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Master Instructor Training Network

SED Master Instructors provide valuable training free of charge to schools that participate in Child Nutrition Programs. Currently, Master Instructors are available to teach the NYS 10 Hour Sanitation Course (five two-hour modules), Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, Production Records/Standardized Recipes, New Manager Assistance, Financial Management, Managing Personalities and Conflict, and Knife Skills. SFAs requesting training must have a minimum of 10 participants able to attend and provide a training location.  Please refer to the chart below for each instructor’s contact information, as well as training topics and counties served.  SED does not provide training for Food Service Management Company employees.

NYSED is seeking experienced School Food Service Managers/Directors, who meet the minimum qualifications as outlined in the posting, to conduct training on NYSED’s behalf.  The posting can be found at: https://www.cn.nysed.gov/sites/cn/files/seekingmasterinstructors.pdf. Meet the Master Instructors

MASTER INSTRUCTOR NAME

COUNTIES SERVED

TRAINING TOPICS

EMAIL

Alessandro Palumbo Suffolk, Nassau, Westchester, Rockland Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, Production Records/Standardized Recipes, New Manager Assistance, Financial Management, NYS 10 Hour Sanitation Dro1029@yahoo.com
Anita Trautwein Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Wyoming, Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, ServSafe, NYS 10 Hour Sanitation, Production Records/Standardized Recipes, New Manager Assistance Havanamom28@gmail.com
Barbara Goodman Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, ServSafe, NYS 10 Hour Sanitation, Production Records/Standardized Recipes,  Managing Personalities and Conflict, New Manager Assistance bgooodman0203@gmail.com
Blue Jay Fenlong Will travel to any location needed NYS 10 Hour Sanitation, Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, Production Records/Standardized Recipes, Managing Personalities and Conflict, New Manager Assistance bfenlong@icloud.com
Bridget Wood Will travel to any location needed Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, ServSafe, NYS 10 Hour Sanitation, Production Records/Standardized Recipes,  Managing Personalities and Conflict, New Manager Assistance BOWood62@gmail.com
Craig P. Orvis Will travel to any location needed Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, ServSafe, NYS 10 Hour Sanitation, Production Records/Standardized Recipes craig.orvis@sllboces.org 
Dave Scroggins Clinton, Essex, Franklin; Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Oneida, Oswego, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Warren, Washington, Other regions as needed NYS 10 Hour Sanitation, Managing Personalities and Conflict, Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, New Manager Assistance, Production Records/Standardized Recipes, Knife Skills  dscroggins@northwarrencsd.org
Deborah Mackey Will travel to any location needed ServSafe, Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, NYS 10 Hour Sanitation, Production Records/Standardized Recipes, New Manager Assistance deb.schoolnutritionsolutions@gmail.com
Karen Clark Will travel to any location needed ServSafe, NYS 10 Hour Sanitation, Managing Personalities and Conflict, New Manager Assistance Kjbclark@gmail.com
Karen Pagano Dutchess, Orange, Ulster  Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, NYS 10 Hour Sanitation, Production Records/Standardized Recipes, New Manager Assistance karen.pagano57@gmail.com
Katy Headwell Albany & surrounding counties ServSafe, NYS 10 Hour Sanitation, New Manager Assistance, Managing Personalities and Conflict HeadKath@SHENET.ORG
Kim Roll Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Madison, Niagara, Oneida, Ontario, Orleans, Saratoga, Wyoming, Others As Needed Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, Production Records/Standardized Recipes, New Manager Assistance, Financial Management kroll@ktufsd.org
Kristin Colarusso-Martin Frankin, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence NYS 10-Hour Sanitation, Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, Communications & Marketing, Farm to School, New Manager Assistance kcmartin@mcs.k12.ny.us
Larry Anthony Albany, Dutchess, Putnam, Columbia, Westchester, Orange, Ulster, Rockland, Sullivan, Greene, Rensselaer Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, ServSafe, Production Records/Standardized Recipes, New Manager Assistance Lanthony@rhcsd.org
Lyn Prestia Orange, Sullivan, Ulster Managing Personalities and Conflict, Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve;  Production Records/Standardized Recipes  mprestia@mw.k12.ny.us
Nicole VanDerMeid Monroe, Others As Needed Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, ServSafe, NYS 10 Hour Sanitation, Production Records/Standardized Recipes, New Manager Assistance, Managing Personalities and Conflict Nicole_VanDerMeid@bcsd.org
Patricia Meyer Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Ulster Westchester, Others As Needed Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, ServSafe, NYS 10 Hour Sanitation, Production Records/Standardized Recipes punski@optonline.net
Rita Morrow Steuben, Livingston, Monroe New Manager Assistance, Managing Conflict and Personalities, NYS 10 Hour Sanitation

rmorrow830@gmail.com

Ruth Connor Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Madison, Oneida, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca,  Wayne, Wyoming  Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, NYS 10 Hour Sanitation, Production Records/Standardized Recipes, Managing Personalities and Conflict  RLConner@buffaloschools.org
Ruth Pino Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Lewis, Saratoga, St. Lawrence, Warren Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, NYS 10 Hour Sanitation, Production Records/Standardized Recipes pinorut@slcs.org
Sarah Keen Saratoga, Essex, Hamilton, Clinton, Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady, Albany, Rensselaer, Warren, Washington Meal Pattern/Offer Vs. Serve, NYS 10 Hour Sanitation, Financial Management, New Manager Assistance keens@schuylerville.org
Tracy Horn Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara Managing Personalities and Conflict, Production Records/Standardized Recipes, New Manager Assistance taogilvie@roadrunner.com

 

 

All training must be conducted at a facility, which will, to the greatest extent possible, meet the accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities.  In addition, if special accommodations, such as interpreters, large print or Braille materials are needed, please notify the instructor when scheduling training. 

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