ACTE/Family Consumer Science Education Citation Award - Citation Award Presented to Missouri Restaurant Association
Leone Herring, Missouri ProStart Coordinator
Rachel Gonzalez, Association of Career and Technical Educators (ACTE), Family Consumer Sciences Vice President
At the annual conference of the National Association of Career and Technical Educators (ACTE), in San Antonio, Texas, the Missouri Restaurant Association was named the recipient of the 2018 Citation Award. This award is presented to one business or industry person or group each year in recognition for outstanding support of Family Consumer Sciences.
Missouri Restaurant Association (MRA) received this award for actively supporting and reinforcing the partnership between Missouri Restaurant Association and Family Consumer Sciences and Human Services Section of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). This relationship has been in place for 16 years and is the basis for the existence of the ProStart program in Missouri. ProStart in Missouri is taught in 97 schools throughout the state with over 5,500 students actively learning about culinary and restaurant management careers.
Leone Herring, Missouri ProStart Coordinator was present to accept the award on behalf of the Missouri Restaurant Association. Missouri ProStart educators attending the conference were also present at the awards ceremony.
Missouri ProStart Educators attending the 2018 ACTE Visions Conference present at the awards presentation.
Back row, left to right – Betty Glasgow, Bolivar; Ginny Stone, St. Joseph; Michelle Brinkley, Lebanon;
Front row, left to right – Louise Lunkenheimer, Nevada; Jayla Smith, Jamesport; Charlotte Gray, Wentzville; Leone Herring, MO ProStart Coordinator; Kathy Nash, President NATFACS, Lee’s Summit
ACTE/Family Consumer Science Education Outstanding Service Award - Leone Herring Receives Outstanding Contributions Award
The Outstanding Contributions Award was presented to Leone Herring by Rachel Gonzalez, Association of Career and Technical Educators (ACTE), Family Consumer Sciences Vice President. The award was presented by the ACTE Family and Consumer Science Division at the ACTE Visions Conference.
Leone spent 12 years at the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Three years were spent developing professional development materials for the Office of Special Education. For nine years, Leone worked in the Office of College and Career Readiness in Family Consumer Sciences and Human Services. She served for five years as a Supervisor with responsibilities for Hospitality and Tourism programming, MoEFACS Summer Conference, curriculum development and educator support. In January 2014, Leone became the Director of the Family Consumer Sciences and Human Services Division (FCS&HS). During this time, new FCS&HS programs were developed, new district programs were started, and programs became industry connected.
In 2017-18, Leone traveled the state visiting over 100 school districts conducting workshops for educators, administrators, and core data staff discussing FCS&HS approved program requirements, alignment with industry standards, Perkins and DESE funding and program requirements. After four and half years as Director, Leone retired in June 2018.
For more information on ProStart, contact John LaRocca and Leone Herring, Missouri ProStart Coordinators - prostart@morestaurants.org.