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Agenda Item: If the item is an update it belongs in the ‘consent agenda section’ and requires no action from the boardIf the item requires guidance or action from the board then it belongs in the ‘items for discussion’ sectionAll agenda items require background information Include name and board positionInclude goal and strategy and/or value associated with each agenda item (refer to your work plan)Strategic Plan:VISIONMassachusetts residents will thrive through the transformative power of food and nutrition.MISSIONEmpowering MAND members, through advocacy and education, to serve their communities as nutrition experts.VALUESMember-centered: MAND strives to exceed members’ expectations, as well as foster a sense of community, cohesion and connectedness among members.Accountable: MAND adheres to the highest standards of professional and scientific integrity. Innovative: MAND embraces change with creativity and strategic thinking.Advocacy-minded: MAND champions policies that positively impact the field of food and nutrition.Social Responsibility: MAND makes decisions with consideration for inclusivity as well as environmental, economic and social implications.Goal 1: Members and prospective members view MAND as key to professional successStrategy 1: Provide and support a variety of innovative professional development opportunities for career success Strategy 2: Provide a range of leadership and volunteer opportunities to enhance knowledge and skills for success in practice, workplace and communities Strategy 3: Recruit, engage, and maintain a diverse member baseGoal 2: The public looks to and chooses registered dietitians as leaders and experts in food and nutritionStrategy 1: Build upon and strengthen organizational identity Strategy 2: Empower members to enhance the visibility of registered dietitians to both the general public and other health professionalsStrategy 3: Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships to further MAND and ACADEMY initiatives Goal 3: Empower members to positively impact the health of Massachusetts’s residentsStrategy 1: Impact food and nutrition policies and programs Strategy 2: Provide opportunities for members to participate in the legislative processStrategy 3: Establish and strengthen strategic partnership to further MAND and ACADEMY initiatives Consent Agenda Items:Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (1): Name: Monica LebreBoard Position: PresidentAgenda Item: ANCE UpdatesBackground information: ANCE, held on March 29th, 2019 at Four Points Sheraton in Norwood. All ANCE related business running smoothly - including speakers, vendors, posters, etc. 3 Sponsors - 1 Silver: Go Live; 2 Bronze: Olivia’s & New England Food & Dairy Council 28 vendors; 15 tote insertsTotal 420 attendees! This does not include vendors. Strategic Goal (1,2,3), Strategy (All): Name: Kristine Welch TaylorBoard Position: TreasurerAgenda Items: Financial ReportsBackground information: MAND continues to be in good financial standing with excellent reserves in the investment account and operating funds in the Bank of America account. We are on track to meet this year’s budget.See the attachedProfit & Loss statement and Current Assets report for details of MAND’s current financial status. Please remember to submit your Financial Committee Updates for each meeting. It helps us track the work plan and budget to date.Strategic Goal (1,2,3), Strategy (All): Name: Kristine Welch Taylor Board Position: TreasurerAgenda Items: Expense ReminderPlease remember that all expenses should be submitted with an itemized receipt (including restaurant and bar bills).Strategic Goal (#)1 Strategy (#) 1,2: Name: Nora SaulBoard Position: President, MDEFAgenda Item: Committee UpdateBackground information: Six supermarkets donated gift cards and we also have a donation from Orgain and Nancy Clark for the silent auction. We are also going to sell RADA cutlery from the catalog. We were unsuccessful in getting any restaurants to donate which is disappointing. This year we have the ability to take credit cards which we hope will make a difference in total sales. Expenses incurred are $105 for the cost of the credit card reader and partial payment of ANCE fee. Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (2), Strategic Goal (2), Strategy (2), and Strategic Goal (3), Strategy (1,2): Name: Sarah ConcaBoard Position: Director of Public Policy Agenda Item: Public Policy Panel (PPP) UpdateBackground information:The PPP continues its work per the 2018-2019 work plan.Budget progress, as of 3/20/19:Budgeted Income$ 0YTD Income$ 0Budgeted Expenses $ 6,100.00 (PPW 2018 + DOTH 2019) YTD Expenses$ ~3,000.00Work plan progress (since last board meeting):The PPP holds monthly conference calls on the third Wednesday of each month from 5:00-6:00 pm. Any MAND member interested in joining a call is encouraged to email Sarah at sconca@ for details. The next call will be on April 17th.The Academy continues to educate members and encourage advocacy at the state level related to obesity coverage through the State Obesity Advocacy Initiative. MAND member Kellene Isom is MAND’s STAR, official liaison between MAND and other initiative members. Please look for Kellene’s blog post soon and email sconca@ for further information.Day on the Hill 2019 was held on the March 18th at the Massachusetts State House. MAND members, dietetic interns and nutrition students were joined by employees of state agencies, non-profit organizations and state legislators and their staff. A hearty thank you to all who participated, spoke and volunteered to greet and seat guests. Those wishing to learn more, please visit the PPP’s table at ANCE. There will be documents available from the event, such as those detailing the recommendations of the Massachusetts malnutrition prevention commission and plans for 2019. Also on view will be the proclamation signed by Governor Baker that March 2019 is National Nutrition Month? in Massachusetts.Strategic Goal (2), Strategy (2), and Goal (3), Strategy (2): Name: Michael DeAngelisBoard Position: Pubilc Policy CoordinatorAgenda Item: Updates on Academy’s Advocacy Summit and TROA action alertBackground information:The Academy asks you to save the date: July 11-12, 2019. Please mark your calendars and consider joining PPP members in Washington, DC, in July?for the Academy’s?Nutrition and Dietetics Advocacy Summit, formerly called Public Policy Workshop. Attendees will sharpen their communication skills, advocate for the profession and develop new high-level personal and professional relationships. More information – including registration – will be shared in coming weeks.?As a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, please urge your policymakers to co-sponsor the reintroduction of Treat and reduce Obesity Act of 2019. It is a bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced in this 116th Congress by Representatives Ron Kind (Wis.) and Brett Guthrie (Ky.) and Senators Bill Cassidy (La.) and Tom Carper (Del.). This legislation will remove unnecessary barriers to obesity treatment and prevention by allowing a variety of qualified practitioners, including registered dietitian nutritionists, the authority to effectively treat obesity through intensive behavioral therapy. Expanding Medicare coverage of IBT to RDNs is a clinically- and cost-effective solution to addressing the obesity epidemic. Please take action today and complete this action alert!Strategic Goal (2), Strategy (2): Name: Jennifer HeinenBoard Position: Consumer Protection CoordinatorAgenda Item: Updates from the Board of Registration of Dietitians and NutritionistsBackground information:The Board of Registration of Dietitians and Nutritionists (“licensure board”) met on March 8th. Meeting minutes from the December 2018 meeting were approved, and it was announced that there were 300 applications last year. Very little new items were on the agenda.Members interested in joining?the dietetic licensure board can inform Jenn Heinen or email?Dietitiansnutritionistsboard@MassMail.State.MA.US?to contact?the board directly.?All open positions require dietetic licensure, registration and bachelor’s degree?(BS, RDN, LDN). Strategic Goal (3), Strategy (1,3): Name: Laura ForestaBoard Position: Public Health LiaisonAgenda Item: Updates from MPHA and HE CoPBackground information: monthly conference calls of MPHA’s Healthy Food Financing Work Group and the Healthy Eating CoP. Minutes are available.Updates from MPHA: MPHA is holding a “Close the SNAP Gap” lobby day at the State House on April 11th. Updates on the MA Food Trust Program: there are two budgets “asks” this legislative session, and, after its successful launch, the Food Trust hopes to announce the first few awards in the next few weeks. Applications still being accepted.Updates from the MA Food Systems Collaborative: 2019 legislative priorities include financial support of the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) (a lobby day was held on March 21st) and support of bills in the current session in support of HIP to make it permanent; food donations to people in need-food waste bill; tax credit to farmers for food donation; farmland planning; and urban gardening. Strategic Goal (#1), Strategy (#1): Name: Jennifer ParkerBoard Position: Director of TechnologyAgenda Item: MAND website and Elections 2019The MAND BOD election for 2019 was posted and went live on March 1st. Voting is currently ongoing and will end on March 31st. Results will be reviewed and posted on the Elections web page shortly after. Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (2,3): Name: Shennie QuintanillaBoard Position: Social Media ManagerAgenda Item: Social Media Metrics updateContinuously posted on individual social media platforms discussing events, socials, public policy, AND & MAND board elections, blog updates, conference, MDEF, and National Nutrition Month over the past 3 monthsFacebook: 352 active members (members who have viewed, posted, commented or reacted to group content); 48 posts since October 2018; 497 total membersEvent pages created for S4S Fermentation Workshop, MAND Day on the Hill, and RDN Happy Hour eventInstagram: Over 70 new followers since October 2018 (90 to 166); 18 new posts since January 2019, with an average of 15 likes per post, RDN Day being the most popular post with 53 likesTwitter: 7 customized tweets, with 8 likes and 6 retweetsLinkedin: 4 posts since January 2019Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (1 & 2): Name: Adrienne Hatch/Nicolette MaggioloBoard Position: Director/Director-elect of EducationAgenda Item: Education Committee UpdateCommittee Winter phone meeting took place in February to discuss spring planning and possible topics on the horizon for next Fall CEU eventSpring CEU event: Thursday April 18thTopic will be Nutrition & Yoga – the presentation will focus on the science behind yoga and its effect on stress response, mindful eating, yogic breathing as a tool for clients struggling with chronic stress and/or anxiety around mealsSpeaker: Allison Filepp, MS RDLocation will be confirmed, but it will likely be held at Boston University (Sargent College)Event will be capped at 30 attendeesCo-sponsored CEU event with FSU: “MNT FYI” – Wednesday April 24thStudent presentations of research topicsLocation: Framingham State UniversityRegistration is currently open – link on MAND’s websiteStrategic Goal (1), Strategy (3): Agenda Item: ANCE Speaker Committee UpdateANCE speakers are ready to go for event on March 29th:Speaker slides have been receivedAll speakers have received the final Day at a Glance and confirmed time slot for talkAll sessions have committee members serving as moderatorsBudget progress, as of [Insert date]:Budgeted Income$ 450YTD Income$ 330Budgeted Expenses $ 2640YTD Expenses$ 0Strategic Goal (2), Strategy (2): Name: Joan Salge BlakeBoard Position: DelegateAgenda Item: HOD Spring MeetingBackground information:The House of Deletes (HOD) Spring meeting will focus on the topic of Consumer Awareness and Changing Drivers of Food Choices. The discussion will focus on food systems and sustainability and evidence based practice and how to communicate these issues to the consumer.Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (2 & 3): Name: WaiLing Balsley, Erin ReeseBoard Position: Director & Director-elect of Socials For SuccessAgenda Item: Committee Update – Spring eventBudget progress, as of [Insert date]:Budgeted Income$ 400.00YTD Income$ 405.00Budgeted Expenses $ 925.00YTD Expenses$ 983.05Work plan progress (since last board meeting):Two events had been held during the Winter and early Spring:Fermentation Workshop was hosted in late January at Brookline, with 9 participants. Participants were mostly dietetic interns or students. The event was successful with positive feedback.RDN Day Happy Hour was hosted in mid March at the Corner Tavern, with 7 participants (2 were MAND Board members). Participants were MAND members who lived or worked in Boston. 2 participants expressed interest to join MAND board in the near future. Two upcoming events - Make Your Own Box on April 25 and Serving Community with Community Servings on May 10. Announcement has been made on This Week@MAND. Please join us and don’t forget MAND board members can join for free. Just send an email to socials4success@.Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (1, 2 & 3): Name: Stephanie DiRoccoBoard Position: Diversity Liaison, SPRCAgenda Item: Annual Plan for Diversity RecruitmentBackground information:Diversity Committee Re-established; call took place on 1/31/19Diversity Outreach Programs:Fitchburg High School diversity outreach completed on 2/18/19Watertown High School “Life after High School” diversity outreach completed on 2/25/19Leominster Boys & Girls Club Diversity Outreach to be completed on 3/21/19Massachusetts HOSA State Leadership Conference at Worcester State University to take place on 3/30/19 (student volunteer still needed)The Latin Education Institute at Worcester State University – STEM Expo to take place on 4/13/19Peabody Veterans Memorial High School – Career Day, Diversity Outreach to take place on 4/26/19 (RD still needed)CASH: Community Academy of Science and Health Outreach event cancelled by school due to schedulingAND Mini Diversity Grant: Application submitted; pending results. Scholarship notice sent out in Today @ MAND March 12 edition and will be sent out in March 26 edition. RSVP/applications due by Friday, April 12th. Diversity Award winners will be notified directly via email by May 17, 2019.Diversity Committee virtual meeting to take place in April. Date/time TBD.MAND members are welcome to attend Simmons Diversity Mentorship Committee. Next meeting to take place in April. Date and time TBD.Strategic Goal (1) Strategy (1,3)Name: Dana Fryer, Lindsay BolandBoard Position: MSDA President, Vice PresidentAgenda Item: Massachusetts Student Dietetic Association UpdateBackground Information: MSDA Events to date:Welcome Back Potluck (September 22nd, 2018)Dietetic Internship Selection Workshop (October 26th, 2018)MSDA’s annual workshop to help prospective dietetic internship applicants prepare for the DI application process.The Boston House Volunteer Night (November 8th)5 volunteers cooked a meal for the families staying at The Boston House for children with pediatric cancerDumpling Making Night (November 16th)Coordinated by our Diversity Chair to teach members about traditional Chinese dumpling makingGluten Free Baking Event (February 11th)6 attendees made GF brownies and chocolate covered strawberries with Molly Winsten, MS,RDTaza Tour (February 23rd)14 attendees (16 signed up) toured the Taza Chocolate Factory Upcoming MSDA Events:Walk for Hunger (May 5th)Career Development Worksop (Date TBD, likely March 13th)Strategic Goal (1) Strategy (1,3)Name: Kristin OttoBoard Position: MSDA Treasurer Agenda Item: Committee Update Budget progress, as of March 20, 2019:Budgeted Income: $2,200.00YTD Income: $2,745.00Budgeted Expenses: $1,665.00 YTD Expenses: $922.23 (DISW, Board Gear, 1 Philanthropic event, 2 Diversity Events)Strategic Goal (1) Strategy (1,2,3)Name: Paula Serafino-Cross, MS, RDN, LDNBoard Position: WAMDA PresidentAgenda Item: Committee UpdateWAMDA Board Meetings held in September, October, December, January and February with two additional meeting to be held in April and a transition meeting in June(12 18 members in attendance) Donated and decorated a Tree for the Springfield Boys and Girls Club 20193. Thunderbirds Hockey night for WAMDA members and their family November 2018.4. Paint and Sip Night October 2018.5. WAMDA 5 K Road Race to benefit the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts to be held on March 2, 2019.6. RD Day Celebration to be held on March 13, 2019 at Christopher’s Sports Bar.7. Two, $500 scholarships to be awarded at annual Dinner meeting in late May/early June.8. Two education programs for RDs in the fall with 2 additional programs planned for the spring, each providing 2 continuing education credits.Discussion Items: The Board put forth a motion to approve the meeting minutes from the June meeting. The motion was seconded and approved by the majority.Strategic Goal (1), Strategy (1&2) Name: Monica LebreBoard Position: PresidentTime Allotted: 15 minutesAgenda Item: Policy & Procedure ManualBackground information:The Executive Committee has made revisions to the MAND Policy and Procedure Manual. Updates include position description and additional policies/procedures.Request for Guidance:Review P&P document and discuss major changes. Request for Action:Discussion regarding updated P&P Decision to be made:Does the board approve the updated Policy and Procedure Manual?Vote Needed:YesDiscussion:In agreement for update on Financial Control Polic that for purchased >$750 with the MAND Bank of America card, the DO will send a copy of the itemized receipt to the treasurer within 10 days of purchase To review/rewrite the advertising policyAdvertising: We want to allow on website and e-blasts; however, hesitation around selling off MAND member mailing list (physical addresses, no email addresses)Action Item: look into cost of how much Academy makes off of purchasing MAND member mailing listWe will vote on policy and procedure manual during next meetingStrategic Goal (1), Strategy (1 & 2):Name: Monica LebreBoard Position: President Time Allotted: 15 minutesAgenda Item:Strategic Plan Background information: In February, a small committee met via WebEx to review MAND’s current goals under our strategic plan. Please see attached document to review suggested updates. Request for Guidance:Request to review current goals, discuss any changes/additions.Request for Action: Goal #2 in our Strategic Plan - how do we as a board work on this in the next year, considering work plans which we are working on today.Decision to be made:Does the board approve and/or have changes/additions to the Strategic Plan goals?Vote Needed: YesThe Board put forth a motion to approve the updated the strategic plan. The motion was seconded and approved by the majority.Action item: Change RD to RDN (registered dietitian nutrition)Strategic Goal (2), Strategy (3):Name: Joan Salge BlakeBoard Position: DelegateTime Allotted: 15 minutesAgenda Item: AND National ElectionsBackground information:Only 11% of AND members voted in the recent National Election. Attached is the state by state voter turnout. This is providing serious implications for the leadership of AND as there appears to be a trend that the candidates from the biggest states with the biggest voter turnout keep securing leadership positions. This jeopardizes the diversity of the leaders.Decision to be made:MAND may want to consider investigating how to improve voter turnout.Vote Needed:NoDiscussion:Looking into other creative ways to get people to voteNeed to draw in attentionConsider reaching out to other states that had a high voters turn out and ask what they didLook to academy for incentivesSara to gets a list of people who vote in the academy election – do we reach out to those that do vote and learn why they chose to vote?We do notice a membership drop off due to reduced people in the work force (having children) that don’t see value in membershipHow are we incentivizing these individuals to stay involvedPeople who are voting are MAND membersWAMDA – associates just with WAMDA (not always a member of academy); therefore may not always voteHow do we get more people engaged in academy?Action items:Organize a subcommittee dedicated to boosting AND engagementStrategic Goal (1, 2), Strategy (1,2):Names: Laura Kim, Christina YpsilantisBoard Position: Director and Director-Elect of Member CommunicationsTime Alloted: 15 minutes Agenda Item: Member CommunicationsCommittee Update Background Information: ?Increase blog traffic and improve the number of blog submissions. In the beginning, we got quite a few blog post submissions. Since November, submissions have been lacking. We are wondering if this was initially related to the holiday season. This is such a great resource and a great resume builder. We want this blog to strengthen our organizational identity. Promoting our craft by credible licensed professionals. Request for Guidance: Feedback from MAND board to review ways to increase blog traffic & submissionsDecision to be made: TBDVote Needed: No Discussion:First year doing the blog – having a hard time getting submissionsCall to action for blog post Consider pairing with membership to do activities around blog writing and then publishing informationWe’re taking blog ideas that perhaps you’ve written for other blogs- reformat and put the content on MAND To consider having each board member submitting a blog article one time per yearStrategic Goal (2), Strategy (1):Name: Nora SaulBoard Position: MDEF, President Time Allotted: 3 minutes Agenda Item: Committee membersBackground information: This year the positions of president-elect, treasurer and secretary have been vacant. Sue Lewis, our treasurer, who has held the position for several years is considering retiring. It is especially important that the treasurer position be filled. Request for Guidance: Interest in any of the positions? Request for Action:NoneDecision to be made:` NoVote Needed:NoDiscussion:Look into recent grads or prior scholarship recipients Consider looking into ANCE Vendor Committee Looking to make >$3k per yearBlog post – tell us what the foundation doesANCE – have former recipient or Nora get up and speak of the benefit of the scholarshipThink of student volunteers helping to attract donationsAction item: Set up Vemno account for donations – this will make it easier to get money when people don’t have cash on themStrategic Goal (1), Strategy (1, 2, 3) Name: Monica LebreBoard Position: PresidentTime Allotted: 60 minutesAgenda Item: Work Plans Background information:Each position/committee on MAND has a work plan to work towards achieving their goals for the year to come. Please review your current work plan to see progress and, with your elect, begin thinking about your goals for the future year. Request for Guidance:NoneRequest for Action:Work on Work Plans, review cost sheet (attached) with Elect-PositionDecision to be made:NoneVote Needed:NoAction Item:Work on Work Plans and please have them submitted to Meri by April 10thEmail them to secretary@Cross over meeting – Wed.,June 19th at Paparazzi in Wellesley. 6pm dinner, 6:30 meeting ................
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