Meet the AFDO Team

Staff

Steven
Mandernach
Executive Director
smandernach@afdo.org
Krystal
Reed
Associate Executive Director of AMA
kreed@afdo.org
Jason
Brill
Communications Director
jbrill@afdo.org
Kellie
Isaac
Chief Innovation Officer
kisaac@afdo.org
Brooke
Benschoter
Communications Advisor
bbenschoter@afdo.org
Amy
Bonsell
Event Manager
abonsell@afdo.org
Deanna
Copeland
Retail Food Safety Director
dcopeland@afdo.org
Joseph
Corby
Senior Advisor
jcorby@afdo.org
Jacob
Fleig
SAFHER Implementation Manager
Jfleig@afdo.org
Sally
Flowers
Scientific Affairs Director
sflowers@afdo.org
Tara
Fox
Accounting Manager
tfox@afdo.org
Jennifer
Hardy-Tindle
Training Director
jhardytindle@afdo.org
Michelle
Haynes
Meetings and Alliances Coordinator
mhaynes@afdo.org
Christina
Heist
Training Logistics Coordinator
cheist@afdo.org
Cathy
Hosman
Funding Programs Director
chosman@afdo.org
Patrick
Kennelly
Program Director
pkennelly@afdo.org
Daphne
Koufomihalis
Training Logistics Coordinator
daphnek@afdo.org
Marie
Kyle
Experience Design Coordinator
mkyle@afdo.org
Steve
Moris
Assistant Program Director
smoris@afdo.org
Brenda
Morris
Produce Safety Director
bmorris@afdo.org
Debbie
Pickle
SAFHER Implementation Manager
dpickle@afdo.org
Jennifer
Pierquet
Deputy Director for SAFHER
jpierquet@afdo.org
Carrie
Rigdon
Research Director
crigdon@afdo.org
Carolina
Schaffer
Grant Specialist
cschaffer@afdo.org
Autumn
Schuck
Assistant Program Director
aschuck@afdo.org
Randy
Young
Instructional Designer
ryoung@afdo.org

Board of Directors

Angela
Montalbano
President
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets
Kim
Stryker
President Elect
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Brad
Deacon
Vice President
Michigan Dept. of Agrigulture & Rural Development
Pamela
Miles
Secretary/Treasurer
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Katherine
Simon
Past – President
Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture & Feed Safety
Steven
Mandernach
Executive Director
Association of Food and Drug Officials
Krystal
Reed
Associate Executive Director of AMA
Association of Food and Drug Officials

Board Members

Laurel
Arrigona
Board-Appointed Advisor
Smith and Nephew
Erik
Bungo
CASA Regional Director
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Barbara
Cassens
FDA Co-Advisor
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Luisa
Castro
WAFDO Regional Director
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Dionne
Crawford
Representing Food Service
McDonald’s
Jeff
Farrar
FDA Co-Advisor
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Ashlee-Rose
Ferguson
Board-Appointed Advisor
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Joe
Graham
Director at Large
Washington Department of Health
Frank
Greene
NEFDOA Regional Director
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Linsey
Hollett
Health Canada Advisor
Health Canada
Abe
Kulungara
Board-Appointed Advisor
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Raquel
Maymir
Board-Appointed Advisor
General Mills
Brandon
Morrill
NCAFDO Regional Director
Washtenaw County Health Department
Joe
Reardon
Board-Appointed Advisor
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Michael
Roberson
Board-Appointed Advisor
PubliX Super Markets, Inc.
Jodi
Taylor
Director at Large
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Vacant
CFIA Advisor
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Vacant
DHS Advisor
Summer
Williams
AFDOSS Regional Director
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Robert
Witte
USDA Advisor
United States Department of Agriculture
Beth
Wittry
CDC Advisor
CDC - Centers for Environmental Health
Gerald
Wojtala
Board-Appointed Advisor
International Food Protection Training Institute
Lori
Woznicki
MCAFDO Regional Director
Texas Department of State Health Services