K E Y N O T E S P E A K E R S
2021 NYSNA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Due to COVID, we will not be able to go to Turning Stone in October and have our traditional conference, so we have planned a new structure. Last year, NYSNA brought you From The Show Floor, which was an on-demand event that you could watch anytime, anywhere. And we know you loved it – so we are bringing you the best of both worlds; a hybrid of virtual and in-person! You guessed it, we are combining From the Show Floor with optional in-person exhibits! While you’re having access to this amazing on-demand platform all school year, we are also hosting three one-day food shows in different areas of the state . That’s right, we’re coming to you in Rochester, Saratoga, and Long Island! We didn’t forget about professional development and we have some amazing speakers lined up for you. And the best part, our speakers will also be available on-demand! This year, as a bonus we have not one but two keynote speakers! Attendees will be able to get up to eight CEU’s! We’re literally building from the ground up! We look forward to seeing you all at this year’s conference, either in-person or virtually – or both!
JOE GERSTANDT Inclusive Work Environment: Making it Real
CHEF JERNARD WELLS Bridging the Gap Between Food & Student: What I Cook Can Impact Your Life Jernard Wells is an Award Winning Celebrity Chef, Host of New Soul Kitchen on Cleo Tv and Co-host of best thing I Ever Ate on Cooking Channel, Bestselling Cookbook Author best known from numerous Food Network & Cooking Channel Shows.
Joe Gerstandt is changing the organizational diversity & inclusion paradigm and brings greater clarity, action and impact to this work. Joe grew up on a family farm in NW Iowa, served four years in the United States Marine Corps, including participation in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, attended Iowa State University and then spent 6 years working in management and business development for technology and communication companies. He then made a career change and went to work for a grassroots non-profit organization, and this is where he found himself drawn to issues related to diversity and inclusion and then became actively involved in that work. Today, Joe believes that we can all afford to continue applying a 20th century approach to an increasingly critical set of 21st century issues. A strong advocate for resetting the diversity and inclusion conversation, joe sees diversity and inclusion as poorly understood and often misunderstood. His keynote messages and interactive workshops bring greater clarity, action, and impact to existing and new organizational diversity & inclusion efforts. Joe lives in Omaha, Nebraska (the middle of everywhere) with his patient, kind, patient, loving and patient wife, two daughters, a son, a dog, and a guinea pig.
Wells has worked with Tyler Perry, Lady Antebellum, NBA star Brandon Ingram,
Michael Bivens and Rickey Bell of New Edition to name a few.
Wells has been featured on “Today Show”, PEOPLE, “Steve Harvey Morning Show”, ESSENCE, “Pickler & Ben”, “Home & Family”, Lifetime, Daily Blast Live, CNN & HLN. The James Beard House Honored Chef is affectionately called “The Family Chef ” because he loves using food to promote positive family images. He and his wife of 20 years have 9 children and live in Atlanta.
Registration Released: Spring 2021 From The Show Floor – Launch: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Learn more about Chef Jernard online: www.HauteCuisineChatt.com
Conference Video
One Day Regional Exhibits: Thursday, October 28 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Springs City Center
Wednesday, October 27 Rochester, NY DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Rochester
Wednesday, November 3 Melville, NY Hilton Long Island
Inclusion Diversity Authenticity
Check out Chef Jernard on the Today Show!
Find out what Joe Does: www.JoeGerstandt.com
Powered by FlippingBook