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University of Tennessee Tennessee Department of Agriculture Food and Drug Administration

ACTIVE MEMBERS

People

United States Food & Drug Administration

  • Laurie Farmer
    Southeast Region, Director of State Cooperative Programs
    U.S. Food & Drug Administration
    60, 8th  Street
    Atlanta, GA  30309
    Phone: 404.253.1175
    Fax:  404.253.1207 
    Cell:  404.433.9185    
    Email:  Laurie.Farmer@fda.hhs.gov
  • Natalie Guidry
    Public Affairs Specialist
    US Food and Drug Administration
    New Orleans District
    404 BNA Drive, Building 200, Suite 500
    Nashville, TN  37217
    Phone:  615.366.7807
    Fax:  615.366.7805
    Email:   Natalie.Guidry@fda.hhs.gov
  • Dan Redditt
    FDA SE Region
    Sr. Regional Food Specialist
    State Cooperative Programs
    60 8th St., NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
    Phone:  404.253.1265
    Fax:  404.253.2257
    Email: joseph.redditt@fda.hhs.gov
  • Thomas Clarida
    Director, Investigations Branch
    404 BNA Dr., Bldg. 200, Suite 500
    Nashville, TN  37217
    Phone:  615.366.7827
    Fax:  615.366.7861
  • Kimberly McMillan
    Acting District Director
    US Food and Drug Administration
    New Orleans District Office
    Nashville, TN
    Phone:   615.366.7811
    Fax:  615.366.7848
    Email:  kimberly.mcmillan@fda.hhs.gov

Tennessee Department of Agriculture

  • Jimmy Hopper
    Director, Regulatory Services
    Tennessee Department of Agriculture
    P.O. Box 40627
    Nashville, TN 37204
    Phone:   615.837.5152
    Fax:  615.837.5335
    Email:   jimmy.hopper@tn.gov
  • Bill Thompson
    Email:   Bill.E.Thompson@tn.gov
  • Shanna Lively
    Food and Dairy Administrator
    Tennessee Department of Agriculture
    Ellington Agricultural Center
    PO Box 40627, Melrose Station
    Nashville, TN  37204
    Phone:  615.837.5176 
    Email:  shanna.lively@tn.gov
  • Linda Shelton
    Market Development
    Tennessee Department of Agriculture
    Ellington Agricultural Center
    PO Box 40627, Melrose Station
    Nashville, TN  37204
    Phone:  615.837.5345
    Email:  Linda.Shelton@tn.gov
  • Mike Brown
    Outreach Coordinator
    Email:  mike.f.brown@tn.gov

United States Department of Agriculture

  • Kathleen N. McAnally
    Front Line Supervisor Chattanooga Circuit
    United States Department of Agriculture
    Food Safety and Inspection Service
    P.O. Box 968
    Decatur, TN  37322
    Cell:  601.927.9920
    Email:   kathleen.mcanally@usda.gov
    Web: www.foodsafetyjobs.gov 

Tennessee Department of Health

  • Lori LeMaster
    Environmental Health Program Manager
    Tennessee Department of Health
    General Environmental Health
    710 James Robertson Parkway, 4th Floor
    Nashville, TN  37243
    Phone:   615.741.8531
    Fax:  615.741.8510
    Email:  Lori.LeMaster@tn.gov
  • Hugh Atkins
    Director, Division of General Environmental Health
    Tennessee Department of Health
    4th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
    710 James Robertson Pkwy.
    Nashville, TN 37243
    Phone:   615.741.7206
    Email:  hugh.atkins@tn.gov
  • John Dunn, DVM, PhD
    Deputy State Epidemiologist
    Tennessee Department of Health
    4th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
    710 James Robertson Parkway
    Nashville, TN 37243
    Phone:   615.741.7247
    Fax:  615.741.3857
    Email:  John.Dunn@tn.gov
  • Sharon Hensley
    Program Manager
    Foodborne, Vectorborne, Zoonotic Diseases
    Tennessee Department of Health
    710 James Robertson Parkway, 4th Floor
    Nashville, TN  37243
    Phone:   615.532-8176
    Fax:  615.741-3857
    Email: Sharon.Hensley@tn.gov
  • Tamara Chavez-Lindell
    Epidemiologist, TN Food Safety Center of Excellence
    Tennessee Department of Health
    2101 Medical Center Way
    Knoxville, TN 37920
    Phone: 865.546.9221
    Fax: 865.594.5738
  • Craig A. Shepherd
    Director, Environmental Epidemiology and EHS-Net Programs
    Tennessee Department of Health
    4th floor Andrew Johnson Tower
    710 James Robertson Parkway
    Nashville, TN 37243
    Phone: 615.532.2212
    Fax: 615.741.3857
    Email: craig.shepherd@tn.gov

Local Department of Health

  • Kevin Clark
    Food Program Manager, Environmental Health Division
    Knox County Health Department
    140 Dameron Avenue
    Knoxville, TN 37917-6413
    Phone: (865) 215-5209
    Email:   Kevin.Clark@knoxcounty.org
  • Steve Crosier
    Director of Food Protection Services
    Metro Nashville Public Health Department
    311 23rd Ave. North
    Nashville, TN 37203
    Phone:   615.340.5620
    Fax:   615.340.2109
    Email:   steve.crosier@nashville.gov
    Web: http://healthweb.nashville.gov
  • Yolanda Woods, MPH
    Lead Environmentalist, General Sanitation
    Memphis and Shelby County Health Department
    814 Jefferson Avenue
    Memphis, TN 38105
    Phone: 901.222.9190
    Fax: 901.222.9177
    Email: yolanda.woods@shelbycountytn.gov

Tennessee Department of Education

  • Jane Crawford
    Department of Education
    TPS Administration Building
    1240 Foster Avenue
    Nashville, TN  37243
    Phone:  615.532.4739; 1.800.354.3663          
    Fax:  615.532.0362
    Email:  jane.crawford@tn.gov

Academia

  • Faith Critzer
    Assistant Professor and Food Safety Extension Specialist
    Department of Food Science & Technology
    The University of Tennessee
    2605 River Drive, 117FSPB
    Knoxville, TN 37996-4537
    Phone:   865.974.7332           
    Email:  faithc@utk.edu
  • Sandria Godwin
    Professor, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
    Coordinator, Food Safety and Nutrition Research Team
    Institute of Agricultural & Environmental Research
    Tennessee State University
    3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
    Nashville, TN 37209-1561
    Phone:  615.963.5619
    Fax:  615.963.5033
    Email:  sgodwin@tnstate.edu
  • Tony V. Johnston
    Professor, School of Agribusiness and Agriscience
    Middle Tennessee State University
    PO Box 5
    Murfreesboro, TN 37132
    Phone:  615.898.2421
    Fax:  615.898.5169
    Email:  tony.johnston@mtsu.edu

Manufacturing

  • Virginia Mercer
    Senior Specialist, Corporate Technical Services
    McKee Foods Corporation
    10606 Apison Pike
    P.O. Box 750
    Collegedale, TN 37315-0750
    Phone:  423.238.7111   ext. 53407 
    Fax:  423.238.7535 
    Email:  Virginia.Mercer@mckee.com
  • Kathrina Reed
    Sr. QRO Manager
    General Mills Inc.
    200 Butler Dr.
    Murfreesboro, TN
    Phone:  615.849.1520
    Cell 615-403-4685
    Email:  Kathrina.reed@genmills.com
  • John W. Sanford
    Director of Regulatory Affairs
    Dean Foods Company
    Phone:  615.760.2242  
    Cell:  615.806.0402  
    Email:  John_Sanford@Deanfoods.com
  • J. McKinley Thomason
    President
    The Doug Jeffords Company Inc.
    116 Seaboard Lane
    Franklin, TN 37064
    Phone: 615.373.0044
    Fax: 615.370.1142
    Email:  mckinley@dougjeffords.com
  • Timothy A. Haley, PhD.
    Director of Regulatory Affairs
    Bush Brothers & Company
    1016 East Weisgarber Road
    Knoxville, TN 37909
    Phone: 865.909.8658
    Fax: 865.558.5485
    Email:  thaley@bushbros.com
  • Chris Paliaro
    Director of Food Safety & Quality
    Taylor Farms Tennessee
    199 Sam Ridley Pkwy E.
    Smyrna, TN 37167
    Phone: 615.984.2772
    Cell: 407.947.4069
    Email:  cpaliaro@taylorfarms.com

Food Service

  • Dan Tew
    Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs
    Yum! Brands, Inc.
    Phone:  502.874.2422
    Email:  Daniel.tew@yum.com
  • Betsy Kaesontae
    Email:  bkaesontae@aol.com
  • John Zimmermann
    Senior Director, QA & Food Safety
    Sodexo
    7100 Commerce Way, Suite 280
    Brentwood, TN  37027
    Phone:  615.844.8840    
    Fax:  615.844.8844
    Cell: 240.463.9104
    Email:  john.zimmermann@sodexo.com 
  • Lisa Pickett
    Food Service Commissary Manager
    MAPCO Express
    Email:  Lisa.Pickett@mapcoexpress.com 
  • Jim Mathias
    Product Category Quality Manager – Bakery Division
    Rich Products Corporation
    625 Butler Drive
    Murfreesboro, TN 37127
    Phone: 615.995.7674
    Fax: 615.995.7401
    Cell: 615.278.8160
  • Rick Hobson
    Vice President
    Hobson Food Service, Inc
    200 Howerton Street
    Nashville, TN 37213
    Phone: 615.255.0359
    Fax: 615.255.7707
    Cell: 615.394.7315 Email:  rhobson@hobsonfoods.com  

Distribution

  • Ken Lemon
    Business Development Specialist
    US Foodservice
    269 Kings Court
    Alcoa, TN  37701
    Phone:  800.533.9941   ext. 3478

Retail

  • Mac Branch
    Publix Supermarkets
    Food Safety Specialist
    2600 Delk Rd
    Marietta, Ga  30067              
    Phone:  770.952.6601  ext. 3663
    Cell:  770-329-1266                   
    Email:  mac.branch@publix.com
  • David Fulmer
    Publix Supermarkets
    Phone:  615.309.6119
    Email:  david.fulmer@publix.com
  • Michael Roberson
    Director of Corporate Quality Assurance
    Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
    Phone:  863.688.1188   ext. 32422
    Email:  michael.roberson@publix.com

Associations

  • Tennessee Beef Industry Council
    Valerie Bass
    Executive Director
    Tennessee Beef Industry Council
    530 Brandies Circle, Suite A
    Murfreesboro, TN  37218
    Phone:  615.896.5811
    Fax:  615.896.5814
    Email:  vbass@beefup.org
  • Matt Scanlan
    GSRM Attorneys at Law
    315 Deaderick St., Suite 1100
    Nashville, TN 37238
    Phone: 615.244.4994
    Fax: 615.256.6339 Email:  mscanlan@gsrm.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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