Alaska School Nutrition Association
1120 Huffman Rd. Ste. 24
PMB 791
Anchorage, AK 99515
19 December 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 | |
| Susan Pougher, Chairwoman, Public Policy and Legislation | |
| 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 |
| Tracy Hulett, Member At-large |
III. Adoption of Agenda
IV. Consent Agenda
A. Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)
B. Financial Reports
C. Membership Report
- 105 Members
- Director: 16
- Manager: 67
- Employee 14
- State Agency: 6
- Retired: 2
- 7 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
Susan Pougher
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. Appointment of Awards and Recognitions Committee Chairperson
The president submits for appointment, Tonia Parfitt, for Chairwoman of the Awards and Recognition Committee.
B. Acceptance of North Coast Seafoods Presentation Proposal
Andrew Wilkinson of North Coast Seafoods in Boston, Massachusetts submitted a proposal to present, “Kelp Is On the Way.” The board must vote to allow commercially-sponsored/commercially-presented sessions.
XII. Announcements / Good of the Order
XIII. Adjournment
The next meeting will be 9 January 2024