September 2005

Society for Nutrition Education

Board of Directors via Teleconference Call

September 29, 2005

Present: Garry Auld, Linda Berlin, Nancy Gaston, Shirley Gerrior, Carol Giesecke, Debra Keenan, Patricia Kendall, Robin Orr, and Barbara Sutherland; Fern Gale Estrow, ex officio; Sandra Shepherd, ex officio; Mary Ann Passi, ex officio and staff, Sharon Gorup and Jackie Williams, staff; Eric Meredith and Leeann Pollard, dietetic interns and guests.

Call to order : P. Kendall called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m.

Roll Call : P. Kendall asked Board members to review agenda items for potential conflict of interest. N. Gaston stated she could discuss but not vote on FMNV due to a potential conflict regarding Government policy. No other potential conflicts of interest identified.

President's Comments: P. Kendall reminded Board members of Board and Strategic Planning meeting scheduled for November 5-7, 2005 in Indianapolis and to complete individual travel arrangements.

Agenda: R. Orr moved approval of the agenda. The motion passed unanimously.

Consent Agenda: N. Gaston and FG Estrow made corrections to July 2005 minutes. N. Gaston moved approval of the Consent Agenda to include minutes as corrected. The motion passed unanimously.

JNEB: S. Shepherd stated that the transition to new publisher was going smoothly with a journal redesign (cover and interior), new website and website management system under development. She continues to look for an associate editor, but otherwise changes in editorial staff are working well.

Action Agenda :

Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value (FMNV): FG Estrow explained ACPP's recommendation on the importance of adding SNE's support to sign onto NANA Letters of Support drafted to Harkin and Woolsey. After discussion, the Board suggested clarifying the interchangeable use of “food” and “foods” as the legislation stated “food”. L. Berlin moved to approve SNE sign onto NANA letters to Harkin and Woosley with this clarification. The motion was approved. N. Gaston abstained from voting.

Advisory Committee of the American Council of Fitness and Nutrition (ACFN): SNE's President, President-Elect and Vice President recommended that SNE join the ACFN Advisory Committee as a good opportunity to ensure that ACFN includes an SNE perspective and fosters good nutrition education. The Board discussed the pros and cons of this opportunity. Consensus was that SNE join the advisory committee and reevaluate this position after one year. S. Gerrior moved to approve the recommendation that SNE serve on the Advisory Committee. The motion passed with one opposed and one abstention. L Berlin made a motion to recommend J. Dodds to serve as the SNE representative on the Advisory Committee. The motion passed unanimously.

Strategic Dialogue :

Nominating Committee Update:

N. Gaston reported that qualified candidates for Vice President, Treasurer and 1 nominating committee position on the 2006-2007 ballot are needed and requested support from each board member towards this effort.

End of Year Financial Statement:

C. Giesecke and J. Williams presented two reports. A good balance was noted for SNE July end-year. A positive variance in JNEB due to publisher's late fee offset losses due to declining membership.

SNE ‘s Involvement with MyPyramid:

N. Gaston reminded Board of November 1, 2005 deadline for leadership reports with ideas for SNE's involvement with My Pyramid and its dissemination. P. Kendall reported that the Grain Foundation contacted her with a $25,000 grant earmarked to establish an electronic clearinghouse for information on nutrition education curricula and other materials to promote the 2005 DGA and MyPyramid. The Board discussed these efforts and P. Kendall agreed to meet with B. Lohse, S. Shepherd and N. Gaston to discuss and coordinate all SNE efforts.

2006 Annual Conference Update:

R. Orr provided an update of AC 2006. There will be four Plenary tracks: Marketing and Communications; Nutrition and Lifecycle; Leadership and Nutrition; and Science and Research.

Old Business : none

New Business :

R. Orr advised members they will be contacted prior to the November Board and Strategic Planning meeting by facilitator.

Adjournment : R. Orr motioned to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Shirley A. Gerrior, Secretary