Dr. Linette Dodson, Georgia’s State Director of School Nutrition, from a vantage point like never before!

From walking down memory lane to the times she ate homemade mac and cheese in the school cafeteria, to recounting her entry into the world of School Nutrition, Dr. Dodson chronicles, in her calm and affable style, a fortuitous route to what she calls the ‘best job in the whole state’. She credits the success of Georgia School Nutrition, and her personal fulfillment steering the program, to strong Leadership at GaDOE, overwhelmingly strong talent and leadership at the local levels, and an inspired, passionate State Agency team.

But she’s more than School Nutrition guidelines, policy, and regulation; though quality school meals are her ‘main thing’, Dr. Dodson delights in a few other areas of life. Listen to hear revelations of her passion for family, regal past as a reigning Mitchell, South Dakota, Corn Palace Princess, and her thrill with biking at 11-12 miles per hour.

Dr. Dodson says ‘we can change the health of the nation through School Nutrition’, and it’s nuggets like these that leave the strongest impression in this episode, as they reveal her commitment to the assignment of Fueling Georgia’s Future and a clear confidence in the seminal role of school meals.

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FuelCastBy Georgia School Nutrition Jul 06, 2022