Food Safety & Technology Council
The Food Safety & Technology Council represents the strongest technical resource to the fresh produce industry, with experts from all segments of the supply chain representing a majority of produce commodities and regions, as well as allied associations and organizations providing research and support services to the industry. The Council provides input on all significant issues affecting the industry, such as food safety, quality, microbiology, research, education, audit standards and practices, and regulation.
Current members of Food Safety & Technology Council:
Position |
Name |
Organization |
City |
State |
Chairman
|
Cheryl Enlow |
Renaissance Food Group |
Rancho Cordova |
CA |
Immediate Past Chairman
|
Drew McDonald |
Taylor Farms, Inc. |
Salinas |
CA |
Member
|
Francis Adenuga |
True Leaf Farms |
Salinas |
CA |
Member
|
Michael J Aerts |
Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association |
Maitland |
FL |
Member
|
Rebecca Anderson |
GLOBALG.A.P North America, Inc. |
Portland |
OR |
Member
|
Felice Arboisiere |
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. |
Monterey |
CA |
Member
|
Megan Arnold |
Robinson Fresh |
Eden Prairie |
MN |
Member
|
Amy Baker |
Peterson Farms Fresh |
Shelby |
MI |
Member
|
Tony Banegas |
Bonduelle Fresh Americas |
Irwindale |
CA |
Member
|
DeAnn Benesh |
3M Food Safety |
St. Paul |
MN |
Member
|
Rod Bernard |
Southern Specialties, Inc. |
Pompano Beach |
FL |
Member
|
Michael E. Bledsoe Ph.D. |
Village Farms International, Inc. |
Heathrow |
FL |
Member
|
Shaina Boak |
GloriAnn Farms, Inc. |
Tracy |
CA |
Member
|
Barbara Braden |
organicgirl |
Yuma |
AZ |
Member
|
James Brennan |
SmartWash Solutions |
Salinas |
CA |
Member
|
Donna Lynn Browne |
Naturipe Farms, LLC |
Salinas |
CA |
Member
|
Kate Burr |
Markon, Inc. |
Salinas |
CA |
Member
|
Marie Butler |
Taylor Farms - New Jersey |
Swedesboro |
NJ |
Member
|
Glenn Caulkins |
FreshDirect, LLC |
Long Island City |
NY |
Member
|
Peggy Cook, Ph.D., CFS |
Neogen Corporation |
Lansing |
MI |
Member
|
Shannon Cotta |
DiMare Newman |
Newman |
CA |
Member
|
James R Cranney Jr. |
California Citrus Quality Council |
Auburn |
CA |
Member
|
Will Daniels |
IEH Laboratories & Consulting Group |
Lake Forest Park |
WA |
Member
|
De Ann Davis PhD, DABT |
Western Growers |
Newport Beach |
CA |
Member
|
Suresh DeCosta |
Lipman Family Farms |
Immokalee |
FL |
Member
|
Jeff Dolan |
DiMare Newman |
Newman |
CA |
Member
|
Jennifer Dougherty |
USDA AMS Specialty Crops Program |
Washington |
DC |
Member
|
Ken Dreyer |
Decon7 |
Scottsdale |
AZ |
Member
|
Amy Duda-Kinder |
Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Inc. |
Oviedo |
FL |
Member
|
David Durkin |
OFW Law |
Washington |
DC |
Member
|
Barry Eisenberg Ph.D. |
|
Hollister |
CA |
Member
|
Annie Faller |
Gold Coast Packing Company, Inc. |
Santa Maria |
CA |
Member
|
Annie Faller |
Amazon Fresh |
Seattle |
WA |
Member
|
Daniel Skeeter Flores |
Fresh Texas |
San Antonio |
TX |
Member
|
Christopher Gerlach |
U.S. Apple Association |
Falls Church |
VA |
Member
|
Tim Gillam |
Diversified Restaurant Systems |
Milford |
CT |
Member
|
John Gurrisi R.E.H.S. |
Fresh Express, Inc. |
Windermere |
FL |
Member
|
Jeff Hall |
Canadian Produce Marketing Association |
Ottawa |
Canada |
Member
|
Barbara Hulick |
Produce Alliance |
Magnolia |
TX |
Member
|
Tim Jackson |
Driscoll's |
Watsonville |
CA |
Member
|
Michael Jantschke |
PRO*ACT, LLC |
Monterey |
CA |
Member
|
Traci Jensen |
River Point Farms, LLC |
Hermiston |
OR |
Member
|
Elena Jimenez |
Sunkist Growers, Inc. |
Lindsay |
CA |
Member
|
Michael Johnston |
APTAR Food + Beverage |
Atlanta |
GA |
Member
|
Jessica Jones |
Chick-fil-A, Inc. |
Atlanta |
GA |
Member
|
Lianna Kelly |
FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition |
College Park |
MD |
Member
|
Beverly Joan Kempf |
Castellini Companies |
Newport |
KY |
Member
|
Justin Kerr |
Factor IV Solutions, LLC |
Atascadero |
CA |
Member
|
Greg Komar |
California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement |
Salinas |
CA |
Member
|
Shira Kramer MHS, PhD |
Sterilex |
Hunt Valley |
MD |
Member
|
Sharan Lanini |
Pacific International Marketing |
Salinas |
CA |
Member
|
Susan Leaman |
iDecisionSciences |
Bellevue |
WA |
Member
|
Lacy Litten |
Innovative Produce Sales |
Santa Maria |
CA |
Member
|
Tom Lovelace |
McEntire Produce |
Columbia |
SC |
Member
|
Jeff Lucas |
Merieux NutriSciences USA |
Luling |
TX |
Member
|
Yaguang Luo |
USDA, ARS, Produce Quality & Safety Lab |
Beltsville |
MD |
Member
|
Richard Machado |
Agrian Inc. |
Clovis |
CA |
Member
|
Wendy Maduff |
The Wonderful Company |
Los Angeles |
CA |
Member
|
Ryan Masschelin |
RSM |
Greenwood Village |
CO |
Member
|
Pedro Mata |
ScanTech Sciences |
McAllen |
TX |
Member
|
Amanda May |
US Foods |
Rosemont |
IL |
Member
|
Maria McIntyre |
bioMerieux, Inc. |
Seattle |
WA |
Member
|
Michael Menes Ph.D |
True Organic Products |
Helm |
CA |
Member
|
Robert S. Mills |
The Harbinger Group, LLC |
Gonzales |
CA |
Member
|
Jeff Mitchell |
IFCO SYSTEMS, N.A. |
Tampa |
FL |
Member
|
Allison Moore |
Fresh Produce Association of the Americas |
Nogales |
AZ |
Member
|
Joelle Mosso |
Eurofins Scientific Inc |
Fresno |
CA |
Member
|
Gurmail S. Mudahar Ph.D. |
Tanimura & Antle |
Salinas |
CA |
Member
|
Ann Muriu |
H-E-B |
San Antonio |
TX |
Member
|
Gail Murray |
The Walt Disney Company |
Glendale |
CA |
Member
|
Beth Bland Oleson |
Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association |
LaGrange |
GA |
Member
|
Melissa Ortner |
Heinzen Manufacturing International |
Gilroy |
CA |
Member
|
Elis Owens |
Birko |
Henderson |
CO |
Member
|
Ashish Pandit |
Pom Wonderful, LLC |
Del Rey |
CA |
Member
|
Andrew Pandol |
Pandol Brothers, Inc. |
Delano |
CA |
Member
|
Tracy Parnell |
Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. |
Arvin |
CA |
Member
|
Alan Parry |
Dapicon |
Post Falls |
ID |
Member
|
Jacqueline Pelfrey |
Peak Foods LLC |
Troy |
OH |
Member
|
Jeffrey Priebe |
Danaco Solutions, LLC |
Highland Park |
IL |
Member
|
Gale Prince |
Sage Food Safety Consultants LLC |
Cincinnati |
OH |
Member
|
Jennifer Pulcipher |
North Bay Produce, Inc. |
Traverse City |
MI |
Member
|
Walter Ram |
The Giumarra Companies |
Los Angeles |
CA |
Member
|
Marcos P. Ramirez |
Ameri-Kleen |
Watsonville |
CA |
Member
|
Ron Ratto |
Ratto Bros., Inc. |
Salida |
CA |
Member
|
Joan Rosen |
JC Rosen Resources |
Pacific Grove |
CA |
Member
|
Baha Sadduk |
Coastline Family Farms |
Salinas |
CA |
Member
|
Sonia Salas |
Western Growers |
Newport Beach |
CA |
Member
|
Shane Sampels |
Sysco Corporation |
Houston |
TX |
Member
|
William Sanford |
Pennrose Farms |
Lakeland |
FL |
Member
|
Kristina Schoen |
Highland Ag Solutions |
Mulberry |
FL |
Member
|
Rusbelina Maria Silva |
4Earth Farms |
Los Angeles |
CA |
Member
|
Kim Snyder |
Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. |
Royal Oaks |
CA |
Member
|
Wendell M. Stockton |
Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. |
Bakersfield |
CA |
Member
|
Joe Stout |
Commercial Food Sanitation, LLC |
Harahan |
LA |
Member
|
German Suarez |
The Fresh Food Group - Country Fresh, LLC. |
The Woodlands |
TX |
Member
|
Christopher Summers |
Mission Produce, Inc. |
Oxnard |
CA |
Member
|
Trevor V. Suslow |
University of California, Davis |
Davis |
CA |
Member
|
Lourdes R Tamborello |
Del Monte Fresh Produce, N.A., Inc. |
Plant City |
FL |
Member
|
Max Teplitski |
Produce Marketing Association |
Newark |
DE |
Member
|
Daniel Thullen |
Suntreat Packing & Shipping Co. |
Dinuba |
CA |
Member
|
Kate Tynan |
Northwest Horticultural Council |
Yakima |
WA |
Member
|
Ana Urbano |
Cabbage, Inc. |
Vermillion |
OH |
Member
|
Angela Valadez |
Publix Super Markets, Inc. |
Lakeland |
FL |
Member
|
Eric Valenzuela |
California Giant Berry Farms |
Watsonville |
CA |
Member
|
Eric Vandercook |
The JSB Group, LLC |
Greenfield |
MA |
Member
|
Richard Warsaw |
GreenGate Fresh, LLLP |
Salinas |
CA |
Member
|
Steve Warshawer |
MT Agricultural Enterprises |
Santa Fe |
NM |
Member
|
Brittany Wiebe |
Ecolab, Inc. |
St. Paul |
MN |
Member
|
Robert Ziel |
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Staff Coordinator
|
Emily Griep |
United Fresh Produce Association |
Washington |
DC |
Staff Coordinator
|
Jennifer McEntire |
United Fresh Produce Association |
Washington |
DC |
Staff Coordinator
|
Katie McGowan |
United Fresh Produce Association |
Washington |
DC |