2024 Educational Advisory Board (EAB)
FOOD SERVICE
Ata (Al) Baroudi, Ph.D.
VP, QA & Food Safety
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
Kerry Bridges
Vice President, Food Safety
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Jorge Hernandez
VP, Quality Assurance
The Wendy's Company
RETAILERS
Mahipal Kunduru
Vice President, Quality Assurance
Topco Associates
Sara Mortimore
Former Vice President, Global Food Safety
Walmart Inc
Glenn Stolowski
Manager Retail Quality Assurance
HEB
Michael Wood, Ph.D.
Manager, Food Safety & Quality
Kroger
Jeremy Zenlea
Head Health and Safety, Office of General Council
Eg America
MANUFACTURING/ DISTRIBUTION
Sharon Beals
Founder
SKKB-LLC
Chitsanzo Chiko Kachaje
Director of Quality Assurance and Food Safety ·
Home Market Foods
Oscar Garrison
SVP of Food Safety
United Egg Producers
Rebecca Guzy
Director of Research
Frick's Quality Meats
Deb Kane, MS
VP, Food Safety, Quality, EHSS & Regulatory
J&J Snack Foods Corp.
Spir Marinakis
VP of Food Safety, Quality and Technical Services
Maple Leaf Foods
Ann Marie McNamara
Former VP Food Safety and Quality for Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Commercialization
US Foods
Joan Menke-Schaenzer
Chief Quality Officer
Van Drunen Farms/FutureCeuticals
Nickolas Waters
Market Director, Food Safety
Sysco
PRODUCE
Natalie Dyenson
Chief Regulatory and Food Safety Officer
International Fresh Produce Association
Drew McDonald
VP, Quality and Food Safety
Taylor Farms
REGULATORY
Tim Jackson
Regulatory, Sr. Science Advisor
FDA
Glenda Lewis, M.S.P.H
Director, Retail Food Protection Staff
FDA
Steven Mandernach
Executive Director
Association of Food & Drug Officials (AFDO)
Brendan Niemira, Ph.D.
Research Leader
USDA
ACADEMIA
Lee-Ann Jaykus, Ph.D.
William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor & NoroCORE Scientific Director
North Carolina State University
William Lachowsky
Food Safety & Education Consultant
WML Consultants
Alvin Lee, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Processing Innovation
Institute for Food Safety and Health
Donna Schaffner, MS
Retired from Rutgers University
John W Spink, Ph.D.
Director, Food Fraud Prevention Academy & Assistant Professor
MSU
GENERAL
Chirag Bhatt, RS, CCFS
Director – Regulatory Affairs (Environmental Health)
HS GovTech
Adrienne Blume
Editorial Director
Food Safety Magazine
Lone Jespersen, Ph.D.
Principal
Cultivate
Cindy Jiang
Senior Director of Global Food Safety Risk Management
McDonalds - Retired
Larry Keener
President and CEO
International Product Safety Consultants
Gillian Kelleher
CEO
Kelleher Consultants LLC
Hal King, Ph.D.
Managing Partner
Active Food Safety
Shawn Stevens
Founder, Food Industry Consultant and Lawyer
Food Industry Counsel LLC