Membership with the New Mexico School Nutrition Assocation will benefit your district, your staff, and your own professional development. NMSNA offers a variety of benefits to members:
- Membership in NMSNA automatically qualifies membership in the School Nutrition Association (SNA)
- Professional education opportunities (at reduced registration cost)
- Opportunity to attend conferences: Annual state conference, Spring and Fall conferences; Regional meetings
- Invitation to join affiliate chapters of NMSNA
- Trade Newsletters – Semi-annual newsletters from NMSNA; Monthly newsletter from SNA
- Opportunity to network with other foodservice professionals for program enhancement
- Technical advice, assistance and support from mentoring foodservice directors: Food cost control, Labor cost control, Marketing, Menu development, Nutrition Education, Food bids, Procurement assistance, Commodity assistance
- Opportunity to join group purchasing cooperatives for effective purchasing power
- Ability to grow professionally through certification and credentialing
- Ability to shape school nutrition policies at the national and state levels
- Scholarship opportunities for tuition assistance (self or dependents)
- Awards opportunities