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Erin Crowley, Chief Scientific Officer, Q Laboratories Erin Crowley is the Chief Scientific Officer at Q Laboratories, Inc in Cincinnati, Ohio. Erin and her R&D team serve the industry as an Expert Laboratory with a primary focus on providing high quality method validation for microbiological rapid detection methods. These validations include Independent laboratory evaluations for pathogen detection, qualitative methods and confirmatory assays for AOAC Official Methods of Analysis, AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Methods Program, MicroVal and AFNOR NF Certification Programs. Erin frequently presents technical symposia globally on Method Validation, Method Verification, Harmonization and ISO standards development often representing the perspective of

the third-party laboratory. In addition to being an active member of the International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) and AOAC, Erin currently serves as Immediate Past-President of the AOAC International Board of Directors, Past-Chair of the AOAC Official Methods Board, a member of the MicroVal Technical Committee (MVTC), ISO TC34/SC9/WG 3 Committee on Method Validation and Chair-elect of the JIFSAN Advisory Council. Erin earned a B.S. from the University of Cincinnati and an M.A. from Tufts University.

Morgan Wallace, Scientific Director of Applied Markets, Rheonix Morgan Wallace is the Scientific Director of Applied Markets at Rheonix where he is a co-developer of the Listeria PatternAlert assay which enables rapid identification of recurring Listeria in food facilities. He also supports the Rheonix Beer SpoilerAlert assay for identifying spoilage organisms in beer. Throughout his career, Morgan has worked extensively with industry, validating organizations, and governments developing and supporting rapid methods in food and beverage safety, quality, and methods for pathogen strain typing. Prior to working for Rheonix, Morgan

managed the validations group of DuPont Qualicon and was a PI for the USDA Agricultural Research Service in both Pre- and Post-Harvest areas of food microbiology. Morgan earned a BA in Political Science, a BS in Microbiology and Cell Science, and a Ph.D. in Food Science and Human Nutrition with an emphasis on food microbiology, all from the University of Florida. He also is a former United States Army Medic.