2021 MFRPA Presentations
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 – General Session 
11:30 am – 11:40 am
11:40 am – 11:50 am
11:50 am – 12:20 pm
11:50 am – 12:20 pm
1:05 pm – 1:35 pm
2:05 pm – 2:50 pm
2:50 pm – 3:20 pm
3:35 pm – 4:30 pm
Welcome to MFRPA 2021
  • Frank Greene, Director, Food, Standards and Product Safety Division, Connecticut Department Of Consumer Protection
  • Alan Tart, Deputy Office Director, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Recognition of Fully Conformant States
  • Tressa Madden-McGill, Consumer Safety Officer, Division of Standards Implementation, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Dawn Smith, Domestic Technical Expert and Auditor, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Human and Animal Food Operations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Mutual Reliance: Paving the Way for an IFSS
  • Tim Mueller, Director, Division of Integration, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration​
Information Sharing - FDA Interpretations
  • Lisa Bellows, Director, Division of Information Disclosure Policy, U.S. Food and Drug Administration​
Georgia Department of Agriculture and FDA Recall Shadowing Project
  • Jessica Badour, Recall Outreach Specialist, Georgia Department of Agriculture
  • Emma Nesbit, Recall Coordinator, U.S. Food and Drug Administration​
An Overview on Traceability -  FSMA Rule 204
  • Chris Waldrop, Senior Health Scientist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration​​
Program Success Stories - Massachusetts Department of Public Health Using GIS to Track Illnesses and Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Response to COVID-19
Regional Break-Out Sessions
  • Frank Greene, Director, Food, Standards and Product Safety Division, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
  • Jan Kelly, Manufactured Food Program Manager, Food and Feed Safety Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • Brian R. Warren, Sanitarian Program Administrator, Food and Drug/Milk and Dairy Unit, Louisiana Department of Health
  • Phillip Fruechting, Section Chief II, Wholesale/Manufactured Foods, Arkansas Department of Health
  • Richard Beckstrand, Manufactured Food Program Manager, Division of Regulatory Services, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
  • Sheri Morris, Assistant Director, Bureau of Food Safety & Laboratory Services, Pennsylvania Department Of Agriculture​
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 – General Session 
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
12:45 pm – 1:15 pm
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
2:15 pm – 4:25 pm
A Conversation About Contracts & Grants
  • Brett Weed, Branch Chief, Division of Partnership Investments and Agreements, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Jocelyn Ramos, Project Manager, Office of Partnerships/Division of Partnership Investments and Agreements, U.S. Food and Drug Administration​
Maintaining Conformance - Lessons learned from Kansas Department of Agriculture and California Department of Public Health
FDA Office of Human and Animal Food Operations Initiatives
  • Michael Rogers, Assistant Commissioner, Human and Animal Food Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration​
Roundtable - Speed Dating Session
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Thursday, February 4, 2021 – General Session 
11:30 am – 1:40 pm
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
4:15 pm – 4:25 pm
Roundtable - Speed Dating Session
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FDA Office of Training Education and Development Virtual Training Initiatives and Updates
  • Pat Alcock, Director, Office of Training Education and Development, U.S. Food and Drug Administration​​
MFRPS Full Conformance - What's Next?
  • Tim Weigner, Director, Division of Standards Implementation, U.S. Food and Drug Administration​​
Working with Legislators and Elected Officials
  • Doug Farquhar, Director of Government Relations, National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)​​
Looking to the Future - Closing Remarks
  • Barbara Cassens, Director, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Jan Kelly, Manufactured Food Program Manager, Food and Feed Safety Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture​​
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