ACTIVE MEMBERS
United States Food & Drug Administration
- Laurie Farmer
Southeast Region, Director of State Cooperative Programs
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
60, 8th Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 404.253.1175
Fax: 404.253.1207
Cell: 404.433.9185
Email: Laurie.Farmer@fda.hhs.gov - Natalie Guidry
Public Affairs Specialist
US Food and Drug Administration
New Orleans District
404 BNA Drive, Building 200, Suite 500
Nashville, TN 37217
Phone: 615.366.7807
Fax: 615.366.7805
Email: Natalie.Guidry@fda.hhs.gov - Dan Redditt
FDA SE Region
Sr. Regional Food Specialist
State Cooperative Programs
60 8th St., NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 404.253.1265
Fax: 404.253.2257
Email: joseph.redditt@fda.hhs.gov - Thomas Clarida
Director, Investigations Branch
404 BNA Dr., Bldg. 200, Suite 500
Nashville, TN 37217
Phone: 615.366.7827
Fax: 615.366.7861 - Kimberly McMillan
Acting District Director
US Food and Drug Administration
New Orleans District Office
Nashville, TN
Phone: 615.366.7811
Fax: 615.366.7848
Email: kimberly.mcmillan@fda.hhs.gov
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
- Jimmy Hopper
Director, Regulatory Services
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 40627
Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: 615.837.5152
Fax: 615.837.5335
Email: jimmy.hopper@tn.gov - Bill Thompson
Email: Bill.E.Thompson@tn.gov - Shanna Lively
Food and Dairy Administrator
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Ellington Agricultural Center
PO Box 40627, Melrose Station
Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: 615.837.5176
Email: shanna.lively@tn.gov - Linda Shelton
Market Development
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Ellington Agricultural Center
PO Box 40627, Melrose Station
Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: 615.837.5345
Email: Linda.Shelton@tn.gov - Mike Brown
Outreach Coordinator
Email: mike.f.brown@tn.gov
United States Department of Agriculture
- Kathleen N. McAnally
Front Line Supervisor Chattanooga Circuit
United States Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
P.O. Box 968
Decatur, TN 37322
Cell: 601.927.9920
Email: kathleen.mcanally@usda.gov
Web: www.foodsafetyjobs.gov
Tennessee Department of Health
- Lori LeMaster
Environmental Health Program Manager
Tennessee Department of Health
General Environmental Health
710 James Robertson Parkway, 4th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615.741.8531
Fax: 615.741.8510
Email: Lori.LeMaster@tn.gov - Hugh Atkins
Director, Division of General Environmental Health
Tennessee Department of Health
4th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Pkwy.
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615.741.7206
Email: hugh.atkins@tn.gov - John Dunn, DVM, PhD
Deputy State Epidemiologist
Tennessee Department of Health
4th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615.741.7247
Fax: 615.741.3857
Email: John.Dunn@tn.gov - Sharon Hensley
Program Manager
Foodborne, Vectorborne, Zoonotic Diseases
Tennessee Department of Health
710 James Robertson Parkway, 4th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615.532-8176
Fax: 615.741-3857
Email: Sharon.Hensley@tn.gov - Tamara Chavez-Lindell
Epidemiologist, TN Food Safety Center of Excellence
Tennessee Department of Health
2101 Medical Center Way
Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone: 865.546.9221
Fax: 865.594.5738 - Craig A. Shepherd
Director, Environmental Epidemiology and EHS-Net Programs
Tennessee Department of Health
4th floor Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615.532.2212
Fax: 615.741.3857
Email: craig.shepherd@tn.gov
Local Department of Health
- Kevin Clark
Food Program Manager, Environmental Health Division
Knox County Health Department
140 Dameron Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37917-6413
Phone: (865) 215-5209
Email: Kevin.Clark@knoxcounty.org - Steve Crosier
Director of Food Protection Services
Metro Nashville Public Health Department
311 23rd Ave. North
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615.340.5620
Fax: 615.340.2109
Email: steve.crosier@nashville.gov
Web: http://healthweb.nashville.gov - Yolanda Woods, MPH
Lead Environmentalist, General Sanitation
Memphis and Shelby County Health Department
814 Jefferson Avenue
Memphis, TN 38105
Phone: 901.222.9190
Fax: 901.222.9177
Email: yolanda.woods@shelbycountytn.gov
Tennessee Department of Education
- Jane Crawford
Department of Education
TPS Administration Building
1240 Foster Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615.532.4739; 1.800.354.3663
Fax: 615.532.0362
Email: jane.crawford@tn.gov
Academia
- Faith Critzer
Assistant Professor and Food Safety Extension Specialist
Department of Food Science & Technology
The University of Tennessee
2605 River Drive, 117FSPB
Knoxville, TN 37996-4537
Phone: 865.974.7332
Email: faithc@utk.edu - Sandria Godwin
Professor, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Coordinator, Food Safety and Nutrition Research Team
Institute of Agricultural & Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561
Phone: 615.963.5619
Fax: 615.963.5033
Email: sgodwin@tnstate.edu - Tony V. Johnston
Professor, School of Agribusiness and Agriscience
Middle Tennessee State University
PO Box 5
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Phone: 615.898.2421
Fax: 615.898.5169
Email: tony.johnston@mtsu.edu
Manufacturing
- Virginia Mercer
Senior Specialist, Corporate Technical Services
McKee Foods Corporation
10606 Apison Pike
P.O. Box 750
Collegedale, TN 37315-0750
Phone: 423.238.7111 ext. 53407
Fax: 423.238.7535
Email: Virginia.Mercer@mckee.com - Kathrina Reed
Sr. QRO Manager
General Mills Inc.
200 Butler Dr.
Murfreesboro, TN
Phone: 615.849.1520
Cell 615-403-4685
Email: Kathrina.reed@genmills.com - John W. Sanford
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Dean Foods Company
Phone: 615.760.2242
Cell: 615.806.0402
Email: John_Sanford@Deanfoods.com - J. McKinley Thomason
President
The Doug Jeffords Company Inc.
116 Seaboard Lane
Franklin, TN 37064
Phone: 615.373.0044
Fax: 615.370.1142
Email: mckinley@dougjeffords.com - Timothy A. Haley, PhD.
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Bush Brothers & Company
1016 East Weisgarber Road
Knoxville, TN 37909
Phone: 865.909.8658
Fax: 865.558.5485
Email: thaley@bushbros.com - Chris Paliaro
Director of Food Safety & Quality
Taylor Farms Tennessee
199 Sam Ridley Pkwy E.
Smyrna, TN 37167
Phone: 615.984.2772
Cell: 407.947.4069
Email: cpaliaro@taylorfarms.com
Food Service
- Dan Tew
Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Phone: 502.874.2422
Email: Daniel.tew@yum.com - Betsy Kaesontae
Email: bkaesontae@aol.com - John Zimmermann
Senior Director, QA & Food Safety
Sodexo
7100 Commerce Way, Suite 280
Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone: 615.844.8840
Fax: 615.844.8844
Cell: 240.463.9104
Email: john.zimmermann@sodexo.com - Lisa Pickett
Food Service Commissary Manager
MAPCO Express
Email: Lisa.Pickett@mapcoexpress.com - Jim Mathias
Product Category Quality Manager – Bakery Division
Rich Products Corporation
625 Butler Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37127
Phone: 615.995.7674
Fax: 615.995.7401
Cell: 615.278.8160 - Rick Hobson
Vice President
Hobson Food Service, Inc
200 Howerton Street
Nashville, TN 37213
Phone: 615.255.0359
Fax: 615.255.7707
Cell: 615.394.7315 Email: rhobson@hobsonfoods.com
Distribution
- Ken Lemon
Business Development Specialist
US Foodservice
269 Kings Court
Alcoa, TN 37701
Phone: 800.533.9941 ext. 3478
Retail
- Mac Branch
Publix Supermarkets
Food Safety Specialist
2600 Delk Rd
Marietta, Ga 30067
Phone: 770.952.6601 ext. 3663
Cell: 770-329-1266
Email: mac.branch@publix.com - David Fulmer
Publix Supermarkets
Phone: 615.309.6119
Email: david.fulmer@publix.com - Michael Roberson
Director of Corporate Quality Assurance
Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
Phone: 863.688.1188 ext. 32422
Email: michael.roberson@publix.com
Associations
- Tennessee Beef Industry Council
Valerie Bass
Executive Director
Tennessee Beef Industry Council
530 Brandies Circle, Suite A
Murfreesboro, TN 37218
Phone: 615.896.5811
Fax: 615.896.5814
Email: vbass@beefup.org -
Matt Scanlan
GSRM Attorneys at Law
315 Deaderick St., Suite 1100
Nashville, TN 37238
Phone: 615.244.4994
Fax: 615.256.6339 Email: mscanlan@gsrm.com