Manpreet Singh Named IAFP President

DES MOINES, Iowa – Dr. Manpreet Singh assumed the presidency of the International Association for Food Protection at the conclusion of IAFP 2025.

Singh is the associate dean in the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs and professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of Georgia on the Athens campus. His research over the years has focused on persistence, prevalence and transmission of foodborne pathogens in food processing environments and processed foods; development and validation of intervention strategies to improve microbial safety of foods; and antimicrobial resistance of foodborne pathogens associated with food animals, specifically poultry. His Extension Program includes teaching processing programs related to FSMA, HACCP, seafood and validation and verification programs.

An active member of IAFP since 2001, Singh’s service to the association includes serving on the Food Protection Trends Management Committee; the Journal of Food Protection Editorial Board; and the IAFP Program Committee, serving as its chair in 2020 for the virtual Annual Meeting. He has also served on the Developing Scientists Award Committee and as chair on the IAFP Webinar Committee. His commitment to IAFP also includes organizing, presenting and convening numerous technical symposia and poster presentations. In addition, he has been involved in international activities of IAFP. He was a co-founding member of the Indian Association for Food Protection in North America, an IAFP Affiliate, and served as its treasurer for two years.

Singh holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural science with a specialization in food technology from Punjab Agricultural University in India. He earned his master’s degree in food science and technology from Kansas State University and his Ph.D. in food science and technology from Iowa State University.

Other members of the executive board include:

• President-Elect Manan Sharma, Ph.D., U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland
• Vice President Pam Wilger, Post Consumer Brands, Shakopee, Minnesota
• Secretary Wendy White, Georgia Institute of Technology, Greensboro, Georgia
• Past President Mark Carter, MC Squared Enterprises, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Affiliate Council Chair Helen Taylor, Ph.D., Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, Wales