2023 Speakers
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TOWN HALL

Sandra Eskin
Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety
United States Department of Agriculture

Robert Tauxe, MD, MPH
Director, DFWED, NCEZID, DDID
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Angela Anandappa, Ph.D.
CEO
Alliance for Advanced Sanitation

Karleigh Bacon
Director, US Supply Chain Food Safety, Science, and Regulatory
McDonald's

Steven Ball
Supply Chain Systems Manager
Wegmans Food Markets

Mindy Brashears, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, International Center for Food Industry Excellence
Texas Tech University

Philip Bronstein, PhD
Assistant Administrator Office of Field Operations Food Safety and Inspection Service
USDA

John Butts
Founder and Principal
FoodSafetyByDesign, LLC

Jean C Buzby, Ph.D.
USDA Food Loss and Waste Liaison, Office of the Chief Economist
USDA

Conrad Choiniere
Director of the Office of Analytics and Outreach
FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

David Clifford
Food Safety Director
Nestle USA

Lana Coppolino Suarez
Associate Chief, Materials Management Branch, OLEM/ORCR/RCSD
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Darin Detwiler, MA.Ed
Assistant Teaching Professor
Northeastern University

Natalie Dyenson, MPH
VP, Food Safety & Quality
Dole Food Company, Inc.

Ashley Eisenbeiser
Senior Director, Food and Product Safety
FMI

Jay Ellingson, Ph.D.
Chief Science and Food Protection Officer
KwikTrip

Reinaldo Figueiredo
Vice President - Conformity Assessment Strategy
Chair ISO's Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO)

Anne Gerardi
Senior Manager
Global Food Safety Initiative at The Consumer Goods Forum

Maile Gradison
Partner
Hogan Lovells

Duane Grassmann
Corporate Quality Management Hygienist
Nestle USA

Timothy Hsu
Director of Health Technology Initiatives
AFDO/RAPS Healthcare Products Collaborative

Tim Jackson
Regulatory, Sr. Science Advisor
FDA

Lance Jensen
Senior Director Food Safety & Health Operations
Walmart

Priya Kadam, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor Food Safety and Science
FDA/CFSAN/Office of Food Safety

Tim King
Founding Partner
Quality Matters LLC

Kathy Knuston
Food and Cannabis Consultant
Author of "Food Safety Lessons for Cannabis-Infused Edibles"

Mike Learakos
President/CEO
Abound Food Care

Alvin Lee, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Processing Innovation
Institute for Food Safety and Health

Sharon Lindan Mayl
Partner, DLA Piper
former Senior Advisor for Policy to the Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response at FDA

Lisa Jo Lupo
Director, Communications
The Acheson Group (TAG)

Drew MacDonald
VP, Quality and Food Safety
Taylor Farms

Spir Marinakis
VP of Food Safety, Quality and Technical Services
Maple Leaf Foods

Ann Marie McNamara
VP Food Safety and Quality for Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Commercialization
US Foods

George Misko
Partner
Keller and Heckman

Roger Muse
Vice President, Business Development
ANAB

Brendan Niemira, Ph.D.
Research Leader, Food Safety and Interventions Reseach Unit
USDA-ARS Eastern Regional Research Center

Brian Olney
VP of Quality Assurance, Food Safety & Manufacturing
Wegmans Food Markets

Nick Pacciti
Consultant
Cold Chain Development and Operations

Rita Palmer
Director QA and Regulatory
Papa John's Pizza

Donald Prater, D.V.M
Associate Commissioner for Imported Food Safety
FDA Office of Food Policy and Response

Brian Perry
Senior Vice President Food Safety, Quality
TreeHouse Foods

Robert Prevendar
Director of Global Food Safety & QA
Yum! Brands

Greg Sanders
Senior Manager of Food Safety Operations
Walmart

Angie Siemens
Vice President, Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory
Cargill

John Spink
Director, Food Fraud Prevention Academy;
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University

Matthew Jon Stasiewicz
Associate Professor of Applied Food Safety
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Chris Waldrup
Senior Health Scientist
FDA

Nicholas Waters
Market Director, Food Safety
Sysco

Weldon Williams
Vice President, Standards & Operational Excellence
HAVI

Michael Wood, Ph.D.
Manager, Food Safety & Quality
Kroger

Lily Yang
Senior Manager, Food Safety
The Acheson Group (TAG)
SOLUTIONS STAGE PRESENTERS

Ellie Girard
Southern California District Manager
LUBRIPLATE Lubricants Company
TECH TENT PRESENTERS
CERTIFICATE/CERTIFICATION COURSE INSTRUCTORS

Roy Fenoff, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice
The Military College of South Carolina (The Citadel)

William Lachowsky
Project Manager, Food Safety Training
Food Processing Human Resources Council

Barry Parsons
Vice President Consulting
Cenza Smart

Judy Perry
Senior Scientist
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

Donna Schaffner
Associate Director: Food Safety, Quality Assurance & Training
Rutgers University - Food Innovation Centers

Nancy Scharlach, CFSQA
President, Chief Technical Director, Global FSVP Qualified Individual
PCQI & Food Safety Professional

John Spink
Director, Food Fraud Prevention Academy;
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University