At its annual Summer Retreat July 27-29, 2004, Sheila Middleton, Vice President of Operations for Opaa! Food Management, announced Janie Fritter, Opaa!'s Regional Director of Operations for southwest Missouri as the recipient of the 2003-04 Regional Director of the Year award. Company officials selected Janie as Regional Director of the Year from among Opaa!'s Regional Directors of Operation across the state of Missouri. In presenting the award, Middleton described Janie as, "someone that can aways be counted on, someone that is steady and calm, someone who gives her all to her region. Janie has built a great team in her region and her directors have a special bond…they are very connected." In commenting on Janie's award, Opaa! Food Management Executive Vice President, Robert Sanders, said "it has been a pleasure to watch Janie grow up in the Opaa! family. She is respected by all within the company for her imaginative ideas and a special ability to work with people to successfully implement her ideas."
Janie has been an Opaa! employee since August of 1996 and previously served as Opaa!'s Director of Nutrition Services at the Nevada R-5 School District before being promoted to her current position as Regional Director. Janie has served as a Regional Director for the past seven years. Janie and son Kyle, live in Nevada. In her spare time, Janie says that she enjoys bowling, pool and golf.
As Regional Director of Operations, Janie supervises eight school districts and 30 preparation sites in her region. Janie said, "I was quite surprised at receiving this award, but working in my favor is a great team of directors. They are a special group of people that care about each other and it shows in the way they, in return, take care of the students and staff in the school districts they serve."
Opaa! Food Management, Inc., is based in Chesterfield, Missouri, and is entering its 27th year of operation. Opaa! currently operates the nutrition programs for 47 Missouri school districts.
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