QA Advisory Board
The QA Advisory Board provides input and perspective into the editorial content, direction and market involvement of the magazine. The board includes industry leaders representative of various segments of the food and beverage processing industry. Members of the board are advisers to the staff of QA magazine, commissioned to critique the publication, provide industry insight and provide editorial consultation. A member of the board also contributes a column in each issue of the magazine.

David Acheson
Managing Director – Food and Import Safety
Leavitt Partners
Washington D.C.
dacheson@giemedia.com

Former FDA Assistant Commissioner of Foods, Dr. David Acheson is the Managing Director, Food and Import Safety Practice, at Leavitt Partners.Previously a practicing doctor of internal medicine and infectious diseases, Dr. Acheson began conducting basic molecular pathogenesis research on foodborne pathogens in 1987, then joined the FDA as Chief Medical Officer in 2002. Dr. Acheson is widely published and internationally recognized for his public health expertise in food safety and his research in infectious diseases.

Peter Bodnaruk
Director of Microbiology
Ecolab
St. Paul, Minn.
pbodnaruk@giemedia.com

Dr. Peter Bodnaruk is Director of Microbiology and Analytical Chemistry with Ecolab Inc. He has over 15 years experience in food safety having held food safety positions in the US meat industry and food research appointments in Australia and Great Britain. Peter has extensive experience in risk management and risk mitigation strategies for ready-to-eat meat products, has worked as a public health microbiologist and with the development of rapid detection methods for pathogens.

Roger Brauninger
Senior Laboratory Services Officer
A2LA
Frederick, Md.
rbrauninger@giemedia.com

Roger Brauninger is Biosafety Program Manager for the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). The company is a non-profit organization which provides ISO 17025 accreditation for quality control testing laboratories. Roger serves in the Life Sciences group of A2LA, which includes the biological (foods, drugs, microbiology), chemical, defense and environmental arenas.

Jim Campbell
Research Entomologist
USDA-ARS/KSU
Manhattan, Kan.
jcampbell@giemedia.com

Jim Campbell is a Research Entomologist with the USDA ARS Grain Marketing and Production Research Center in Manhattan, KS. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of California-Davis. His research interests include the behavior of stored product insects and their natural enemies and how the use of behavioral information can improve the management of insect pests.

Art Davis
Vice President of Operations
The Sholl Group / Green Giant Fresh
Eden Prairie, Minn.
adavis@giemedia.com

Previously with Green Giant Foods, Art is now Vice President of the Produce Division  for IEH.

Jeff Hayman
Vice President / Foodservice Distribution
Tampa Maid Foods
Lakeland, Fla.
jhayman@giemedia.com

Jeff Hayman is Vice President/Foodservice Distribution for Tampa Maid Seafood. Previously Vice President for Prepared Sales for Koch Foods Jeff has worked in management at a number of food processing corporations in increasingly responsible positions. Prior to that, he was in management in the foodservice industry.

Thomas Johnson
President
Johnson Diversified Products
Mendota Heights, Minn.
tjohnson@giemedia.com

Tom Johnson is owner and CEO of Johnson Commercial Agents and Johnson Diversified Products.He has worked with industry associations, standards development groups, government agencies and major producers and currently consults to major global brands in the field of advanced, optimized food safety technology integrations.

Kim Kemp
Division Manager for Product Safety
Nestle Purina
St. Louis, Mo.
kkemp@giemedia.com

Kim Kemp is Director of Retail Food Safety for Nestle Purina. Involved in all aspects of food safety, Kim has been particularly instrumental in implementing innovative pest management programs focused on "green" management and inspection and consultation. He has worked extensively with Wal-Mart and other retailers to develop and implement such programs and spoken at conventions around the globe.

Bobby Love
Global Quality Control Manager
Phillips Foods
Baltimore, Md.
blove@giemedia.com

Bobby Love is Global Quality Control Director for Phillips Foods which has processing plants and restaurants. Love is responsible for ensuring the quality operations of both Phillips domestic and the company owned and operated overseas plants, which have U.S. approved HACCP (Food Safety) plans.

Shawn McBride
President and CEO
Chef Paul / Magic Seasoning Blends
New Orleans
smcbride@giemedia.com

Shawn McBride is President & DEO of Chef Paul/Magic Seasoning Blends, responsible for overseeing all aspects of both the seasonings plant and K-Paul restaurant. She has been with the company for more than 25 years and has been friends with Chef Paul since they were both children.

Deni Naumann
President
Copesan Services
Menomonee Falls, Wis.
dnaumann@giemedia.com

Deni  took over the presidency of Copesan in 2006.  Her previous experience encompasses leadership positions in marketing, sales and business management with exposure from a variety of companies and industries. Most recently, Deni  was vice president of Business Development for Essential Industries, a privately-owned company that manufactures and globally markets polymers and resins for industrial coatings.