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    Steering Committee

    Steering Committee members are professionals
    from key stakeholder organizations representing
    food industry associations, extension educators
    and regulators.
    The Steering Committee helps
    identify the training needs and commodity -or
    sector-specific materials and resources that may
    be adapted or adopted by the Alliance in fulfilling
    its mission, and in drafting training modules and units.

    Committee Members

    Glenn Black, PhD
    Director of Operations, Food Protection
    Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)

    Diane Barrett, PhD
    Fruit and Vegetable Produce Specialist, Site Director
    Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging
    University of California—Davis

    Mary-Fran Bodick
    Training Officer
    FDA/Division of Human Resource Development

    Robert E. Brackett, PhD
    Vice President, IIT and Director, Institute for Food Safety and Health
    Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH)
    Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)

    Benjamin Chapman, PhD
    Assistant Professor and Food Safety Specialist
    North Carolina State University

    Claudia Coles
    Food Safety Program Officer
    Washington State Department of Agriculture

    Debra DeVlieger
    Consumer Safety Officer
    Bainbridge Island Resident Post
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    Nancy Doyle
    FDA-DHRD
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    David Fairfield
    Director of Feed Services
    National Grain and Feed Association

    Donna Garren, PhD
    Vice President, Regulatory and Technical Affairs
    American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI)

    David Gombas, PhD
    Senior Vice President, Food Safety and Technology
    United Fresh Produce Association

    Randy Gordon
    Acting President
    National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA)

    John T. Hoffman
    Senior Research Fello
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    National Center for Food Protection and Defense
    University of Minnesota

    William C. Hurst, Ph.D.
    Professor and Outreach Coordinator
    University of Georgia—Athens

    John Larkin, PhD
    Chief, Process Engineering Branch
    Supervisory Food Technologist
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    Jianghong Meng, DVM, MPVM, PhD
    Director and Professor
    Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)
    University of Maryland

    Ramkishan Rao, PhD
    National Program Leader, USDA-NIFA
    National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
    U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

    Lee Sanders, CAE
    Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Public Affairs/Corporate Secretary
    American Bakers Association

    Don Schaffner, PhD
    Professor and Director, Center for Advanced Food Technology
    Rutgers University

    Jenny Scott
    Senior Advisor
    Office of Food Safety
    Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    Richard Sellers
    Vice President, Feed Regulation and Nutrition
    American Feed Industry Association

    Katie Swanson, PhD
    President, KMJ Swanson Food Safety, Inc.
    FSPCA Project Manager, Curriculum Development
    Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance

    Robert D. Waltz, PhD
    State Chemist and Seed Commissioner
    Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO)

    Jason Wan, PhD
    Associate Director and Research Professor
    Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH)
    Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)

    Janet Williams
    FDA / ORA Training Officer
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    Gerald Wojtala
    Executive Director
    International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI)

    Purnendu C. Vasavada, PhD
    FSPCA Project Manager, Outreach and Fellow, FDA-ORISE
    Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance

    Kim R. Young
    Deputy Director, Division of Compliance
    Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    NEW! Meeting Summaries
    Links to Meeting Summaries Below

    Committee Meetings

    2013 Meetings

    January 25
    March 13
    April 10

    2012 Meetings

    January 11       
    February 8
    February 22
    March 7
    March 21
    April 4
    April 18
    May 2
    May 16
    May 30
    June 13
    June 27
    July 11
    August 27
    September 12
    October 23
    December 5
    December 12-13


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