Thursday, June 6, 2019
Terry Hills Golf Course
5122 Clinton Street Road Batavia, NY 14020
Registration begins at 8:00 AM
Light Continental Breakfast will be served during registration
Conference followed by 9-Hole Golf Outing (shotgun start)
- Doors open at 8 AM for continental breakfast & registration
- 08:30 – 08:45 AM: Welcome and Affiliate updates, Marsha Koerner
- 08:45 – 09:45 AM: “The New York State Cattle Health Assurance Program” Melanie Hemenway DVM, NYS Cattle Health Assurance Program Coordinator, NYS Agriculture and Markets
- 09:45 – 09:55 AM Break
- 09:55 – 11:00 AM: “Regulatory response to Food Borne Illness” -Mary Walawander, Epidemiology/ Surveillance/ Disease Control, Erie County Dept. of Health & John Luker, Assistant Director, NYS Ag & Mkts, Food Safety & Inspection Division”
- 11:00 – 12:15 PM: Lunch Buffet
- 12:15 – 01:30 PM: “Sliced Swiss Cheese, A weight Loss Story” – Kim Bukowski, Dairy Foods Extension Specialist, Cornell University
- 01:30 – 01:45 PM: Break
- 01:45 – 02:45 PM: “Food Defense on the Farm” – Donna Walker, Regulatory Manager, Dairy Farmers of America
- 3:00 PM NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY and Tee Time
3:30 PM: Tee Time
- 9 Holes of Golf with Cart Rental: $20.00 per person. Shotgun Start
- This is a great price with a large discount for our group!
- Please note below if you will be part of a particular foursome or if we can pair you up
Directions to Terry Hills Golf Course:
- NYS Thruway/I-90 to exit 48 Batavia, Pay toll, then turn left onto Rt. 98 South, Turn left at 2nd light onto Rt. 33 East, Go 1 mile and continue left onto Rt. 33 East, Terry Hills is 1.5 miles on the right
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Registration Fee Conference only: $40 Registration Fee for Conference & Golf: $60 Registration Deadline: May 17, 2019 Pre-payment required
Send your PRE- PAID REGISTRATIONS to:
Deb Hill 8046 Airville Rd. Corfu NY 14036 or jerseycows@empacc.net.
Questions? Please contact Marsha Koerner at: (716) 562-0297 marsha.koerner@perrysicecream.com
If payment through corporate channels will delay registration, please email Deb a list of attendees and note: “payment to follow.”
*checks must be payable to Western Association of Sanitarians*
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– Critical Issues in the Food Industry Conference –
OVERVIEW:
This 1-day conference will cover a variety of topics for Food Safety and Quality Professionals. The program includes educational and networking opportunities over a continental breakfast, lunch and golf. The key topics will be: The NYS Cattle Health Assurance program, Statistical Process control for weights, Food Defense on the Farm, and Regulatory Response to Food Borne Illness.
SPEAKERS:
Melanie Hemenway DVM, NYS Cattle Health Assurance Program Coordinator, NYS Agriculture and Markets
Dr. Hemenway earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Florida and her B.S. degree in Animal Science from the University of Florida. For the past 15 years she has been a field veterinarian for the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, 9 of them as the New York State Cattle Health Assurance Program Coordinator. Before that she was a private veterinarian at Attica Veterinary Associates in Attica, New York for 7 years. She is a member of the National Institute of Animal Agriculture and the U.S. Animal Health Association.
Kim Bukowski, Dairy Foods Extension Specialist, Cornell University
Kimberly Bukowski is part of the Dairy Food Science Extension team at Cornell University where she provides leadership for the Dairy Foods Certificate Program, including program oversight, marketing, and development. Kim also provides Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) consulting and training to the industry. She is a certified Safe Quality Foods (SQF) auditor and Trainer. She is a lead instructor for FSPCA Preventive Controls and FSVP.
Kim’s career in the dairy food industry includes working in dairy quality and processing, plant management, brand development, and building a facility to manufacture and sell ice cream. She managed the Borden’s Ice Cream Plant, the Cornell Dairy Plant and operated her owned 2 stores that manufactured and sold ice cream in Manlius, NY.
Donna Walker, Regulatory Manager, Dairy Farmers of America
Donna Walker’s family operates a 6th generation dairy farm in Springwater, New York. After graduating from Cornell University with a degree in Biology, she worked for Quality Milk Production Services as a laboratory technician before taking a position with Dairylea and later Dairy Farmers of America as a Field Representative and Certified Milk Inspector.
Donna is the current chair of the NYS Association for Food Protection Farm Methods Committee, sits on the Quality Milk Production Services Industry Advisory Committee, and is a past board member of the Empire State Milk Quality Council.
Mary Walawander, Epidemiologist, Erie County Department of Health Mary Walawander is an Epidemiologist with the Erie County Department of Health Office of Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance. She has worked on many communicable disease and food related outbreaks over the past 28 years. As an Epidemiologist, Mary is responsible for overseeing the investigation and reporting of communicable diseases in Erie County. She works closely with the community and medical providers to offer guidance in Public Health policies and procedures.
John Luker, Assistant Director, NYS Ag & Mkts, Food Safety & Inspection Division
John is a recognized expert in food safety and low acid food processing and has been an instructor for Cornell’s Better Process Control School. He has been on the executive board for NYSAFP and is a past president for that organization. He is also a member of The Association of Food and Drug Officials, Central Atlantic States Association of Food and Drug Officials, and North East Food and Drug Officials Association. John is a graduate of the Food Processing Technology program at Morrisville College. He has 18 years of industry experience at Comstock Foods and Grandma Browns’ Beans Inc. While at NYS Ag & Mkts he has been in the role of field inspector, Director of Field Operations and since 2009 has been the Assistant Director for the Food Safety and Inspection division.
