WAFDO Officers Officers

President:: Gena Reich
Food Safety Regional Manager
Washington State Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
USA
Phone: 509-546-2977
Fax: 360-902-2087
greich@agr.wa.gov

President - Elect:: Kimberly Stryker
Environmental Program Manager
Alaska Dept. of Environment Conservation
Food Safety and Sanitation Program
555 Cordova Street, 5th floor
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Phone: 907-269-7628
FAX: 907-269-7510
Kimberly.stryker@alaska.gov

Past President:: Ellen Laymon
FDA
Washington DC
USA
Phone: 301-827-2908
Fax:
ellen.laymon@fda.hhs.gov

Secretary:: Benson Yee
Chief Emergency Response Unit
California Department of Public Health
Food & Drug Branch
1500 Capitol Avenue
PO Box 997435 MS-7602
Sacramento, CA 95899-7435
USA
Phone: 916-650-6616
eFax: 916-440-5367
Benson.Yee@cdph.ca.gov

Treasurer:: Susan Parachini
Retail Food Program Manager
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246-1530
USA
Phone: 303-692-3646
Fax: 303-753-6809
susan.parachini@state.co.us
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WAFDO Liaison to AFDO:: Claudia Coles
Food Safety Program Manager
Washington State Department of Agriculture
P. O. Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
USA
Phone: 360-902-1905
Fax: 360-902-2087
ccoles@agr.wa.gov

Regional Board Members:: Patti Klocker
Assistant Director
Consumer Protection Division
Colorado Dept of Public Health & Envir - CPD
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246-1530
USA
Phone: 303-692-3637
Fax: 303-753-6809
patricia.klocker@state.co.us

Patrick Guzzle
Program Manager
Idaho Food Protection Program
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
450 W. State, 4th Floor
Boise, ID 83720
Phone: 208-334-5936
FAX: 208-332-7307
guzzlep@dhw.idaho.gov

Associate Representatives:: Candace Jacobs
40 Trueman Avenue
Haddonfield NJ 08033
856-433-8081
candacejacobs@comcast.net

Ballard Graham
Division Vice President
Compliance Oversight
Abbot Quality & Regulatory
1639 Madison Lane SE
Conyers, GA 30013
Phone: 770-922-0677
ballard.graham@abbott.com

FLASH! Co-Editors:: Mary Ellen Taylor
Public Affairs Specialist
US Food and Drug Administration
1431 Harbor Bay Parkway
Alameda, CA 94502
USA
Phone: 510-337-6888
maryellen.taylor@fda.gov

David O'Guinn
Field Automation Specialist
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Food Safety Division
8999 SW Meadow Lane
Portland, Oregon 97225
USA
Phone: 503-203-8598
Fax: 503-203-8598
dwileyo@comcast.net

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