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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN FOOD SAFETY registration services in Canada and Mexico, and developed and executed targeted sales initiatives. He also substantially increased registration sales, moving NSF-ISR from the eleventh largest to sixth largest US management systems registrar. Prior to his appointment at NSF-ISR, Mr. Chaudron served as the national sales and marketing manager for Centrus International, a subsidiary of Eastman Chemical Company in Ann Arbor, MI. He also served as president and director of business development for MSE Environmental and Safety, Inc., an international environmental science and engineering company. Mr. Chaudron has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Alabama. In his new role, Mr. Chaudron will be responsible for directing global sales and business development functions. This will include developing sales initiatives for all regions and managing NSF’s sales staff worldwide. and is a member of both the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA). of the North Central District Health Department in Lewiston, Idaho, as vice president. A longtime advocate for pressing public health issues, Mr. Cox has led the Tulsa Health Dept. since 1994. He has dedicated his career to improving public health, raising the level of awareness about health issues and seeking broad-based support for public health initiatives. He is a past president of several organizations, including the Oklahoma Public Health Association, the Indian Nations Council of Governments, and Community Health Net. Mr. Cox also served on the Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) Emergency Responder Advisory Panel. Additionally, Mr. Cox served on the Community-Based Participatory Prevention Research Grant Review Panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He also serves on the Steering Committee for the Healthiest Nation Alliance. “It is an honor and privilege to serve as president of such a highly regarded association dedicated to providing national leadership to work with local health departments and others to improve health outcomes in our country,” said Mr. Cox. Mr. Cox received his law degree from the University of Tulsa and was previously legal counsel for the Health Department, as well as adjunct professor of environmental law at the University of Tulsa. He is also a visiting Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma, College of Public Health. During the 14 years that Mr. Cox has been Tulsa’s health director, his goals have been to promote good health for the county’s 570,000 residents. His priorities have been Eric Mittenthal Joins International Food Information Council (IFIC),Three Named to Executive Board ric Mittenthal, a former television news reporter and producer joined the International Food Information Council (IFIC) as director of media relations, effective August 1, 2008. Eric can direct journalists to IFIC and IFIC Foundation resources and our numerous experts around the country. With a decade of experience in the media, he will be a great asset for anyone looking for science-based food safety and nutrition information for their stories. Eric comes to IFIC from WAGA-TV, the Fox affiliate in Atlanta. Prior to that, he had experience with ABC affiliates in Idaho and North Carolina. Eric earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology from Cornell University and a master of biomedical sciences degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School. Three Public Health Leaders Named to NACCHO Executive Board Gary Cox, director of the Tulsa City-County Health Department, formally assumed the duties of president of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) at the Association’s annual meeting in Sacramento, CA. Also assuming office were Bruce Dart, director of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department in Lincoln, NE, as president-elect, and Carol Moehrle, district director E UV Disinfection Specialist Aquionics Appoints New President V disinfection specialist Aquionics has appointed Bill Decker as its new president. Bill has extensive experience in the wastewater treatment industry, having spent 14 years with Ashbrook-Hartley Operations L.P. He held various positions with Ashbrook-Hartley, most recently vice president of biosolids. He also spent two years as an operations director at the company’s United Kingdom manufacturing facility. Bill has a BSc in civil engineering from the US Air Force Academy u NOVEMBER 2008 | FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS 883

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