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, 2 Government Liaisons, and 11 industry scientists.
Simin Nikbin Meydani, DVM, PhD
Tufts University
Co-Chair
Jess Sweley, PhD
Conagra Brands
Co-Chair
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
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