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
  • 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

  • Francisco Garces Vega

• 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

  • Raul Avila Sosa, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla

• New Zealand

  • Roger Cook, New Zealand Food Safety

• 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
  • ArkansasJerri Lynn Pickett, Tyson Foods
  • Bangladesh in North AmericaMd Niamul Kabir, Albany State University
  • 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
  • GeorgiaWendy White, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • IdahoOpen
  • IllinoisBrad Suhling, Prairie Farms Dairy
  • Indian in North AmericaSurabhi Wason, University of Arkansas
  • IndianaAmanda Deering, Purdue University
  • Iowano delegate
  • KansasAllison Blodig, Infiltrator Water Technologies
  • MichiganDavid Peters, University of Michigan OSEH
  • MinnesotaCarrie Rigdon, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • MissouriNathan Mirdamadi, Commercial Food Sanitation
  • Nebraskaopen
  • New JerseyJason Udrija, Foodstar Consulting
  • New YorkAmy Rhodes, HP Hood LLC
  • OhioConnie Freese, Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery Co.
  • OklahomaDivya Jaroni, Oklahoma State University
  • PennsylvaniaAshley Hoover, Land O'Lakes, Inc.
  • South DakotaDominic Miller, City of Sioux Falls
  • TexasCindy Anderson
  • Upper Midwest (MN)Dan Erickson, Harold Wainess & Associates
  • Washingtonopen
  • WisconsinLindsey O'Brien, Center for Dairy Research