Francine Shaw
CEO
Savvy Food Safety, Inc.
President/CEO
Savvy Food Safety, Inc.
Francine L. Shaw is president/CEO of Savvy Food Safety, Inc., which offers a robust roster of services, including consulting, auditing, expert writing/updating and implementation of HACCP plans, food safety education, food safety inspections, curriculum development, and more. Francine’s diverse background includes over 20 years in foodservice, both as an hourly employee and eventually as an operating partner. She has performed thousands of food safety inspections for both regulatory agencies and the private sector. Francine is a well-respected international speaker and has been featured as a food safety expert in numerous media.
(Moderator) Barbara VanRenterghem, Ph.D.
Editorial Director
Food Safety Magazine
Barbara VanRenterghem, Ph.D., is the editorial director of Food Safety Magazine, a position she has held since 2008. From 2005–2008, she was the chief editor of Controlled Environments Magazine and the science editor of Animal Lab News and Lab Manager Magazine at Vicon Publishing. At Eaton Publishing (1999–2005), she rose from the positions of assistant scientific editor for BioTechniques and acquisitions editor for BioTechniques Press to the editor of content development and acquisitions and director of commercial product development. While at Eaton (then acquired by Informa), she served as the chief editor of Preclinica. She received a B.Sc. in biology in 1989 from Bowling Green State University and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology in 1994 from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.