AOAC SPSFAM Meeting Book 9-24

PRESENTER BIOS

SUSAN AUDINO, Audino & Associates, LLC Chair, Cannabis Working Group

Susan Audino obtained her PhD in Chemistry with an analytical chemistry major, physical and biochemistry minor areas. Susan was the recipient of NSF Chemometric Graduate Fellowship and was a visiting scientist at NIST where she completed her graduate research. She currently owns and operates a consulting firm to service chemical and biological laboratories, is an A2LA Lead Assessor and Instructor, and serves as a Board Member for the Center for Research on Environmental Medicine in Maryland. She is also serving as Quality Director for several laboratories and has worked with a

variety of laboratories to establish and/or improve their quality management systems.

Susan has been studying the chemistry and applications of cannabinoids and provides scientific and technical guidance to medical marijuana dispensaries, testing laboratories, medical personnel, and regulatory agencies. Dr. Audino’s interest most directly involves marijuana/cannabis consumer safety and protection, and promotes active research towards the development of Official Test methods specifically for this industry. In addition to serving on Expert Review Panels, she has been working closely with AOAC to develop interest and movement toward the development of scientifically sound methodologies for the cannabis sector. Prior to her study of chemistry, Dr. Audino received advanced degrees and practiced psychology for more than a decade.

JOE BOISON, Canadian Food Inspection Agency Chair, Veterinary Drugs Working Group

Dr. Boison is a Senior Research Scientist with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), and holds 2 Adjunct Professor Faculty positions (one in the Chemistry Department and the other in the Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences) at the University of Saskatchewan. In 2003, he was appointed a Fellow of the World Innovation Foundation, was awarded the CFIA President’s National Award for Leadership Excellence in 2010, and in 2012 he was appointed a fellow of the AOACI. Dr. Boison has been a member of the Food Safety Research Network Team responsible for reviewing and evaluating research proposals submitted by

scientists from Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for funding considerations. He is an executive member of the Spectroscopy Society of Canada, a member of the Standards and Measurement Committee for the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS), a member of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, and a member of the Canadian Delegation to the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF).