RPSS Agenda
Browse the agenda for the three-day virtual symposium. All times are Eastern Time.
| Date | Time | Programming | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, April 16 | 12 - 12:15 pm | Welcome Message | Erik Mettler - FDA/OP |
| 12:15 - 12:45 pm | Keynote Address | Laurie Farmer - FDA | |
| 12:45 - 2 pm | Sustainability and Succession Planning Panel | Rance Baker, NEHA Troy Huffman, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Christine Sylvis, Southern Nevada Health District Andre Pierce, FDA Office of Cooporative Programs, Division of Retail Food Protection | |
| 2 - 2:30 pm | Break | ||
| 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Track 1: Build Your Program Standards Toolkit: Resources to Get You Started! | David Engelskirchen, FDA Retail Food Specialist Carolyn White, FDA Retail Food Specialist | |
| Track 2: Food Safety Resources - Create Once Use Many Times | Taylor Stokes, Northern Nevada Public Health Lauren Clapham, Washoe County Olivia Alexander-Leeder, Washoe County | ||
| Track 3: Building Statewide Collaboration | Bob Custard, Jefferson County Health Department, WV | ||
| 3:30 - 3:45 pm | Break | ||
| 3:45 - 4:45 pm | Track 1: Build Your Program Standards Toolkit: Resources to Get You Started! Part Deux: Advanced Edition | Katherine Del Mundo, FDA Retail Food Specialist Alisha Johnson, FDA Retail Food Specialist | |
| Track 2: Maintaining Standardization with an Ever-changing Workforce | Wendy Bell, Mecklenburg County Public Health, NC | ||
| Track 3: How to Build Collaboration | Heather Miller, and Shana Oliveria Arizona Department of Health Services Amanda Anderson and Lauren Dinauer, Pima County Health Department, AZ Timothy Hurst, Maricopa County ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Services, AZEnvironmental | ||
| 4:45 - 5 pm | Day 1 Wrap-Up | ||
| Wednesday, April 17 | 12 - 12:15 pm | Day 2 Welcome Message | Jo DeFrancesco |
| 12:15 - 2 pm | Benefits of Building Program Standards Networks | Carolyn White, FDA Retail Food Specialist Stephanie Streight, Peoria City/County Health Department, IL Melissa Ham, Wake County Environmental Services, NC Breanna Adams, Erie County Department of Health, PA Susan Shelton, Washington State Department of Health | |
| Understanding Staff Standardization as Part of Retail Program Standards | Robert Becker, City of Minneapolis Health Department, MN Greg Abel, FDA Retail Food Specialist Julia Selleys, Hennepin County, MN Ian Erickson, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Angie Wheeler, Minnesota Department of Health Carrie Pohjola, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection | ||
| 2 - 2:30 pm | Break | ||
| 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Track 1: Low-Hanging Fruit: Determining Where to Begin | Michelle Bilodeau, Yolo County, CA | |
| Tracks 2 & 3: Using the Retail Program Standards to Build Uniformity Into Your Program | Ki Ran Straughn, Public Health - Seattle and King County, WA Victoria Tourville, Blue Ridge Health District, VA | ||
| 3:30 - 3:45 pm | Break | ||
| 3:45 - 4:45 pm | Track 1: Success - Size Matters, Small Jurisdictions vs. Large Jurisdictions | Wendy Bell, Mecklenburg County Public Health, NC Tiara Smith, NACCHO Traci Stevens, Richmond County Health Department, NC | |
| Track 2: Retail Program Standards Gains, Sharing Lessons Learned | Melissa Ham, Wake County Environmental Services, NC | ||
| Track 3: Standard 9 - Implementing Intervention Strategies | Rebekah Patton, Tulsa Health Department, OK Morgan Lowder, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control | ||
| 4:45 - 5 pm | Day 2 Wrap-Up | ||
| Thursday, April 18 | 12 - 12:15 pm | Day 3 Welcome | Jo DeFrancesco |
| 12:15 - 2 pm | Risk Factor Study Toolkit: Resources to Better Tell Your Public Health Story | Alisha Johnson, FDA Retail Food Specialist | |
| Meet Your Retail Food Specialists | Robert Sudler, FDA - CFSAN Katherine Del Mundo, FDA Retail Food Specialist Alisha Johnson, FDA Retail Food Specialist Jon Tran, FDA Retail Food Specialist Becky Steiner, FDA Retail Food Specialist Carolyn White, FDA Retail Food Specialist | ||
| 2 - 2:15 pm | Break | ||
| 2:25 - 3:15 pm | Track 1: Developing a realistic Approach to the Standards | Cesia Estrada, Pima County Health Department, AZ Todd Appel, Island County Health Department, WA David Boberg, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Angie Wheeler, Conference for Food Protection/Minnesota Department of Health | |
| Tracks 2 & 3: How To Be a Mentor | ReJena Bolton, Hardin County Health Department, TX Emily Guthrie, Central Virginia Health District Tiara Smith, NACCHO | ||
| 3:15 - 3:30 pm | Break | ||
| 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Track 1: Leveraging Leadership Buy-In | Melissa Ham, Wake County Environmental Services, NC | |
| Track 2: Capacity Building for Retail Program Standards | Dr. Samantha Streuli, NEHA Dr. Gagandeep Gill, NEHA | ||
| Track 3: How to Build Consensus | Laura Wildey Kearse, NEHA Doug Farquhar, NEHA | ||
| 4:30 - 4:45 pm | Closing Session | Dr. McSwane |