ELFS

The Executive Leadership in Food Safety (ELFS) series is a dynamic program consisting of 4 one-week learning modules held throughout the Americas over a two year period.

During the learning modules, mid-career food systems professionals and mentors from different countries within the Americas engage in interactive presentations, leadership development exercises and experiential learning opportunities.

Module Topics:

• Module One: Globalization and Public/Private Partnerships (Quito, Ecuador – August 2009)
• Module Two: Food Safety Systems, Public Health and the Agri-food Chain (Minneapolis, Minnesota  – June 2010)
• Module Three: Laws, Ethics, and Regulations (Bogota´, Colombia – February 2011)
• Module Four: Multiple roles of agricultural health and food safety (Panama City, Panama- April 2012)

What did the series accomplish?

• Each fellow is better prepared and equipped to lead and advance food safety policies and actions in their respective organizations, communities, and countries.
• Individual leadership and technical skills were be strengthened.
• Joint initiatives were developed between the academic, public, and private sectors.
• Resource networks were developed.

Mentors

We would like to thank the outstanding mentors of the 2009-2012 ELFS series:

• Enrique Pérez, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
• Anita Sotot, University of Chile
• Pilar Agudelo, IICA
• Jaime Flores, IICA
• Rolando Flores, Food Processing Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
• Robin Woo, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• Ricardo Molins, Director Agricultural Health and Food Safety Area, IICA
• Linda Valeri, Animal Health and Food Safety Center, University of Minnesota
• Will Hueston, Global Initiative for Food Systems Leadership
• Cristina López, University of Uruguay