Michelle has been working in food safety for over 20 years. Her food safety career began at H-E-B Grocery Company where she supported leadership in innovative projects such as their retail seafood HACCP program in the specialty foods division, prepared meals onsite and offsite, commissary, unpasteurized cold press juice, food trucks, and more. She worked with all stakeholders throughout the supply chain, both internal and external.
After her departure from H-E-B, Michelle started her own consulting business, DMJW LLC, that included clients from retail sushi kiosks to commercial kitchens to small “mom and pop” restaurants. Her focus is on creating a food safety culture with a farm to fork approach.
Michelle has served on Conference for Food Protection as a scribe. She also served as Secretary on the Retail Professional Development Group for International Association of Food Protection. Currently, she is a member of IAFP and the Iowa affiliate and NEHA.
Michelle has obtained her Certified Food Safety Professional (CF-SP) credential, PCQI and HACCP certifications, and is a Certified Proctor for State Food Safety.
