 Donna M. Garren, Ph.D.(CHAIR)
Vice President, Health and Safety Regulatory Affairs
National Restaurants Association
Dr. Garren is responsible for all produce food safety, food security, and food quality related issues and activities, science-based regulatory and legislative activities, and technical consultation to NRA's membership.
AFFILIATIONS
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
International Association for Food Protection Fruit and Vegetable Safety and Quality Professional Development Group
Institute of Food Technologists Fruit and Vegetable Division Executive Committee
EDUCATION:
B.S. Food Science & Nutrition, Clemson University
Ph.D. Food Science & Technology, University of Georgia
Vanessa Fulcher 
Quality Assurance & Food Safety Manager
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., USA
Ms. Fulcher is responsible for auditing Wal-Mart and SAM'S food supplier facilities.
AFFILIATIONS
Institute of Food Technologists
Food Marketing Institute
EDUCATION:
B.S. in Human Nutrition, Texas A&M University
B.S. in Biomedical Science, Texas A&M University
Toni Hofer(Picture Not Yet Available)
Food Safety Department Manager
Raley's, USA
Biography not yet available
Eva Lauve(Picture Not Yet Available)
Quality Manager
Stemilt, USA
Biography not yet available
Graham McAlpine(Picture Not Yet Available)
System Consultant/Trainer
QA Management, AUSTRALIA
Mr. McAlpine currently manages a private consultancy delivering technical advise, system management services and associated management training to the agribusiness sector nationally and internationally in an alliance with Curtin University in Australia. He has had 28 years experience in a diverse range of private and public sector business activities that have included varying levels of specialist service delivery, business development and related marketing in the agribusiness sector. He has served as the Regional interface in the public sector between the Western Australian Department of Agriculture and the Horticulture sector nationally on regulatory and marketing issues, and has managed industry research to practice projects in the agribusiness sector.
AFFILIATIONS
Australian Federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Food Integrity Group
Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL)
SQF Institute
Natasia Nel 
National Quality Assurance Manager
Freshmark (Part of Shoprite), South Africa
Mrs. Nel is a fresh produce technologist, responsible for all technical aspects on Fresh Produce relating to Post Harvest Technology, Food Safety & Hygiene, Auditing Distribution Centres, Auditing Growers and Packers (GAP), product specifications, Quality Control, technical customer complaints, Product Development & packaging design.
AFFILIATIONS:
SAAFoST (South African Association for Food Science and Technology)
SQF Technical Subcommittee for Fresh Produce
EDUCATION:
B.S. Food Technology
Lenin Ovando, Ph.D.(Picture Not Yet Available)
Director, Food & Agrucultural Services
Scientific Certification Systems Inc.
Biography not yet available
William Pool(Picture Not Yet Available)
Director, Food & Agrucultural Services
Wegmans Food Markets, USA
Biography not yet available
Reginaldo Baez Sañudo, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., MEXICO
Dr. Baez' research interests include the physiological and biochemical changes of fruits and vegetables under storage and marketing conditions, quality control of fruits and vegetables, climactic effects on the growth of fresh fruits and GMP development for the horticultural industry. He has been a consultant for national associations of horticultural producers. He is currently working on identifying the main pathways of epi- and intra-cuticular components to develop waxes or coatings with appropriate characteristics to modify the ripening process.
AFFILIATIONS
American Society for Horticultural Science
Sociedad Mexicana de Ciencias Hortícolas
Interamerican Society for Tropical Horticulture
International Society for Horticultural Science (Postharvest working group)
EDUCATION:
B.S. Agricultural Engineering, University of Sonora, México
M.S. Fruticultura, Centro de Fruticultura, Colegio de Postgraduados, México
Ph.D. Food Science and Technology, Universidad Politécnica, España
Trevor Suslow, Ph.D.(Picture Not Yet Available)
Postharvest Extension
Vegetable Crops Dept.
University of California-Davis, USA
Biography not yet available
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