2018-2019 TASN Election: President-Elect
February 23 - March 23, 2018
Melissa Bryan
Copperas Cove ISD | Director of Child Nutrition & Warehouse Services
TASN Member: 8 years| SNA Member: 9 years
TASN Positions Held: Area 5 Representative; Education Committee
TASN/SNA Presentations: Taught Marketing at Directors Academy; Taught fitness class (Zumba) at TASN
Education/Certifications: Bachelor of Science in Business; TASN Level 5 certification; ServSafe certification (proctor and administrator)
Goals for Office: I have been attending TASN and SNA events for many years and for a lot of those years I sat and enjoyed the classes and conferences and enjoyed all that was offered by TASN. I have seen such a change in TASN that has encouraged me to start stepping up and volunteering for different areas.
As the vice president, I will work hard to continue on the path that the current president, the TASN Board of Directors, and past presidents have started working towards. That path is clearly defined in that we strive to meet all the goals set in the TASN Strategic Plan 2016–2019.
Goal 1: Marketing - promoting TASN and building relationships that help us grow.
Goal 2: Membership - encourage more membership and the importance of being a member.
Goal 3: Certification - identify needs of both individual members and industry members to make sure certification is offered on every level that is needed. How TASN is the leading authority in training.
Goal 4: Financials - making sure funding is adequate for all needs but still stay within guidelines.
As TASN Vice President I will make it a priority to attend all meetings and obligations that are required. I will work hard to continue to empower the community of school nutrition professionals through partnership and education, which IS the mission statement of TASN.
The TASN vision, which states that TASN is the recognized leader in promoting excellence through school nutrition, is very true. At SNA conferences I have heard year after year that TASN is a leader in this field, and to be allowed to be a part of this group of outstanding professionals is amazing to me. I have sat on the education committee and have been the TASN Area 5 Representative for the last two years. I want to continue to make a difference at TASN and meet each one of you, and hear your voices and what you would like to see TASN accomplish in the coming years. Growing and changing is hard for some people, but as we have all realized in the last five years in school nutrition, changing is just part of the new norm for our profession. So let's work together to make this "change" beneficial to all involved. I ask that you vote for me as TASN Vice President so that we can continue to make each member of TASN a success and encourage each other to set goals and reach for them together.