Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) has named Patricia Wester as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs. Wester is a veteran of food safety in both domestic and international firms. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in poultry science from the University of Florida, and began her career in food safety at ABC Research Corp., Gainesville, Florida, where she worked on emerging issues such as Listeria detection and control of RTE meat and poultry plants. Recently, she has focused on the further development of global, third party certification auditing programs and their use under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Wester also brings experience in leadership roles as Chair of Food Safety Services Providers, a U.S. based trade association of accredited third party certification bodies; a member of Global Food Safety Initiative’s (GFSI) Technical Working Group on Auditor Competencies; a 10+ year member of IAFP; and current IAFP vice chair of the Meat & Poultry Professional Development Group. She is on the advisory council for the Institute of Food Safety at Florida State College at Jacksonville and is a past member of the American Meat Institute’s Scientific Affairs and Inspection Committees, as well as a past board member of the Florida Association for Food Protection.