Volume 46 No. 2 June 2011
Published Quarterly by the Minnesota Dietary Managers Association • Editor: Terry L. Bernardy, 503 NE 9th St., Little Falls, MN 56345
DMA in DAllAS!
Annual Meeting is Bigger and Better
in Texas
Plans are in full swing for DMA’s 51st
Annual Meeting! The event is slated for
July 24-27 at the Gaylord Texan Resort &
Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. Mark
your calendar for good times and great
education! In addition to dynamic sessions,
Expo brings foodservice suppliers and buyers
together for face-to-face communication. DMA’s
popular and acclaimed Leadership Institute will
be offered prior to the Annual Meeting, from
July 22-24. Register early at www.DMAonline.org
for special pricing! http://www.dmaonline.org/
Events/regional_meeting.shtml
Mission Statement
The DMA is an organization of professionals that are dedicated to achieving excellence
in the training, education, and continuous knowledge in the food service industry.
Board of directors 2010-2011
MN DMA Executive Board of Directors
President Sue Zins, CDM, CFPP 2080 2st Street
(H) 507-425-2053 (W) 507-425-2571 Fulda, MN 56131
sue@maplelawn.org or horsefamily@centurytel.net
President-Elect CarieAnn L. Williams, CDM, CFPP 355 James Parkway
(C) 218-290-1789 (W) 651-241-8325 New Market, MN 55054
wiliamscl@myway.com
Secretary Jan Danielson, CDM, CFPP 515 South Franklin Street
(H) 320-283-6187 (W) 320-634-4553 Glenwood, MN 56334
(C) 320-766-1787
jdaniels@good-sam.com
Treasurer Douglas Boser, CDM, CFPP 203 26th Avenue North
(H) 320-309-1343 (W) 320-650-1570 St. Cloud, MN 56303
(C) 320-309-1343
Dboser@gw.stcdio.org or Purplepride69@charter.net
Immediate Past-President Roger R. Spieker, CDM, CFPP 7256 Prairie Road NE
(H) 320-852-7370 (W) 320-589-7662 Nelson, MN 56355
(C) 320-760-2338
rrspieker@hotmail.com or rspieker@scmcinc.org
COMMITTEES
School Liaison/Education Cindy Velzke, CDM, CFPP 51125 Highway 13 South
651-295-6672 Waterville, MN 56096
cindy.velzke@usfood.com
Vendor Coordinator Jana Larson, CDM, CFPP 202 Dane Street
(W) 507-389-4219 (C) 507-381-3447 Mankato, MN 56001
jlarson@ssndmankato.org or jana.l.larson@gmail.com
Web Page Coordinator Colleen Zenk, CDM, CFPP 16579 Baywood Lane
(H) 952-934-4468 (W) 952-851-7994 Eden Prairie, MN 55346
(F) 952-854-6906
mzenk@comcast.net or colleen@mnbeef.org
Awards and Recognition Jessica Weisbrich, CDM, CFPP 1016 South German
(C) 507-220-8981 (W) 507-233-0814 New Ulm, MN 56073
jessicaweisbrich@oakhillsnewulm.com
Newsletter Editor Terry L. Bernardy, CDM, CFPP 503 NE 9th Street
(H) 320-632-2828 (W) 320-632-0674 Little Falls, MN 56345
(Fax) 320-632-1714
terryb@fslf.org or bernardy@fallsnet.com
Membership Shar Dufner, CDM, CFPP 38676 647th Avenue
(H) 320-764-5132 (W) 320-764-2300 Watkins, MN 55389
sdufner@pahcs.com
Nominating/Networking Heidi Brandes, CDM, CFPP 53737 430th Street
(H) 507-359-7683 Courtland, MN 56021
hmb@myclearwave.net
Spokesperson John A. Ennen, CDM, CFPP 2500 Pahl Avenue NE
(H) 612-781-7067 (W) 651-295-6675 St. Anthony, MN 55418
john.ennen@usfood.com
Advisors Linda Bonnell, CDM, CFPP - Certifying Board lbcdm@yahoo.com
Colleen Zenk, CDM, CFPP - Certifying Board mzenk@comcast.net
Kristi Salisbury, RD, CDM, CFPP - HCI Board ksalisbury@dkfsolutions.net
DISTRICT PRESIDENTS
DISTRICT 1 (Metro) DISTRICT 4 (Northeast) DISTRICT 6 (West Central)
Cheryl L. Wagner Shirley Carroll Judy Mattocks
1014 Klondike Dr. NE Aftenro Assisted Living Golden Living Center, PO Box 57
Cedar, MN 55011 510 West College Street Henning, MN 56551
cwagner@epseniors.org Duluth, MN 55811-4902 PO Box 323, Evansville, MN 56326
(H) 715-392-4878 (W) 218-728-6607 (H) 320-834-5146 (W) 218-583-2965
(C) 715-919-2181 scarroll@good-sam.com judy.mattocks@goldenliving.com
DISTRICT 2 (Northwest) DISTRICT 5 (Central) DISTRICT 7 (Southwest)
Karen Cole Sharla Dufner, CDM, CFPP Carmen M. Williams, CDM, CFPP
Life Care Medical Center 410 Luella Street 2201 North Broadway Lot 164
P.O. Box 73 Watkins, MN 55389 New Ulm, MN 56073
Greenbush, MN 56726 (H) 320-764-5132 (W) 320-764-2300 (H) 507-217-6973 (W) 507-233-1184
(H) 218-782-3193 (W) 218-782-2131, ext. 115 sdufner@pachs.com carmen.williams@allina.com
kcole@lifecaremc.com cmw56073@yahoo.com
DISTRICT 3 (Southeast) DMA National Headquarters Toll Free: 800-323-1908
Cindy Velzke 406 Surrey Woods Drive Direct Dial: 630-587-6336
US Foodservice-Minnesota St. Charles, IL 60174 Fax: 630-587-6308 www.dmaonline.org
51125 Highway 13 South
Waterville, MN 56096
(C) 651-295-6672
cindy.velzke@usfood.com
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district and counties of Mn dMa
District 1 District 5
Anoka Benton
Carver Cass
Chisago Crow Wing
Dakota Kanabec
Hennepin Kandiyohi
Isanti McLeod
Ramsey Meeker
Scott Mille Lacs
Washington Morrison
Pine
District 2 Sherburne
Becker Stearns
Beltrami Todd
Clay Wright
Clearwater
Hubbard District 6
Kittson Douglas
Lake of the Woods
Grant
Mahnomen
Ottertail
Marshall
Pope
Norman
Stevens
Pennington
Traverse
Important Dates to Remember:
Polk
Wadena
Red Lake
Wilkin
Roseau
July 22-24, 2011
2011 DMA Leadership Institute District 7
Dallas, Texas - District 3
Big Stone
just prior to DMA Annual Meeting Dodge
Blue Earth
July 24-27, 2011 Fillmore
Brown
Annual National Meeting at the Gaylord Texan Freeborn
Chippewa
http://www.dmaonline.org/Events/index.shtml Goodhue
1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, Texas 76051 Houston Cottonwood
Tel: (817) 778-2000 www.gaylordhotels,com/gaylord-texan LeSueur Faribault
Jackson
October 6-7, 2011 Mower
Regional Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Olmsted Lac Qui Parle
225 E Coastline Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32202 (13 CEU’s) Rice Lincoln
Lyon
October 19, 20, 21, 2011 Steele
MN DMA State Meeting at the Holiday Inn of St. Cloud Wabasha Martin
37th Ave. & West Division St., St. Cloud, MN 56301 Waseca Murray
www.holidayinn.com Winona Nicollet
October 26, 2011 Nobles
Regional Meeting at Denver, Colorado (7 CEU’s) District 4 Pipestone
March 22-23, 2012 Aitkin Redwood
Regional Meeting at Toledo, Ohio (13 CEU’s) Carlton Renville
Cook Rock
April 5-6, 2012
Itasca Sibley
Regional Meeting at Minneapolis, Minnesota (13 CEU’s)
Koochiching Swift
April 25, 2012 Lake Watonwan
Regional Meeting at Concord, North Carolina (7 CEU’s)
St. Louis Yellow Medicine
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secretary’s report
Executive Board Meeting Minutes
April 15, 2011 at St. Cloud Children’s Home, 1726 7th Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301 11 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Members Present: Sue Zins, Shar Dufner, Heidi Brandes, the fall conference and to have a suggestion box provided by
Carmen Williams, CarieAnn Williams, Judy Mattocks, Jessica hosting district for members to submit ideas. Motion made
Weisbrich, Doug Boser, and Jan Danielson. to include in P & P Manual. Identify one topic at meeting
that benefited the membership: Respect diversity - different
Called to order: 11:30 a.m. backgrounds/facilities. As we learn to diverse, we grow
personally and professionally.
President: Sue - “Minnesota’s Best Practices.” Some
decisions done: Not having ribbons to identify board members, President Elect: CarieAnn - Leadership Institute - attendee
but to instead have the positions for State Officers on Name will be Sue Tackaberry. Free scholarship from Nationals and
tags. Also introduce board members at beginning sessions $1,000.00 from MN DMA for expenses. Shar won $1,500
each day and have each member say what they do. Present towards Nationals and send to Leadership Institute.
board on Thursday and new board on Friday. We have started
a “Meet a Member” program. When new officer is elected Motion by CarieAnn and seconded by Carmen to sponsor
or a new committee chair is named, MN DMA’s current any board members up to $500.00 to attend Nationals at
president sends a letter of congratulations. T-shirts, polo discretion of the board. Doug, Sue, Shar and CariAnn are
shirts, or bags to sell at Regionals when held in Minneapolis, attending.
MN on April 5-6, 2012. Awards available through Nationals.
Computers are available for some state offices. 522 ballots for incoming president-elect and treasurer have
been sent out. 121 returned so far. Still looking into ways
Sue presented her Best Practices ideas for this year, including to send ballots electronically. Harder to recruit volunteers to
Best Practices ideas from Nationals. serve since don’t have spring meeting any more to talk to
face-to-face.
Some discussion was held on Policy and Procedure manual
revision. The By-Laws needed to have some minor changes Treasurer: Doug - Balance $24,170.00. Report approved.
concerning ballots to be postmarked by 5/10/11. President Mileage reimbursement to board meetings is one way
notified by 5/30/11 so National office is notified by 6/1/11. only. No refunds at conferences, but give voucher with
Also proposed change for meeting schedule for the board. expiration date for next conference. Reimburse incoming
By-laws can only be amended by the affirmative vote of board members, one way, for the fall meeting per discretion
the majority of the active members voting at the fall state of the board.
meeting. Need to have 2/3 (7) of board in attendance to
have a majority vote on changes. Sue will be sending these Immediate Past President: Roger (not present) - No
changed proposals to Terry to print the next Messenger for report.
general membership approval at the fall state meeting.
Fall Conference Report: Carmen - Dates October
Cindy worked hard to send out a news release to all the major 19th-21st.
newspapers in all the county seats in Minnesota during Pride
in Food Service Week. Question if anyone saw the article in Vendor: Jana (not present) - CarieAnn stated that Tracy
their local paper? No one noticed it in their paper. At least we Madson interested in stepping up to train in vendor position.
gave it a try.
Education: Cindy (not present) - Gifts for graduates such as
Pleased to see that we were invited to the MN Dietetic folder. Date for graduation is around May 11th. CarieAnn will
Association and the MN Chapter of American Society of purchase gifts and possibly attend.
Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition’s 93rd Annual Meeting and
Exhibition. This is our first relationship that we can bond with Newsletter: Terry (not present) - Spring newsletter deadline
the dietitians. is May 15th.
Awesome job to CariAnn of promoting the Leadership Membership: Shar - 523 current members. Letters were
Institute and Hunger Week in the newsletter. sent to retired/and dropped out members
Participate in “Party for a Purpose” at Nationals by putting Spokesperson: John (not present) - No report.
together a gift basket from MN DMA for fund-raising for the
DMA Foundation. CarieAnn has agreed to take on this project. Nominating, Networking, Voting Results: Heidi -
Facebook can have pictures of members. Examples: from
Sue asked for input for the State Achievement Award. Do we district meetings, acknowledge vendors that support DMA,
provide a means for members to supply ideas to the board: special speakers or “Meet the Member”. Will join Twitter to
Encourage general membership to attend Board Meeting at test out. Could be a useful marketing tool for DMA, but could
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secretary’s report / reports and eXpenses
be same as Facebook; however, might appeal to younger District 6: Judy – March 25th District Meeting was held at
membership. LinkedIn? More directed for professionals for job GSS Glenwood, Lakeview. Very good attendance.
seeking and job hiring. Not used as socially as Twitter. Will
have more discussion at fall conference. “Meet a Member” is District 7: Carmen – Meeting in June with a planning
back on track. meeting afterwards for State Conference. Speaker contracts
getting finalized. Preliminary program read and discussed.
National Board: Not present. Meeting adjourned by Sue at 2:30. Seconded by Carmen.
Awards & Recognition: Jessica - Sending forms to district Respectfully submitted by Jan Danielson, CDM CFPP,
presidents for nominations for awards this year. MN State Secretary (Minutes from January Board Meeting)
Old Business: Website not updated. Colleen working on it.
New Business: Summer Board Meeting on 7/15/11 at St.
Cloud Children’s Home. Have phone available for those who
can’t attend.
DISTRICT REPORTS: Sue - Keep in contact with Cindy and/
or submit your district meeting where and when and did your
Election Results
Results from the election are as follows:
membership increase with not having two state meetings per
year. Let Cindy know. Work on new officers. There were 141 ballots total returned.
District 1: Cheryl – In mid-May there is a workshop at Eco
Lab. Sonja Christensen is new president. Congratulations to Doug Boser as Treasurer
and Sue Tackaberry as President-Elect.
District 2: Karen (not present) – No district report.
District 3: Cindy (not present) – No district report. Election results were tallied on Wednesday,
May 18th by Heidi Brandes (Nominating Chair)
District 4: Shirley (not present) – State inspectors there. and Becky Utz, both of District 7.
District 5: Shar – Meeting on April 29.
Treasurer’s Report FEB. - APR. 2011
1-30-10 Beginning Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,827.91
2-14-11 2083 National DMA (Bob Sloan Mem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00 23,727.91
2-14-11 2084 Lynn Malvin (scholarship) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00 23,477.91
3-2-11 2085 Cold Spring Floral (Shar Plant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.11 23,420.80
3-14-11 D Deposit (National Refund) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,600.00 25,020.80
3-23-11 2086 Spectrum Marketing (printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850.80 24,170.00
4-15-11 2087 Sue Zins (mileage spring mtg.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 24,120.00
4-15-11 2088 Jessica Weisbrich (mileage spring mtg.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.00 24,073.00
4-15-11 2089 Judy Mattocks (mileage spring mtg.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.94 24,025.06
4-15-11 2090 CarieAnn Williams (mileage, air ,regist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 899.36 23,125.70
4-15-11 2091 Carmen Williams (mileage spring mtg.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.00 23,078.70
4-15-11 2092 Heide Brandes (mileage spring mtg.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.63 23,021.07
4-15-11 2093 Jan Danielson (mileage spring mtg.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.50 22,995.57
4-29-11 2094 Shar Dufner (air, hotel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850.00 22,145.57
4-29-11 2095 National DMA (Shar’s registration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525.00 21,620.57
4-29-11 2096 Sue Tackaberry (air, hotel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365.40 21,255.17
4-30-11 Ending Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,255.17
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district reports
DISTRICT 1 Room Service: Patty H. St. Cloud Hospital
District One is having a meeting at Ecolab Innovation Center They offer a meal to patients anytime during operating hours.
in Eagan, MN on June 14, 2011. Time is 1:00-4:00. Can order breakfast at lunch if desired. Etc. Benefits: less food
District 1 Spring & Summer Meeting: waste and lower food cost. Increase patient satisfaction scores,
“Heart Healthy Beef” and “Sanitation and Food Safety” temp, quality and courtesy. Improvement in relationships
June 14, 2011 between kitchen and other areas increase in revenue.
Ecolab Innovation Center, F5 Building Current topics in food service: Chris F. Health inspector City
655 Lone Oak Drive, Eagan, MN 55121 of St. Cloud.
1:00-4:00 Food Safety Modernization Act signed by President Obama
Program Agenda: in Jan. 2011, most significant change since 1938. This should
1:00-2:30 Tour and Sanitation Presentation make our food system a little better. They will be inspecting
Petra Balli - Ecolab the food plants more often. Hiring more inspectors, food is
2:30-3:00 District One Meeting now so global that this needs to be done.
3:00-4:00 “Be Heart Healthy with Beef” Food Allergy identification and documentation: Karla W.
Colleen Zenk, MS, CDM, CFPP
Minnesota Beef Council Peanuts, shellfish, fish, tree nuts, eggs, milk, soy and wheat
seem to be the most popular allergens. Many nuts are part
3 CEU’s applied for. of the tree nut family. Important that everyone is aware
Cheryl Wagner, District 1 President of allergies on their tray ticket, communication boards or
whatever you use in your facility.
DISTRICT 2 Thanks to Karla W. for organizing this conference. Thanks to
We are waiting for summer to arrive and preferably without Kathy F. for donating the morning break for the conf.
the storms. District 5 is looking for a president-elect for next year and
anyone who is interested can contact Shar Dufner.
DISTRICT 3
Looking forward to the next state conference in October to DISTRICT 6
reconnect with old and new friends. Weather is a hot topic this year. Do you have your emergency
Cindy Velzke, District 3 President plans up-to-date? It looks like we are in for an exciting
summer.
DISTRICT 4
DISTRICT 7
Wow have the temps been fluctuating for the month of
May. Many of us have had yearly inspections and some are District 7 is planning a conference planning meeting on June
preparing for their next. Good luck with all your preparations. 22 from 1-3 pm at the New Ulm Medical Center, 3rd floor
cafe meeting room. Anyone interested should attend. We
DISTRICT 5 need to finalize the speakers, with signed agreements, go
over the brochure and budget. Anyone that wants to work
District 5 held their spring conference at the St. Cloud at the conference, we sure could use your help. We will need
Hospital on April 29th 2011 at 8:00 a.m. (Did not get a count runners, table sitters and bag stuffers. Just let Carmen Williams
of how many people attended.) I’d say close to 40. at cmw56073@yahoo.com know if you are interested. Sarah
Sanitation by David Klug with Ecolab: Spoke about sanitize Groebner, New Ulm Medical Center, will be having a meeting
and disinfect, the types of sanitizers: bleach, quat, and in September. The date has not been set yet so watch for news
iodine. The difference between 1/3 oz. solution 150 ppm about that in the August Issue. Hopefully we have everyone’s
and ½ oz. 400 ppm. SO there is a big difference in adding email address so we can send out more information as it
too much sanitizer. Quat sanitizer will build up over time on comes in.
the counters, etc. Quat sanitizers will turn white towels grey Carmen Williams, District 7 President
permanently in the wash machine. You should allow the quat
to air dry.
A fruit and veggie wash is highly recommended.
Waste Awareness: Karla W. and Clare W. St. Cloud Hospital
Clare is using the trim trax system at the hospital they weigh
and record all of their waste. Use 18 qt. buckets and associates
write down on a clip board how many quarts they throw away
in their areas daily. Average cost is $3.00 per quart. Went from
$3795 in Nov. 08 to 1368 in April 11 weekly food cost.
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president report
Message From the President
Summer is here with the good-bye to the snow, seeing the green grass, the flowers coming up and blooming, the trees budding
out and the farmers getting into the field. New beginnings, new opportunities and new friendships are underway in 2011.
How can the Consultant Dietitian and the Dietary Manager work together effectively?
How involved is your consultant in doing the MDS and CAA’s? Does he/she complete some of them when he/she is at
your facility? If not maybe this is an area that consultants need to be involved in.
Assessments to evaluate residents nutritional status - are you on the same page as your consultant? Can the assessment
sheets be combined?
Changes to the By-Laws are going to be voted on at the state membership meeting in October. Here are the changes that the
board is asking for approval from the general membership…
Under Article VI Election
The third paragraph reads “The Nominating Committee shall submit the proposed ballot to the Board of Directors for
approval at the winter board meeting and shall arrange for its distribution to eligible voter at the spring meeting.
The proposal is to change this to “The Nominating Committee shall submit the proposed ballot to the Board of Directors
for approval at the winter board meeting and shall arrange for its distribution to eligible voters by mail by the 15th of April.
All votes must be postmarked by May 10th. The President will be notified by May 30th.”
“Ballots shall be mailed to those not attending following the meeting” will be removed.
Under Article VII Meetings
The second paragraph reads “Meetings of the State Board of Directors may be held at such time and place as shall be
determined by the President. A minimum of four meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held each year, one at
each of the sate conferences (spring and fall) and the other two at mid points between the sate conferences (winter and
summer).”
Proposal to read “Meetings of the State Board of Directors may be held at such time and place as shall be determined
by the President. Four meetings shall be conducted annually with one being at the fall conference. These meetings shall
be held in a group setting face to face, by conference call or other form of media contacting. These meetings will be
distributed evenly throughout the year (January/February, April/May, July/August and October at the state conference.”
Under Article XII Amendments
The last sentence states “These By-Laws only be amended by the affirmative vote of the majority of the active members
voting.”
Proposal to read “These By-Laws only be amended by the affirmative vote of the majority of the active members voting
at the fall conference meeting.”
Thoughts to share with the membership
No refunds will be given at the state conference. A rain check will be given instead for future conference with an expiration
date.
May 11th is graduation from St. Paul Technical College. The graduates will be given a gift and a certificate for attendance
to a state conference at no cost. They are encouraged to join DMA.
Everyone should be receiving the Messenger and the monthly newsletter by e-mail. The Messenger is available on the MN
Website. If there is not anyone getting the Messenger or the monthly newsletter, please contact your district president
and/or Sue Zins at sue@maplelawn.org or at horsefamily@centurytel.net
Upcoming education opportunities:
May 19th District 3 is hosting a meeting/learning opportunity at the Madonna Towers in Rochester – for more information
on this you may contact our Education Chair, Cindy Velzke at 651-295-6672
The fall state conference is scheduled to begin at 1:00pm on Wednesday the 19th of October and will end on Friday the
21st.
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MeMBership
Congratulations and Welcome to
New Members and New Student Enrollees
Below are the names of new members and new student members from your state who have joined since the last
newsletter. The names of those who have enrolled in an approved dietary manager training program, but have not
yet joined DMA (enrollees) are listed as well.
Please be sure to share this information with chapter officers, other committee chairs, and especially district
officers to ensure that each new member is welcomed into DMA. Consider the following ideas:
• Send welcome letters to new members or call them to welcome them. Please find a sample phone script and
sample letter at www.DMAonline.org under Volunteer Resources.
• List the names of the new members, new student members and enrollees in the state newsletter and on the
chapter web site.
• Invite these members to the state meeting, recognizing those that attend.
• Encourage enrollees to join DMA as student members – discuss the benefits of membership.
• Start a telephone tree to contact prospective members.
It is important to understand that the Member Count by State Report article currently includes student members.
When chapter rebates are determined, students are not counted in the total that determines the rebate amount. This
encourages chapters to help their student members upgrade as soon as possible, because it adds money to chapter
budgets and more importantly, gives students active status and the ability to vote and hold office. We hope that you
will use these tools to “connect” these new members and potential members to DMA and the valuable services that
the association provides.
Jesse Arnold Linda S. Dow, CDM, CFPP Matthew D. Pilla, CDM, CFPP,
Enrollee Certified Member Certified Member
Kathleen Cawest Michelle L. Groh, CDM, CFPP Emily L. Larson, CDM, CFPP
Associate Member Certified Member Certified Member
Shawna Olbekson Sarah Morey Courtney R. Saucerman, CDM, CFPP
Student Member Student Member Certified Member
Membership Report
All dropped members were contacted by e-mail or snail
mail from the latest reports. Three members responded,
two have retired, and one just renewed membership.
Membership is up 7% from 10/2010 to present. Student
members and retired members are invited to attend
state meetings at a reduced cost. Please remember to
keep your e-mail addresses updated with national and
state chapters.
Shar Dufner, CDM, CFPP
Membership Committee
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MeMBership
MEMBER COUNT COMPARISONS BY STATE AS OF 4/01/2011 (Supplier mems not included)
STATE MEMBER COUNT STATE MEMBER COUNT
STATE LAST YR CURRENT STATE LAST YR CURRENT
ALASKA 56 53 NORTH CAROLINA 614 600
ALABAMA 251 253 NORTH DAKOTA 119 116
ARKANSAS 444 440 NEBRASKA 208 211
ARIZONA 112 110 NEW HAMPSHIRE 46 46
CALIFORNIA 418 455 NEW JERSEY 322 310
COLORADO 103 110 NEW MEXICO 49 48
CONNECTICUT 59 60 NEVADA 40 47
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5 5 NEW YORK 324 311
DELAWARE 42 40 OHIO 696 704
FLORIDA 1,100 1,085 OKLAHOMA 449 433
GEORGIA 268 267 OREGON 100 100
GUAM 8 8 PENNSYLVANIA 1,004 1,013
HAWAII 59 56 RHODE ISLAND 18 16
IOWA 301 326 SOUTH CAROLINA 268 301
IDAHO 82 89 SOUTH DAKOTA 173 164
ILLINOIS 601 569 TENNESSEE 448 468
INDIANA 550 560 TEXAS 475 507
KANSAS 480 478 UTAH 34 33
KENTUCKY 239 227 VIRGINIA 303 317
LOUISIANA 207 205 VERMONT 43 44
MASSACHUSETTS 43 48 WASHINGTON 179 182
MARYLAND 227 228 WISCONSIN 477 473
MAINE 82 77 WEST VIRGINIA 187 184
MICHIGAN 566 574 WYOMING 54 58
MINNESOTA 528 523 CANADA 13 11
MISSOURI 462 455 US MILITARY 4 4
MISSISSIPPI 192 203 US TERRITORIES 0 0
MONTANA 64 60 FOREIGN 6 9
STATE MEMBER COuNT Grand Totals 14,202 14,274
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MeMBership
MEMBER COUNT COMPARISONS BY STATE AS OF 5/02/2011 (Supplier mems not included)
STATE MEMBER COUNT STATE MEMBER COUNT
STATE LAST YR CURRENT STATE LAST YR CURRENT
ALASKA 56 54 NORTH CAROLINA 620 604
ALABAMA 253 258 NORTH DAKOTA 119 116
ARKANSAS 444 437 NEBRASKA 208 213
ARIZONA 112 113 NEW HAMPSHIRE 47 46
CALIFORNIA 428 461 NEW JERSEY 324 310
COLORADO 105 110 NEW MEXICO 49 50
CONNECTICUT 59 61 NEVADA 40 49
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5 6 NEW YORK 326 316
DELAWARE 42 42 OHIO 702 706
FLORIDA 1,110 1,095 OKLAHOMA 448 437
GEORGIA 272 270 OREGON 101 100
GUAM 9 8 PENNSYLVANIA 1,013 1,020
HAWAII 59 56 RHODE ISLAND 18 16
IOWA 310 334 SOUTH CAROLINA 274 307
IDAHO 82 90 SOUTH DAKOTA 173 163
ILLINOIS 604 576 TENNESSEE 448 474
INDIANA 557 564 TEXAS 480 518
KANSAS 484 482 UTAH 34 33
KENTUCKY 241 228 VIRGINIA 306 323
LOUISIANA 212 207 VERMONT 43 45
MASSACHUSETTS 43 49 WASHINGTON 179 183
MARYLAND 233 235 WISCONSIN 479 476
MAINE 82 80 WEST VIRGINIA 188 186
MICHIGAN 567 577 WYOMING 56 58
MINNESOTA 531 527 CANADA 14 11
MISSOURI 466 462 US MILITARY 4 5
MISSISSIPPI 194 204 US TERRITORIES 0 0
MONTANA 64 60 FOREIGN 6 11
STATE MEMBER COuNT Grand Totals 14,323 14,422
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MeMBership
MEMBER COUNT COMPARISONS BY STATE AS OF 6/01/2011 (Supplier mems not included)
STATE MEMBER COUNT STATE MEMBER COUNT
STATE LAST YR CURRENT STATE LAST YR CURRENT
ALASKA 57 56 NORTH CAROLINA 634 621
ALABAMA 260 262 NORTH DAKOTA 120 119
ARKANSAS 450 440 NEBRASKA 215 221
ARIZONA 113 117 NEW HAMPSHIRE 48 46
CALIFORNIA 452 484 NEW JERSEY 328 311
COLORADO 107 113 NEW MEXICO 52 51
CONNECTICUT 59 64 NEVADA 44 52
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5 6 NEW YORK 335 319
DELAWARE 43 41 OHIO 716 718
FLORIDA 1,124 1,116 OKLAHOMA 457 448
GEORGIA 279 274 OREGON 104 102
GUAM 9 8 PENNSYLVANIA 1,031 1,036
HAWAII 60 57 RHODE ISLAND 18 16
IOWA 317 335 SOUTH CAROLINA 283 312
IDAHO 83 92 SOUTH DAKOTA 177 168
ILLINOIS 615 589 TENNESSEE 464 481
INDIANA 570 577 TEXAS 496 539
KANSAS 497 490 UTAH 35 33
KENTUCKY 241 232 VIRGINIA 317 327
LOUISIANA 218 209 VERMONT 43 45
MASSACHUSETTS 47 52 WASHINGTON 183 184
MARYLAND 242 242 WISCONSIN 486 482
MAINE 85 80 WEST VIRGINIA 191 191
MICHIGAN 581 588 WYOMING 60 62
MINNESOTA 534 533 CANADA 15 11
MISSOURI 472 473 US MILITARY 4 4
MISSISSIPPI 198 209 US TERRITORIES 0 0
MONTANA 65 64 FOREIGN 7 11
STATE MEMBER COuNT Grand Totals 14,646 14,713
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Do you know of an employer who goes over and above what is necessary?
If you feel your employer excels in supporting you as a CDM, please take the time to nominate them for
DMA’s “Employer of the Year” award. This award recognizes an employer who shows great support for the
DMA and their CDM’s growth and development. The deadline for nominations is July 15, 2011. Selection will
be made by the Executive Board at the Summer Board Meeting. Award will be given at the fall conference.
Please mail nominations to: Jessica Weisbrich, CDM, CFPP Email: jessicaweisbrich@oakhillsnewulm.com
1016 South German
New Ulm, MN 56073
MINNESOTA DMA EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR NOMINATION FORM
Name of Employer______________________________________________________________
Name of Dietary Manager________________________________________________________
Email Address _________________________________________________________________
Facility________________________________________________Phone__________________
Address______________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip__________________________________________________________________
Please answer the following questions about your employer. Send the completed application to
DMA Awards Coordinator (see newsletter for address). Deadline for Applications is July 15.
Attach additional pages if needed.
A. How does your employer support you and your staff within your facility?
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B. How does your employer demonstrate awareness of DMA? In what ways does he/she
support your attendance at state and district meetings?
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eMployer of the year forM (pg. 2)
C. In what ways does your employer support professional development and/or
continuing education for you and your staff?
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D. How has your employer shown that he/she is receptive to new ideas?
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A. In conclusion, I feel that my employer should be named “ MN DMA Employer
of the Year” because:
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Vendor of the year forM
Do you know of a vendor who goes over and above what is necessary?
If you have a vendor who shows appreciation for the DMA and it’s growth, please take the time to
nominate them for DMA’s “Vendor of the Year” award. This award recognizes a vendor who supports
the MN DMA and contributes to the growth and development of our association. The deadline for
nominations is July 15, 2011. Selection will be made by the Executive Board at the Summer Board
Meeting. Award will be given at the fall conference.
Please mail nominations to: Jessica Weisbrich, CDM, CFPP Email: jessicaweisbrich@oakhillsnewulm.com
1016 South German
New Ulm, MN 56073
MN DMA VENDOR OF THE YEAR
Nomination Form
Nominated by: (Please check one) _______DMA Member ______District
Nominating Person/District Name__________________________________________________
Home Phone Number_________________________ Work Phone Number_________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________
City________________________________________State___________Zip________________
Email Address _________________________________________________________________
I/We wish to nominate __________________________________________________________
for Minnesota DMA Vendor of the Year for ________ (year).
Company Representative ___________________________Phone Number__________________
Company Address: ______________________________________________________________
Criteria: Vendor nominations should be based upon the contributions the vendor has made to
MN DMA and should be a company, not an individual. Please answer the following questions.
1. Has the vendor exhibited at MN DMA conference Expo’s? ____ Yes ____ No
2. Has the vendor advertised in the MN DMA newsletter? ____ Yes ____ No
3. Has the vendor supplied a speaker for a state or district meeting? ____ Yes ____ No
4. Has the vendor contributed financial support for district or state meetings? ____ Yes ____ No
5. Is the vendor accessible to all MN DMA members (not limited to a specific geographical
area)? ____ Yes ____ No
6. Does the vendor support MN DMA in other ways? ____ Yes ____ No Please include
in details below:
7. We wish to nominate the above vendor because: (Attach separate sheet/s).
Send nomination form to MN DMA Awards~ 14 ~ Chairperson. Deadline for nominations is July
15th. Selection will be made by the Executive Board at the Summer Board Meeting. Award will
dMa dietary Manager of the year
It’s that time of year again when MN DMA is preparing to give awards to outstanding members of our
organization. CDM of the Year is on of the categories, and as previous winners of the award, we look to you
for nominations of your colleagues. Please take the time to nominate someone who you think contributes
to the Minnesota DMA. We all work so very hard and it is important to recognize another’s talents in our
field. The deadline for nominations is July 15, 2011.
Please mail nominations to: Jessica Weisbrich, CDM, CFPP Email: jessicaweisbrich@oakhillsnewulm.com
1016 South German
New Ulm, MN 56073
MN DMA DIETARY MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Nomination Form
Name of Dietary Manager Nominated: ______________________________________________
Name of Facility Where Dietary Manager Works: _____________________________________
Facility Address: _______________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip__________________________________________________________________
Work Phone: (____) ____________________ Home/Cell Phone: (____) ___________________
Submitted By: _________________________________________________________________
Your Work Address: ____________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip: _________________________________________________________________
Work Phone: _______________________________Home/Cell Phone: (____) ______________
Your Home Address: ____________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip: _________________________________________________________________
Email Address: _________________________________________________________________
I would like to nominate the above as “Dietary Manager of the Year” because:
(Attach additional pages as needed.) Please type if possible.
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Please send the completed application to MN DMA Awards and Recognition Chairperson by July 15 th of each year.
Refer to the Dietary Manager’s Newsletter for the mailing address for the Awards Chairperson.
Minnesota MeMBer highlights / eVents
Meet Marie from District 3! Save the date:
Marie Nelson,
CDM, CFPP lives and
July 22-24 in Dallas,
works in Rochester,
Minnesota. Rochester
Texas (just prior to DMA
is part of district three
and Marie works
Annual
at Madonna Living
Community on the
Meeting)
Tower’s Campus. After Learn and
attending Mankato practice the real
State to earn a degree competencies of
in Home Economics as leadership while earning clock hours. Begin your journey from
a Food and Nutrition manager to leader by participating in the DMA Leadership
major with a minor in Institute taught by expert leadership instructors, addressing
Education she worked the unique dynamics of a foodservice environment. This three-
15 years at JC Penney as a Decorator Consultant and in day intensive learning opportunity is designed exclusively
Sales. From there she went to Stewartville Care Center for CDM, CFPPs. The DMA Leadership Institute delivers an
and worked 10 years. She finally landed at Madonna extraordinary learning experience based on four pillars of
Living Community in Rochester and has spent 11 years at competencies:
Madonna Tower as Culinary Services Director.
• Leading change • Leading people
As a dietary manager Marie enjoys seeing employees • Leading strategically • Leading collaboratively
grow and mature in their work. She must be a very big
part of their continued growth because Madonna Towers Watch for more information on www.DMAonline.
Culinary Department has consistently scored very high in
org/LEAD and in the Dietary Manager magazine.
satisfaction surveys in the BHS.
“Dietary Manager’s Association helps me hone my skills
and keep up with the industry”, says Marie. She appreciates
this aspect of DMA because she feels the hardest challenge
DMA Proposes Bylaws
of working as a manager is doing discipline. Continued
education opportunities provide good advice for dealing
Changes, Including an
with employees. “I have learned a lot thru the DMA district
State and National conferences”.
Association Name Change
It’s an exciting time to be a DMA member! In 2010 we
When she’s not working she is ‘Grandma” to seven celebrated the association’s 50th anniversary. Now, DMA
grandchildren. Not able to have children of her own she is proposing several bylaws changes that will help lead this
was blessed when she married Dave who had four children organization into the future. The most exciting proposed
and seven grandchildren. “So I get to be mom and change deals with our association’s name. Twenty-seven years
grandma!” I asked her if she’d ever given any thought to after the switch from HIEFSS to DMA, your board feels it’s time
other careers and she said if she’d chosen another career, again to lead our association forward with a new name that
she would like to be a consultant and help others. more accurately reflects the professional responsibilities and
stature of members. After 18 months of rigorous discussion,
Keep up the good work down there in Rochester, focus groups, and valuable feedback from members, the new
Marie! And thanks for sharing your time and thoughts on name advanced by the board for your vote is Association of
DMA with us. Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals (ANFP).
Do you have a fellow CDM member you think would Cast your vote online by June 30 for the name change and
be great to highlight in the newsletter? Email me at hmb@ other proposed bylaws changes. The revised version of the
myclearwave.net. bylaws appears on the DMA website at www.DMAonline.org.
Also there is an article by DMA Chair Ricky Clark, CDM, CFPP,
~Heidi Brandes, CDM, CFPP who summarizes recommended revisions and provides more
background on the name change process.
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upcoMing eVents and general info
Need Funding for DMA Events?
Apply for a DMA Foundation Scholarship
The DMA Foundation announces the availability of several scholarships to help make attending DMA meetings and events
more affordable. Scholarships are offered for the following events and activities in 2011: the April and October Regional Meetings;
the DMA Annual Meeting; the DMA Leadership Institute; and for dietary management students. Applications and information
are available now at http://www.supportdma.org/. The scholarship application for the Regional Meeting in Indianapolis is due
March 1.
Great Prizes, Great Cause!
Can’t attend the Annual Meeting this year? Share in the excitement and fun of the DMA Foundation’s Party with a Purpose!
Each year this event raises funds to support the DMA Foundation, including the scholarship program, which offers professional
development opportunities to members and students. If you won’t be attending the Annual Meeting but want to bid on the
wonderful donations from DMA corporate partners and chapters, view auction items and place your bid at http://auctions.
readysetauction.com/dietarymanagersassoc/.
Student Membership
For students enrolled in a dietary manager training or related program. Join as a student and enjoy DMA’s many benefits.
Take advantage of the magazine, private Web access, publication discounts, and much more! Your student membership is only
$35 for 18 months. Upon graduation you’ll receive a $10 credit towards your upgrade to Active Membership in DMA.
Change in CE hours
The Certifying Board for Dietary Managers (CBDM) voted recently to change its policy regarding food/trade show CE Hours.
Effective June 1, 2011, the maximum number of CE hours granted for attending these shows is three per year.
Credentialing Exam Scheduled for October 29, 2011
• 3 weeks before the exam date, examinees will receive a test site admission letter
• ACT will mail an exam results letter to the examinee approximately 6 weeks after the exam
Exam results
For those who sat for the March credentialing exam, ACT sent a letter with their test results to each exam candidate on
April 29.
• 68 members passed – they are now CDMs effective March 25, 2011!
• 434 non-members passed – they are now eligible to become CDMs! To do so, they must pay the certification fee and/or
membership fees to become officially certified. Please go to www.DMAonline.org or call 800-323-1908 to activate.
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Annual Meeting and leadership Institute Scholarships
The DMA Foundation announces the availability of several scholarships to help make attending DMA meetings
and events more affordable. Annual Meeting and Leadership Institute applications are due June 1 so act now!
Information is available at http://www.supportdma.org/.
Honor Someone Who Has Made a Difference!
Nominations Open for DMA’s legacy Award
Do you know a CDM, CFPP who has made a significant and ongoing contribution to DMA, their workplace, and/
or their community? If so, nominate them for DMA’s 2011 Legacy Award! Award selection criteria include certification,
DMA involvement, workplace leadership, promotion of the CDM credential, and inspiring attitude. Nominations
are due June 1. The award recipient will be recognized during the 2011 DMA Annual Meeting in Dallas. Visit www.
DMAonline.org for more information.
Keeping it Safe the HACCP Way
DMA has a new book for your food safety toolbox! Keeping it Safe the HACCP Way includes the latest information
from the 2009 FDA Food Code, and walks you through HACCP implementation. Included are guidelines for
purchasing, employee illness reporting, bare-hand contact with RTE foods, handling fresh produce, risks associated
with serving susceptible populations, food safety guidelines for buffet service and catering functions -- and much
more. Earn 5 SAN CE. Priced at $50, Keeping it Safe the HACCP Way is available at the DMA Marketplace.
learn Abroad With the Annapurna Program
Healthcare Caterers International is accepting applications for the second annual Annapurna Exchange. This
program gives members a unique chance to experience another culture while working in a foodservice management
environment overseas. Nine countries offer exchange options, and English is the accepted language in all locations.
• Learn more about the Annapurna Exchange at http://www.hciglobal.org/
• Concerned about cost? The DMA Foundation has two $1,000 scholarships available for participants. For
scholarship funding information visit www.supportDMA.org
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general dMa info
DMA – Who We Are
Dietary Managers Association (DMA) is a national not-for-profit association established in 1960 that today has
over 14,000 professionals dedicated to the mission of providing optimum nutritional care through foodservice
management.
DMA is the premier resource for foodservice managers, directors, and those aspiring to careers in foodservice
management. DMA achieves its mission through:
• Education • Advocacy • Networking • Research
DMA members work in hospitals, long-term care, schools, correctional facilities, and other non-commercial
foodservice settings. The association provides foodservice reference, publications and resources, employment services
for members, continuing education and professional development, and certification programs. DMA monitors
industry trends and legislative issues, and publishes one of the industry’s most respected magazines, Dietary Manager.
For more information about DMA, please contact Dietary Managers Association:
406 Surrey Woods Dr., St. Charles, IL 60174
phone: 800-323-1908, fax: 630-587-6308
info@DMAonline.org
Website: www.DMAonline.org
DMA Member Benefits
• Belonging to a community of like-minded professionals
• Professional development opportunities within the industry
• Quick access to member benefits, education, and members-only Web resources
For further details, please visit http://www.dmaonline.org/About/DMA_member_benefits.shtml.
DMA Member Communities
Connect with DMA members! Share ideas and ask questions of colleagues around the country. This is an online
discussion board where you can network with other members online. Post messages and questions on a secure
webpage, respond to questions from other members, share your ideas and solutions, and participate in a live chat
with your colleagues. Log on to the member community at https://dma1.ggnet.net/iMISpublic/.
Website Info
Check Out the Minnesota Web Page at www.dmaonline.org/MN/
Colleen Zenk will be coordinating the updates to the web page. If you have information you would like to see on
the web page, please send these to Colleen. (Note - her information is on the Board of Directors page.)
or all chapter websites can be found at http://www.dmaonline.org/Chapters/index.shtml.
Check out updates, events pictures, and more by clicking on the sites below:
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