8/25 – 8/26/25
2025 Agenda
DAY 1 – August 25, 2025
7:30 am: Registration & Breakfast
8:00 am: Welcome from Rocky Mountain Food Safety Committee Chair
Thuy Vu, CEO, Thuy Vu Consulting
8:05 am: Food Safety Landscape/Challenges in Colorado
Jeff Lawrence, Director, Division of Environmental Health and Sustainability, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)
8:30 am: Toxin Profiles in Wild Mushrooms: Risk, Recognition, and Response
Alexis Murray, Mycologist and President of the Colorado Mycological Society
9:15 am: From Clandestine to Commercial – A Modern Approach to Mushroom Processing and Products
Sean Winfield, Chief Revenue Officer, Co-Founder, Activated Brands LLC, Hypha Life Inc.
10:00 am: Break with Snacks and Beverages
10:15 am: Testing Psychedelic Mushrooms
Noah Novello, Founder and Lead Scientist, Friday Ventures
11:00 am: Keeping Wildlife Out of Your Plate and Other Food Safety Considerations
Bledar Bisha, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wyoming
11:45 am: Lunch Provided
1:00 pm: Overview of the Colorado State University, JBS Global Food Innovation Center in Honor of Gary and Kay Smith
Lynn Delmore, PhD, Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University
1:45 pm: Home, Restaurant, and Septic System all in One: A Case Study
Audra Alonzo, Senior Environmental Health Specialist, Jefferson County Public Health
Colin Shukie, Senior Environmental Health Specialist, Jefferson County Public Health
2:45 pm: Break with Snacks and Beverages
3:00pm: With Our Powers Combined: Strength of Local and State Public Health Partnerships Responding to a Large Shiga Toxin-Producing E. Coli Outbreak
Cameron Davis, MPH, Epidemiologist Fellow, Foodborne, Enteric, Waterborne and Wastewater Disease Program, Zoonoses and One Health Program, Communicable Disease Branch, CDPHE
3:45 pm: FDA’s Role in Food Safety at National Special Security Events
Holly Miller, Senior Emergency Response Coordinator, FDA
4:30 pm: Adjourn
DAY 2 – August 26, 2025
7:30 am: Registration & Light breakfast
8:00 am: Catering, Christmas, and C. perfringens: United for a Holiday Disaster
Maggie Steele, Food Program Supervisor, Denver Department of Public Health and Environment
Conner Carillo, Communicable Disease Epidemiologist, Denver Department of Public Health and Environment
8:45 am: Integrated Center of Excellence for Food Safety
Bri Patton, MPH, Epidemiologist, Communicable Disease Branch, Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response, CDPHE
9:00 am: Break with Snacks and Beverages
9:15 am: Food Safety Considerations of Edible Insects
John Wilson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Fermentation and Food Science, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University
10:15 am: Food Safety Advantages Gained from Centralizing Food Production at Boulder Valley School District Culinary Center
Yuri Sanow, Executive Chef, Boulder Valley School District Food Services
11:15 am: Rocky Mountain Food Safety Conference Networking Lunch (All are welcome!)
12:45 pm: Food Safety in Mobile Operations, Panel
Colin Shukie, Senior Environmental Health Specialist, Jefferson County Public Health
Michael Clark, Environmental Health Specialist, Jefferson County Public Health
Jordan Jeske, Public Health Investigator III, Denver Department of Public Health and Environment
Michael Roy, Environmental Health Specialist III, Arapahoe County Public Health
2:00 pm: Break with Snacks and Beverages
2:15 pm: Impact of Bird Flu: Lessons Learned and Where We’re at Today
Kathy Whitman, DVM, MS, DABVP (Beef Cattle Practice), Veterinary Extension Specialist, Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University
3:00 pm: Colorado’s Approach to Addressing PFAS in Food and Water
David Dani, Emerging Contaminants Coordinator, CDPHE
Kelsey Schreiber, Toxicology and Risk Assessment Unit Manager, CDPHE
3:45 pm: Natural Medicine Regulation: From Proposition 122 to Operations
Allison D. Robinette, Director of Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Colorado Department of Revenue Natural Medicine Division & Marijuana Enforcement Division
Amelia Myers, Senior Policy Advisor, Colorado Department of Revenue Natural Medicine Division & Marijuana Enforcement Division