Food Safety & Technology Council

Position

Name

Organization

City

State

Chairman

Walter Ram

The Giumarra Companies

Los Angeles

CA

Vice-Chairman

Bob Elliott

Sunkist Growers, Inc.

Fontana

CA

Member

Shibu Abraham

FMC Peroxygens

Princeton

NJ

Member

Susan Ajeska

NewStar Fresh Foods, LLC

Salinas

CA

Member

Bassam Annous Ph.D.

USDA, ARS, ERRC, Bassam Annous

Wyndmoor

PA

Member

Walt Armijo

Lighthouse FS&Q

Salinas

CA

Member

Megan Arnold

C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Solvang

CA

Member

Stanley Bailey

bioMerieux, Inc.

Hazelwood

MO

Member

John Beaulieu Ph.D.

USDA, ARS, SRRC, John Beaulieu

New Orleans

LA

Member

Roger A Becker

Gold Coast Packing Company, Inc.

Santa Maria

CA

Member

Ed Beckman

California Tomato Farmers

Fresno

CA

Member

DeAnn Benesh

3M Food Safety

St. Paul

MN

Member

Sally Blackman

Canadian Produce Marketing Association

Ottawa

Canada

Member

Daniel A Botts

Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association

Maitland

FL

Member

Jeffrey Brandenburg

The JSB Group, LLC

Greenfield

MA

Member

Jim Brennan

Alliance of Technical Professionals

Pleasanton

CA

Member

Scott L Burnett

Ecolab, Inc.

Eagan

MN

Member

Hap Carr

Titan Farms, LLC

Ridge Spring

SC

Member

Deborah Carter

Northwest Horticultural Council

Yakima

WA

Member

Megan Chedwick

Church Brothers, LLC

Salinas

CA

Member

Chris Bartley Christian

California Strawberry Commission

Watsonville

CA

Member

Loreena Cook

Condies Foods, Inc.

Salt Lake City

UT

Member

James R Cranney Jr.

California Citrus Quality Council

Auburn

CA

Member

Will Daniels

Earthbound Farm

San Juan Bautista

CA

Member

Suresh Decosta

McDonald's Corporation

Oak Brook

IL

Member

Amy Duda-Kinder

A. Duda & Sons, Inc.

Oviedo

FL

Member

Chris Dzuik

H-E-B

San Antonio

TX

Member

Barry Eisenberg Ph.D.

Member

Phil Elliott

Grocery Manufacturers Association

Washington

DC

Member

Thea Eubanks

NewStar Fresh Foods, LLC

Salinas

CA

Member

Lisa Fuentes-Intveld

The Nunes Company, Inc.

Salinas

CA

Member

Micah Fuson

Apio, Inc.

Guadalupe

CA

Member

Tom Gautreaux

Maxwell Chase Technologies, LLC

Atlanta

GA

Member

Zizi Gibbs

Mann Packing Company

Salinas

CA

Member

Hank Giclas

Western Growers

Newport Beach

CA

Member

Bob Gravani Ph.D.

Cornell University, Bob Gravani

Ithaca

NY

Member

Albert R Green

Six L's Packing Co., Inc.

Immokalee

FL

Member

Scott Grow

G.O. Fresh

Minneapolis

MN

Member

John Gurrisi R.E.H.S.

Darden

Orlando

FL

Member

Valerie Hannig

The Oppenheimer Group

Wilmington

DE

Member

Johnna Hepner

Produce Marketing Association

Newark

DE

Member

Toni Hofer

Raley's Family of Fine Stores

W. Sacramento

CA

Member

Scott Horsfall

California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement

Sacramento

CA

Member

William Hurst

University of Georgia, Bill Hurst

Athens

GA

Member

Michael Jantschke

Pro*Act, LLC

Monterey

CA

Member

Beverly Joan Kempf

Club Chef

Covington

KY

Member

Justin Kerr

Sanitation Specialists, LLC

Watsonville

CA

Member

Andrew Kesler

Jack in the Box, Inc.

San Diego

CA

Member

Karan Khurana

Pulse Instruments

Van Nuys

CA

Member

Jeanna Kilmer

Silliker, Inc.

Chicago

IL

Member

John Kolenski

The Kroger Company

Cincinnati

OH

Member

Greg Komar

Growers Express

Salinas

CA

Member

Mahipal Reddy Kunduru Ph.D.

Safeway, Inc.

Pleasanton

CA

Member

Scott Lawson

Syngenta Crop Protection

Greensboro

NC

Member

Frank Lichtner

T-Systems International, Inc.

San Diego

CA

Member

Glenn Long

SK Foods

Lemoore

CA

Member

Tom Lovelace

McEntire Produce

Columbia

SC

Member

Yaguang Luo

USDA, ARS, Produce Quality & Safety Lab

Beltsville

MD

Member

Tom Mack

Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.

Soledad

CA

Member

Donald Mayfield

Cabbage, Inc.

Westlake

OH

Member

Drew McDonald

Taylor Farms, Inc.

Salinas

CA

Member

Ted McKinney

Elanco Animal Health

Greenfield

IN

Member

Bob Mills

Misionero Vegetables

Gonzales

CA

Member

Robert Morrissey

National Watermelon Association, Inc.

Plant City

FL

Member

Gurmail S. Mudahar Ph.D.

Tanimura & Antle

Salinas

CA

Member

David Mueller

Fresh From Texas/Energy Sprouts, Inc.

San Antonio

TX

Member

Gail Murray

Disney Consumer Products

Glendale

CA

Member

Jerry Noland

Safeway, Inc.

Pleasanton

CA

Member

Beth Oleson

Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association

LaGrange

GA

Member

Courtney Parker

Fresh Express, Inc.

Salinas

CA

Member

Sean Picquelle

Taco Bell

Irvine 92618

CA

Member

Paulette Pierson

Monsanto

St. Louis

MO

Member

William M Pool

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Rochester

NY

Member

Joshua Porbeni

Club Chef

Covington

KY

Member

Gale Prince

Your Food Safety Coach

Cincinnati

OH

Member

Keith Refsnider

Driscoll's

Watsonville

CA

Member

Rob Robbins

Product Safety First

Fresno

CA

Member

Victor C Robelet

Carlson AirFlo Merchandising Systems

Brooklyn Park

MN

Member

Michael Roberson

Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Lakeland

FL

Member

Joan Rosen

Fresh Express, Inc.

Salinas

CA

Member

Mansour Samadpour Ph.D

IEH Laboratories & Consulting Group

Lake Forest Park

WA

Member

Nivia Santiago

Gills Onions, LLC

Oxnard

CA

Member
Member

Nancy Shimabukuro

Walter P. Rawl & Sons, Inc.

Pelion

SC

Member

Amy Smith Ph.D

Dupont Qualicon

Wilmington

DE

Member

Brian Stepien

Growers Express

Salinas

CA

Member

Greggory K Storey Ph.D.

Bayer CropScience

Research Triangle Park

NC

Member

Wilfred A Sumner

Scientific Certification Systems

Emeryville

CA

Member

Jeff P. Thomas

Target Corporation

Minneapolis

MN

Member

Steve Tripp

Pacific International Marketing

Salinas

CA

Member

Kari Lee Valdes

River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC

Salinas

CA

Member

Tony Valenzuela

Naturipe Berry Growers, Inc.

Salinas

CA

Member

Mary Van Ryn

Bejo Seeds, Inc.

Oceano

CA

Member

Robert J Whitaker Ph.D.

Produce Marketing Association

Newark

DE

Member

Thomas Young Ph.D.

Del Monte Fresh Produce, N.A., Inc.

Miami

FL

Member

Brian Zomorodi

Ready Pac Foods, Inc.

Irwindale

CA