Officials' Calendar of Meetings, June 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 | June 4, 2018 Washington, DC |
Barry Carpenter - North American Meat Institute (NAMI), Paul Clayton - U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), Nick Giordano - National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) | Export Certificates | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | June 5, 2018 Washington, DC |
Ashley Peterson - National Chicken Council (NCC), Jean Murphy - U.S.A. Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) | Exports | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | June 11, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, Phil Bronstein - Executive Associate for Regulatory Operations (EARO), Janell Kause - Senior Leader, Rachel Edelstein - Deputy Assistant Administrator, and Todd Reed - Chief Operating Officer, FSIS | Peter Matz - Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Stephanie Barnes - FMI, Ashley Eisenbeiser - FMI, and Hilary Thesmar - FMI | Listeria Guidance |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | June 12, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, Jeff Canavan - Deputy Director, and Rachel Edelstein - Deputy Assistant Administrator, FSIS | Hans Sauter - Del Monte, Zoltan Pinter - Del Monte, Ross McKenney - Del Monte, Nowell Berreth - Alston and Bird, and Dan Jarcho - Alston and Bird | Del Monte Overview |
| Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, FSIS | June 12, 2018 Washington, DC |
Angie Siemens - Cargill | Inspection Modernization | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | June 12, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, Roberta Wagner - Assistant Administrator, Rachel Edelstein - Deputy Assistant Administrator, Dorothy Adams - Director, and Todd Furey - Acting International Executive, FSIS | Eric Svendson - North American Natural Casing Association (NANCA), Katelin Faherty - NANCA, and Barbara Negron - NANCA | Exports |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | June 14, 2018 Washington, DC |
Roberta Wagner - Assistant Administrator and Bill Shaw - Director, FSIS | Kurt Deibel - Kraft Heinz, Joseph Meyer - Kraft Heinz, Ann Boeckman - Kraft Heinz, Abigail Blunt - Kraft Heinz, and Randy Russell - Russell Group | Food Safety Technology |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | June 18, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, Todd Reed - Chief Operating Officer, Atiya Khan - Acting Chief of Staff, FSIS | Michael Gilsdorf - National Association of Federal Veterinarians (NAFV) | Veterinarian Staffing |
| Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, FSIS | June 20, 2018 Washington, DC |
Casey Gallimore - NAMI | Inspection Modernization | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | June 20, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator and the Assistant Administrators, FSIS |
Mr. Scott Schuldt - ATC Scientific, North Little Rock, Ark., Aaron Kaiser - Michelson Laboratories, Inc., Commerce, California, Mr. Steven Zbylut - Silliker Solution Center, Crete, Illinois, Ms. Shirley Elliott - Darling Analytical Laboratories, Ankey, Iowa, Mr. Kent Karsjens and Ms. Alexandra Buttermore - Eurofins Scientific, Des Moines, Iowa, Ms. Julie Honsa - Land O’ Lakes, Inc./R-Tech, Arden Hills, Minnesota, Mr. Ronald Schnitzer - Sani-Pure Food Laboratories, Saddle Brook, New Jersey, Mr. Ryan Welsh - Food Safety Net Services, LTD, San Antonio, Texas, Mr. Scott Goltry - Merieux NutriSciences, Washington, D.C. |
Accredited Lab Program (ALP) Roundtable |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | June 21, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator and Bill Smith - Assistant Administrator, FSIS | Mike Tisdale - Sweetgrass and Leonard Lang - Consultant
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Appeal |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | June 21, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator and Assistant Administrators, FSIS | Consumer Stakeholders | Consumer Stakeholder Meeting |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | June 21, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator and Assistant Administrators, FSIS | Industry Stakeholders | Industry Stakeholder Meeting |
| Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, FSIS | June 26, 2018 Washington, DC |
John Hicks - Director, Bill Shaw - Director, Atiya Khan - Acting Chief of Staff, Roberta Wagner - Assistant Administrator, and Valeria Green - Deputy Director, FSIS | Patricia Schneider - Biova LLC, Randal Fitzgerald - Biova LLC, Todd Harrison - Venable LLP, and Bart Stupak - Venable LLP | Egg Membrane Harvesting |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | June 26, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator and Assistant Administrators, FSIS | Amy D’Amico-Sena - Thomas Foods, Stan Bearder - Thomas Foods, Michael Forest - Thomas Foods, Laurie Bryant - Meat Import Council of America, Matt McGrath - Barnes Richardson and Colburn, Tim Arndt - Jack Links, Sam Sorbello - Agro Merchants Freezers , Eric Wolfe - Preferred Freezer , Sam Sorbello - Atlantic Coast Freezers, Paul Chipman - Preferred Freezers, John Zarella - Preferred Freezers, Len Lang - Import, Export Associates, Dan Wackerman - J.A. Steer Company, Wendy Johnson – Cargill, Jeff Sorbello - Atlantic Coast Freezers | Import Roundtable |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | June 26, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, Denise Eblen - Assistant Administrator, Kis Robertson - Deputy Assistant Administrator, Roberta Wagner - Assistant Administrator, Bill Smith - Assistant Administrator, and Aaron Lavallee - Deputy Assistant Administrator, FSIS | Robin Schoen - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and Greg Symmes - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine | New Technologies to Promote Food Safety |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | June 27, 2018 Washington, DC |
Erika Edwards - NBC and Maggie Fox - NBC | Observational Study Interview | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | June 29, 2018 Washington, DC |
Lori Laughlin - Illinois Farm Bureau | Observational Study Interview |
- In-person Attendance:
- Randy Green, Watson Green LLC
- Brian Eyink, Hogan Lovells US LLP
- Tiffany Lee, NAMI
- Liz Frey, Western Skies Strategies
- Ferd Hoefner, Sustainable Agriculture
- Laurie Bryant, Meat Import Council of America
- Brian Sylvester, Wiley Rein LLP
- Dan Kovich, Pork Producers Council
- Juan Pio Hernandez, Allen F. Johnson & Associates
- John Dillard, OFW Law
- KatieRose McCullough, NAMI
- Casey Gallimore, NAMI
- Lindy Froebel, NTF
- Alice Johnson, Butterball
- Kristen Spotz, GMA
- Kathy Simmons, NCBA
- Teleconference Attendance:
- Barbara Negron, North American Casing Association
- Betsy Booren, OFW Law
- Keith Day, Twin River Foods
- Nicole Finch, Turkey Valley Farms
- Katie Hanigan, Smithfield Foods
- Lindsay McKittrick, USMEF
- Tina Rendon, Pilgrims Pride
- Andrea Yablunosky, SAY Consulting, LLC
- Lenard Lang, USCBIA, AGRO, SAMPCO
- Jessica Watson, NCBA
- Kristin Lindahl, Cargill
- Suzanne Finstad, Tyson Foods
- Laura Bachmeier, National Pork Board
- Alison Griffino, Tyson Foods
- Michelle Brydalski, Rich Foods
- Paul Saunders, Michael Foods
- Katelynn Renteria, Land O Lakes
- Deborah Klein, Ecolab
- Karina Martino, GMA
- Tori Ahlmeyer, NTF
- In-person Attendance:
- Thomas Gremillion, Consumer Federation of America
- Tony Corbo, Food and Water Watch
- Rachel Lyons, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
- Cameron Harsh, Center for Food Safety
- Deborah Berkowitz, National Employment Law Project
- Teleconference Attendance:
- Patricia Buck, Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention
- Tanya Roberts, Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention
- Sarah Sorscher, Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Haley Swartz, National Consumers League
- Sarah Borron, Government Accountability Project
- Deidre Schlunegger, Safe Tables Our Priority
- Zach Corrigan, Food and Water Watch
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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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