Officers

P.O.W.E.R. Buying Group Executive Committee

 

Executive Board Members must be P.O.W.E.R. members and are authorized to vote on the approvals/denials for all awarded food and supply products and policies/procedures for the benefit of all members.

Tim Thompson, SNS

PBG Chair

Director Food & Nutrition Department School Board of Highlands County

Jennifer Muzzin, RD

PBG Chair Elect

Area Specialist Child Nutrition Services St. Lucie County School District

Amy Medina

PBG Secretary

Supervisor School Nutrition Services Osceola County School District

LaCheron Conway

Treasurer

Valerie Hansen, SNS

Central Division Chair

Assistant Director School Way Cafe School District of Volusia

Julia Oberst

Jacksonville Division Chair

Food and Nutrition Services Coordinator Levy County School District

Robert Martin

Robert Martin

Gulf Coast Division Chair

Director of Food and Nutrition Services Walton County School District

Chelsea Payne

Chelsea Payne

West Florida Division Chair

Registered Dietician Food and Nutrition Services Charlotte County School District

Lisa Bell

Lisa Bell

Southeast Florida Division Chair

Food Service Supervisor Food and Nutrition Services Flagler County School District

Executive Committee Members must be P.O.W.E.R. Buying Group members and provide expertise related to the products and processes approved/denied by the Executive Board Members

Tammy Cook

Bids Committee Chair

Food and Nutrition Services Coordinator Marion County School District

Sonia Siegel

New Product Committee Chair

Food and Nutrition Services Coordinator Marion County School District

Consultant Members provide expertise related to products, processes, and contracts approved/denied by the Executive Board

Scott Rivera

Scott Rivera

Purchase Smaart

President

Scott Euton

Scott Euton

Purchase Smaart

Director K12

Austin Rivera

Austin Rivera

Purchase Smaart

Director of Sales

Rae Hollenbeck

Rae Hollenbeck

Executive Director

  • Over 30 years of Child Nutrition experience in small, medium and large school districts in Florida (Palm Beach, Martin, Leon and Osceola) and Georgia (Area Specialist for the Georgia Department of Education).
  • Helped form the P.O.W.E.R. Buying Group in 1999/2000. Has held numerous positions within the group from Committee Chair to Group Chair.
  • Bachelors Degree in Dietetics from Florida State University.
  • Masters Degree in Administration and Supervision from Florida Atlantic University.
  • SNS certified since 2006.
  • Retired as Director of School Nutrition Services for the Osceola County School District in Kissimmee, Florida, November 2018.

Contact Information
Email – powerbuyinggroup@gmail.com

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