The FSPCA Executive Advisory Board (EAB) comprises members representing the food industry, academia, and state regulatory. Governance, policy and strategic direction are determined by the EAB in support of the FSPCA’s mission. Executive Advisory Board (EAB) The FSPCA Executive Advisory Board (EAB) comprises members representing the food industry, academia and state regulatory. Governance, policy and strategic direction are determined by the EAB in support of the FSPCA’s mission. CLAUDIA COLES Seafood Products Association (SPA) BERIT FOSS National Grain and Feed Association KATHY GOMBAS FSMA Solutions LYNETTE JOHNSTON North Carolina State University CHRIS LINCECUM Consumers Supply Distribution MODESTAR LIYOKHO Irca Group Americas TANIA MARTINEZ Demos Global Group, Inc. JUAN L. SILVA Mississippi State University KATHERINE SIMON Minnesota Department of Agriculture: Food & Feed Safety Division CHARLOTTE CHRISTIN Human Foods Program, FDA SYLVIA KIM Human Foods Program, FDA CLAUDIA COLES Seafood Products Association (SPA) BERIT FOSS National Grain and Feed Association KATHY GOMBAS FSMA Solutions LYNETTE JOHNSTON North Carolina State University CHRIS LINCECUM Consumers Supply Distribution MODESTAR LIYOKHO Irca Group Americas TANIA MARTINEZ Demos Global Group, Inc. JUAN L. SILVA Mississippi State University KATHERINE SIMON Minnesota Department of Agriculture: Food & Feed Safety Division CHARLOTTE CHRISTIN Human Foods Program, FDA SYLVIA KIM Human Foods Program, FDA CLAUDIA COLES Seafood Products Association (SPA) BERIT FOSS National Grain and Feed Association KATHY GOMBAS FSMA Solutions LYNETTE JOHNSTON North Carolina State University CHRIS LINCECUM Consumers Supply Distribution MODESTAR LIYOKHO Irca Group Americas TANIA MARTINEZ Demos Global Group, Inc. JUAN L. SILVA Mississippi State University KATHERINE SIMON Minnesota Department of Agriculture: Food & Feed Safety Division CHARLOTTE CHRISTIN Human Foods Program, FDA SYLVIA KIM Human Foods Program, FDA

A comprehensive listing of professors and experts across various fields, this directory serves as a valuable resource for connecting with university extension specialists. Each entry provides detailed information on professors' areas of expertise, research interests, and outreach initiatives, making it an essential tool for students, colleagues, and community members seeking knowledge and guidance in specific disciplines. University Extension Specialist Directory GET ON THE LIST ARKANSAS Jennifer Acuff Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture jcacuff@uark.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Microbial Inactivation, Preventive Controls, Low-Moisture Foods, Ready-to-Eat Foods COLORADO Eduardo Gutierrez Rodriguez Associate Professor in Food Safety Systems Colorado State University egr10@colostate.edu Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish, Italian Areas of Expertise: Food Safety, Minimally-Processed Foods, RTE, cGMPs, EMPs, Microbiology FLORIDA Keith Schneider Professor University of Florida keiths29@ufl.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Food Safety Microbiology GEORGIA Abhinav Mishra Associate Professor University of Georgia amishra@uga.edu Language(s) Spoken: English, Hindi Areas of Expertise: Food Safety Risk Assessment, Process Validation Wendy White Industry Manager for Food & Beverage Georgia Tech GaMEP wwhite@gatech.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: FDA/USDA Regulatory Compliance, Meat Processing, Sauces/Dressing Processing, Third-Party Auditing, Sensory IDAHO Janna Hamlett Asst. Professor & Food Processing Specialist University of Idaho Extension & TechHelp jannahamlett@techhelp.org Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Food Manufacturing, Food Safety and Quality, GFSI Certifications, Auditing (Internal and 3rd Party), Food Defense, Lean Manufacturing, Process Improvements and Troubleshooting, Environmental Monitoring, Finished Product Testing, Sanitation, Plant Engineering, Dairy, Potato, Confectionary, Ingredients IOWA Hannah Hansen Food Safety Extension Specialist Iowa State University hefuller@iastate.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Food Safety and Quality, cGMPs, HACCP, Preventive Controls, Manufacturing/Processing, Food Regulations, Food Defense, Alcoholic Beverages, Animal Food, Meat and Poultry Processing, Home Food Preservation, Cottage Foods, and On-Farm Processing KENTUCKY Melissa Morgan Associate Professor University of Kentucky Marton-Gatton College of Agriculture Food and the Environment (UK-CAFE) melissa.morgan@uky.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Food Safety Processing and Sanitation LOUISIANA Achyut Adhikari Associate Professor and Associate Director School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Louisiana State University ACAdhikari@agcenter.isu.edu Language(s) Spoken: English, Hindi, Nepali Areas of Expertise: Food Safety, Antimicrobials, Environmental Monitoring, Process Validation, Challenge Studies MAINE Robson Machado Associate Extension Professor University of Maine robson.machado@maine.edu Language(s) Spoken: English, Portuguese Areas of Expertise: Food Safety MARYLAND Rohan Tikekar Associate Professor and Extension Specialist University of Maryland, College Park rtikekar@umd.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Ready to Eat Foods; Low-Moisture Foods; Fresh and Cut Produce MICHIGAN Sheena Fate Food Processing Specialist Michigan State University hedgessh@msu.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: All Foods, excluding Alcoholic Beverages, Fermented Foods and Dairy Products MISSISSIPPI Juan Silva Professor & Extension Specialist Mississippi State University jls46@msstate.edu Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish Areas of Expertise: Food Safety, Processing NEBRASK A Jayne Stratton Research Professor University of Nebraska-Lincoln jstratton1@unl.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Acidified Foods, Microbial Food Safety NEW JERSEY Mellonie O'Neill Senior Manager QA Compliance & Training Rutgers Food Innovation Center mo495@njaes.rutgers.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Fluid Milk, Bakery and Hot-fill, High Acid pH Beverage NEW YORK Samuel Alcaine Associate Professor Cornell University alcaine@cornell.edu Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish Areas of Expertise: Fermentation, Dairy, Cheese, Yogurt, Ice Cream, Alcoholic Beverages Louise Felker Program Coordinator Cornell University lmf226@cornell.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Dairy Steven Murphy Senior Extension Associate (semi-retired) Cornell University scm4@cornell.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Dairy Don Stoeckel Senior Extension Associate Cornell University dstoeckel@cornell.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Microbiology, Fresh Produce, Water Quality, Good Agricultural Practices, Produce Safety Rule Aljosa Trmcic Senior Extension Associate Cornell University at543@cornell.edu Language(s) Spoken: English, Slovenia, Serbo-Croatian Areas of Expertise: Dairy, Dairy Microbiology, Food Safety NORTH CAROLINA Lynette Johnston Assistant Professor and Food Safety Extension Specialist North Carolina State University lynette_johnston@ncsu.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Food Safety Marissa Cohen Area Specialized Agent, Animal Food Safety North Carolina State University marissa_cohen@ncsu.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Animal Food (Livestock Feed & Pet Food) OKLAHOMA Ravi Jadeja Associate Professor & Food Safety Specialist Oklahoma State University ravi.jadeja@okstate.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Food Microbiology, Regulatory Compliance, Food Safety and Quality Assurance Programs OREGON Jovana Kovacevic Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Food Microbiology Oregon State University jovana.kovacevic@oregonstate.edu Language(s) Spoken: English, Serbian, Croatian Areas of Expertise: Food Microbiology, Foodborne Pathogens, Listeria, Environmental Monitoring, Cleaning and Sanitizing, Biofilms, Antimicrobial Resistance Joy Waite-Cusic Associate Professor of Food Safety and Quality Systems Oregon State University joy.waite-cusic@oregonstate.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Food Safety and Quality Microbiology, Diverse Food Systems, Dairy, Produce, Manufactured Foods, Meats, Spoilage, Process Validation PENNSYLVANIA Martin Bucknavage Senior Food Safety Extension Specialist Penn State Department of Food Science mwb124@psu.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Food Processing, Food Microbiology and Safety, Supply Chain Management Richard Kralj Senior Extension Educator - Food Safety & Quality Penn State Extension rak15@psu.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Food Start-Up Operations, Food Processing, Operations Serving Retail & Commercial Foodservice, Animal & Pet Feed Processing SOUTH CAROLINA Kimberly Baker Associate Extension Specialist; Food Systems and Safety Program Team Director Clemson University Cooperative Extension kabaker@clemson.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Home Food Preservation, Cottage Foods, Food Regulations TENNESSEE Alexis Hamilton Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist University of Tennessee alexis.hamilton@utk.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Food Processing, Food Safety; Environmental Monitoring, Sanitation, HACCP, Good Manufacturing Processes, Preventive Controls TEXAS Angela Walla Professor Texas Tech University angela.walla@ttu.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts, Dairy, Retail, Holding and Warehouse, Farm Matthew Taylor Professor, Department of Animal Science Texas A&M University matt_taylor@tamu.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Food Safety Process Validation, Preservatives Application and Efficacy, Rendering UTAH Jose Brandao Assistant Professor & Extension Food Safety Specialist Utah State University jose.brandao@usu.edu Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish Areas of Expertise: Food Safety, Acidified Foods, Fermented Foods, Environmental Monitoring, Sanitation, Process Validation WASHINGTON Girish Ganjyal Professor and Extension Food Processing Specialist Washington State University girish.ganjyal@wsu.edu Language(s) Spoken: English, Hindi, Kannada Areas of Expertise: Snacks, Baked Goods, Plant Proteins, Extrusion, Frying, Baking WEST VIRGINIA Cangliang Shen Professor/Extension Specialist West Virginia University cashen@mail.wvu.edu Language(s) Spoken: English, Chinese Areas of Expertise: Fresh Produce, Poultry Meat, Antimicrobials, Thermal Inactivation WISCONSIN Xinhui Li Associate Professor University of Wisconsin-La Crosse xli@uwlax.edu Language(s) Spoken: English, Chinese Areas of Expertise: Food Microbiology Alex O'Brien Food Safety / Quality Coordinator University of Wisconsin - Center for Dairy Research aobrien@cdr.wisc.edu Language(s) Spoken: English Areas of Expertise: Dairy The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (“FSPCA”) does not guarantee, approve, or endorse the accuracy, adequacy, completeness, or availability of any information provided to you by members of the Extension Specialist Directory and is not responsible for any errors or omissions. The FSPCA does not accept any responsibility for any reliance on the information provided by members of the Extension Specialist Directory or for any results obtained from the use of such information. The information provided herein is not intended to be comprehensive, and some or all of this information may not apply to your specific situation. Your Qualified Individual should review and assess the accuracy, adequacy, completeness, and applicability of provided information, if any, to your food and facility. The FSPCA disclaims any express or implied warranties, including but not limited to, any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use. Members of the Extension Specialist Directory are not employees or agents of the FSPCA and have not been instructed, directed, or controlled by FSPCA in connection with the information they provide. Members of the Extension Specialist Directory do not have the authority to make representations on behalf of the FSPCA or to bind FSPCA in any way. Following the information provided by members of the Extension Specialist Directory does not ensure compliance with the Food and Drug Administration’s regulations or any other law or legal requirement. The information provided by members of the Extension Specialist Directory does not contain or constitute legal advice, and neither the FSPCA nor the members of the Extension Specialist Directory are your lawyer or can provide you with legal advice.

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The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) is a collaborative effort comprising industry, academia, and government stakeholders. Established in late 2011 with a grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Illinois Tech’s Institute for Food Safety and Health (IIT IFSH), FSPCA aims to enhance food safety through preventive controls. FSPCA Welcomes You The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) is a broad-based public-private alliance of industry, academia, and government stakeholders. It was established in late 2011 by a grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Illinois Tech’s Institute for Food Safety and Health (IIT IFSH). Vision Be an internationally recognized trusted source for training programs and outreach for the prevention-oriented standards of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Mission Assist the human and animal food industry and related entities in building food safety capacity through education, training and outreach with an emphasis on small-, and medium-sized businesses. FSPCA Strategic Framework

The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) is a broad-based public-private alliance of industry, academia, and government stakeholders. It was established in late 2011 by a grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute for Food Safety and Health (IIT IFSH). THE FOOD SAFETY PREVENTIVE CONTROLS ALLIANCE The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) is the most trusted source of education and training programs for U.S. food manufacturers, importers, foreign suppliers, and food safety professionals around the world wanting to understand and use one or more of the prevention-oriented standards of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Verification of FSPCA Training FSPCA courses use standardized curriculum developed by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance and recognized by the U.S. FDA. Official FSPCA certificates are issued directly through FSPCA and include a unique identifier. Participants and employers may contact FSPCA to verify approved courses or certificate authenticity. Verify Course Verify Certificate Upcoming FSPCA Events Nov 17-18 2026 Registration Open: 2026 FSPCA Annual Conference November 17-18 April 2026 We are pleased to announce that the FSPCA Food Traceability Rule – Training for the Food Industry curriculum is now final and publicly available. April 2026 Through a USDA NIFA FSOP grant, eligible participants may now receive full coverage for course registration, certificates, and course materials for select FSPCA Lead Instructor courses. Complete the grant application to determine eligibility. Current FSPCA News Now Accepting Nominations: 2026 FSPCA Lifetime Achievement Award If you know someone whose contributions deserve this recognition, we encourage you to submit a nomination. The submission deadline is 5:00 PM CT on Friday, August 14, 2026. Food Traceability Rule Curriculum As with any new FSPCA curricula, FSPCA will not be accepting any asynchronous course review requests. FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF) Version 1.2 curriculum retired on June 30, 2025 FDA FSMA Related News FDA Advises Human and Animal Food Facilities to Protect their Food Facility Registration Information FDA Announces Availability of Industry Training on the Food Traceability Rule FDA Takes Several Actions Related to the Food Traceability Rule FDA Intends to Extend Compliance Date for Food Traceability Rule FDA to Revoke Authorization for the Use of Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs Cat and Dog Food Manufacturers Required to Consider H5N1 in Food Safety Plans Metrics (as of August 4, 2026) 150 FSPCA Lead Instructor courses completed 3090 Successfully trained Lead Instructors from 80 countries 16518 FSPCA pa rticipant c ourses de livered by FSPCA Lead Instructors 181718 Personnel from 155 countries have been trained on FSMA regulations