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ANFP APPLAUDS 2023
AWARD RECIPIENTS
Sang Hyun Park, CDM, CFPP
Innovation Award
Linda MowBray
Partnership Award
worked her way up to dietary
manager. Collins manages a small
staff that is generationally diverse
and has different learning styles.
She ensures that each staff member
is presented tasks and training
opportunities according to their
learning style. She makes it known
that her employees are appreciated
and are valued members of not only
the department, but the facility as
well.
She also takes great pride in
interacting with the residents
and getting them more involved
in the menu choices and their
dining experience. After becoming
a dietary manager, she started
a birthday meal program for
residents. Each resident selects
a meal of their choice for their
birthday. Collins truly enjoys sitting
with the residents and discussing
what they will choose for their
birthday meal, as much as the
residents enjoy it. She engages
residents by getting them involved
with seasonal menu planning and
asking them for meal suggestions.
INNOVATION AWARD
The Innovation Award recipient
has enhanced their nutrition and
foodservice operations through
technology, program development,
nutrition, and operations.
Sang Hyun Park, CDM, CFPP began
his foodservice career in 2018 as
the Food Category Manager with
Coastal Pacific Food Distributors, Inc.,
which is the second-largest worldwide
distributor of food and products for
the military. In 2021, he became the
Director of Contract Analytics, where
he has developed several innovative
programs that have educated his
customers, increased sales, improved
staff training, and enhanced overall
operations.
Park introduced nutrition labeling
for grab and go items, that provide
military customers with accurate
nutritional information on each
food product label. This program has
been very successful and improved
customer satisfaction. He also
developed a food safety and cleaning
logbook, and HACCP book that are fully
compliant with the most current local
regulations and are now issued with
any necessary updates on a quarterly
basis, also with a new HACCP book
annually.
Park also created training materials for
foodservice field teams in Japan, Korea
and Guam, and field managers for chef
and foodservice training. He focused
on " well-visualized " materials that
increased the efficiency of training
sessions with all foodservice team
members. In addition to improving
training materials, he was integral in
purchasing, the software installment
and training staff on the latest sushi
robot in the industry which produces
up to 1,300 rice sheets per hour.
Park holds a Bachelor of Science
in Professional Studies from the
Culinary Institute of America and
an MBA from Johnson & Wales
University.
PARTNERSHIP AWARD
The Partnership Award recipient
exhibits strong commitment to the
CDM, CFPP credential and supports
the nutrition and foodservice
department leaders as well as staff.
Linda MowBray took an interest in
eldercare long before joining the
Kansas Health Care Association
team in 2001.
Prior to her work at the association,
she served for 14 years as Admission
Coordinator and Social Services
Director for a skilled nursing
community in Topeka. Her work
involved helping residents know
their options and make successful
transitions to where their
healthcare needs could best be
met. A significant portion of her
work involved explaining both the
Medicare and Medicaid programs,
and helping residents and their
families traverse the paperwork
involved with receiving benefits.
MowBray handled Kansas Health
Care Association (KHCA) and
Kansas Center for Assisted Living
(KCAL) education programs,
special events, and oversees
the long-term sponsorships for
awarding continuing education
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