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Suzette Stalker Suzette Stalker
Director of Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory Compliance
Target Corporation

Suzette Stalker is a Director of Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory compliance at Target Corporation. Suzette is responsible for food safety standards and programs at Target, covering nearly 2,000 stores and over 60 supply chain facilities. She has been with Target since 2012 and in her current role since May 2019. Suzette leads a team committed to food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance programs for food, beverage, and pet food products. This work encompasses owned brand supplier manufacturing facilities, product labeling, produce farms, supply chain facilities, retail stores, and managing food recalls.

Prior to her current role, Suzette led teams to develop and execute comprehensive internal audits of food safety and operational risks across the company. Before joining Target, Suzette gained valuable food safety and quality experience in manufacturing with roles at Agropur and Schroeder Milk Company, where she implemented Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) programs across multiple factories. Suzette holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the College of St. Scholastica.