TASN 2018 Annual Conference

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Sessions (37)

Next Level Service (Room Hotel - 4th Floor - Texas F)

10 Jun 23
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s): Kern Halls
This session will focus on taking your current operation service practices to the next level. More...

Sanitation (Spanish) (Room Hotel - 4th Floor - Texas H)

10 Jun 23
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s): Diana Brown
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Beyond the Tray: Food and Agriculture Literacy (Room Hotel - 4th Floor - Texas F)

10 Jun 23
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Nan Cramer
Houston ISD’s farm to school efforts go beyond the tray with their Food and Agriculture Literacy program. Learn how HISD developed an idea in... More...

Maximizing Your TASN Benefits (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - Hunters Creek A/B)

10 Jun 23
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): John Ceballos ; Kasandra Davis ; Maggie Mae Kennedy ; Sharon Glosson
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The Power of Emotional Intelligence (Room Hotel - 4th Floor - Texas G)

10 Jun 23
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Jocelyn Karbo
Leading with empathy and high emotional intelligence can help grow leadership skills and relationships within a team. This training explores emotio... More...

Customer Service (Spanish) (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - Hunters Creek A/B)

11 Jun 23
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s): Rolando Hernandez
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Equipment Automation (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - Kingwood)

11 Jun 23
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s): Matthew Cautin ; Paul Knapke
Food service directors and kitchen staff in a post-Covid world face many obstacles, from labor shortages, to increasing cost of goods and environme... More...

Leadership (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - Meyerland)

11 Jun 23
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s): John Ferguson
Over the course of my 30-year career, It has become evident that leadership encompasses more than coercive action from the top. More importantly, I... More...

TDA Food Production (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - Montrose)

11 Jun 23
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Jocelyn Karbo ; Lori Livingston
TDA will lead this session in discussing the most current information needed for school nutrition professionals as so it relates to Food Production. More...

The D,E,Fs of a Successful Culinary Nutrition Education Class (Demos, Engagement, Food, Facts and Fundamentals) (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - River Oaks)

11 Jun 23
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s): Brittany Jones
Make your audience say “WOW!” with an engaging culinary demonstration full of Food, Facts and FUNdamentals! Chef Brittany Jones and Reg... More...

Beyond Averages: Using Simple Statistics to Improve Your Menus (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - Kingwood)

11 Jun 23
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Cheryl Sloan ; Katherine Yarbrough ; Ralph Wilkins
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Managing Food Cost & Minimizing Food Waste Go Hand in Hand (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - Briargrove)

11 Jun 23
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Duane Guidry ; Gayle Swain
Food cost is always a concern and constant battle for all foodservice operations. There are many opportunities to save money, preserve freshness lo... More...

Marketing (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - Meyerland)

11 Jun 23
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): John Ceballos
Empowering Child Nutrition Professionals: Harnessing District Resources and Tech Tools for Effective Marketing. Join us for an engaging expl... More...

The Magic of a Connected Kitchen (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - Hunters Creek A/B)

11 Jun 23
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Annette Schonhoeft ; Doug Durrwachter ; Lloyd Hartsfield ; Pete Terwilliger
The Magic of a Connected Kitchen : The magic of connected kitchens presentation will include: Labor savings with Auto Record Keeping, Improved Food... More...

Transitioning Back to Scratch Cooking: Strategies for Optimizing the Kitchen and Labor Force (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - River Oaks)

11 Jun 23
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Richard Mallard
Demonstrate strategies returning to scratch cooking in the Cafes. Why this is both preferable, as it produces a vastly superior and less expensive ... More...

First General Session (Texas Ballroom)

12 Jun 23
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Speaker(s): Jon Colby
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Building Brain Power with School Meals (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - Hunters Creek A/B)

12 Jun 23
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker(s): Heidi Kessler
Every day, the scientific community is learning more about the important connections between brain health, mental health, mood, and the food we eat... More...

Chef's Table (Invite only) (Hotel - 3rd Floor - Parkers Boardroom)

12 Jun 23
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker(s): Jennifer Miller
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Customer Service (Spanish) (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - Kingwood)

12 Jun 23
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker(s): Rolando Hernandez
Esta clase definira el servicio al cliente y las expectativas del cliente en el programa de almuerzo escolar. Discutiremos la relacion entre el bue... More...

Employee Retention (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - Montrose)

12 Jun 23
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker(s): Bob Anderson
Designed to help a leader first evaluate their current staff, decide which staff were vital to keep, then creating a recruiting/retention road map.... More...

Offer Vs Serve (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - Meyerland)

12 Jun 23
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Speaker(s): Thao Vo
This session is an in-depth workshop on the Offered Versus Served (OVS) meal service and how to recognize a reimbursable meal under OVS. We will go... More...

Team Building with an Empathy-Based Lens (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - River Oaks)

12 Jun 23
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker(s): Jeannine Rios ; Stacie Sanchez Hare
Learn, through adult learning techniques, how to build inclusivity, engage your employees & cultivate team culture. Participants will experienc... More...

Food Safety (Spanish) (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - Kingwood)

12 Jun 23
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Speaker(s): Diana Brown
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Next Level Service (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - River Oaks)

12 Jun 23
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Speaker(s): Kern Halls
This session will focus on taking your current operation service practices to the next level . More...

The Power of Emotional Intelligence (Room Hotel - 3rd Floor - Montrose)

12 Jun 23
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Speaker(s): Jocelyn Karbo
Leading with empathy and high emotional intelligence can help grow leadership skills and relationships within a team. This training explores emotio... More...

TDA General Session (Room Texas FGH)

12 Jun 23
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Lena Wilson
TDA Update from Lena Wilsons, Assistant Commissioner for Food & Nutrition for the Texas Department of Agriculture. More...