John Zaccone
John Zaccone has been with the FDA for 14 years, and has served as the Agency’s public affairs specialist for the New England region since 2020. Prior to this, he served as a field investigator in the Foods Program, and later, the Bioresearch Monitoring Program. He is currently on detail as a multimedia specialist, creating […]
Alexandra Fischer
Dr. Alexandria Fischer serves as an Agricultural Marketing Specialist in the research and rulemaking branch of the Food Disclosure and Labeling Division at the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. Alexandria is a scientist and a scientific communicator focused on regulations and policy. In her current role she is responsible for implementation, oversight, and outreach for both […]
Kelly Kryc
Kelly Kryc, Ph.D., is the deputy assistant secretary for international fisheries at NOAA. Dr. Kryc has extensive public sector, academic, non-profit, and legislative experience in energy and environment policy. Prior to joining NOAA in September 2021, she had most recently served as senior fellow for energy and environment at the Center for American Progress, and […]
Matthew Goodyear
With over a decade of experience in the protein industry, he has played a pivotal role in shaping Wild Fork from its inception to its current status as an emerging brand in the protein space. Leading the digital business, he has overseen sales, consumer experience, front-end development, and last-mile delivery, contributing to Wild Fork's growth […]
Virginia McPherson
Virginia McPherson has over twenty years of experience in managing trade and cargo security at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). She has worked on several priority Trade Transformation initiatives, including Establishing a Suspension and Debarment Program, Simplified Processes and building and maintaining relationship with Partner Government Agencies as part of the Border Interagency Executive […]
Alexa Cole
Alexa is the Director of the NOAA Fisheries Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection. In this role, Alexa leads the development and coordination of NOAA Fisheries’ international fisheries policy and negotiating positions in multilateral international fora and fisheries bilateral meetings with foreign nations. She promotes international engagement and cooperation to ensure sustainable fisheries management […]
Emily Menashes
Emily Menashes is the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations for NOAA Fisheries. As DAA for Operations she provides oversight of the agency’s budget as well as its facilities operations nationally. She also oversees the headquarters offices of Human Capital Management; International Affairs, Trade and Commerce; Law Enforcement; Aquaculture; Policy; Communications; EEO; and the implementation of […]
Janet Coit
Janet Coit is the Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries, the nation’s federal agency responsible for stewardship of living marine resources. She leads the agency in its mission to ensure the sustainability of U.S. fisheries, restore coastal and marine habitats, and recover protected marine species. Since being appointed in June 2021, Janet has spent much of […]
Nina Rosen
Nina works as a Senior Project Manager at FishWise to encourage traceability, verification, and transparency as mutually beneficial activities to mitigate illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. Her work connects efforts of the global seafood movement to company due diligence efforts by focusing on the value of collaboration and multi-stakeholder engagement. Nina is solution-oriented and focused […]
John Steinmetz
John Steinmetz is a passionate seafood advocate and has worked in the seafood industry for over 30 years in various capacities including: purchasing, sales, processing, product development, quality assurance, importing and operations both in the Retail and Food Service sectors. He has been actively engaged in sustainability, responsible sourcing, and traceability initiatives throughout his career. […]
