Conference Speakers
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       Dr. Jasna KovacAssociate Professor at The Pennsylvania State University's Department of Food Science 
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       Gary GoesselThe Acheson Group 
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       April BishopFood Safety Consultant 
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       David HatchVice President, Marketing - Digital Solutions Neogen Corporation 
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       Dr. Lee-Ann JaykusDistinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Food, Biprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University 
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      Dr. Jean BuzbyUSDA Food Loss and Waste Liaison in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Chief Economist 
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       Karl ThorsonCorporate Global Food Safety and Sanitation Manager, General Mills. 
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       Dr. John ButtsIndustry Veteran in Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory Compliance. President, Food Safety by Design. 
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       Dr. Joy Waite-CusicAsociate Professor of Food Safety Systems Department fo Food Science, Oregon State University. 
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       Dr. Angela Tellez-LanceInternational Risk Analysis and Food Safety Expert, Synthesis Consulting Group. 
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       Patrick BirdSr. Manager, Scientific Affairs, Biomerieux 
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       Dr. Keith WarrinerProfessor of Food Science, University of Guelph, Canada. 
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       Dr. Jovana KovacevicAssociate Professor and Extension Specialist, Food Microbiology, Director, Western Regionals Center to Enhance Food Safety, Oregon State University. 
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       Scott KingVice President Food Safety, PSSI. 
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       Michael CramerRetired, Industry Food Safety Veteran 
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       Carey BourlettPrincipal Technical Manager, NSF. 
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       Fernando MoraSr. Regional Manager, Hygiena. 
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       Dr. Matthew TeegardenSenior Researcher Foods for health, The Ohio State University. 
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       Dr. Valentina TrinettaAssociate Professor, Food Science Institute Kansas State University 
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       Justin LarsenGlobal Dairy Supplier Quality Assurance Leader – Mars Wrigley 
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       Ms. Loralyn LedenbachLedenbach Food Safety LLC. 
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       Dr. Laura RolonAssistant Professor of Food Safety, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (Staring in September 2024) 
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       Dr. Brittany Baisch, D.A.B.T.Regulatory Toxicology Lead Enko Chem, Inc. 
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       Dr. Elizabeth Palmer (Liz)Senior Director of Quality - Americas, Barry Callebaut. 
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       Sharon K. K. BealsIndustry Veteran in Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory Compliance. Most Recently serving as Chief Food Safety Officer at CTI Foods. 
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       Dr. Govindaraj Dev KumarAssistant Professor, Center for Food Safety University of Georgia 
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       Dr. Priya KadamSenior Advisor, FDA 
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       Lana SuarezAssociate Manager, EPA 
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       Thomas GauzaDistrict Director. U.S. Department of Labor 
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       Susan YoungquistSenior Global Technical Consultant with Ecolab Life Sciences 
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       Dr. Nika LarianSenior Nutrition Advisor for Food Safety, USAID 
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       Katie WalkerFood Safety Technical Director for QSI Sanitation and ZEE Company chemicals 
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       Douglas McQueenGlobal Sanitation Manager, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) 
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       Cathleen HowickCEH Consulting Services, LLC · Contract 
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       Rick StokesArea Technical Support Manager, Food Safety and Digital Consulting Ecolab 
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       Josie Greve-PetersonCorporate Microbiologist, PSSI 
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       Steve RomeroDirector - Corporate Accounts IFC 
 
        
        
      
    
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