What better way to kick off National School Breakfast Week than with the announcement of this team of professionals who are dedicated to raising awareness about the benefits of the School Breakfast Program and other Child Nutrition Programs? says Sonya Kaster, R.D., L.D.N., S.N.S., Grant Administrator for the got breakfast? Foundation. We hope to expand our school breakfast message to stress the importance of classroom and alternate site breakfasts as one answer to feeding hungry children ,em>and fighting childhood obesity.

The 2010 got breakfast? Advisory Board members are:

Carol Chong

Director, Food and Menu Management

M-DCPS Department of Food & Nutrition

Miami, FL

Tami Cline, Ph.D., R.D., S.N.S.

Cline Consulting and Y-Pulse, LLC

Alexandria, VA

Jon Dickl

Asst. Director, Child Nutrition

Clarksville-Montgomery Public Schools

Clarksville, TN

Cecelia Enault

Child Nutrition Coordinator

Jefferson Parish Public Schools

Marrero, LA

Steve Gallagher

Director, Child Nutrition Services

Oklahoma City Public Schools

Oklahoma City, OK

Tony Geraci

Director, Child Nutrition

Baltimore City Public Schools

Baltimore, MD

Wanda Grant

Director, Child Nutrition

Palm Springs Unified School District

Palm Springs, CA

Joanne Kinsey

Director, School Nutrition Services

Chesapeake Public Schools

Chesapeake, VA

Kymm Mutch

Administrator, School Nutrition Services

Milwaukee Public Schools

Milwaukee, WI

Brian Parsley

WeSkill

Charlotte, NC

Sally Spero

Supervisor, Food Management

San Diego Unified School District

San Diego, CA

Dr. Vista Suarez

Director, Nutrition Services

Memphis Schools

Memphis, TN

Sonya Kaster, R.D., L.D.N., S.N.S.

Grant Administrator

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Syosset, NY

Brian Mullen

Managing Director, Meal Programs

ES Foods

Woodbury, NY

Established in 2006, the got breakfast? Foundations mission is to ensure that every child, regardless of background, starts the school day with a nutritious breakfast in order to learn, grow and develop to his or her fullest potential. By bringing together the public, private and non-profit sectors, got breakfast? will educate communities across the country on the lifelong benefits of eating nutritious meals and help children lead healthy and strong lives.

Last month, the got breakfast? Foundation awarded eight school districts with Silent Hero Grants to implement classroom breakfast programs as a way to increase participation in the School Breakfast Program. According to the Food Research and Action Centers School Breakfast Scorecard for 2008-2009, districts using breakfast in the classroom have the highest participation rates.

The Silent Hero Grant Program was created to encourage schools and non-profit organizations to expand the reach of underutilized child nutrition programs, including the School Breakfast Program and Summer Nutrition Programs.

For information about the got breakfast? Advisory Board or the Silent Hero Grant Program contact info@gotbreakfast.org or visit the www.gotbreakfast.org website.