2018 - March 12 SPSFAM Meeting Book

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, Independent Consultant Chair, Veterinary Drugs Working Group

Dr. Boison recently retired from the Canadian Public Service after 31 years of public service. He still holds 2 Adjunct Professor Faculty positions in the College of Graduate Studies 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. In 2017, he was appointed a senior member of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA); He was the winner of the 2015 AOAC Harvey W. Wiley Award, the recipient of the 2015 Expert Review Panel (ERP) Award for chairing the Pesticide Residues and Chemical Contaminants in Tea ERP and is currently chair of the AOAC gluten in oats initiative.

Dr. Boison is a 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, member of the AOAC Editorial Board, the Scientific Editor for Veterinary Drugs, joint scientific editor for Drug Formulations and Clinical Methods for the Journal of AOAC International, Vice Chair of the AOAC Official Methods Board and Chair of the AOAC Research Institute Board of Directors.