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Syble T. Jones, Syble T. Jones, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Syble T. Jones, Syble T. Jones, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Oral History Project (all interviews)
Syble T. Jones is the former Food Service Director for Rapides Parish, Louisiana. When Syble started her career in 1968 she had 27,000 students spread across 54 schools.
Mattie Bradley, Mattie Bradley, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Mattie Bradley, Mattie Bradley, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Oral History Project (all interviews)
Mattie Bradley was hired as the Food Service Director/Cafeteria Manager for the Weiner School District, Weiner, AR in 1996. She was a local restaurant owner who decided to sell her business and retire. When the local school district found itself in need of a Food Services Director, Ms. Mattie’s reputation as an excellent cook and manager got the attention of the school district and she was immediately offered the position. Working within the guidelines of the Arkansas School Nutrition Program, Mattie and her staff provide wholesome meals, both breakfast and lunch, to over 300 students daily. For many students these …
Rita Hamilton, Rita Hamilton, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Rita Hamilton, Rita Hamilton, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Oral History Project (all interviews)
Rita Hamilton comes from a family with a history in child nutrition. Hamilton’s mother worked at the food service manager at Hamilton’s elementary school in rural Arkansas. After majoring in Home Economics at the University of Arkansas and working as an Arkansas Home Economics extension agent, Rita went on to serve as a state supervisor in the school nutrition programs at the Arkansas Department of Education.
Virginia Webb, Virginia Webb, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Virginia Webb, Virginia Webb, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Oral History Project (all interviews)
Virginia Webb is currently working as an independent consultant. Her previous employment includes several positions at the National Food Service Management Institute, culminating as director of education and training in 2007. A registered dietitian, Virginia has worked as food service director at Rapides Regional Medical Center and Natchitoches Parish Hospital in Louisiana. Virginia completed her bachelor’s degree in dietetics at Louisiana Tech University and her master’s in food service management from Colorado State University. She is a certified ServSafe instructor, certified director Level III with the School Nutrition Association, and has numerous training experiences. She served on the School Meals …
Shelia Brown And Mike Harris Oral History, Shelia Brown, Mike Harris, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Shelia Brown And Mike Harris Oral History, Shelia Brown, Mike Harris, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Oral History Project (all interviews)
Shelia Brown and Mike Harris have worked in school nutrition at the Maryland School for the Blind since the 1960s. Shelia is now a supervisor and Mike is an assistant supervisor.
Lynn Parker, Lynn Parker, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Lynn Parker, Lynn Parker, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Oral History Project (all interviews)
Lynn Parker recently retired from Food Research and Action Center, FRAC, after thirty years of dedicated service to improving the nutrition of the nation’s children. She has now moved to the Institute of Medicine, where she is heading up a standing committee on childhood obesity prevention.
Ed Cooney, Ed Cooney, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Ed Cooney, Ed Cooney, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Oral History Project (all interviews)
Ed Cooney is the Executive Director of the Congressional Hunger Center, which operates the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Program and the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship Program. The Fellows who participate in these programs gain both with hands-on experience and policy experience. Before coming to the Congressional Hunger Center, Ed spent eighteen years with the Food Research and Action Center, as their lobbyist on school nutrition programs.
Jim Weill, Jim Weill, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Jim Weill, Jim Weill, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Oral History Project (all interviews)
For the past decade, Jim Weill has led the Food Research and Action Center as its President. The FRAC’s mission is to end hunger in the United States. The Center works toward this noble goal primarily through its support of public policy, federal nutrition programs, food stamps, school meals and summer food programs.
Sue Tettleton, Sue Tettleton, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Sue Tettleton, Sue Tettleton, Institute Of Child Nutrition
Oral History Project (all interviews)
Sue Tettleton worked in the Nutrition and Education Training Program at the University of Mississippi, beginning in the 1960s, training state school lunch personnel. Sue is now retired from the North Mississippi Regional Center, a former member of the faculty at the University of Mississippi in the Department of Home Economics, Family and Consumer Sciences, and a member of the NET Program in Mississippi.