Executive Board


Members

Alexander Chouljenko, Ph.D.

Chair_Elect AFC 2027 _NC State University, Center for Marine Sciences and Technology

Michael Ciaramella, Ph.D.

Past Chair_Seafood Specialist, New York Sea Grant and Cornell University

Evelyn Watts, Ph.D.

Treasurer_Past Chair_Seafood Extension Specialist, Louisiana Sea Grant and LSU AgCenter, Louisiana State University

Razieh Farzad, Ph.D.

Web Manager_Past Chair_Seafood Safety Extension Specialist, Florida Sea Grant, University of Florida

Katheryn Parraga, Ph.D.

Secretary_Food Safety Research and Outreach Specialist, Purdue University

Gülsün Akdemir Evrendilek, Ph.D.

Incoming Chair_Associate Extension Professor and Seafood Technology and Food Safety Specialist, University of Maine

Ombaka Owade, Ph.D.

Abstract Coordinator_Assistant Professor of Practice, OSU Seafood Laboratory, Oregon State University

Taozhu Sun, Ph.D.

At-large Member_ Muscle Food Safety Specialist with Virginia Tech’s Department of Food Science and Technology

Rose Omidvar, Ph.D. Candidate

Student Liaison_Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida

Advisory Board (State Reps.)

  • Alabama (Gulf) – TBD
  • Connecticut (Atlantic) –TBD
  • Delaware (Atlantic) – TBD
  • Florida (Atlantic and Gulf) – TBD
  • Georgia (Atlantic) – TBD
  • Louisiana (Gulf) – Jon Bell
  • Maine (Atlantic) – Denise Skonberg and Dr. Gulnihal Ozbay
  • Maryland (Atlantic) – Cathy Liu 
  • Massachusetts (Atlantic) – Gina Mortillaro
  • Mississippi (Gulf) – Yan Zhang
  • New Hampshire (Atlantic) – TBD
  • New Jersey (Atlantic) – Kevin Edwards
  • New York (Atlantic) – Steve Frattini- TBD
  • North Carolina (Atlantic) – TBD 
  • Rhode Island (Atlantic) – TBD
  • South Carolina (Atlantic) – TBD
  • Texas (Gulf) – TBD
  • Vermont – TBD
  • Virginia (Atlantic) – Jonathan Van Senten 
  • Washington DC – Karen Swajian
  • Canada (Atlantic) – TBD