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Joint GAFP-GAFSTF Fall 2018 Meeting https://www.gafoodprotection.org/upcoming-events/2019/4/24/spring-2019-gafp-meeting monthly 0.5 2019-02-12 https://www.gafoodprotection.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2024-04-24 https://www.gafoodprotection.org/meet-the-board daily 0.75 2024-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1549758448331-31SSVFO2Z0UH5377ITPD/John+S..JPG About Us - Chef John Szymanski, Past-President John Szymanski (Kroger) is a recent Past-President of the Georgia Association for Food Protection’s. John served as President during the 2016-2017 term. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/7969ec82-e10a-41a9-bf02-af6f2ca8e59e/GAFP-2024-steven2.jpg About Us - Steven Fuller, Treasurer Steven Fuller (Mars-Wrigley) is currently the Georgia Association for Food Protection’s Treasurer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1549758244135-0SBF0EI3ZDJ4SG2JHHV8/IMG_0213.jpg About Us - Krissa Jones, Past-President Krissa Jones (Georgia Department of Agriculture) is a recent Georgia Association for Food Protection Past-President. She served as President during the 2017-2018 term https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1549757716662-6C2B4ZZRMF48F93SFEOC/IMG_0173.jpg About Us - Katie Murchison, Past-President Katie Murchison (The Coca-Cola Company) is a recent Georgia Association for Food Protection Past-President. She served as President during the 2021-2022 term. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1662485398808-8HOZJR2MUWG93VP3I8CZ/FengHeadshot.jpg About Us - Sofia Feng, Secretary Sofia Feng (Briess Ingredients) is currently the GAFP Secretary, following her election in 2022. Contact: gafp.secretary@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1549757913196-V9OZ16COCG7X41QJ8COK/IMG_0179.jpg About Us - Jessica Chen, Past-President Jessica Chen (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), is the Georgia Association for Food Protection’s Past President. She served as the President during the 2022-2023 term. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1dbac9a5-8bd8-4dd9-98e4-cd17c480fce0/GAFP-2024-Anna-IMG_1063.jpg About Us - Anna (Townsend) Burner, President Anna Townsend (Del Monte Fresh Produce Company) is currently the Georgia Association for Food Protection’s President. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/4a7d6324-1584-4643-b765-33af5ce37dfd/Aaron_Huckabee-Headshot-GAFP-2023.jpg About Us - Aaron Huckabee, President Elect Aaron Huckabee (Eurofins Microbiology Laboratories) is currently the Georgia Association for Food Protections Vice President. 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Faith currently chairs the Program Committee and is responsible for planning the biannual educational meetings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1549757604486-3YXN265BE1GJZ6KXCJDR/IMG_0176.jpg About Us - Cheryl Brown, Past-President Cheryl Brown (Starbucks), is a recent Georgia Association for Food Protection Past-President. She served as President during the 2019-2021 term. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/a6e68bf5-00dc-4264-a11c-59d88313eafa/RR.JPG About Us - Rawane Raad, Student Liaison Rawane Raad (University of Georgia) is currently the Georgia Association for Food Protection’s Student Liaison. 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President Elect Aaron Huckabee is shown accepting the award for GAFP from IAFP Affiliate Council Chair Fabiana Guglielmone, at the meeting in Long Beach, CA. GAFP was recognized for its outstanding email campaigns, social media, and YouTube Channel. Check us out @GAFPsocial . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/3a3b7f15-82ff-475f-8cc3-9f7b3ea36607/GAFP-2023-JIM_AYRES.75.png Awards & Recognition - Make it stand out GAFP has been recognizing excellence in food safety and technology research from our Georgia students for over 20 years. We are proud to salute our 2023 winners: Jouman Hassan – (Dr. Kassem) “The Identification of Imported Seafood as an Overlooked Reservoir for the Introduction and Spread of the Mobile Colistin Resistant Gene, mcr-9.1, in the USA” Blanca Elia Ruiz-Llacahuanga – (Dr. Critzer) “Comparison of three air sampling methods for the quantification of Salmonella, Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC), coliforms, and generic E. coli bioaerosols from cattle and poultry farms” Jennifer Dorick – (Dr. Dunn and Dr. Kumar) “Longitudinal survey of microbial hazards in a commercial recirculating aquaponics system” (PhD work under the direction) Check Out the GAFP Ayres Award Criteria. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1632923496245-LCWF1AQQEG45DBTBD7LC/2021+jim+ayres.png Awards & Recognition - Congratulations 2021 Jim Ayers Young Investigator Award Winners! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1718912493586-CVHSV94ENBITRHV8OP1Q/GAFP-2024-All.jpg Awards & Recognition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1718912512121-F0N9VOLD29G4KHABYFFZ/GAFP-2024-Ayres-Minji_Hur.jpg Awards & Recognition - Click for More Info... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1718912529480-QAGAYAPFR4R5IHK8174L/GAFP-2024-Ayres-Marco_Reina_Antillon.jpg Awards & Recognition - Click for More Info... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1718912550331-6W037R1R6M7L9WWI27PK/GAFP-2024-Ayres-Tongzhou_Hu.jpg Awards & Recognition - Click for More Info... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1549946547869-4EFWM6N13IEKPOR9O3R7/IMG_6658.jpg Awards & Recognition - Tori Stivers receives GAFP 2018 Honorary Lifetime Membership Award Tori Stivers was awarded the inaugural GAFP Lifetime Achievement Award during the fall 2018 GAFP meeting. Tori served as the GAFP President from 1998-1999 and GAFP Delegate for 12 years, afterwards. She has also represented our affiliate by serving on the IAFP Executive Board as Affiliate Council Chairperson in 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1632923170236-JF9JQ0A943Y1X9VTMQ62/2020+Jim+ayres.png Awards & Recognition - Congratulations 2020 Jim Ayers Young Investigator Winners! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1556030322429-DIHY5XQW5TW5Q10R7156/Chase+Golden.jpg Awards & Recognition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1581377642326-4XHDG4TGLFINSX8A3FRS/Himabindu%27s+Headshot.jpg Awards & Recognition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1556030076706-2K6YW4XVV5O62OPIYMCE/Katherine+Wakeley+photo+2.jpg Awards & Recognition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1581377961477-28XL8RTTPRJ50LNSSH80/Chas+Golden%27s+Headshot.JPG Awards & Recognition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1556030236517-Q7AZLCT6VFF7RXJM6I44/George+Afari.jpg Awards & Recognition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1581377719849-1N16S3V8PCI5MR1UH7MY/Ikechukwu%27s+Headshot.jpg Awards & Recognition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/1662487790192-ZQK82ZAATFSMH80I4KCP/Shogren+-+Georgia+AFP.jpg Awards & Recognition - GAFP Awarded C.B. Shogren Memorial Award at IAFP 2022 Left to Right: Katie Murchison (Past President), Wendy White (IAFP Delegate), Anna Townsend (Vice-President), Julia Sobolik (Student Liaison). Photo Credit: IAFP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f5ec5e5f7d115a7857e01/a95b4a2e-ad5c-4277-84c1-228b3b6cc21b/IAFP-GAFP-C.B.Shogren_Award-Plaque-2023-v.50.jpg Awards & Recognition - GAFP Best IAFP Affiliate, Again - 2023 Georgia Association for Food Protection was awarded the C.B. Shogren Memorial Award, again, for 2023 exceptional accomplishments in Membership, Communications, Meetings, Education, Awards & Scholarships, Collaboration, and Support of IAFP. GAFP members accepted the Shogren Award at our Fall Meeting 2023. https://www.gafoodprotection.org/covid19-resources daily 0.75 2020-08-31 https://www.gafoodprotection.org/member-resources daily 0.75 2023-05-24 https://www.gafoodprotection.org/past-presidents daily 0.75 2024-04-24