2025 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
Steven Lyon, Ph.D.
Director, Food Safety - Field Operations
Chick-fil-A, Inc.
RETAILERS
Robin Forgey
AGMM, Food Safety and Quality Assurance
Costco Wholesale
Kathleen O'Donnell
Chief Scientist
Wegmans
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/PRODUCE
Ola Afolayan
Director of Global Food Safety and Regulatory
Kellanova
Sharon Birkett
Vice President, Global Food Safety and Quality Assurance
OSI Group, LLC
Chitsanzo Chiko Kachaje
Director of Quality Assurance and Food Safety ·
Home Market Foods
Julie Kuruc, Ph.D.
Leads the Food Safety Center of Excellence Food Safety Continuous Improvement Team
PepsiCo
Rebecca Guzy
Director of Research
Frick's Quality Meats
Deb Kane, MS
VP, Food Safety, Quality, EHSS & Regulatory
J&J Snack Foods Corp.
Monica Khoury
Senior Quality Expert
Nestle
Spir Marinakis
VP of Food Safety, Quality and Technical Services
Maple Leaf Foods
Drew McDonald
VP, Quality and Food Safety
Taylor Farms
Joan Menke-Schaenzer
Chief Quality Officer
Van Drunen Farms/FutureCeuticals
Nickolas Waters
Market Director, Food Safety
Sysco
ASSOCIATIONS/MEDIA
Adrienne Blume
Editorial Director
Food Safety Magazine
Natalie Dyenson
Chief Regulatory and Food Safety Officer
International Fresh Produce Association
Oscar Garrison
SVP of Food Safety
United Egg Producers
REGULATORY
Laura Gieraltowski, Ph.D., MPH
Foodborne Outbreak Response Team Lead
Centers for Disease Control
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
Shawn Stevens
Founder, Food Industry Consultant and Lawyer
Food Industry Counsel LLC
ACADEMIA
Alvin Lee, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Processing Innovation
Institute for Food Safety and Health
John W Spink, Ph.D.
Director, Food Fraud Prevention Academy & Assistant Professor
MSU
Matt Stasiewicz
Associate Professor of Applied Food Safety
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
GENERAL
Sharon Beals
Founder
SKKB-LLC
Lee-Ann Jaykus, Ph.D.
William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor & NoroCORE Scientific Director
North Carolina State University
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
William Lachowsky
Food Safety & Education Consultant
WML Consultants
Sara Mortimore
Founder
Sara Mortimore LLC
Donna F. Schaffner
(Retired from Rutgers University)
Food Safety & Training Consultant