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we had actually completed more than necessary for the Bronze. In 2019 we were awarded the President’s Gold Award. During all this time I had one goal that I had been “secretly” working towards. I wanted to earn my SNA Certificate. I knew in my head I wanted that Level 4 certificate. I attended many fun and educational NYSNA events and took many courses through ICN (Institute of Child Nutrition) to earn those valuable CEU’s. I am proud to say this April another goal was accomplished when I turned in all my paperwork and earned that Level 4 Certificate. Through all of this the NYSNA Board of Directors, State Members and Headquarter staff have been awesome. They have been a resource center, cheerleaders and like proud family members all rolled into one. Their encouragement and help have pushed me farther than I ever thought I could go. If you have ever looked at these goals, or anything else and thought they were out of your grasp please reach out to me or another NYSNA member. I would LOVE to help others reach their goals. At this point you may be wondering what my next goal is…100% district membership at the National SNA level. After that, hmm…the sky is the limit.
Setting a goal and achieving it is one of the most rewarding accomplishments. Recognizing your goal, learning about it, working towards it and then the satisfaction of reaching it is so empowering. A few years ago, I discovered the many opportunities through SNA and NYSNA to set goals within our chapter, my district and personally. I have had so much fun learning about these goals and achieving them that I would like to share them with you. The first goal I set was for all my staff to become NYSNA members. I was a new manager in a district that was currently “in the red” financially. I thought there was no way that the district would pay for all of us to join NYSNA. At the time Scott Ziobrowski was the Western Area Director and he gave me the push to ask for it. Without hesitation my district saw the benefits and fortunately we have had 100% district paid membership ever since. That achieved goal was so awesome it let me to investigate other professional goals. The SNS Credentialing…a BIG one! After researching it and discussing it with my supervisor I decided to go for it. I studied for it and I mean studied HARD. It had been 20 years since I had been in college. In the fall of 2016 I took the exam and passed. The sense of accomplishment I get every time I write SNS after my name never goes away. By now I was on a roll. I am a member of the Allegany- Cattaraugus SNA and I discussed the possibility of working towards one of the NYSNA Chapter Awards. We decided we would strive for it; hoping to at least achieve the Bronze Award. By the deadline for the application
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Tracie Middleton, SNS is the Food Service Director at Bolivar-Richburg Central School, she has been in child nutrition for 24 years! Tracie loves what she does and is currently the Vice-President of Allegany- Cattaraugus SNA along with service on the NYSNA board of directors. She is honored to work with so many dedicated individuals to serve our students each and every day. TRACIE MIDDLETON, SNS • Western Area Director
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