Conference Committee
Planning, Development, and Implementation
The Conference Committee is responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of an annual conference for ASNNA members. The committee meets monthly, usually from June through February. The ASNNA Conference, usually held in early February, offers members an opportunity to hear keynote/plenary speakers, participate in breakout sessions led by their peers, meet with regional representatives and FNS staff over the course of three days.
ASNNA will host an in-person conference on February 7th – 9th, 2023 in Arlington, VA.
2023 ASNNA Conference
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Current Committee Members
Dawn Earnest (co-chair)
Mikayla Gallo (co-chair)
Teresa Jackson (co-chair)
Tandy Rundus (co-chair)
Candy Gabel
Tiffany Grant
Katherine Hawksworth
LaCee Jimenez
Tounhia Khang
Hyunjun Kim
Heather Mullens
Renda Nelson
Beth Peralta
Diana Romano
Kristi Strongo
Max Young
Past Conferences
FY 2021 ASNNA Conference Theme
“Promoting equity in nutrition and best practices for adapting programming during public health emergencies, such as COVID-19, hurricanes, fires, lead poisoning, among others.”
Conference Objectives:
- Identify frameworks for delivering SNAP-Ed programming using an equity lens.
- Share best-practice strategies to adapt SNAP-Ed programming that responds to evolving needs due to public health emergencies.
- Provide updates from federal nutrition programs to highlight opportunities with SNAP-Ed programming.
Presenters must register to attend the conference. We encourage a diversity of practitioners and scholars to submit abstracts to ensure a diverse and inclusive conference.

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