2025 Educational Advisory Board (EAB)
FOOD SERVICE
![Al Baroudi, PhD](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/baroudi_al.jpg)
Ata (Al) Baroudi, Ph.D.
VP, QA & Food Safety
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
![Kerry Bridges](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/bridges.jpg)
Kerry Bridges
Vice President, Food Safety
Chipotle Mexican Grill
![Jorge Hernandez](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/hernandez_jorge.jpg)
Jorge Hernandez
VP, Quality Assurance
The Wendy's Company
![Steven Lyon](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/EAB/lyon.jpg)
Steven Lyon, Ph.D.
Director, Food Safety - Field Operations
Chick-fil-A, Inc.
RETAILERS
![Robin Forgey](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/forgey.jpg)
Robin Forgey
AGMM, Food Safety and Quality Assurance
Costco Wholesale
![Kathleen O'Donnell](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/odonnell.jpg)
Kathleen O'Donnell
Chief Scientist
Wegmans
![Glenn Stolowski](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/stolowski.jpg)
Glenn Stolowski
Manager Retail Quality Assurance
HEB
![Michael Wood](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/wood-michael.jpg)
Michael Wood, Ph.D.
Manager, Food Safety & Quality
Kroger
![zenlea.jpg](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/zenlea.jpg)
Jeremy Zenlea
Head Health and Safety, Office of General Council
Eg America
MANUFACTURING/DISTRIBUTION/PRODUCE
![Ola Afolayan](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/afolayan.jpg)
Ola Afolayan
Director of Global Food Safety and Regulatory
Kellanova
![Mahirwan Bhagia](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/baghia.webp)
Mahirwan Bhagia
Vice President, Global Food Safety
PepsiCo
![Sharon Birkett](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/birkett.webp)
Sharon Birkett
VP, North America Quality and Food Protection
OSI Group, LLC
![Chitsanzo Chiko Kachaje](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/kachaje.jpg)
Chitsanzo Chiko Kachaje
Director of Quality Assurance and Food Safety ·
Home Market Foods
![Rebecca Guzy](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/guzy.jpg)
Rebecca Guzy
Director of Research
Frick's Quality Meats
![Deb Kane, MS](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/kane_deb.jpg)
Deb Kane, MS
VP, Food Safety, Quality, EHSS & Regulatory
J&J Snack Foods Corp.
![Monica Khory](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/khoury.jpg)
Monica Khoury
Senior Quality Expert
Nestle
![Spir Marinakis](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/marinakis.jpg)
Spir Marinakis
VP of Food Safety, Quality and Technical Services
Maple Leaf Foods
![Drew McDonald](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/mcdonald.jpg)
Drew McDonald
VP, Quality and Food Safety
Taylor Farms
![Joan Menke-Schaenzer](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/menke_joan.jpg)
Joan Menke-Schaenzer
Chief Quality Officer
Van Drunen Farms/FutureCeuticals
![Nick Waters](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/waters.jpg)
Nickolas Waters
Market Director, Food Safety
Sysco
ASSOCIATIONS/MEDIA
![Adrienne Blume](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/blume.jpg)
Adrienne Blume
Editorial Director
Food Safety Magazine
![Natalie Dyenson](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/dyenson.jpg)
Natalie Dyenson
Chief Regulatory and Food Safety Officer
International Fresh Produce Association
![Oscar Garrison](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/garrison_oscar.jpg)
Oscar Garrison
SVP of Food Safety
United Egg Producers
REGULATORY
![Laura Gieraltowski](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/gieraltowski_laura.jpg)
Laura Gieraltowski, Ph.D., MPH
Foodborne Outbreak Response Team Lead
Centers for Disease Control
![tim jackson](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/jackson.jpg)
Tim Jackson
Regulatory, Sr. Science Advisor
FDA
![Glenda Lewis, M.S.P.H](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/lewis_glenda.jpg)
Glenda Lewis, M.S.P.H
Director, Retail Food Protection Staff
FDA
![Steven Mandernach](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/mandernach_steven.jpg)
Steven Mandernach
Executive Director
Association of Food & Drug Officials (AFDO)
![Brendan Niemira](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/niemiera_brendan.jpg)
Brendan Niemira, Ph.D.
Research Leader
USDA
![Shawn Stevens](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/stevens_shawn.jpg)
Shawn Stevens
Founder, Food Industry Consultant and Lawyer
Food Industry Counsel LLC
ACADEMIA
![Alvin Lee, PhD, MASM](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/lee_alvin.jpg)
Alvin Lee, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Processing Innovation
Institute for Food Safety and Health
![John Spink](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/spink_john.jpg)
John W Spink, Ph.D.
Director, Food Fraud Prevention Academy & Assistant Professor
MSU
![Matthew Stasiewicz](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/stasiewicz.jpg)
Matt Stasiewicz
Associate Professor of Applied Food Safety
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
GENERAL
![Sharon Beals](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/beals.jpg)
Sharon Beals
Founder
SKKB-LLC
![Lee-Ann Jaykus](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/jaykus_leeann.jpg)
Lee-Ann Jaykus, Ph.D.
William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor & NoroCORE Scientific Director
North Carolina State University
![Lone Jespersen](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/jespersen.jpg)
Lone Jespersen, Ph.D.
Principal
Cultivate
![Cindy Jiang](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/jiang.jpg)
Cindy Jiang
Senior Director of Global Food Safety Risk Management
McDonalds - Retired
![larry keener](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/keener.jpg)
Larry Keener
President and CEO
International Product Safety Consultants
![kelleher_gillian.jpg](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/kelleher_gillian.jpg)
Gillian Kelleher
CEO
Kelleher Consultants LLC
![lachowsky_william](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/lachowsky_william.jpg)
William Lachowsky
Food Safety & Education Consultant
WML Consultants
![Sara Mortimore](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/EAB/mortimore.jpg)
Sara Mortimore
Former Vice President, Global Food Safety
Walmart Inc
![Donna Schaffner, MS](/ext/resources/FSS_Event/Static_Pages/Speakers/schaffner_donna.jpg)
Donna F. Schaffner
(Retired from Rutgers University)
Food Safety & Training Consultant