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

  • Gary Boniface, BioMérieux Australia Pty Ltd

• Brazil

  • Mariza Landgraf, Universidade de Sao Paulo

• Canada

  • AlbertaLynn McMullen, University of Alberta
  • British ColumbiaJustin Falardeau, University of British Columbia
  • OntarioNadia Narine, Auditor, Trainer, Technical Advisor, and Consulting
  • QuebecJulie Jean, Laval University

• Chile

  • Michel Leporati, CERES BCA

• China

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

• Colombia

  • Janeth Luna, TFC Colombia

• Hong Kong

  • Terence Lau, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Hungary

  • Laszlo Varga, Szechenyi Istvan University

• Japan

  • Shigenoba Koseki, Hokkaido University

• Korea

  • Yohan Yoon, Sookmyung Women's University

• Lebanon

  • Issmat Kassem, American University of Beirut

• Mexico

  • Nydia Orue, Universidad A. De Nuevo Leon

• New Zealand

  • Marion Castle, 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

  • Chih-Kuan Pan

• Turkey

  • Samim Saner, Merieux NutriSciences

• United Arab Emirates

  • Bobby Krishna, Dubai Municipality

• United Kingdom

  • David Lloyd, Cardiff Metropolitan University

• United States

  • AlabamaNeil Bogart, Ecolab
  • ArizonaDavid Morales, Maricopa County Environmental Services
  • ArkansasWilliam Melnyczenko, Merieux NutriSciences
  • Bangladesh in North AmericaMohammad Aminul Islam, Washington State University
  • CaliforniaDavid Shelep, Paramount Sciences
  • Capitol Area (DC)Jenny Scott, FDA-CFSAN
  • CarolinasLinda Leake, Food Safety Ink
  • Chinese in North AmericaZengxin Li, Rich Products Corporation
  • ColoradoJuliany Rivera Calo, Ardent Mills
  • ConnecticutFrank Greene, Connecticut Dept. of Consumer Protection
  • FloridaMatthew Krug, University of Florida
  • GeorgiaWendy White, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • IdahoJesse Anglesey, Southeastern Public Health
  • IllinoisBrad Suhling, Prairie Farms Dairy
  • Indian in North AmericaHarshavardhan Thippareddi, University of Georgia
  • IndianaAmanda Deering, Purdue University
  • Iowano delegate
  • KansasTerry Langer, City-Cowley Health Department
  • MichiganDavid Peters, University of Michigan OSEH
  • MinnesotaCarrie Rigdon, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • MissouriDebbie Sees, Environmental Sanitarian II
  • Nebraskaopen
  • New JerseyJason Udrija, Foodstar Consulting
  • New YorkAmy Rhodes, HP Hood LLC
  • OhioChristina Ritchey Wilson, Columbus Public Health Department
  • OklahomaLi Maria Ma, Oklahoma State University, and Divya Jaroni, Oklahoma State University
  • PennsylvaniaPeggy Good, Turkey Hill Dairy
  • South DakotaLuAnn M. Ford, City of Sioux Falls
  • TexasCindy Anderson, Borden Dairy Company
  • Upper Midwest (MN)Dan Erickson, Harold Wainess & Associates
  • WashingtonMinto Michaels, Washington State University
  • WisconsinErin Headley, Schreiber Foods, Inc.