Schools and Food: 
Innovation, Opportunity
and Wellness
April 1, 2006
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Conference Agenda
9:40 a.m.
WELCOME
Location: Auditorium
David Levine, Continuing Education &
Public Program at The Graduate Center, Director
Hilary Baum, Baum Forum, Director
9:50 a.m.
KEYNOTES
Where We Are and Why Now Is the Time
Location: Auditorium
Chef Ann Cooper, Berkeley Unified School District, Director of Nutrition Services
Janet Poppendieck, Hunter College, CUNY, Professor of Sociology
10:30 a.m.
PLENARY 1
Location: Auditorium
Moderator: Dr. Thelma Dye, Northside Center for Child Development, Executive Director
Chef Jorge Collazo, NYC Dept. of Education, SchoolFood, Executive Chef
Antonia Demas, Ph.D, Food Studies Institute, Founder
Candace Young, NYC Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene, Physical Activity & Nutrition Program, Director
Lynn Fredericks, Family Cook Productions, Founder
11:45 a.m.
PLENARY 2
Location: Auditorium
Moderator: Robert Lewis, NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets, Chief Marketing Representative
Patrick Brennan, NYS Dept of Agriculture & Markets, Commissioner
William Jordan, NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets, Special Assistant
David Berkowitz, NYC Department of Education, SchoolFood, Executive Director
Richard Murphy, FoodChange, Executive Director
Dr. Margo Wootan, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Director of Nutrition Policy
12:45 p.m.
CONFERENCE LUNCHEON
Location: Dining Commons, 8th floor
Jorge Collazo, Executive Chef
2:15 p.m.
WORKSHOP 1
1. Dollars and Sense: The True Cost of School Food Reform
Location: Auditorium
Moderator: Kathleen Adamick, JD, Food Systems Solutions, President
Betsey Bacelli, Broome Tioga BOCES, Food Service Supervisor
Chef Beth Collins, Ross School, Executive Chef
Chef Bobo (Robert Surles), Calhoun School, Executive Chef
2. Parents Building The Movement
Location: C-197
Moderator: Amie Hamlin, NY Coalition for Healthy School Lunches
Amy Kalafa, Two Angry Moms, Filmmaker
Dr. Susan Rubin, Westchester Coalition for Better School Food, Founder and President
Allison Carmen, Attorney at Law, Parent Activist
3. Food and Garden-based Curricula
Location: C-201
Moderator: Jaimie Cloud, Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education, Founder and President
Pamela Koch, Teachers College, Projects Coordinator for LiFE (Linking Food and the Environment)
Amy Gifford, National Gardening Association, Education Specialist
4. New York Harvest for New York Kids
Location: C-198
Moderator: Robert Lewis, NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets, Chief Marketing Representative
Todd Adelman, Block Institute, Nutrition Services, Director
Tom Strumolo, Council on the Environment of NYC, Greenmarket Program, Director
Julia Jordan, Spoons Across America, Founder and President
Elizabeth Schaible, NYC College of Technology, Dept. of Hospitality & Management, Assistant Professor
Chef Feliberto Estevez, Gracie Mansion, Executive Chef
5. School Food Revolution and Innovation in Rome and the UK
Location: C-203
Moderator: Toni Liquori, EdD, MPH, Liquori & Associates LLC, Teachers College
Dr. Silvana Sari, Department of School and Educational Policies, City of Rome
Dr. Roberta Sonnino, School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University, Wales
6. Public/Private Partnerships for Change
Location: C-204
Moderator: Julia Erickson, Non-profit management Consultant
Lynn Fredericks, Family Cook Productions, Founder
Karen Karp, Karp Resources, Principal
Peggy Agron, MA, RD, California Project L.E.A.N. , Chief
7. Research That Makes the Case — A
Location: C-205
Moderator: Cecily Upton, SlowFood USA, Slow Food in Schools ,Coordinator
Antonia Demas, Ph.D, Food Studies Institute, Founder
Ariel Demas, Food For Life, Director
3:30 p.m.
WORKSHOP 2
8. Farm to College
Location: Auditorium
Moderator: William Jordan, New York State Dept Agriculture & Markets, Special Assistant
Josh Viertel, Yale Sustainable Food Project, Director
Babette Audant, Kingsborough College, Culinary Management Center, Assistant Director
Franca Tantillo, Berried Treasures Farm
Larry Levitas, Columbia University, Dining Services Director
9. Youth, Schools and Gardening in NYC
Location: C-198
Moderator: John Ameroso, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Gerard Lordahl, Council on the Environment of NYC, Open Space Greening Program, Director
Ian Marvy, Added Value, Co-founder and Executive Director
Jonah Braverman, East NY Farms Youth Program, Urban Agriculture Coordinator
10. Cooking Outside the Lunchroom/ Learning Inside the Cafeteria
Location: C-197
Moderator: Mike Zamm, Council on the Environment of NYC, Environmental Education Program, Director
Lynn Pentecost, Lower Eastside Girls Club of New York, Director
Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky, MPH, FoodChange, CookShop, Senior Program Officer, SchoolFood Plus Initiative
11. Research that Makes the Case — B
Location: C-201
Moderator: Janet Poppendieck, Hunter College, CUNY, Professor of Sociology
Jennifer Wilkins, PhD, RD, Cornell University, Nutritional Sciences, Kellogg Food and Society Policy Fellow
Karen Karp, Karp Resources, Principal
12. Taking Action Now: Legislative Policy Update
Location: C-203
Moderator: Glenda Neff, Development Services Associates
Fern Gale Estrow, MS, RD, CDN, Nutrition Consultant, Educator
Thomas Forster, Community Food Security Coalition, Policy Director
Peggy Agron, MA, RD, California Project L.E.A.N., Chief
13. Building Support Within the School Community
Location: C-205
Moderator: Elizabeth Solomon, FoodChange, EATWISE, Program Officer
Herman McKie, MS, RD, NYC Dept of Education, SchoolFood, Nutrition Coordinator
Megan Charlop, MPH, Community Health Division, Montefiore School Health Program, Director
Caroline Fitzroy, NYC Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene, Schools Program, Director
14. Open
Location: C-204
4:45 p.m.
PLENARY 3
Location: Auditorium
Moderator: Anna Lappe, Kellogg Food and Society Policy Fellow, Small Planet Institute
Toni Liquori, EdD, MPH, Liquori & Associates, Teachers College
Roberta Sonnino, PhD, School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University,Wales
Peggy Agron, MA, RD, California Project LEAN (Leaders Encouraging Activity and Nutrition), Chief
Ian Marvy, Added Value, Co-founder and Executive Director
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