Lisa Poggas

I am a visionary and award winning leader who has designed, built, and successfully operated multiple departments in 3 separate facilities. I am a turn-around specialist and have been brought into "failing" departments to improve employee morale, productivity, turnover, patient satisfaction, while increasing revenue and reducing costs. My passion is determining the strengths of each team member to build highly engaged and productive teams that provide services that exceed customer' expectations. I have been leading and mentoring hundreds of employees over 20 years while reaching the highest tier employee satisfaction. I have done extensive event planning for local, regional and national associations from 1 day seminars to week long conferences. I have given highly rated presentations on nutrition, food safety, sustainability and employee retention/engagement through webinars, panel discussions and workshops. My specialities are:*Strategic business design, development, promotion and execution for department specific and hospital wide projects.*Employee coaching and development*Passionate public speaker*Successful Events Planner for regional and national conferences*Extensive knowledge of food service distribution, procurement and bid processes to meet cost parameters. *Creates innovative menus that are nutritious, delicious and budget friendly.