ASSOCIATION NEWS
Courtney FitzSimons, RD,SNS, President Elect West Lafayette Community School Corporation
Courtney FitzSimons is the Food Service Director for West Lafayette Community School Corporation. She joined ISNA’s Executive Board in November of 2017 and served two years as Region 5 Representative and two years as Secretary/Treasurer.
Courtney received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Ball State University in Muncie, IN, and became a registered dietitian in October 2012. She began her career as an eating disorder dietitian but found her love for school nutrition in April 2015 when she was hired as the dietitian for Anderson Community School Corporation. Courtney enjoys the complexity of school nutrition and received her School Nutrition Specialist credential in November 2017. In July 2018 West Lafayette Community School Corporation hired Courtney as Food Service Director where she continues to learn and grow every day. Courtney is grateful for the opportunity to be on ISNA’s Executive Board and enjoys sharing her passion for school nutrition by serving as ISNA’s President Elect. Courtney is a proud mom of twins Grayson & Quinn and loves to dote on her three beautiful cats. In her free time, she enjoys watching scary movies with her husband, Sean, playing (winning) strategic board games, and socializing with friends and family. She can’t wait to see what the future holds both personally and professionally.
Amanda Worrick, DTR , Vice President South Madison Community Schools
Amanda Worrick is ISNA’s Vice President. Amanda has been in school nutrition since 2015 when she began her role as Director of Child Nutrition at Mississinewa Community Schools. She has recently accepted a new position as Director of Nutrition Services at South Madison Community Schools in Pendleton, IN. Amanda has been a registered dietetic technician for over 20 years and is a Ball State University Alum. Amanda began her career in clinical dietetics then moved on to food service in a college setting and catering before finding her niche in K-12 food service. Amanda is excited to attend LAC for the first time this spring and “Charge the Hill” to continue to fight for universal free meals for our students. She has attended every state conference since becoming a member of ISNA and attended National Leadership Conference/Future Leaders last year. Amanda has been active with ISNA for the last 5 years serving as Region 5 Rep, a member of the Administration Research Committee, Regional Rep Chair and Vice President. She was also awarded SNA’s Director of the Year for Indiana in 2022. Amanda has been married to her high school sweetheart Joey for over 21 years. They have two daughters Gracie who is a freshman at Ball State and Sophia who is a senior in high school and has been accepted to attend Ball State next school year. In her free time, Amanda enjoys spending time with her friends and family and her goldendoodle Winston, cooking and traveling.
Valarie Miller, RDN, Secretary/Treasurer Center Grove Community School Corporation
Valarie Miller, ISNA’s Secretary/Treasurer, is the Assistant Director for Center Grove Food & Nutrition Services. In 2018 Valarie graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition & Dietetics. She completed her dietetic internship at IUPUI in 2019. During the internship, Valarie completed her School Nutrition rotation with Center Grove Community Schools. At the beginning of her time there, she knew this would be her passion and was blessed to be able to get a foot in the door. Valarie is excited to continue to grow with ISNA. She enjoys spending time outside with her dog and taking hiking trips.
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