AOAC SPIFAN Stakeholder Program Meeting Book (August 28, 2021)

STAKEHOLDER PROGRAM ON INFANT FORMULA AND ADULT NUTRITIONALS (SPIFAN)

Arlene Fox, AOAC INTERNATIONAL Senior Director, Proficiency Testing

Arlene oversees the AOAC Laboratory Proficiency Testing

Program and ensures that the operation of the program

remains consistent with accreditation requirements and

meets the needs of its customers. Her responsibilities include

expansion of the proficiency testing program and provision of

tools for improving quality in laboratories. Arlene is the AOAC

staff liaison to the Technical Division for Laboratory

Management (TDLM) and the Analytical Laboratory

Accreditation Criteria Committee (ALACC).

Ms. Fox came to AOAC with twenty years of experience in chromatographic method development

and validation. This experience entailed both food and pharmaceutical analysis. Her previous

positions have included Section Director of Research and Development and Director of Bioanalytical

Chemistry.

Fox holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physiology from the University of Chicago and has

completed graduate biochemical classes.