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Alumni Spotlight
Our Alumni
| Name | Current Position | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Huiqi Zhuang, B.S. | Biostatistician and data analyst, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System | DC department of Health |
| Margret Slavin, PhD | Assistant Professor | George Mason University |
| Monica Whent, PhD, RD | Lecturer | University of Maryland College Park |
| Sarah Goff, RD, CNSC | Clinical Dietitian | Children's National Medical Center |
| Melissa Roberts, RD | Dietitian | Silver Spring, MD |
| Tom Barnes, MBA | Director of Operations | B'more Organic |
| Tina Yu, MBA | Innovation Manager | AUI Fine Foods |
| Caitlin Hickey, M.S. | Policy Analyst, Food Defense Team | FDA |
| Stefanie Corbin, B.S. | Quality Assurance Manager | Elite Spice |
| Jared Turetsky, B.S. | Food Scientist | Elite Spice |
| Vivian Nyugen, B.S. | Technical Sales/SQF | Elite Spice |
| Homer Nieto, B.S. | Food Scientist | Elite Spice |
| Marisa Tan, B.S. | Scientist, R&D Product Development | Coca-Cola |
| Milo Li, B.S. | Scientist | Coca-Cola |
| Melody Ge, M.S. | Sr. Consultant | Kestrel Management |
| Scott Chaplin, B.S. | Principal | SCMC Consulting |
| Abhinav Mishra, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | University of Georgia |
| Jayme Leger, Ph.D. | Food Components and Health Laboratory | USDA |
| Isfahani Neda Sarafrazi, Ph.D. | General Health Scientist | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Maryam Ganjavi, Ph.D. | Lecturer | Morgan State University |
| Patrick Solverson, Ph.D. | Research Associate Food Components and Health Laboratory | USDA |
| Heather Dolan, M.S. | Senior Food Technologist | Edward Marc |
| Chris Yu | Founder | Potomac Sprout Company |
| Miao Guo, Ph.D. | R&D FSRA Manager | PepsiCo, Asia Pacific |
| Zhenlei Xiao, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor in Culinology, Agriculture, Culinology and Hospitality Management | Southwest Minnesota State University |
| Ariel Bourne, B.S. | Food Labeling Technologist | AdvancePierre Foods |
| Yangchao Luo, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences | University of Connecticut |
| Boce Zhang, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Lowell Clinical Laboratory and Nutritional Sciences Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology | University of Massachusetts, Lowell |
| Armin Norouzi | R&D Quality Manager | Ocean Spray Cranberries |
| Binetou C. Seck, PhD | Diététicienne Nutritionniste | Nutridéal, Dakar Senegal |
| Yang Pan, MD, PhD | Senior Scientist, Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs | Coca-Cola |
| Amy Anderson, PhD | Faculty Research Assistant | Nutrition & Food Science |
| Allison N Miner, PhD | Quality Assurance Manager | Florida International University |
| Margaret Udahogora, PhD, RD | Director and Lecturer, Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) | University of Maryland |
| Pamela Pehrson, PhD | Research Leader, Nutrient Data Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC),Agricultural Research Service (ARS) | USDA |
| Yingjian LU | Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology | Nanjing University of Finance and Economics |
Codex Team
Carolyn Chung (Codex Advisor), Leila Beker (US Delegate), Pamela Pehrsson (US Alternate Delegate), Cheryl Issa (Arnt, class of 94, Subject Matter Expert for Infant Formulas), Codex Meeting, Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses, Bad Soden, Germany, Nov 23-27. All UMD graduates)
