There are approximately 500 ANFP chapter and district leaders. ANFP volunteers are unpaid, but passionate, and work hard to provide benefits to members on a local level through educational programs, networking opportunities, and connections to professional growth. ANFP would not be the organization it is without their support and desire to make a difference. They help the organization to spread awareness of member benefits and the credential through education, newsletters, and word of mouth.

Volunteer Opportunities

President: Liaison between your state chapter and ANFP Headquarters. Help other officers with their roles. Develop agenda for board and business meetings. Oversee all chapter activities. Train President-elect in your duties.

President-elect: Acquaint yourself with the responsibilities of the president. This is the time to ask questions, secure information, and make plans. Assume the duties of the president’s office in the absence or disability of the president. Carry out activities assigned to you by the president.

Secretary: Write and send all notices of the executive board and membership meetings. Bring a copy of previous meeting minutes for the year to all executive board and membership meetings. Responsible for taking and preparing the meeting minutes. Send a copy of the meeting minutes to each executive board officer and the ANFP national office.

Treasurer: Responsible for maintaining the financial records for the state and district chapters including: Maintaining checking and savings accounts, reporting the financial condition of the chapter to the board and the membership, and preparing a budget.

Education Chair/Committee: Assist certified dietary managers with obtaining prior approval for educational sessions. Responsible for maintaining information on local educational programs, workshops, and seminars that are approved for continuing education continuing education (CE) hour credit; then making that information available to certified dietary managers in your state.

Membership Chair/Committee: Become familiar with the membership structure for the Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals, including the different member types and the eligibility qualifications for each one. Contact new members, potential members and dropped members throughout the year in order to recruit and retain ANFP members in your state.

Newsletter Editor: Reach your state membership through newsletters. Make certain the items are timely, featuring correct information of interest to the members. Plan a budget for the production of your publication. Determine costs for typing/typesetting, printing, postage, etc. so you can prepare an annual budget.

Webmaster: Responsible for updating state website. Contact ANFP Chapter Relations Department with the content needed to be updated on the website.