Dr.Margaret (Meg) Barth  is Program Director and Nutrition and Food Science Professor at California Baptist University.  Previously she served as Adjunct Associate Professor of Food Science and Human Nutriton at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has been a visiting scholar to universities in China...learn more about Meg Barth

Angelo J. Bellomo is Director of Environmental Heallth for the County of Los Angeles, a position he has held since 2008.  He was previously Director of Environmental Health and Safety for the Los Angeles Unified School District...learn more about Angelo Bellomo

John J. Benoit was appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger on November 4, 2009 to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors replacing the late Roy Wilson in representing the County's 4th District, stretching from Palm Springs to Blythe...learn more about John Benoit

Mike Bennett  has been Orange County's Deputy Agricultural Commissioner for 15 years and has worked in the Agricultural Commission for a total of 35 years...learn more about Mike Bennett

Kelli Cavaliero is the Principal Safety Professional for Food,Beverage and Merchandise Safety Integration for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.  She has wored at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA for 8.5 years...learn more about Kelli Cavaliero

Kevin K Crawford is the Cheif Information Officer for the County of Riverside...learn more about Kevin K Crawford  

Peter Coonradt  has been making films for about forty ears, including documentaries, features, music videos, educational films, commercials, and videos for staff training and public relations.  ...learn more about Peter Coonradt

 Dr.Tracy Delaney  is founding Executive Director of the Public Health Alliance of Southern California, a collaborative of ten Southern California helath departments advancing regional chronic disease prevention...learn more about Tracy Delaney

Ben Drake is a Temecula winegrower and avacado rancher and is Senior Vice President of Rancho California Water District Board of Directors... learn more about Ben Drake

Rob Field is Assistant County Executive Officer for the County of Riverside Economic Development Agency (EDA) ...learn more about Robert Field

Tom Freeman is Commissioner for EDA and is responsible for the County of Riverside's diplomatic relations, trade, export, and foreign direct investment programs and stategies...learn more about Tom Freeman

 Mike Gardner is a representative to the Riverside City Council.  He was elected in November, 2007 and re-elected in June, 2011... learn more about Mike Gardner

Mike Gatto is a California Assemblyman elected to the legislature in June 2010. He sits on 5 different committees...learn more about Mike Gatto

 Dave Gibson  is the Executive Officer of the San Diego Regional Water Control Board, a position he has held since November 2009. ...learn more about Dave Gibson

Richard Gordon is an Assemblyman with the California State Assembly representing the newly drawn 24th Assembly District...learn more about Richard Gordon

 Mike Haller is Program Manager for Orange County Evnironmetal Health Food & Pool Safety Program ...learn more about Mike Haller

Dr.Eric Handler is the Orange County Health Officer, appointed in August of 2006...learn more about Eric Handler

Joe Hart is the owner and operator of Hart Family Winery. He and his wife Nancy are among the earlier pioneers of the Temecula Valley Wine Country...learn more about Joe Hart

Susan Harrington,  is the Director of Public Health for Riverside County Deparment of Public Health.  Her department is leading community health strategies to improve eating habits..learn more about Susan Harrington

Douglas Hepper is the Branch Chief: Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety , Animal Health and Food Safety Services for the California Department of Food and Agriculture..learn more about Doug Hepper

Bianca Heyming is CEO of Growcology providing local and global communities with education on sustainability and self reliance...learn more about Bianca Heyming

Mark S. Hoddle is an extension specialist in biological control at University of California at Riverside and also Director of the Center for Invasive Species Research...learn more about Mark S. Hoddle

Robert Holmes is a Manager with California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)...learn more about Robert Holmes

Adam Johnson  is the Senior Director of Food Safety & Health for Walmart US, responsible for leading food safety and pest management efforts at 4,000 retail stores...learn more about Adam Johnson

George A.  Johnson  currently serves as the Assistant County Executive Officer for Riverside County.  ... learn more about George Johnson

Keith Jones is the Depurty Director for Riverside County Department of Environmental Health, District Environmental Services Division... learn more about Keith Jones

Nelson Kerr is the Manager of the Bureau of Environmental Health for the City of Long Beach...learn more about Nelson Kerr

Dr.Akiko Kimura has been a medical epidemiologist with the Infectious Diseases Branch, CDPH for the last 10 years.  Her specialty has been food borne illness... learn more about Akiko Kimura 

Bob Knight  is the founder of  the Inland Orange Conservancy and Old Grove Orange Inc.  He grows oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, kiwifruit, row crops, kids and dogs on his 37 acre farm in Redlands...learn more about Bob Knight

Justin Malan is the Executive Director for the California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health (CCDEH) ...learn more about Justin Malan

Jose Medina is California Assemblyman for the 61st Assembly District, including Riverside, Moreno Valley, Perris and Mead Valley.  He was elected in November of 2012...learn more about Jose Medina

Dr.Alan McHughen is a public sector educator, scientist and consumer advocate.  He is a CE plant biotechnologist for University of California Riverside's College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Botany and Plant Sciences...learn more about Alan McHughen

Jon McPherson is Master Winemaker for South Coast Winery.  He has an extensive winemaking background...learn more about Jon McPherson

Dr.Valerie J. Mellano is a professor and the Chair of the Plant Science Department at Cal Poly Pomona...learn more about Valerie Mellano

 Elizabeth Morgan is the Director of Environmental Health for Sierra County and the Chair of  the CCDEH Food Safety Policy Committee...learn more about Elizabeth Morgan

Jahan Motakef has worked for the Department of Pesticide Regulation, Enforcement Branch for 23 years...learn more about Jahan Motakef

Christina Oatfield is the Food Policy Director for the Sustainable Econsomies Law Center.  She managed teh successful grassroots campaign to enact the California Homemade Food Act  (AB 1616)...learn more about Christina Oatfield

 Steve Pastor  is Executive Director of the Riverside County Farm Bureau and is the president of the A. Pastor and Sons Spice Ranch, Inc...learn more about Steve Pastor 

Greg Pennyroyal is Viticulture and Enology Coordinator for Wilson Creek Winery and Vineyards...learn more about Greg Pennyroyal

Bobbie Peyton currently works with Roots of Change focusing on equity in the food system working with the uderserved and socially disadvantaged urban and rural communities...  learn more about Bobbie Peyton

 Paul Poludichuk  is General Manager for four Certified Farmer's Markets in Coachella Valley...learn more about Paul Poludichuk

 Claudio Ponte is the managing partner and operator of three businesses in Temecula's Wine Country: a 300 acre vineyard, the 20,000 case Ponte Winer and a 50 room boutique hotel... learn more about Claudio Ponte

Corwin Porter  is Division Chief for Environmental health Services for San Bernardino County Department of Public Health.  He is an adjunct Professor at Loma Linda Univerity's Department of Environmental Health and Geoinformatics... learn more about Corwin Porter

Liz Pozzebon is the Assistant Director for the County of San Diego Deparment of Environmental Health...learn more about Elizabeth A Pozzebon

Barry Pulver works for the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board.  Despite his regulatory role he still considers himself a "mud on the boots geologist" ...learn more about Barry Pulver

 John Rogers is the Environmental Health Division Chief for Sacramento County Department of Environmental Management. He is a recipient of the Gary Erbeck Award for Food Safety Leadership ... learn more about John Rogers

Karen Ross was appointed  Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture by Governor Brown on January 12, 2011...learn more about Karen Ross

Dave Runsten is the policy Director for Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF).  Dave directs CAFF's policy and food safety and water stewardship outreach...learn more about David Runsten

John Ryan, President of Ryan Food Systems, Inc.  specializes in food safety during transportation processes.  He has implemented high technology quality control systems for international corporations in Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and the United States...learn more about John Ryan

 Richard Sanchez  is the Director of Environmental Health, Orange County Health Care Agency ...learn more about Richard Sanchez

Dr.Ryan Sinclair is an Assistant Professor in Environmental and Occupational Health at Loma Linda University School of Public Health.  ...learn more about Ryan Sinclair

 Terry Schmidtbauer  is the Environmental health Manager for Solano County and a member of the CCDEH Executive Committee...learn more about Terry Schmidtbauer

 Duane L. Schnabel is the Branch Chief for Integrated Pest Control Branch of California Departmnet of Food and Agriculture and interim Branch Chief for the Plant Pest Diagnostic Center...learn more about Duane Schnabel

 John Snyder is Agircultural Commissioner and Sealer of Weights and Measures for Riverside County...learn more about John Snyder

Dr. Mark Starr is the Deputy Director of Environmental Health for CDPH.  Previously he was the Director of Community Health, Clinics and Animal Services for Placer County...learn more about Mark Starr

 Jeff Stone  was elected to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors in 2004 ...learn more about Jeff Stone

Susan Strong  is a Retail Food and Drug Program Specialist with the California Department of Public Health, Food and Drug Branch, since 2000 where she provides techinical support to the retial food industry and local environmental health agencies...learn more about Susan Strong

Dr. Trevor Suslow is the Extension Research Specialist at UC Davis, Deparmtne of Plant Sciences with statewide responsibilities in quality and safety of perishable horticultural commodities...learn more about Trevor Suslow

Dr.Ken Takeshita is a District Spervisor with California Department of Agriculture, Egg Safety Management Program...learn more about  Ken Takeshita

Frank Tamborello  is the Executive Director of Hunger Action L.A. , advocating state and city issues relate to food and hunger, and developing incentive programs allowing low income people to purchase more fresh fruits and vegetables ...learn more about  Frank Tamborello

 Rodney K Taylor, Director of Nutrition Services for Riverside Unified School District, is a noted pioneer and expert in farm-to-school salad bars...learn more about Rodney K Taylor.
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 Dr.Cristina Tirado serves as PAHO/WHO Food Safety Regional Adviser in Rio de Janeiro Brazil and as adjunct asociate professor a the UCLA School of Public Health... learn more about Cristina Tirado

Howell Tumlin is the CEO of Southland Farmers' Market Association and serves on the California Deparment of Food and Agriculture Secretary's Certified Farmers' Market Advisory Board...learn more about Howell Tumlin

 Steve Van Stockum,  Director of the Department of Environmental Health for Riverside County has worked in the field of Environmental Health since 1980...learn more about Steve Van Stockum

Mike Villaneva is the Technical Director for the California Leafy Green marketing Aggreement (LGMA) As the LGMA's Technical Director, he works directly with the membership on food safety issues imapcting teh leafy green industry...learn more about Mike Villaneva

Jeanne-Marie Weathers  is a Retail Food and Drug Specialist with California Department of Public Health, Food and Drug Branch...learn more about Jeanne-Marie Weathers

Michelle Wood is Program Manager of Food  Procurement and Policy for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health's "Choose Health LA Initiative and Obesity Prevention Program" funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...learn more about  Michelle Wood

 John Young,  Yolo County Agricultural Commissioner and Sealer of Weights & Measures is a firm believer in local food sourcing and a strong steward of the agricultural resources of Yolo County...learn more about John Young