Virginia Food Safety Task Force
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Task Force Members

The membership of the Task Force includes representation by government, industry, academia, consumers, elected officials and other interested parties. The Task Force should be composed of up to 20 voting members.

Government (State) | Government (Local) | Industry | Academia | Consumer | Advisory | Non-Voting Members | Contact Us

Government (State)

Karen Gruszynski (Co-Chair)
VDH, Division of Environmental Epidemiology

Seth Levine (Co-Chair)
VDH, Division of Surveillance and Investigation

Denise Toney (Vice Chair)
VDGS, Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services

Gary Hagy
VDH, Office of Environmental Health

Doug Saunders
VDACS, Division of Animal and Food Industry Services

Ryan Davis
VDACS, Office of Dairy and Foods

Richard Hackenbract
VDACS, Office of Meat and Poultry

Don Delorme
VDACS, Division of Consumer Protection

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Government (Local)

Ana Colon
Virginia Beach Department of Public Health

Cassandra Mitchell-Baker
VDH, Northern Virginia Health Region

Catherine Cummins, REHS (Vice Chair)
Virginia Environmental Health Association

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Industry

Spencer Neale
Virginia Farm Bureau

Katie Frazier
Virginia Agribusiness Council

Barry Hawkins
Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association

Michael O'Connor
Virginia Petroleum, Convenience, & Grocery Association

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Academia

Kim Edmonds
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service

Joe Eifert
Virginia Tech, Department of Food Science

Kevin Pelzer
Virginia Tech, Virginia-Maryland School of Veterinary Medicine

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Consumer

Irene Leech
Virginia Citizens Consumer Council

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Advisory

Nate Esaw
FDA- Baltimore District Office

Tammy Campbell
F.B.I.- Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Kerry Stiles
Virginia State Police- Counter-Terrorism and Criminal Int.

USDA
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

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Non-Voting Members

Julie Murphy
VDH, Division of Environmental Epidemiology

Julia Ray
VDH, Division of Shellfish Sanitation

Patrick Bridge
VDH, Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response

T.J. Witten
The Kroger Company

Roger Mozingo
Sodexo

Abigail Villablo
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service

Anne Barker-Smith
Virginia Food and Beverage Association

 

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