2018 ADMIN CONFERENCE FLYER FINAL

2018 AdminisRtergaiotnorO’nseCEdouncfaetiorennScerevic·eWCeonrtkershop #97979

Thursday, October 25, 2018
8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Agenda Day 1 Conference

8:00 am - 8:30 am Coffee & Networking
8:30 am - 10:00 am Procuring Local Foods for Child Nutrition Programs:
10:00 am - 10:15 am Carmen Ocanas-Lerma, Director Food and Nutrition Region One ESC
10:15 am - 12:00 pm Morning Break
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Procuring Local Foods for Child Nutrition Programs:
Carmen Ocanas-Lerma, Director Food and Nutrition Region One ESC
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Lunch
Sustainable Healthy Food Systems:
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm Dr. Alexis Racelis, Director of Agroecology Department of Biology University of
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm Texas Rio Grande Valley
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Robert Maggiani, Sustainable Ag Specialist, The National Center for Appropriate
Technology (NCAT)
Break and Produce Row: Labatt Food Service
Meet your Farmer:
Citrus Industry
Local Products Challenge Update:
Region One ESC Specialists

2018 AdminisRtergaiotnorO’nseCEdouncfaetiorennScerevic·eWCeonrtkershop #97979

Friday, October 26, 2018
8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Agenda Day 2 Conference

8:00 am - 8:30 am Coffee & Networking
8:30 am - 9:30 am Local School District Tour:
Iris Perez, Specialist Food and Nutrition Program Region One ESC
9:30 am - 10:15 am Procurement Review Preparation:
Carmen Ocanas-Lerma, Director Food and Nutrition Program Region One ESC

10:15 am - 10:30 am Morning Break
10:30 am - 11:15 am
11:15 am - 12:15 pm Capital & Allowable Expenditures:
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Gilbert Requena, Specialist Food and Nutrition Program Region One ESC
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Ethics in Procurement
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Jesus Amezcua, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services Harris County
Department of Education
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Lunch
Social Media and Schools:
Dennis Eichelbaum, Eichelbaum Wardell Hansen Powell Mehl, P.C.
Procurement and Contracts:
Eric Muñoz, Eichelbaum Wardell Hansen Powell Mehl, P.C.

Panel Discussion, Question and Answer Session:
Dennis Eichelbaum, Eric Muñoz, Jesus Amezcua, Dr. Alexis Racelis, and Robert
Maggiani

Region One ESC · Food and Nutrition Program

1900 W. Schunior Rd., Edinburg, TX 78541 · (956)984-6120

Carmen Ocañas Lerma

Food and Nutrition Program Director
(956) 984-6124

[email protected]

Kimberly L. Keller, MS, R.D., L.D. SNS Iris S. Perez

Food and Nutrition Program Specialist Food and Nutrition Program Specialist
(956) 984-6121 (956) 984-6102
[email protected] [email protected]

Gilberto Requena Elisa Cuevas (956)

Food and Nutrition Program Specialist Food and Nutrition Program Specialist
(956) 984-6108 (956) 984-6051

[email protected] [email protected]

Victor Partida Sandra Bazan

Food and Nutrition Program Technician Food and Nutrition Program Assistant
(956) 984-6126 (956) 984-6120
[email protected]
[email protected]

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