John Woods

About John Woods

As one of the founders of Full Plates Full Potential my responsibility is to lead and manage a planning committee and assist with the execution of Full Plates Full Potential\'s capacity building and fundraising initiatives in Maine. Locally, Full Plates Full Potential funds the most effective child hunger organizations and builds partnerships that bring together policymakers, nonprofits, community groups, local governments and businesses to end childhood hunger, across the state. I intend to use skills from my lifetime of professional experiences to end childhood hunger in Maine. For more information you can email me at j•••••@spidirect.com. Specialties: Management Consulting: Business Process / Operations, Change Management, Organizational Development, Outsourcing, Strategy Consulting Marketing, Solution Selling, Closing High Value Accounts, Sales Training, Performance Management, Hotel and Food Service Operations.

Experience

1. Full Plates Full Potential

   Jun 2014 — Present · Portland, ME, US

   Ending Student/childhood Hunger In Maine: Full Plates Full PotentialWhat’s The Issue?In Maine, of the children (1 in 5) are food insecure. Food insecurity is the most broadly-used measure of food deprivation in the United States. The USDA defines food insecurity as meaning “consistent access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources at times during the year.” The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) makes it possible for all school children in the United States to receive a nutritious lunch every school day. NSLP provides per meal cash reimbursements to schools as an entitlement to provide nutritious meals to children. This means that all eligible schools can participate and all children attending those schools can participate.USDA research indicates that children who participate in School Lunch have superior nutritional intakes compared to those who do not participate. Congress enacted the 1946 National School Lunch Act as a “measure of national security, to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation’s children.”In Maine, we have low-income / National School Lunch Program (NSLP) eligible students. However, only are enrolled in any of the available free or reduced school meal programs. Of those registered reports show that student NSLP participation is 70% and 40% participation for breakfast. Maine lags behind dozens of states and our goal is to change that reality by creating a vibrant partnership among government departments and private businesses like the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, the School Nutrition Council, UMaine Extension, the Agriculture Industry, Food Distributors and national and local non-profits and many others.

Education

• Boston College

  B.S.

  1987 — 1991

• Boston College - Wallace E. Carroll Graduate School of Management

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• Selling Skills
• Program Management
• Leadership
• Events
• New Business Development
• Innovation
• Business
• Entrepreneurship
• Marketing
• Strategic Planning
• Problem Solving
• Recruiting
• Nonprofits
• Marketing Strategy
• Fundraising
• Sales
• Start-Ups
• Social Media Marketing
• Social Media
• Business Development
• Quality Management
• Event Management
• Lead Generation
• Management Consulting
• Business Planning
• Management
• Change Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Organization
• Event Planning
• Customer Service
• Analytics
• Organizational Development
• Business Objects
• Hospitality
• Solution Selling
• Negotiation
• Strategy