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Ellen Leppa, certified with the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences and the School Nutrition Association, served as Education and Training Specialist and Coordinator of On-Site Services at the National Food Service Management Institute on the campus of the University of Mississippi until her retirement in 2008. As coordinator Ellen worked with both State Departments of Education and conference planners of School Nutrition Associations throughout the country to provide trainers for preconference classes, general sessions, educational sessions, workshops and seminars on a large variety of topics. Some of the topics include Developing a Food Safety Program, Emergency Readiness, Biosecurity Guidelines, Personnel Management, Financial Management, MyPyramid, Nutrition 101 and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005. She was the project coordinator for the Building Human Resource Management Skills training tool for food service managers, the Financial Management Course for School Food Service Directors and the development/publication of Mealtime Memo, a fact sheet for child care providers. Ellen has worked in Child Nutrition Programs for over 40 years both at school district and State levels.
Publication Date
11-12-2009
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City
University, Mississippi
Keywords
Child Nutrition
Disciplines
Food Science | Other Education | Teacher Education and Professional Development
Recommended Citation
Leppa, Ellen and Institute of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives., "Ellen Leppa" (2009). Oral History Project (all interviews). 55.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/icn_ohistories/55
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