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Staff

Steven Mandernach, AFDO Staff Member — Executive Director

Steven Mandernach

Association of Food and Drug Officials

smandernach@afdo.org

Krystal Reed, AFDO Staff Member — Associate Executive Director of AMA

Krystal Reed

Association of Food and Drug Officials

Brooke Benschoter, AFDO Staff Member — Communications Director

Brooke Benschoter

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

bbenschoter@afdo.org

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Kellie Isaac — Chief Innovation Officer

Kellie Isaac

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

kisaac@afdo.org

Jessica Badour, AFDO Staff Member — Workforce and Communications Coordinator

Jessica Badour

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

jbadour@afdo.org

Amy Bonsell, AFDO Staff Member — Event Manager

Amy Bonsell

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

abonsell@afdo.org

Retail Food Safety Director

Deanna Copeland

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

dcopeland@afdo.org

Joseph Corby, AFDO Staff Member — Senior Advisor

Joseph Corby

Association of Food and Drug Officials

jcorby@afdo.org

Jessica Deskins, AFDO Staff Member — Executive Assistant

Jessica Deskins

Association of Food and Drug Officials

jdeskins@afdo.org

Jacob Fleig, AFDO Staff Member — SAFHER Implementation Manager

Jacob Fleig

Association of Food and Drug Officials

Jfleig@afdo.org

Scientific Affairs Director

Sally Flowers

Association of Food and Drug Officials

sflowers@afdo.org

Tara Fox, AFDO Staff Member — Accounting Manager

Tara Fox

Association of Food and Drug Officials

Jennifer Hardy-Tindle, AFDO Staff Member — Training Director

Jennifer Hardy-Tindle

Association of Food and Drug Officials

jhardytindle@afdo.org

Michelle Haynes, AFDO Staff Member — Meetings and Alliances Coordinator

Michelle Haynes

Association of Food and Drug Officials

mhaynes@afdo.org

Christina Heist, AFDO Staff Member — Training Logistics Coordinator

Christina Heist

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

cheist@afdo.org

Cathy Hosman, AFDO Staff Member — Funding Programs Director

Cathy Hosman

Association of Food and Drug Officials

chosman@afdo.org

Pat Kennelly, AFDO Staff Member — Program Director

Patrick Kennelly

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

pkennelly@afdo.org

Training Logistics Coordinator

Daphne Koufomihalis

Association of Food and Drug Officials

daphnek@afdo.org

Marie Kyle, AFDO Staff Member — Experience Design Coordinator

Marie Kyle

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

Brenda Morris, AFDO Staff Member — Produce Safety Director

Brenda Morris

Association of Food and Drug Officials

bmorris@afdo.org

Steve Moris, AFDO Staff Member — Assistant Program Director

Steve Moris

Association of Food and Drug Officials

smoris@afdo.org

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Zachary Paustian

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

zpaustian@afdo.org

SAFHER Implementation Manager

Debbie Pickle

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

dpickle@afdo.org

Jennifer Pierquet, AFDO Staff Member — Deputy Director for SAFHER

Jennifer Pierquet

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

jpierquet@afdo.org

Carrie Rigdon, AFDO Staff Member — Research Director

Carrie Rigdon

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

crigdon@afdo.org

Carolina Schaffer, AFDO Staff Member — Grant Specialist

Carolina Schaffer

Association of Food and Drug Officials

cschaffer@afdo.org

Autumn Schuck, AFDO Staff Member — Assistant Program Director

Autumn Schuck

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

aschuck@afdo.org

Randy Treadwell, AFDO Staff Member — Associate Executive Director of Programs

Randy Treadwell

Association of Food And Drug Officials

rtreadwell@afdo.org

Randy Young, AFDO Staff Member — Instructional Designer

Randy Young

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

ryoung@afdo.org

Board of Directors

Katherine Simon, AFDO Board Member — President

Katherine Simon

Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture & Feed Safety

Angela Montalbano, AFDO Board Member — President Elect

Angela Montalbano

New York Department of Agriculture and Markets

Kim Stryker, AFDO Board Member — Vice President

Kim Stryker

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Pam Miles, AFDO Board Member — Secretary/Treasurer

Pamela Miles

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Elisabeth Wirsing, AFDO Board Member — Past – President

Elisabeth Wirsing

Vermont Department of Health

Steven Mandernach, AFDO Board Member — Executive Director

Steven Mandernach

Association of Food and Drug Officials

Krystal Reed, AFDO Board Member — Associate Executive Director of AMA

Krystal Reed

Association of Food and Drug Officials

Board Members

Brad Deacon, AFDO Board Member — Director at Large

Brad Deacon

Michigan Dept. of Agrigulture & Rural Development

Joe Graham, AFDO Board Member — Director at Large

Joe Graham

Washington Department of Health

Barbara Cassens, AFDO Board Member — FDA Co-Advisor

Barbara Cassens

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Jeff Farrar, AFDO Board Member — FDA Co-Advisor

Jeff Farrar

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Carlynne Cockrum, AFDO Board Member — USDA Advisor

Carlynne Cockrum

Food Safety & Inspection Service- USDA

DHS Advisor

Vacant

Beth Wittry, AFDO Board Member — CDC Advisor

Beth Wittry

CDC – Centers for Environmental Health

CFIA Advisor

Vacant

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Linsey Hollett, AFDO Board Member — Health Canada Advisor

Linsey Hollett

Health Canada

AFDOSS Regional Director

Summer Williams

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Erik Bungo, AFDO Board Member — CASA Regional Director

Erik Bungo

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Lori Woznicki, AFDO Board Member — MCAFDO Regional Director

Lori Woznicki

Texas Department of State Health Services

Brandon Morrill, AFDO Board Member — NCAFDO Regional Director

Brandon Morrill

Washtenaw County Health Department

Frank Greene, AFDO Board Member — NEFDOA Regional Director

Frank Greene

Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection

Luisa Castro, AFDO Board Member — WAFDO Regional Director

Luisa Castro

Assistant Director at Washington State Department of Agriculture

Laurel Arrigona, AFDO Board Member — Board-Appointed Advisor

Laurel Arrigona

Smith and Nephew

Ashlee-Rose Ferguson, AFDO Board Member — Board-Appointed Advisor

Ashlee-Rose Ferguson

Washington State Department of Agriculture

Abe Kulungara, AFDO Board Member — Board-Appointed Advisor

Abe Kulungara

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Board-Appointed Advisor

Raquel Maymir

General Mills

Joe Reardon, AFDO Board Member — Board-Appointed Advisor

Joe Reardon

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture

Michael Roberson, AFDO Board Member — Board-Appointed Advisor

Michael Roberson

PubliX Super Markets, Inc.

Gerald Wojtala, AFDO Board Member — Board-Appointed Advisor

Gerald Wojtala

International Food Protection Training Institute

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