Officials' Calendar of Meetings, April 2018
This public calendar is issued by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). It lists meetings held by the Under Secretary and Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Food Safety (OFS), and the Administrator and Deputy Administrator for FSIS with persons outside the Federal Government.
Key to Abbreviations | Archive
OFS/FSIS Official and Title | Date and Site | Other FSIS/OFS Participants |
Non-FSIS/OFS Participants |
Subject |
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Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 4, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, Patty Bennett - Humane Handling Enforcement Coordinator, and Atiya Khan - Acting Chief of Staff, FSIS | Michael Gilsdorf - National Association of Federal Veterinarians | Veterinarian Staffing |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 6, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, FSIS, and Brian Klippenstein - Senior Advisor | Lia Biondo - U.S. Cattlemen's Association, Jess Peterson - U.S. Cattlemen's Association, and Kelly Fogarty - U.S. Cattlemen's Association | Petition on FSIS Meat Definitions |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 9, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, Atiya Khan - Acting Chief of Staff, and Phil Bronstein - Acting Executive Associate for Regulatory Operations, FSIS | Chad Causey - Causey Law Firm, Roger Barlow - Catfish Farmers of America, Jeremy Robbins - Catfish Farmers of America, Johnathan Mills - Catfish Farmers of America, Townsend Kyser - Catfish Farmers of America, and Shorty Jones - Catfish Farmers of America | Equivalence Process |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 11, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, Atiya Khan - Acting Chief of Staff, Jeff Canavan - Deputy Director, and Rosalyn Murphy-Jenkins - Director, FSIS | Craig Letch - Beef Products Inc. (BPI), Rich Jochum - BPI, and Chandler Keys - Keys Group | Labeling |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 11, 2018 Washington, DC |
Roxanne Smith - Director | Krissa Welshans - Feedstuffs | Cellular Agriculture |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 11, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, Bill Smith - Assistant Administrator, and Roberta Wagner - Assistant Administrator, FSIS | Pam Abney - Mountaire, Doug Fulnechek - Zoetis, Brett Hopkins - Novus International, and Suzanne Dougherty - American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) | Agency Updates and Food Safety Questions |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 12, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, Bill Smith - Assistant Administrator, Rosalyn Murphy-Jenkins - Director, Jeff Canavan - Deputy Director, and Roberta Wagner - Assistant Administrator, FSIS | Joe Harris, Eden Shiferaw, Ed Ruff, Jason Beyer, Glen Kusak, Angela Alvarado, Pete Ryholt, Jason Holcombe, and Kathy Kennedy, Southwest Meat Association | Agency Updates |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 18, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, Todd Reed - Chief Operating Officer, Roberta Wagner - Assistant Administrator, Bill Smith - Assistant Administrator, and Atiya Khan - Acting Chief of Staff, FSIS | Lisa Wallenda Picard - National Turkey Federation and Ashley Peterson - National Chicken Council | Poultry Parts Sampling |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, FSIS | April 18, 2018 Washington, DC |
Roberta Wagner - Assistant Administrator and Carl Mayes - Assistant Administrator, FSIS | Peter Zambetti - Natural Products Association and Corey Hilmas - Natural Products Association | Import Regulations |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 19, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker and FSIS Assistant Administrators | Industry Stakeholders | Industry Stakeholder Meeting |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 19, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker and FSIS Assistant Administrators | Consumer Stakeholders | Consumer Stakeholder Meeting |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 20, 2018 Washington, DC |
Selena Kremer-Caldwell - Team Lead, FSIS | Dave Thompson - Prairie Public Radio | FSIS Public Health Veterinarian Hiring Event |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 20, 2018 Washington, DC |
Selena Kremer-Caldwell - Team Lead, FSIS | Courtnay Doyle - Alphamedia USA | FSIS Public Health Veterinarian Hiring Event |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 20, 2018 Washington, DC |
Roxanne Smith - Director, FSIS | Dan Gunderson - Minnesota Public Radio | FSIS Public Health Veterinarian Hiring Event |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 20, 2018 Washington, DC |
Roxanne Smith - Director, FSIS | Ingrid Mezo - Food Chemical News | Siluriformes Update |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 20, 2018 Washington, DC |
Roxanne Smith - Director, FSIS | Stephanie Ho - USDA Radio | FSIS Public Health Veterinarian Hiring Event |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 23, 2018 Washington, DC |
Roxanne Smith - Director, FSIS | Jenna Lee - The Farm Report with Pam Jahnke | FSIS Public Health Veterinarian Hiring Event |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 23, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, Todd Furey - Acting International Executive, Bill Smith - Assistant Administrator, and Roberta Wagner - Assistant Administrator, FSIS | Dan Sorbello - Agro Group, Greg Muse - Preferred Freezer, Kim D'Anella - Agri Foods, Laurie Bryant - Meat Importers Council of America (MICA), Len Lang - Agro Group, Lori Langlois - A.N. Deringer, and Sebastian Larreta - Argentine Angus Association | Import Issues and Equivalence Updates |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 23, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator and Roxanne Smith - Director, FSIS | Ingrid Mezo - Food Chemical News | Mar-Jac Plant Suspension |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 23, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator and Roxanne Smith - Director, FSIS | Rebecca Rainey - Inside OSHA | Poultry and Swine Modernization and Mar-Jac Plant Suspension |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, FSIS | April 23, 2018 Washington, DC |
Roxanne Smith - Director, FSIS | Tom Johnston - Meatingplace | Mar-Jac Plant Suspension |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 25, 2018 Washington, DC |
Brian Klippenstein - Senior Advisor | Nick Giordano - National Pork Producers Council, Dan Kovich - National Pork Producers Council, and Corey Brown - National Pork Producers Council | Cellular Agriculture |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 25, 2018 Washington, DC |
Bill Tomson - AgriPulse | Brazil Equivalence | |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 26, 2018 Washington, DC |
Roxanne Smith - Director, FSIS | Stephanie Ho - USDA Radio | GAO Report on Pathogen Control |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 26, 2018 Washington, DC |
Atiya Khan - Acting Chief of Staff, FSIS | Elisabeth Hagen - Elisabeth Hagen, PLLC and James Marsden - Chipotle | Chipotle Food Safety Initiatives |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 26, 2018 Washington, DC |
Randy Duverna - Chemist and Karen Becker - Director, FSIS | Shelly McKee - USA Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) and Ashley Peterson - National Chicken Council | Export Issues |
Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | April 26, 2018 Washington, DC |
Bill Shaw - Director, Melissa Hammar - Issuances Staff, and Rachel Edelstein - Deputy Assistant Administrator, FSIS | Robert Budway - Can Manufacturers Institute, Tom Mallen - Sherwin Williams, and Robert Chadwick - Silgan | Food Can Technology Update |
- In-person Attendance:
- Brian Eyink, Hogan Lovells US LLP
- Charles Penry, Tyson Foods
- Lia Biondo, US Cattlemen’s Association
- Samantha Beard, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
- Tori Ahlmeyer, National Turkey Federation
- Lisa Wallenda Picard, National Turkey Federation
- Juan Pio Hernandez, Allen F. Johnson Associates
- Barbara Negron, North American Natural Casing Association
- Tiffany Lee, North American Meat Institute
- Andrea Yablunosky, "SAY Consulting, LLC"
- Ashley Peterson, National Chicken Council
- John Dillard, Olsson Frank Weeda Law Firm
- Dan Kovich, National Pork Producers Council
- Teleconference Attendance:
- Brian Sylvester, "Wiley Rein, LLP"
- Pam West, Triumph Foods
- Kristin Lindahl, Cargill
- Nicole Finch, Turkey Valley Farms
- Bryan Miller, "Wayne Farms, LLC"
- Alison Griffino, "Tyson Foods, Inc."
- Suzanne Finstad, Tyson
- Casey Gallimore, North American Meat Institute
- Betsy Booren, Olsson Frank Weeda Law Firm
- Sophia Kruszewski, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
- KatieRose McCullough, North American Meat Institute
- Nancy Rogers Bontempo, Mondlēlz International Food Safety
- Rachel Maymir, General Mills
- Ruth Petran, Ecolab
- Zengxin "Scott" Li, Rich’s
- Karina Martino, Grocery Manufacturers Association
- Haley Swartz, National Consumer League
- Zach Corrigan, Food and Water Watch
- In-person Attendance:
- Rachel Lyons, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
- Jack Barnett, Consumers Union
- James Rogers, Consumers Union
- Jaydee Hanson, Center for Food Safety
- Tony Corbo, Food and Water Watch
- Sarah Sorscher, Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Teleconference Attendance:
- Tanya Roberts, Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention
- Felicia Nestor, Food and Water Watch
- Pat Buck, Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention
- Harley Schwartz, National Consumer League
- Zach Corrigan, Food and Water Watch
- Haley Swartz, National Consumer League
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- DUS—Deputy Under Secretary
- NPIS—New Poultry Inspection System
- OA—Office of the Administrator, FSIS
- OC—Office of Communications, USDA
- ODIFP—Office of Data Integration and Food Protection, FSIS
- OFO—Office of Field Operations, FSIS
- OFS—Office of Food Safety, USDA
- OM—Office of Management, FSIS
- OPACE—Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education, FSIS
- OIEA—Office of Investigation, Enforcement, and Audit, FSIS
- OPHS—Office of Public Health Science, FSIS
- OPPD—Office of Policy and Program Development, FSIS
- OSEC—Office of the Secretary, USDA
- PHIS—Public Health Information System
- TFAA—Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, USDA
- CFIA—Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- FMI—Food Marketing Institute
- NAMI—North American Meat Institute
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