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.

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Consumer Representatives (OFS)

• In-person Attendance:
  • Thomas Gremillion, Consumer Federation of America
  • Rachel Lyons, United Food and Commercial Workers
  • Tony Corbo, Food and Water Watch
  • Adam Garber, U.S. Public Interest Research Group
  • Sarah Sorscher, Center for Science in the Public Interest
  • Sarah Borron, Government Accountability Project
  • Jaycee Hayden, Center for Food Safety

Consumer Representatives (FSIS)

• In-person Attendance:
  • Thomas Gremillion, Consumer Federation of America
  • Rachel Lyons, United Food and Commercial Workers
  • Tony Corbo, Food and Water Watch
  • Adam Garber, U.S. Public Interest Research Group
  • Sarah Sorscher, Center for Science in the Public Interest
  • Sarah Borron, Government Accountability Project
  • Jaycee Hayden, Center for Food Safety
• Teleconference Attendance:
  • Deborah Berkowitz, National Employment Law Project
  • Pat Buck, Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention
  • Tanya Roberts, Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention
  • Barbara Kowalcyk, Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention
  • James Roger, Consumers Union
  • Will Wallace, Consumers Union
  • Michael Hansen, Consumers Union

Industry Representatives (OFS)

• In-person Attendance:
  • Hilary Thesmar, Food Marketing Institute
  • Jessica Watson, National Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc.
  • Kathy Simmons, National Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc.
  • John Dillard, Olsson Frank Weeda
  • Casey Gallimore, North American Meat Institute
  • Mark Dopp, North American Meat Institute
  • Brian Eyink, Hogan Lovells
  • Juan Hernandez, US Seafood Distributors
  • Christopher Young, American Association of Meat Processors
  • Chase Adams, Sheep USA
  • Beth Breeding, National Turkey Federation

Industry Representatives (FSIS)

• In-person Attendance:
  • Hilary Thesmar, Food Marketing Institute
  • Jessica Watson, National Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc.
  • Kathy Simmons, National Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc.
  • Randy Green, United Egg
  • Manojit Basu, Grocery Manufacturers Assoc.
  • John Dillard, Olsson Frank Weeda
  • Jody Swaim, Olsson Frank Weeda
  • Lia Biondo, US Cattlemans
  • Casey Gallimore, North American Meat Institute
  • Mark Dopp, North American Meat Institute
  • Brian Eyink, Hogan Lovells
  • Juan Hernandez, US Seafood Distributors
  • Daniel Kovich, National Pork Producers Council
  • Christopher Young, American Association of Meat Processors
  • Chase Adams, Sheep USA
  • KatieRose McCullough, North American Meat Institute
  • Beth Breeding, National Turkey Federation
  • Laurie Bryant, Meat Import Council of America
• Teleconference Attendance:
  • Zachary Cameron, Tyson
  • Oscar Garrison, United Egg
  • Paul Clayton, U.S. Meat Export Federation
  • Jean Murphy, US Poultry & Egg
  • Tony Pavel, Cargill
  • Norm Roberston, Meat Institute
  • Allison Griffino, Tyson
  • Erik Lieberman, Lieberman LLC
  • Zachary Cameron, Tyson
  • Laura Bachmeir, National Pork Board
  • Mandy Carr, National Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc.
  • Keith Day, Twin Rivers Foods
  • Kristin Lindahl, Cargill
  • Ann Voigt, Pilgrim’s
  • Karen Beers, Pilgrim’s
  • Kimberly Rice, US Foods
  • Barbara Negron, NA Natural Casing Association
  • Hiroko Bray, Smithfield
  • Charlotte Waller, Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative
  • Brian Sylvester, Wiley Rein LLP
  • Bryan Miller, Wayne Farms LLC
  • Ai Kataoka, Grocery Manufacturers Asso.
  • Travis Arp, U.S. Meat Export Federation
  • Cheyenne McEndaffer, U.S. Meat Export Federation
  • Lindsay McKittrick, U.S. Meat Export Federation
  • Len Lang, Import Export Associates
  • Lisa Weddig, National Fisheries Institute
  • Dane Bernard, Bold Bear Food Safety

Industry Export Roundtable Participants

• In-person Attendance:
  • Jim Self, AJC
  • Chris Kennedy, Cloverleaf
  • Karen Reese, Eskimo Cold Storage
  • Corey Rosenbusch, Global Cold Chain Alliance
  • Grace Lynch, Global Cold Chain Alliance
  • Lowell Randel, Global Cold Chain Alliance
  • Laurie Bryant, "Meat Import Council of America, Inc."
  • Chris Austin, MTC Logistics
  • Vinita Sharma, National Pork Producers Council
  • Randy Scarpero, New Orleans Cold Storage
  • Bill Westman, North American Meat Institute
  • Casey L. Gallimore, North American Meat Institute
  • Ron Longhany, U.S. Cold
  • Paul Clayton, U.S. Meat Export Federation
  • Travis Arp, U.S. Meat Export Federation
  • Greg Tyler, USA Poultry & Egg Export Council
  • Cindy Parker, Zero Mountain
• Teleconference Attendance:
  • Bobby Acord,National Pork Producers Council
  • Barbara Negron, North American Natural Casing Association
  • Nick Iacopella, "Grove Services, Inc."

Abbreviations

• 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