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Sixteen to attend USDA’s school nutrition meeting

The Agriculture Department has sent confirmations to 16 groups for a meeting on school nutrition on Thursday with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Sam Kass, the White House nutrition adviser and executive director of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood obesity.

The confirmation, which was obtained by The Hagstrom Report, noted that the meeting will last for one hour, and that each group will be limited to one representative.

Here is a list of the organizations and their representatives:
  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics — Mary Pat Raimondi
  • Alliance for a Healthier Generation — Laura Hatch
  • American Academy of Pediatrics — Tamar Magarik Haro
  • American Heart Association — Sue Nelson
  • Center for Science in the Public Interest — Margo Wootan
  • Center on Budget and Policy Priorities — Kathy Saile
  • Food Research & Action Center — Ellen Teller
  • Mission: Readiness — Amy Dawson Taggart
  • National Education Association — Mary Kusler
  • National Food Service Management Institute — Aleshia Hall- Campbell
  • National Parent Teacher Organization — Shannon Sevier
  • National School Board Association — Lucy Gettman
  • Pew Charitable Trusts — Jessica Donze Black
  • Public Health Institute — Gabrielle Serra
  • School Nutrition Association — Wendy Weyer
  • United Fresh Produce Association — Ron Carkowski