Food Safety Leadership Committee

Committee Mission:
The committee serves as the primary advisor to the association on food safety and security related issues.  It is responsible for identifying industry food safety issues and creating resources to strengthen food safety practices by IFDA member companies.  Committee members are quality assurance and regulatory compliance experts from member companies and buying groups.
Committee MembersTitleOrganization
Ms. Sara ArandaFood Safety & Quality Assurance ManagerGordon Food Service203988
Mr. Cory AsmusVP, Corporate OperationsSouthwest Traders, Inc. (HQ)204252
Ms. Karina BarbosaDirector of Food Safety, Quality and Compliance, Raydia Food GroupRaydia Food Group224672
Ms. Leigh BarchamAssistant General Counsel - Product Regulatory & Government AffairsUS Foods219535
Brian CarmelDirector, Supply Chain OperationsNational DCP, LLC227521
Mr. Greg CassensRegulatory CounselDot Foods, Inc.196448
Georgia ChresanthakesQA DirectorThe Chefs' Warehouse - Cincinnati231722
Ms. Tanesia ColeFood Regulatory Operations ManagerUS Foods213461
Mr. Dick HairstonDirector, Operations and TransportationBen E. Keith Co.122045
Ms. Charlotte HoltSenior FSQA Recall ManagerDot Foods, Inc.206633
Dr. James Keith JacksonVice President of Corporate Quality AssuranceWest Creek - Performance Foodservice205281
Kelly JensenFood SafetyCash-Wa Distributing231721
Ms. Silvia KahnFood Safety Supervisor for Distribution CentersGordon Food Service205438
Jared KeeferSr Director of Operational ExcellenceShamrock Foods224411
Mr. Charles LeftwichVice President, Food Safety and Quality AssuranceSysco205276
Ms. Ceret LeyvaDirector of Food SafetyBen E. Keith Co.219456
Jim LucasQA, Regulatory & Technical Services ManagerSysco231723
Mrs. Marilyn Kay ManningFood Safety & Quality Assurance AnalystMerchants Foodservice (Div. of PFG)220687
Megan NicholsDirector of CompliancePrime Source Foods217658
Ms. Jennifer O'MalleyAssociate General Counsel, Product Integrity & InnovationUS Foods208887
Mike RoseDirector of Food SafetyMcLane Foodservice229395
Mr. Bob SaloVP, Food Safety & Regulatory AffairsUniPro Foodservice, Inc.202560
Ms. Emily SchrinerQuality Assurance CoordinatorCash-Wa Distributing210552
Ms. Ginger ShubertDirector of Risk ManagementDennis Food Service212839
Troy SmallVice President of Supply ChainLegacy Food Group227157
Ms. Valerie StrongDirector, Food Safety Quality AssuranceIMA Foodservice227090
Nick WatersSr. Director, FSQASysco231724
Ms. Heidi Wietjes, MS,RD,LMNTVice President, Multi Unit Accounts & Institutional SalesCash-Wa Distributing185178
Staff Contact: Mala Parker