GRAPEVINE Texas The Women’s Foodservice Forum opened its 20th annual convention on Sunday with an address by “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts and the naming of Barbara Kane as the group’s 2009 Volunteer of the Year.
Kane, an assistant vice president for industry relations at Ecolab Inc., had served the WFF as the chair of the 2008 Executive Women’s Summit and helped in strategic planning for the Executive Programming Committee. She was honored in a ceremony at the opening of the WFF’s 2009 annual leadership development conference at the Gaylord Texan Resort here.
Roberts, who has worked in broadcasting for more than 20 years, told attendees that her public battle with and successful treatment for breast cancer in 2007 provided her an opportunity to help educate the public on the disease. “Make your mess your message,” she said.
She also urged more than a thousand attendees at the opening keynote address to “dream big, focus small” on their passions to enhance their success.
The WFF conference continues through Wednesday.
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