Resume

• Hope Academy of Excellence

  USAID Farmer to Farmer Program

  Visited Guatemala City

  Guatemala to volunteer time and effort to train microbiology personnel on the rapid detection and isolation of Cyclospora

  Salmonella

  Campylobacter and E. coli from fresh fruits and vegetables. Visit included teaching a week-long short course at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala entitled: \"Use of PCR Method for Detection of Pathogens from Foods.\"

  Winrock International

  Agriculture Trade Advisory Committee for Processed Foods

  USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)

  Board of Director

  American Red Cross Cabarrus Chapter

  Session 484

  Participated in International Think Tank Session - \"Transforming Agricultural Development and Production in Africa: Closing Gender Gaps and Empowering Rural Women in Policy and Practice.\"

  Salzburg Global Seminar

  Editorial Board

  Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

  Editorial Board

  Journal of Food Science and Engineering

  Greater Charlotte Regional Biotechnology Advisory Committee

  North Carolina Biotechnology Center

  Lunch Buddy Program

  GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  Food Protection

  Select Agents

  Antimicrobial Resistance

  Clinical Microbiology

  Virology

  Research and Development

  Biotechnology

  Veterinary Microbiology

  Food Microbiology

  Strategic Leadership

  Public Health Surveillance

  Biodefense

  Business Strategy

  Molecular Biology

  Food Safety

  Williams

  Leonard

  North Carolina Research Camus

  North Carolina Agromedicine Institute

  North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

  RTI International

  Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

  Greensboro/Winston-Salem

  North Carolina Area

  Associate Professor

  North Carolina A&T State University

  North Carolina Agromedicine Institute

  Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

  Research Assistant Professor

  Huntsville

  Alabama Area

  Research Associate Professor

  Huntsville

  Alabama Area

  Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

  Center for Excellence in Post Harvest Technologies

  Professor

  North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

  Gold Kist Poultry - Guntersville

  Alabama

  Served as a consultant on an NIFA-USDA HACCP-Based Inspection Model and Model Verification Testing Program at Gold Kist Poultry in Guntersville

  AL. Duties included sampling of whole broiler carcasses for generic E. coli and Salmonella using the USDA/FSIS sampling methods. Liaison between RTI and Gold Kist QA/QC team to disseminate pertinent information concerning HACCP and sampling procedures used during the USDA study. Provided technical support to USDA inspectors in terms of procedures and organoleptic characteristics of processed whole broiler carcasses.

  Research Consultant and Food Safety Specialist

  RTI International

  NC A&T SU Center for Excellence in Post Harvest Technologies - NCRC

  Administrative responsibilities includes managing the day-to-day operation

  leadership

  and strategic management for continued improvement for the NC A&T State University Center for Excellence in Post Harvest Technologies. Additional leadership and management responsibilities includes developing and implementing research priorities

  engaging in strategic planning

  coordinating proposal development

  preparation and development of plan of work and budget preparation

  and managing both human and fiscal resources within the center.

  Director

  North Carolina Research Camus

  Professional Member

  Institute of Food Technologist

  Southern Association of Agricultural Scientist

  American Society for Microbiology

  American Agronomy Society and Crop Soil Science Society (AAS-CSSA)

  International Association for Food Protection

  English

  Institute of Food Technologist Student Association (IFTSA) Achievement Award

  Institute of Food Technologist (IFT)

  Salzburg Fellow

  Salzburg - Mellon Foundation

  Presidential Letter of Commendation

  Alabama A&M University

  Gamma Sigma Delta

  National Honor Society of Agriculture

  Outstanding Research of the Month

  LEAD21 Fellow

  Associations of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)

  E.M. Ahmed Oral Graduate Student Paper Competion - 1st Place

  Graduate Paper Award - 3rd Place

  Institute of Food Technologist - Food Microbiology Division

  Phi Tau Sigma

  National Honor Society of Food Science

  Minority Research Faculty Exchange

  Iowa State University

  Outstanding Researcher

  Executive Leadership Development Program - Fellow

  North Carolina A&T State University

  ASM Minority Microbiology Spotlight

  American Society for Microbiology

  Manager Development Program

  North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

  Master's of Science

  Animal Science

  Wake Forest University School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  Management

  Bachelor's of Science

  Biological and Biomedical Sciences

  Alabama A&M University Graduate School

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Food Science and Technology - Food Safety & Microbiology

  South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness

  Agricultural Incident Response and Investigation Training

  Emory University Southeast Regional Center of Excellence for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biodefense

  Biosafety Level - 3 Science and Safety Training