Membership

The founding belief

You do not have to walk this career alone.

Membership is a table. Mentors, peers, and the women who will hire you, promote you, and remember your name when the room is quiet.

What it feels like

Not a directory. A place you are known.

On the hard week

Someone has already done this.

A plant manager, a lab lead, an auditor, a student. Membership is the women who answer when the science is heavy and the politics are heavier.

When you are ready

A path up, not a pep talk.

Events, mentorship, and a community that pipelines leadership—from the first job to the seat at the table you were told to wait for.

Every stage

School. Line. C-suite.

Adventure starts, boots on the ground, and future executives in the same movement. You do not age out of belonging here.

Already here

These women saved you a seat.

  • Melody Yu

  • Jill Hoffman

  • Jacqueline Southee

  • Laura E. Gutierrez Becerra

  • Melanie Neumann

  • Kim Ring

Meet the leadership

Who it’s for

If this is your work, this is your community.

Membership is for women in food safety and quality, and for students with a food science or related degree who are walking toward the field.

  • Having a degree in food science or a related field, or
  • Working on a manufacturer or retailer food safety & quality team, or
  • Working in testing labs for QC and QA analysis, or
  • Professors at universities devoted to the food safety industry, or
  • Others supporting the food safety industry (subject to review and approval)