Lead Regional Coordination Center
The Lead Regional Coordination Center, operating in conjunction with the Southern Center, facilitates collaboration between the Southern Center for FSMA Training, Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety, North Central Region Center for FSMA Training, Extension, and Technical Assistance, and the Western Regional Center to Enhance Food Safety. The overall goal of the Lead Regional Coordination Center (LRCC) is to establish a collaborative framework and hub infrastructure that promotes coordination and communication among regional efforts, as well as with the national stakeholders including federal regulatory agencies and funders of food safety outreach programs.
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2026 USDA-NIFA FSOP NPD Meeting Webinar
- Webinar Program Recording, access on the Produce Safety YouTube Chanell here
- Program Agenda, access here
- Project's abstracts, access here
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2025 USDA-NIFA FSOP NPD Meeting, Tampa FL
2024 USDA-NIFA FSOP PD Meeting Webinars
FSOP Webinar Recordings, go here:
FSOP Presentation Materials, go here:
NPD FSOP Project Directors' Meeting
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2025 USDA FSOP NPD Meeting- Tampa, FL
This year's hybrid program took place in the beautiful Grand Hyatt Regency Hotel in Tampa Bay, FL again, where for over two-days, the Lead Regional Coordination Center (LRCC) and four regional FSMA centers: Southern (SC), North Central (NC), Northeast (NECAFS), and the Western (WC) hosted FSOP grant awardees from around the country, both virtually and in person, as they presented their FSOP projects and discussed their accomplishments and success stories with more than 100 produce safety colleagues and educators from all over US.
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2024 USDA-NIFA FSOP NPD Meeting Webinars
The LRCC hosted the 2024 FSOP Project Directors' Meeting Webinars, in conjunction with USDA-NIFA and the Regional Centers for FSMA training during September 20th and 24th, 2024.
It was a great opportunity for everyone to hear and learn from nationwide FSOP grant awardee’s projects, and leaders in food safety and outreach to discuss and share insights on the latest initiatives for small producers, processors, and socially disadvantaged farmers across the US. Also, the USDA NIFA representatives gave a brief update on the current FSOP program requirements and expectations.
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2023 USDA-NIFA FSOP NPD Meeting- Tampa, FL
The 2023 USDA NIFA Food Safety Outreach Program National Project Director's Meeting in Tampa, FL, hosted by the Lead Regional Coordination Center (LRCC) and the 4 regional centers for FSMA training: Southern (SC), North Central (NC), Northeast (NECAFS) and the Western Regional Center to Enhance Food Safety (WRCFS). It was a one-and-a-half day meeting, where more than 100 attendees, in-person and virtual, participated and had the opportunity to learn about great awarded FSOP presentations from Project Directors from all around the nation.
In addition, we all had the opportunity to learn of the latest updates from Food Safety outreach activities from the 4 regional centers for FSMA training, associated partner agencies and other regulatory agencies, including current FSOP program updates from USDA-NIFA representatives.
It was a great venue to share knowledge and exchange ideas for improving food safety education and outreach efforts.
2023 USDA-NIFA FSOP NPD Meeting
2023 NPD Meeting Photo Gallery
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University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Keith Schneider, PhD
Professor and Southern Center LRCC PI
Food Safety
UF Main Campus
Gainesville, FL
keiths29@ufl.edu
(352) 294-3910
Michelle Danyluk, PhD
Professor and Extension Specialist
Food Microbiology
Citrus Research & Education Center
Lake Alfred, FL
mddanyluk@ufl.edu
(863) 956-8654
Renee Goodrich Schneider, PhD
Professor, Food Science
UF Main Campus
Gainesville, FL
goodrich@ufl.edu
(352) 294-3726
Matt Benge, PhD
Extension Assistant Professor
UF Main Campus
Gainesville, FL
mattbenge@ufl.edu
(352) 294-1996
Taylor O'Bannon, MS
State Specialized Extension Agent
Food Safety
Citrus Research & Education Center
Lake Alfred FL
taylorlangford@ufl.edu
(863) 956-8642
Peggy M. Geren
Southern Center - LRCC Program Specialist
Citrus Research & Education Center
Lake Alfred, FL
pgeren@ufl.edu
(863) 956-8656
Ellen Johnsen
Extension Education Specialist
Iowa State University
johnsene@iastate.edu
(515) 294-6773
Arlene Enderton
Evaluator / Program Specialist
Iowa State University
arlene@iastate.edu
(319) 559-2193
Chris Callahan
NECAFS Director
Extension Associate Professor
Agricultural Engineering
UVM Extension, Vermont
chris.callahan@uvm.edu
(802) 477-7582
Elizabeth Newbold
NECAFS Assistant Director
University of Vermont
elizabeth.newbold@uvm.edu
(802) 447-7582
Jovana Kovacevic, PhD
WRCEFS Director
Associate Professor, Extension Specialist
Food Microbiology
Oregon State University
jovana.kovacevic@oregonstate.edu
(503) 872-6621
Samantha J. Kilgore
WRCEFS Coordinator
Faculty Research Assistant
Oregon State University
sam.kilgore@oregonstate.edu
2024 USDA-NIFA FSOP PD Meeting Webinars
FSOP Webinar Recordings, go here:
FSOP Presentation Materials, go here: