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  • Want to attend the MSNA or SNA Annual Conference but need help getting there? Apply now for an MSNA Scholarship and earn up to $900 toward registration, travel, or lodging to attend. We're pleased to open TWO additional scholarship spots for the SNA Annual National Conference (ANC) and MSNA Annual Conference in addition to the scholarship process conducted in December 2025.
  • Annual Conference attendee and booth registration is now open! Attendees, learn more and get registered here. Exhibitors, view the prospectus and register your booth here. The conference will be held August 2-5 at the River's Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud, MN.
  • Summer is almost here, and there’s no better way to kick it off than at Target Field. Members, join us on Monday, June 22 for a delicious buffet dinner and a night at the ballpark as the Twins take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Learn more and register.
  • Interested in serving on an MSNA committee? Learn more about MSNA's Annual Conference, SNIP, and Public Policy committee, and let us know you're interested in serving as a volunteer.

Member Spotlight

 

Meet Andrew Lehrke, Kitchen Manager at Columbia Heights Public Schools. To read past member spotlights, click here.

MSNA Members in the News

5/12: Mankato Area Public Schools’ summer meals program was featured on KEYC News Now, highlighting expanded meal access through the addition of food trucks serving the community. During the interview, Darcy Stueber, Director of School Food Service for Mankato Schools and MSNA Public Policy Chair, discussed the importance of helping children stay nourished throughout the summer months.

3/3: MSNA Secretary/Treasurer Jess Peña from Brooklyn Center Community Schools visited WCCO & CBS News Minnesota to highlight the importance of school breakfast during National School Breakfast Week. Check out the segment here.

1/22: MSNA Vice President and Nutrition Services Specialist for ISD 196 Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan, Ross Larson, kicked off the new year with WCCO, sharing popular meals from their district and what makes their program unique. Watch Ross' Interview here.

1/15-1/16: MSNA board members Glen Ritter, Ashley Schneider and Ross Larson attended the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) conference, where they joined St. Michael-Albertville School District Superintendent Dr. Ann-Marie Foucault hosting a roundtable on “Stretching Your School Lunch Dollar.” View the photos on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Find past news stories here!