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The national non-profit School Nutrition Association (SNA) has named Amber Ott-Underdown, cafeteria manager at Upper Bucks County Technical School, PA, the National Manager of the Year. A little more than a year since COVID-19 created new logistical challenges for school nutrition managers, SNA continues to applaud the dedication, ingenuity and compassion shown by its members who have excelled in keeping students fed during the pandemic.
Ott-Underdown, a graduate of the school where she now works, has consistently increased school lunch participation each year, in part by converting the cafeteria to mostly scratch cooking. Students favorites now include chili, chicken cheesesteak burritos, scratch mashed potatoes and roasted chicken on salads, sandwiches and soups. The monthly Try It Tuesdays has become a favorite day where students try a small portion of a new scratch-made item. Try It Tuesdays are the reason the school now offers chicken teriyaki bowls, smoked BBQ pork s
Published: April 21, 2021
David Perry, Blank Rome LLP, USA
Is a leader born or made? On the doorstep of INTA’s 2021 Leadership Meeting, from May 3 to 7, INTA Leadership Development Committee Chair David Perry (Blank Rome LLP, USA) reflects on this and other questions in Part 2 of an interview with the
INTA Bulletin.
Mr. Perry draws on his experience as partner and practice group co-leader at his law firm and as a longtime committee member at the Association to give his thoughts on how to be a successful leader in today’s environment, where authenticity, inclusion, and changing roles, among other factors, are top of mind.
Published: April 14, 2021
David Perry, Blank Rome, LLP, USA
Leadership is a word that Leadership Development Committee Chair David Perry (Blank Rome, LLP, USA) knows well. As a partner and practice group co-leader at his law firm and as a volunteer at INTA, he thinks often about what makes an effective leader and how that can be translated to others. It’s been especially top of mind as the Committee’s Project Teams make their final preparations for the leadership development sessions at INTA’s 2021 Leadership Meeting, which takes place from May 3 to 7.
In the first of a two-part interview with the
Inside the slates: Stanford Gladiators and L.E.A.D Stanford compete for top student government spots
(Graphic: HANNAH JEOUNG/The Stanford Daily. Photos courtesy of Emily Nichols and Micheal Brown; L.E.A.D. Stanford graphic courtesy of Christian Giadolor and Cricket Bidleman)
on March 31, 2021
The Stanford Gladiators Micheal Brown ’22 and Emily Nichols ’23 and L.E.A.D. Stanford Christian Giadolor ’21 M.A. ’22 and Cricket Bidleman ’21 M.A. ’22 are vying for the support of the student body in this year’s Associated Students of Stanford University executive election.
Brown and Giadolor are running for executive president and Nichols and Bidleman for vice president. Together, the president and vice president lead the ASSU Executive Branch and guide the Executive Cabinet, whose members lead targeted initiatives. Both slates have already met the 200-vote threshold needed to secure a spot on the electoral ballot.
FPA Announces 2021 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge Winners The entries demonstrate a high level of creativity, a strong understanding of the mechanical properties of flexible packaging materials, and the manufacturing processes involved
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First Place Winner: Baby Shampoo and a Cup, by Caylee Boone, Abbey Dahlseng, Liam Gallagher, and Anna Kent, University of Wisconsin–Stout.
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce the winners of the FPA 2021 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge. This year’s first and second place winners were teams of students from the University of Wisconsin – Stout under the direction of Gary Borges. There were also three honorable mentions awarded for the 2021 competition.