Natasha Bangel
Senior Manager National FSQA
Taylor Farms

Natasha Bangel-Askren has over 20 years of experience in the food industry. Natasha is currently the Sr. Manager of National FSQA for Taylor Fresh Foods where she is responsible for regulatory compliance and audit readiness. Previously, she was responsible for the Global Food Safety program at Hill’s Pet Nutrition a subsidiary of Colgate Palmolive. Natasha has held key Food Safety and Quality and Operations positions across various industries. She was a Consumer Safety Inspector for the USDA; Quality and Food Safety Manager for CJ Foods; Process Control Manager and Operations Manager for Carando (Smithfield Foods). Natasha holds a Masters of Science degree in Food Science from Kansas State University and Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science from University of Connecticut. She is a HACCP Instructor and a Lead Instructor for FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food and Animal Food. Additionally, she holds certifications in Intentional Adulteration, Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP), Better Process Control School, Advanced SQF Practitioner, Seafood and Juice HACCP, Food Defense, and Lean Six Sigma- Green Belt.