Britanny Saunier, M.P.A. is the Executive Director of the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE). She focuses on leveraging PFSE's historical leadership in cross-sector collaboration and ensuring organizational effectiveness to realize PFSE's mission to develop and promote effective education programs to reduce foodborne illness risk for consumers. Britanny began as an intern at PFSE in 2011, and later served as PFSE's Director of Development, successfully increasing PFSE's program service revenue and bringing diversification to PFSE's Partner network. She facilitated program engagement with consumer and academic food safety experts, supporting PFSE programs including the National Consumer Food Safety Education Conference. Britanny holds a master's degree in Public Administration with a Health Policy focus from the School of Public Affairs at the American University in Washington, D.C. Ashley Eisenbeiser, M.S., C.F.S. is Senior Director for Food and Product Safety Programs for FMI, The Food Industry Association and a food scientist specializing in food safety. In her role, Ashley serves as a subject matter expert for food and product safety for FMI's food safety programs and provides support for FMI's retail, wholesale, and product supplier members on food safety training, technical services, regulatory compliance, and industry research and resources. Prior to joining FMI in June 2013, Ashley served as a Family and Consumer Science Extension Agent with Virginia Cooperative Extension, where she planned, delivered, and evaluated community nutrition, health, and food safety educational programs. Ashley is a Certified Food Scientist and received her master's and bachelor’s degrees in Food Science and Technology from Virginia Tech. Ashley serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Partnership for Food Safety Education and is a member of several professional associations, including the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO), and the Conference for Food Protection (CFP).   In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Britanny and Ashley [3:22] about:  PFSE’s mission to promote safe food handling and preparation practices, and how FMI and PFSE collaborate to protect consumer health   Resources that FMI utilizes as an annual contributing partner to PFSE, and how FMI members benefit from these resources The methods and measurements of success used by PFSE’s food safety educators, called BAC Fighters The advocacy efforts of, and resources offered by, PFSE and FMI in honor of National Food Safety Education Month Why Britanny and Ashley are personally invested in food safety, and how their motivations inform their work. Resources Partnership for Food Safety Education Partnership for Food Safety Education NFSEM Resource Food Safety Bingo FMI, The Food Industry Association We Want to Hear from You! Please send us your questions and suggestions to podcast@food-safety.com