Title |
| Susan Pougher, Member At-large | |
| Tracy Hulett, Member At-large |
III. Adoption of Agenda
IV. Consent Agenda
A. Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)
B. Financial Reports
C. Membership Report
- 91 Members
- 15 Directors
- 57 Managers
- 11 Employees
- 6 State Agency
- 2 Retired
- 2 in grace
V. President’s Report
Gavin Northey, MBA, SNS,
VI. Treasurer’s Report
Trevor Bridgewater, SNS
VII. Standing Committee Reports
A. Public Policy & Legislation
B. Member Services
C. Communications
Carlos Perez
1. Mush On News
Carolos Perez
2. Web Site
Gavin Northey
3. Social Media
Trevor Bridgewater
D. Conference Committee
Tanya Dube, SNS
E. Food and Vendor Expo Committee
Gavin Northey, MBA, SNS
E. Nutrition Standards & Education Committee
Tiffany Kurani, NDRT
VIII. Ad-hoc Committee Reports
A. Contract Executive Director Committee
This committee has been tabled until February 2024
B. Awards & Recognition Committee
This committee needs a chairperson
IX. Member Comments and Testimony
X. Unfinished Business
No unfinished business
XI. New Business
A. Installation of Public Policy & Legislation Committee Chairperson
The president appoints Susan Pougher as the Public Policy & Legislation Committee Chairperson. Does the Executive Board approve?
B. Food and Vendor Expo Rates
Shall AKSNA increase the rates for the 2024 Food and Vendor Expo by $25 for Early Ptarmigan registration and $65 for Standard rates? If approved, the new rates shall be:
| Booth Type \ Fee Class | Early Ptarmigan * | Standard |
| Full Booth | $875 | $1,065 |
| Shared Booth † | $625 | $765 |
† A shared booth is one occupied by not more than two exhibitioners who are represented by the same broker
C. Conference Registration Fees
Shall AKSNA raise the rates for Conference Registration by $20 for Directors and State Agency members, $15 for manager members, and $10 for employee members and eliminate the seldom-used day rate option? If approved, the Early Ptarmigan rate shall remain a 20% discount rounded to the next five-dollar increment; the new rates shall be:
| Member Type \ Fee Class | Early Ptarmigan * | Standard |
| Director / State Agency Member | $180.00 | $220.00 |
| Manager Member | $155.00 | $195.00 |
| Employee Member / All Other Member Types | $110.00 | $135.00 |
| Non-Members † | $240.00 | $295.00 |
| Board Members ‡ | $0.00 | $0.00 |
† Membership determined at the time of registration
‡ Eligible Board Members include the President, President-elect, Secretary, Treasurer, active Past-Presidents, Standing Committee Chairpersons, and Members At-Large
D. Establishing Expo Passes
Shall AKSNA establish a fee for persons interested in attending only the Food and Vendor Expo of $25 for adults and $10 students? If established, the rate shall be:
| Attendee Type | Rate |
| Registered Conference Attendee | $0.00 |
| School District or FSMC employee * | $25.00 |
| Student † | $10.00 |
† Must be accompanied by an adult from the sponsoring school district
XII. Announcements / Good of the Order
XIII. Adjournment
The next meeting will be 14 November 2023 (note this is the second Tuesday of November)