Leadership Team
Our dedicated executive committee members run the organization smoothly and efficiently. The executive committee members are elected by the members in good standing. The chairs and the committee members are appointed by the leadership team.
President
President-elect
Immediate Past-President
Terri Boylston, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Iowa State University
Elizabeth M. Grasso-Kelley, Ph.D.
Chief, Food Technology Branch
Food and Drug Administration
Lauren Jackson, Ph.D.
Supervisory Food Technologist
Food and Drug Administration
Executive Director
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
Kathy Kotula, Ph.D.
Senior Investigative Food Scientist
Investigative Food Sciences
Kantha Shelke, Ph.D.
Principal
Corvus Blue LLC
Daryl Lund, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
University of Wisconsin
Board of Directors
Directors with terms ending on August 31, 2024
Stephen Campano, M.S.
Dennis R. Heldman, Ph.D.
Amarat (Amy) Simonne, Ph.D.
Rick Falkenberg, Ph.D. (finishing the term of Terri Boylston, Ph.D.)
Directors with terms ending on August 31, 2025
Adam Baker, Ph.D.
Martha Cassens, M.S.
Lily Yang, Ph.D.
Mary K. Schmidl, Ph.D.
Directors with terms ending on August 31, 2026
Nuria Acevedo, Ph.D.
Anna Hayes, Ph.D.
Laura K. Strawn, Ph.D.
Connie M. Weaver, Ph.D.
Committee Chairs (2023 - 2024)
Awards Committee: Elena Castell-Perez, Ph.D.
Chapter Affairs Committee: Lester Schonberger, Ph.D.
Constitution & Bylaws Committee: Rick Falkenberg, Ph.D.
Finance Committee: Kantha Shelke, Ph.D.
Membership & Qualifications Committee: Ogechukwu Tasie, Ph.D.
Communications Committee: Kathryn Kotula, Ph.D. {Subcommittee on newsletter: Kathryn Kotula, Ph.D.; Subcommittee on social media: Claire Zoellner, Ph.D.; Subcommittee on website: Kathiravan Krishnamurthy, Ph.D.)
Nominations & Elections Committee: Liz Boyle, Ph.D.
Program Committee: Elizabeth Grasso-Kelly, Ph.D. {Subcommittee on presentations: Elizabeth Grasso-Kelley, Ph.D.; Subcommittee on awards ceremony: Anna Hayes, Ph.D.; Subcommittee on networking dinner: Elizabeth Grasso-Kelley, Ph.D., Terri Boylston, Ph.D., and Lauren Jackson, Ph.D.}
Development Committee: TBC
Phi Tau Sigma - AMSA Research with Impact Scholarship Selection Committee: Kathryn Kotula, Ph.D.
Audit Committee: Rakesh Singh, Ph.D.
Ad hoc Committees:
Strategic Relations Committee: Kantha Shelke, Ph.D.
Student Relations Committee: Claire Zoellner, Ph.D.
Internship Organization Committee: Kantha Shelke, Ph.D.
Future Directions Committee: Connie Weaver, Ph.D.
Membership Recruitment and Retention Committee: Navagnana (Navam) Hettiarachchy, Ph.D.
Dr. Carl R. Fellers Award Task Force: Rodrigo Tarté, Ph.D.
Successions Planning Committee: Lauren Jackson, Ph.D.
Liasions:
AGFD/ACS (Agricultural & Food Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society): Dennis Heldman, Ph.D.
AMSA (American Meat Science Association): Kathryn Kotula, Ph.D.
IAFP (International Association of Food Protection): Ravirajsinh (Ravi) Jadeja
CGA (Cereals & Grains Association): Rolando Flores Galarza, Ph.D.
ILSI US & Canada (International Life Sciences Institute): Connie Weaver, Ph.D.
ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers): Dennis Heldman, Ph.D.
SoFE (Society of Food Engineering): R. Paul Singh, Ph.D., Dennis Heldman, Ph.D., and V. M. Balasubramanian, Ph.D.