2021 OMB New Members (July 2021)

Brooke Roman, M.S. Work Address: 620 Lesher Place Lansing, MI 48912 Phone: 517-372-9200 E-mail: Broman@neogen.com

Experience Director, NEOGEN Corporation

June 2019 - Present

Research & Development, Validations • Responsible for global food safety validations for NEOGEN corporation • Oversight of three validation laboratories, two in the US and one in Europe (manage team of 15 scientists) • Drive global harmonization efforts and continuous process improvements • Strategic planning for department and management of $1.6 million budget (FY21) • Black belt in innovation – co-founder of NIRD (Neogen Innovation & Research Driver), lead various innovation sprints amongst all NEOGEN departments, co-teach Green and Blue belt courses • Ensure corporate coverage for involvement in approval body working groups and initiatives • AOAC Analytical Solutions Forum Steering Committee member, AOAC Research Institute Advisory Council member, AOAC Food Allergen and Gluten Advisory Panel member, various AOAC working groups, Cereal & Grain member, CCMAS attendee with US delegation • Work with key customers to validate NEOGEN products against their internal criteria • Spearheaded 1 Health Canada MFLP approval, 2 FGIS approvals, 5 AOAC PTM approvals, 3 AOAC PTM modifications, 1 NCIMS approval, 3 MicroVal approvals, and counting Research Leader, NEOGEN Corporation May 2017- May 2019 Research & Development, Validations • Increased scope of internal validation program initiating a stakeholder approval process, full coverage of NEOGEN food safety product lines, and introducing formal change validations • Expanded validation department from one laboratory and eight full-time staff members to two laboratories and eleven full-time staff members as responsibilities expanded • Managed budget of $1.6 million annually • Team received 5 new AOAC PTM approvals, 3 AOAC PTM modifications or extensions, 2 IDF approvals, and 11 FGIS approvals • Member of AOAC Allergen working group & ISO WG3 Research Scientist, NEOGEN Corporation December 2016 – April 2017 Research & Development, Immunodiagnostics • Team lead for mycotoxin & allergen ELISA research and development projects – launched Veratox HS for Total Aflatoxin • Team lead responsibilities: coordinate daily activities of laboratory staff, plan/organize/conduct experimentation, update timelines as necessary, statistical evaluation and presentation of data, write ISO documents, train manufacturing & validation, assist in validation study design, work on interdepartmental team throughout project • Serve on safety committee as building representative, projects include emergency plans and audit design • Trained incoming personnel on laboratory techniques, ELISA transfer process, andNEOGEN procedures Associate Research Scientist, NEOGEN Corporation May 2013 – November 2016 Research & Development, Immunodiagnostics • Team lead for mycotoxin ELISA research and development projects – launched Veratox for Total Aflatoxin and MAX 2 aqueous extraction packet • Team member on various mycotoxin and dairy lateral flow and ELISA projects