丹尼尔·阿金莫拉扬

SQFI IT 系统和客户支持总监

丹尼尔·阿金莫拉扬是安全质量食品研究所（Safe Quality Food Institute，SQFI）的IT系统和客户支持总监，自2017年以来他一直领导该机构的技术进步。Daniel 拥有马里兰大学专攻数据库系统技术的信息技术硕士学位，负责监督 SQFI 的 IT 生态系统，包括审计评估数据库。他的工作使SQF计划成为食品安全认证技术的领导者。

Daniel 擅长利用预测分析和人工智能等先进技术来增强审计管理系统。作为一名经验丰富的演讲者，他经常在行业活动中分享有关机器学习和数据分析的见解。除了他的技术专长外，Daniel 还热衷于指导团队、推动创新和促进全球合作以创造有意义的变革。

Kristina Bierschwale

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Leann Chuboff

SQFI 技术事务副总裁

LeAnn 拥有 30 多年的餐饮服务经验，专门从事供应链食品安全和质量保证。目前，LeAnn是安全质量食品（SQF）协会的技术事务副总裁，负责SQF计划的技术要素，包括SQF规格和支持材料的开发、维护和技术支持。

在 SQF 研究所工作之前，LeAnn 曾在美国国家餐厅协会解决方案部担任科学与监管关系总监。在此职位上，她负责确保ServSafe食品安全计划的技术准确性，并制定了适用于餐饮业所有领域的食品安全和食品防御计划和服务。LeAnn毕业于爱荷华州立大学，获得食品科学学士学位，并活跃于许多组织，包括GFSI、AFDO和国际食品保护协会。

Nicole Ferreri

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Casey Gallimore

Meat Institute

Casey Lynn Gallimore serves as the senior director of regulatory policy at the Meat Institute where she provides analysis and expertise on a variety of topics including: food safety, processing, animal welfare, and cybersecurity.

Prior to joining the Meat Institute, Gallimore spent seven years in the food industry in food safety, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance roles. She has worked in FDA and USDA regulated facilities ranging from chocolate and ingredient manufacturing to portion cut steaks and market hog slaughter.

Gallimore earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Truman State University, with minors in Chemistry and Justice Systems.

Kristie Grzywinski

Technical Director, SQFI

Kristie Grzywinski is an accomplished Technical Director responsible for Learning and Development for the SQF Institute. With extensive experience in designing and managing global training programs, Kristie excels at creating innovative education solutions, developing competency-based curricula, and driving learning initiatives that generate significant organizational impact. Known for their strategic vision, Kristie has successfully SQFI’s expanded learning programs to reach diverse audiences, fostering professional growth and upholding industry standards. Her expertise includes curriculum design, certification development, and the development of implementation tools that support measurable success.

Sanjay Gummalla

Sr. Vice President, Scientific Affairs, American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI)

Sanjay Gummalla is Sr. VP, scientific affairs, at American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) tackling Listeria monocytogenes prevention and control programs and policy efforts. Prior to joining AFFI, Sanjay was VP, product development at Zentis NA, a global fruit preparation manufacturer. His technical expertise extends to flavor development, food microbiology, and product development resulting from managing global food application projects at Givaudan Flavors and leading the global dairy flavor research and development portfolio at Cargill.

Sanjay served on key committees representing industry: advisor, U.S. Agricultural Trade Advisory Committee for Processed Foods; committee member, Journal of Food Protection; president, Capital Area Food Protection Association, and chair, International Food Science Certification Commission administering IFT’s Certified Food Scientists program. He is also a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual instructor and taught food microbiology as adjunct professor at University of Cincinnati. He has a Ph.D. in Nutrition and Food Sciences from Utah State University.

Zach Henley

Enterprise Executive, Food & Beverage, ABM

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Lainie Hidalgo

Publix

Lainie Hidalgo, MS is a Quality Assurance Manager with Publix Super Markets Inc. Lainie has nearly ten years of Publix service in quality assurance roles in deli and bakery manufacturing, and currently manages the Quality Assurance department at their Deli Manufacturing establishment providing both USDA and FDA products to Publix retail stores.

Lainie holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Master of Science in Medical Sciences, both from the University of South Florida. Lainie holds several food safety credentials including Advanced HACCP, FSPCA Preventive Control of Human Foods, and is the SQF Practitioner at the Deli Manufacturing establishment that produces notable items for Publix such as Buffalo Chicken Dip, Southern Style Potato Salad, Oven Roasted Turkey Breast and Tavern Ham featured in the Deli case and Pub Subs.

Mason Hines

Senior Program Manager and Consensus Builder, RESOLVE

Mason manages RESOLVE’s Global Alliance to Advance Reuse (PR3), an initiative to standardize and scale reusable packaging systems and infrastructure. Mason led RESOLVE’s accreditation as an ANSI-Accredited Standards Developer in 2023 and now overseeing the development of seven foundational standards meant to enable interoperability among reuse systems, maximize efficiencies, and avoid the fragmentation that hampers current waste systems. As a new SDO, RESOLVE is hyper-focused on building equitable standards-setting processes and bringing non-traditional stakeholders to the table – believing that equity in process contributes to equity in outcomes.

Mason’s background is in conflict resolution. He has ten years of professional experience as a meditator and consensus builder. Please also talk to me about football, golf, all things fantasy and sci-fi, overly complex board games, and the joys of living with toddlers.

Prit Hora

Lead Auditor, Certification Manager - Food Certification, Bureau Veritas

Dr. Prit Hora holds a Ph.D. in Animal Sciences and a Master’s in Food Sciences and works with Bureau Veritas Certification North America (BVCNA). With over 20 years of experience in food safety and quality assurance, Dr. Hora has held roles in both the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the private sector.

An expert in developing and implementing Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS), Dr. Hora specializes in process improvements, operational excellence, training, and regulatory compliance for food categories including bakery, dairy, meat, and grain processing. He is a Certified HACCP Auditor (CHA), SQF Lead Auditor, and holds certifications in BRC Global Standards.

Dr. Hora has provided consulting, training, and auditing for SFCR, SQF, and BRCGS standards, helping organizations enhance food safety and quality. His work has driven success in regulatory compliance, continuous improvement, and preventive control initiatives across the food industry.


Hal King

Managing Partner, Active Food Safety

Hal King, Ph.D., is the Managing Partner at Active Food Safety, an Advisory Services partnership for the food industry.  Hal is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Public Health. Hal is the author of several books on the corporate governance of food safety management in the foodservice industry, and the author of numerous food industry publications that help the industry identify risk and prevent foodborne disease outbreaks. 

Hal’s new book  Food Safety Leadership in the Business of Food Safety, features business best practices from several food safety business leaders in our industry.  Hal is the recipient of the 2018 NSF International Food Safety Leadership and Innovation Award, and is formally the Director of Food and Product Safety at Chick-fil-A Inc. where he led the Food Safety Management Program for over 10 years.

Jonathan Lackie

Manager, Business Development & Sales, SQFI

Jonathan Lackie has over 14 years of experience within the food certification industry.  Previously having specialized in organic certification for the fast-growing Natural Foods market, he has worked with a broad spectrum of clients – from bootstrap entrepreneurs to industry leading multinational CPGs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California Santa Barbara as well as a Master of Business Administration from San Diego’s Point Loma Nazarene University.

Douglas Marshall, CFS

Chief Scientific Officer, Eurofins Microbiology Laboratories

Dr. Douglas L. Marshall is Chief Scientific Officer with Eurofins Microbiology Laboratories.  He also serves as Technical Director for the Refrigerated Foods Association.  Formerly he was Associate Dean and Professor of Public Health, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Northern Colorado and a Contributing Editor of the scientific journal Food Microbiology.  His career focus is to improve the microbiological quality and safety of foods, with numerous publications and consultations in the area.  He has received the Mississippi Chemical Corporation Award of Excellence for Outstanding Work and the International Association for Food Protection Educator and Harold Barnum Industry Awards.  He is a Certified Food Scientist and a Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists.

Kris Middleton

Kris Middleton has been involved in the food safety auditing business since 2003 and involved with SQF since 2009. Throughout the years Kris has worked as an Auditor, Trainer, Technical Manager, and Program Manager at several different Certification Bodies and Training Centers. He is devoted and passionate about World Class service in any area that he is in with a focus on customer experience. Customers greatly appreciate his style, knowledge, and positive attitude, and energy that he brings to the table in anything that he is a part of. Kris has previously been a part of the SQFI Technical Advisory Committee, has recently been part of the SQFI Technical Working Group for Pet Food Ed. 9.0, was part of the SQFI Retail Code Working Group when the code was first established, is an active member in the GFSI Technical Working Group for Services Provisions, and participates in the International Association of Accredited Registrars Food Group.

Goranka Platisa

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Rajko Platisa

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Marcus Puente

Regulatory Compliance, Tyson Foods

Marcus Puente commenced his career with Tyson Foods in 2013 after completing his bachelor’s degree at Texas A&M University. Throughout his tenure at Tyson Foods, he has held various roles within FSQA, working in diverse process environments including poultry harvest, RTE meat production, and supplier compliance. During this period, he earned a Master’s degree in Food Safety from the University of Arkansas and attained his ASQ Certified Quality Auditor certification. In his current capacity, Marcus is accountable for regulatory compliance for Tyson Foods' Prepared Foods Business Unit. Prior to his tenure at Tyson Foods, he served honorably in the United States Marine Corps.

Daniel Schmitz

Director of Operations, Commercial Food Sanitation

As the Director of Operations for Commercial Food Sanitation, Dan brings strong leadership skills and technical knowledge that he developed in his 29 years in the food manufacturing industry, along with a 24-year career in the United States Air Force. Dan’s food industry experience is extensive with both USDA and FDA regulated industries.

Dan has a passion for plant operations with a focus on food safety programs. He has held plant and corporate leadership roles in operations, quality, and sanitation in some of the largest and most demanding plant environments. Dan has a talent for developing very strong teams that successfully drive culture change in food manufacturing plants. Dan’s specific knowledge includes HACCP, pathogen environmental monitoring, hygienic design of equipment and infrastructure, allergen controls, all aspects of plant sanitation, and much more.

Rachel Sheerin

Burnout 主题演讲人

从年度会议到销售峰会、公司启动会议等等，我喜欢与人群接触（亲自或通过 Zoom 屏幕），带他们一起去兜风，让他们开怀大笑、学习，为实现自己的目标做好准备。除了有形的收获外，我的主题演出很早就出现了，而且经常有喜剧、真实故事和脆弱性，观众可以立即与之建立联系。

作为一个拥有销售领导背景的 A 型、半满型的人，我与团队和组织合作，围绕销售、服务和成功进行培训和主题演讲，以迎合每个人的需求。深入研究动机， 我激励并维持业绩优异的团队，帮助表现优异的团队提高技能，发现激励他们成为最好、最真实的自我版本的动力。利用专业行为知识并将其与职业倦怠研究相结合，我根据事实、科学和真实故事创作主题演讲——希望与会者能够拥有自己的 “啊哈” 时刻和亲密经历，我喜欢打破假设，用新的意识、力量和团结来重建组织。

为工作出色的优秀人才提供服务是你能找到我的地方 —— 我很荣幸能与那些与我一样充满激情、追求成功和幸福的组织、团队和领导者合作。

Stefanie Sonneveld

Consultant and Business Development Representative, SQFI

Experienced food safety professional with over 25 years in the food industry from "farm to fork" in manufacturing and food safety certification management. 

Stefanie helps organizations large and small across the supply chain to open market opportunities utilizing her in-depth knowledge of retailer requirements and GFSI benchmarked standards.

Stefanie's technical expertise and certification food safety leadership experience support the success of operations from primary production, processing and distribution through retail and food service.

Hilary S. Thesmar，博士，研究员，CFS

FMI首席科学官兼食品安全项目高级副总裁

Thesmar博士在食品科学、食品安全、食品和农业政策方面拥有超过20年的经验，在食品安全培训计划、监管策略、召回计划和管理、危机管理、研究以及健康和福利计划等科学和技术问题上为FMI的零售、批发和产品供应商成员提供领导。

Thesmar 博士拥有克莱姆森大学食品技术博士学位、温思罗普大学人类营养学理学硕士学位、克莱姆森大学食品科学学士学位，她是一名注册营养师。Thesmar博士是食品技术专家协会会员，也是国际食品保护协会和营养与饮食学会的活跃成员。

Rod Wheeler

Founder and CEO, Global Food Defense Institute

Homeland Security, Global Food Defense and Law Enforcement expert Rod Wheeler is the founder and CEO of the Global Food Defense Institute which provides educational, training and certification programs in Food Defense and Crisis Management for the food, agricultural and chemical industries to ensure confidence and protection and to guard against intentional contamination or sabotage. He is a former “all-star” Homicide Detective with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington DC and former investigator for the State of Ohio Attorney General.  Rod has also previously served as a Senior Crime/Law Enforcement and Domestic Terrorism Expert for the Fox News Channel since 2002. Rod has assisted dozens of US-based companies in developing Global Security Plans, Vulnerability Assessments and Procedures and corresponding training programs.

Amanda Wilder

Amanda Wilder holds an M.S. in Food Science from Kansas State University and B.S. in Food Science from the University of Idaho. While attending KSU, she worked in the Food Safety and Defense Lab on pathogen intervention technologies and strategies for the produce, pet food, and meat industries. Her past experience before joining the Provision team also includes working in Food Safety, R&D, and business development roles in meat, fruit and vegetable, and pulse processing operations. As US Sales Director at Provision Analytics, she’s passionate about helping companies find and implement solutions to optimize their food safety processes.

凯里艾伦

SQFI 业务发展和战略副总裁

凯里·艾伦是SQFI业务发展和战略副总裁。此前，Carey曾担任SCS全球服务食品和农业部副总裁，并在NSF产品和食品安全认证部门担任高级领导职务。凯里领导了几项专有的NSF认证协议的开发，并支持了许多卓越运营计划。在TIC行业任职之前，Carey在多个主要品牌的食品制造、研发和质量保证领域工作了近十年。Carey 拥有食品科学学士学位和硕士学位以及管理、战略和领导力硕士学位。Carey 喜欢通过协会委员会和工作组的志愿者活动为该行业做出贡献，此外，她还支持密歇根州安娜堡社区的青年、艺术和社会项目。

塔米·范布伦

SQFI SQFI 合规经理

拥有超过25年的质量控制经验，作为SQF从业者在食品行业有10年的经验，负责在TreeHouse Foods和D&W Fine Pack等多个认证场所实施、监控和维护SQF系统。

目前，SQF合规经理使用数据和统计数据监督SQFI合规与诚信计划（CIP）的管理和发展。

拥有科学与工程技术硕士学位和数学学士学位。

Gigi Vita

SQFI 首席食品安全评估官兼高级副总裁

吉吉·维塔是一位具有前瞻性、创新思维的影响者和问题解决者，目前是安全质量食品研究所（SQFI）的首席食品安全评估官兼高级副总裁。在之前担任SQFI销售副总裁期间，Vita负责监督SQFI的整个销售部门，并通过增加SQFI在拉丁美洲和亚洲的产品组合，被证明是该组织扩张的关键资产。Vita拥有超过30年的食品行业经验，此前曾在所有贸易渠道上工作，并在国内和全球组织中领导过非常成功的举措。

最近，Vita是合作集团客户开发业务部的合伙人，为全球领先的零售和消费品公司提供全球战略和综合管理咨询，专注于可持续价值。Vita领导了美国最大的乳业合作社美国奶农协会（DFA）的战略业务发展和创新，并曾担任北美恒天然的总裁兼首席运营官。Vita还曾在其他主要的包装消费品公司担任高级领导职务，包括百事可乐、可口可乐、卡夫/纳比斯科、坎贝尔汤、雀巢和宝洁。Vita 拥有宾夕法尼亚州伊斯顿拉斐特学院的英语学士学位。