Affiliate Council

Affiliate Council Mission

To serve as an advisory body to the IAFP Board, representing the interests of the Affiliate Associations; to perform chairperson duties on the IAFP Awards Committee; and to facilitate the interchange of ideas and recommendations, among and between the Affiliate Associations and the IAFP Board, on programs, awards, and procedures.

Past Affiliate Council Chairs

Affiliate Council Delegates

• African Continental

  • Joseph Odumeru, Ministry of the Environment

• Argentina

  • Fabiana Guglielmone, Unilever

• Australia

  • Mark Turner, University of Queensland

• Brazil

  • Caio Carvalho, Cargill

• Canada

  • AlbertaLynn McMullen, University of Alberta
  • British ColumbiaOpen
  • OntarioEllen Gravi, Gravi Food Safety Inc.
  • QuebecJulie Jean, Laval University

• Chile

  • Michel Leporati, CERES BCA

• China

  • Xiumei Liu, National Institute of Nutrition & Health China CDC

• Colombia

  • Francisco Garces Vega

• Hong Kong

  • Terence Lau, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Hungary

  • Laszlo Varga, Szechenyi Istvan University

• Japan

  • Shigenoba Koseki, Hokkaido University

• Korea

  • Won-Bo Shim, Gyeongsang National University

• Lebanon

  • Issmat Kassem, American University of Beirut

• Mexico

  • Raul Avila Sosa, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla

• Nepal

  • Karuna Kharel, Louisiana State University AgCenter

• New Zealand

  • Aswathi Soni, Ministry for Primary Industries

• Portugal

  • Laurentina M.R. Pedroso, Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades E Technogias

• Southeast Asia

  • Alvin Lee, Institute for Food Safety and Health

• Spain

  • David Rodriguez-Lazaro, University of Burgos

• Taiwan

  • Lee-Yan Sheen, National Taiwan University

• Turkey

  • Samim Saner, Merieux NutriSciences

• United Arab Emirates

  • Bobby Krishna, Dubai Municipality

• United Kingdom

  • Helen Taylor, Cardiff Metropolitan University

• United States

  • AlabamaNeil Bogart, Ecolab
  • ArizonaAndres Martin, Maricopa County
  • ArkansasJennifer Acuff, University of Arkansas
  • Bangladesh in North AmericaSaline Parveen, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
  • CaliforniaWilliam Huntley, William Thomas Huntley & Associates
  • Capitol Area (DC)Jenny Scott, FDA-CFSAN (retired)
  • CarolinasLinda Leake, Food Safety Ink
  • Chinese in North AmericaYige Bima, Nestle
  • ColoradoLaurel Burke, Starbucks
  • ConnecticutFrank Greene, Connecticut Dept. of Consumer Protection
  • FloridaTaylor O'Bannon, University of Florida IFAS
  • GeorgiaDina Scott, Wendys
  • IdahoOpen
  • IllinoisCharlie Mack, Prairie Farms Dairy
  • Indian in North AmericaArshpreet Kaur Khattra, MIchigan State University
  • IndianaAmanda Deering, Purdue University
  • Iowano delegate
  • Kansasopen
  • KentuckyEric Martin, Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
  • MichiganDavid Peters, University of Michigan OSEH
  • MinnesotaCarrie Rigdon, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • MissouriNathan Mirdamadi, Commercial Food Sanitation
  • Nebraskaopen
  • New JerseyMatthew Grochowski, NJ Association for Food Protection
  • New YorkSteve Murphy, NC Shellfish Sanitation
  • OhioConnie Freese, Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery Co.
  • OklahomaOpen
  • Pennsylvaniaopen
  • South DakotaDominic Miller, City of Sioux Falls
  • Upper Midwest (MN)Dan Erickson, Harold Wainess & Associates
  • WashingtonKent Dowding, AFCO
  • WisconsinKristin Schill, Food Research Institute/University of Wisconsin-Madison