This Ph.D., Registered Dietitian, and Certified Food Scientist serves as a food safety expert witness with more than 25 years of experience spanning federal regulatory service, food manufacturing, and foodservice operations. Her litigation work includes courtroom testimony, depositions, affidavits, arbitration testimony, and expert reports in matters involving foodborne illness, contamination, adulteration, labeling compliance, recall effectiveness, nutritional adequacy, industry best practices, and regulatory compliance. She has been retained by both plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts, including class action matters and commercial disputes involving food safety systems, labeling representations, and regulatory standards.

Her expertise encompasses food safety systems and quality management, including HACCP development and implementation, ISO-based quality systems, Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) frameworks, supplier risk classification and audit standards, crisis management, recall response, sanitation controls, and outbreak evaluation. She has held senior executive leadership roles within multinational food and beverage organizations and previously served in a senior federal regulatory leadership position overseeing national food safety policy and HACCP implementation. Her regulatory and labeling expertise includes compliance with FDA and USDA requirements, standard-of-identity interpretation, dietary supplement oversight, evaluation of nutrient content and health-related claims, and assessment of marketing representations such as “natural” and “non-GMO.” She has participated in national and international food safety policy working groups and technical committees addressing food hygiene and modernization standards. Through application of established food safety, HACCP, quality, and regulatory frameworks, she provides structured analysis regarding compliance, contamination events, labeling disputes, recall practices, and industry standards in litigation.