Suresh De Costa
Chair*
Lipman Family Farms
CPS Technical Committee
Our multidisciplinary Technical Committee provides the necessary scrutiny and tight controls needed to ensure funded research projects are practical, measurable and translatable. Throughout the year, this group queries industry about their biggest food safety challenges, then packages those burning questions into an annual call for pre-research proposals.
*Committee Chair
Drew McDonald
*Past Chair
Taylor Fresh Foods
Cassidi Amos
Bolthouse Fresh Foods
Rebecca Anderson
GLOBALG.A.P. North America
Felice Arboisiere
Mastronardi Produce
Megan Arnold
Robinson Fresh
Karleigh Bacon
McDonald’s Corporation
Alexandra Belias
Taylor Fresh Foods
Jim Brennan
SmartWash Solutions
Jennifer Clarke
California Leafy Greens Research Board
Kinsey Clishe
North Bay Produce
De Ann Davis
Western Growers
Pascal Delaquis
Retired Research Scientist, Food Microbiology
Jessica Dyszel
House Richter
Jose Emilio Esteban
Mérieux Nutrisciences
Thea Eubanks
organicgirl, LLC
Roberts Gravani
Cornell University
John Gurrisi
Fresh Express
Maha Hajmeer
California Department of Public Health
Tim Jackson
U.S. FDA
Jessica Jones
Chick-fil-A
Lianna Kelly
U.S. FDA
Andreas Klieber
Quality Associates, Australia
Susanne Klose
Church Brothers Farms
Greg Komar
California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement
Jim Lugg
Consultant
Johnny Massa
Comgro
Amy McDonald
Markon
Jennifer McEntire
Food Safety Strategy, LLC
Charlie Meadows
L&M Companies
Michael E. Menes
True Organic Products
Danielle Mesa
H-E-B
Bob Mills
RSM Food Safety
Carola Molina
Oppy
Anne Morrell
Columbia Fruit Packers
Joelle Mosso
Western Growers
Gurmail Mudahar
Tanimura & Antle
Liz Musharbash
Bonduelle Americas
Takashi Nakamura
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc.
George Nikolich
George Nikolich Consulting, Inc.
Monica Noble
80 Acres Farm
Katie Edwards Oda
Taco Bell
Amy Parks
Dole Fresh Vegetables
Walter Ram
The Giumarra Companies
Joan Rosen
JC Rosen Resources
Vicki Scott
Scott Resources
Rusbelina Silva
4Earth Farms
Steve Strub
Wegmans Food Markets
Rebecca Unwer
Driscoll's
Rich Walsh
ECOLAB