IAFNS Board of Trustees:

IAFNS is governed by a Board of Trustees, which is always comprised of at least as many public sector representatives as private sector representatives The individuals who serve on IAFNS's Board of Trustees volunteer their time and scientific expertise to help IAFNS advance food safety and nutritional sciences for the benefit of public health. These individuals are unpaid volunteers who take their responsibilities to the organization seriously.

The Board of Trustees is comprised of 15 public sector scientists, 3 Government Liaisons, and 11 industry scientists.

Simin Nikbin Meydani, DVM, PhD

Tufts University 

Co-Chair

Jess Sweley, PhD

Conagra Brands

Co-Chair

Robert Bertolo, PhD

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Thomas Brennan

EPA (Government Liaison)

Norberto Chaclin

Mondelez

Charles Deibel

Deibel Labs

Alex Eapen, PhD

Cargill, Inc

John W. Erdman, PhD

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Mario G. Ferruzzi, PhD

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Mark Fryling, PhD

General Mills, Inc

Paul Hanlon, PhD

Abbott Nutrition

Thomas Hartung, MD, PhD

Johns Hopkins University

Steven Hess, PhD

The Hershey Company

Jason Hlywka, PhD

Kraft Heinz

James House, PhD

University of Manitoba

David Klurfeld, PhD

USDA Retired

Jayson Lusk, PhD

Purdue University

Stephen Norman

Health Canada (Government Liaison)

Haley Oliver, PhD

Purdue University

Nancy Rawson, PhD

Monell Chemical Senses Center

Claudia Riedt, PhD

Keurig Dr Pepper

Donald Schaffner, PhD

Rutgers University

John Sievenpiper, PhD, MD, FRCPC

University of Toronto

Manpreet Singh, PhD

University of Georgia

Craig Slavtcheff

Campbell Soup Company

Martin Slayne, PhD

Ingredion

Pamela Starke-Reed, PhD

USDA (Government Liaison)

Stella L. Volpe, PhD, RD, LDN, FACSM

Virginia Tech

William Yan, PhD

Retired Health Canada