Dr. Maczka is the Senior Advisor for Risk Assessment at the Food Safety Inspection Service. In this capacity she provides scientific leadership, direction and guidance on the development, adaptation, and application of risk assessment to address the Agency’s public health and food safety goals. Her previous positions at FSIS included Director of the Risk Assessment Division and the Executive Secretary of the National Advisory Committee for Microbiological Criteria in Foods. Prior to joining FSIS, Dr. Maczka served as the Director for the Toxicological and Risk Assessment Program for the National Academies of Science’s Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology. She has more than 20 years of experience in the field of risk assessment and has held positions in government and private industry. She has a Ph.D. in Pharmacology/Toxicology from George Washington University.