Owner and President Brenda Yanney has been with Show-Me Food & Nutrition Services since January 2004 as a long-term care consultant, providing services that include nutrition assessment, nutrition education, medical nutrition therapy, assisting with and monitoring for regulatory compliance, staff in-service training, food service management, and menu development.

Brenda’s previous experience includes over 20 years in acute care, initially as a clinical dietitian in Nebraska, and later as Assistant Director and then Director of Food & Nutrition Services in hospitals in Independence and Lee’s Summit, MO.

Brenda has a B.S. in Dietetics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a M.A. in Business from Webster University, Kansas City. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Dietetics in Health Care Communities practice group, and the Missouri Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Brenda has ServSafe certification. Brenda purchased the company from Mary Anne Drake in May 2016.