About Me
I am currently a Retail Technical Specialist with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. In this position one of my main tasks is to train inspectors to complete a standardized risk-based retail food inspection. I also audit agent programs, review HACCP plans and variances, train inspection staff and help create the retail food code fact sheets that are available on our DATCP public website. I began my career over 20 years ago in the Environmental Health Program at UW Madison where I focused on food, biological and chemical safety concerns on campus. I have worked for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services as a field inspector, completing licensing and inspections at facilities such as restaurants, campgrounds, swimming pools, lodging and body art establishments in Western Wisconsin. My variety of experiences offer insight on what inspectors are trained to review during inspections as well as some of the common operator concerns, code interpretation and the public health reasons behind code requirements.
