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Meeting Minutes


Committee Minutes
IAFP 2004 – August 8, 2004
Held at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort
Phoenix, Arizona

Members Present: Ben Chapman, Michelle Danyluk, Laura Bauermesiter, Manan Sharma, Yash Burgula, Wendy Maduff, Richelle Beverly, Aisha Abushelaibi, Chithea Lakshmanan, Lisa Mathiasen, Lynn Riggins, Justin Ransom, Brandon Carlson, Stacey Smith, Aaron Uesugi, Karen Chong, Willette Crawford, Leanne Ellis, Kristen Matak, Shelly Rodrigo, Stephanie Drake, Lynette Johnston, Hugh Griffiths, Brooke Whitney, Sally Foong, Olanna White, Efi Papafragkou, Montserat Hernandez-Itorriaga, Ma Fernanda Franco Silva, Leopoldo Orozco Ramirez, and Christine Stanko.

Board Members and IAFP Staff Present: Kathy Glass, Frank Yiannas, Jeff Farber, Gary Acuff, Stephanie Olmsted, Steve Murphy, and David Tharp.

Guests: Christine Bruhn, Amy Simonne, Peter Hibbard, Zeb Blanton, Susan Sumner, Pattie McNiel, John Bruhn, and Steven Blanton.

Meeting Called to Order: 1:20 p.m.

Old Business: Session monitor summaries; published October 2003.

New Business: Session monitor sheet posted on board. Thanked old officers and introduced new officers. Ben talked about t-shirt program and expanding the Web site. Flyers were distributed to promote membership.

Speaker Frank Yiannas spoked about continual learning.

There will be a meeting for the 2005 symposium this afternoon at 1:45 p.m.

In response to the board recommendations regarding the name of the Student PDG to Student Association, a task force is being developed to examine the advantages and disadvantages of remaining a PDG versus becoming an affiliate. A recommendation will be made at next year’s meeting.

Everyone was invited to the Student Mixer Tuesday night.

This year’s reception was sponsored by John Morrell, McDonald’s Corp., Kraft Foods North America, Walt Disney World, Ecolab, Cryovac/Sealed Air, British Columbia Food Protection Association, California Association of Dairy and Milk Sanitarians, Portugal Association for Food Protection, Almond Board, UC-Davis Food Tech Club, Kansas State-
Food Science Institute and FSnet@Guelph.

Michelle encouraged involvement from everyone.

Next Meeting Date: August 14, 2005, Baltimore, MD.

Meeting Adjourned: 1:40 p.m.

Chairperson: Michelle Danyluk and Ben Chapman (for Renee Raiden).

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