'Stop Foodborne Illness' Food Safety Group Announces New CEO'Stop Foodborne Illness' Food Safety Group Announces New CEO
Sandra Eskin will assume the role at the national public health nonprofit, which is dedicated to preventing foodborne illness and advocating for stronger food safety policies.

Stop Foodborne Illness (STOP), a national public health nonprofit dedicated to preventing foodborne illness and advocating for stronger food safety policies, announces that Sandra Eskin will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer on Feb. 24, 2025.
Eskin was most recently at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and has a long track record of food safety advocacy. Throughout her career, Eskin has worked on a broad range of food safety, consumer protection, and public policy issues.
At the USDA, Eskin held several leadership positions including Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety and Deputy Under Secretary. Before joining USDA, Eskin spent 12 years as the Project Director for Food Safety at The Pew Charitable Trusts, advocating for food safety reform and the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), and previously as the Deputy Director of the Produce Safety Project at Georgetown University. She has also served on several federal advisory committees, providing strategic policy advice related to foodborne illness surveillance, consumer information on prescription drugs, and food safety.
"I am honored and excited to become the CEO of Stop Foodborne Illness," said Eskin. "This organization has played a major role in improving the safety of the food supply, and I look forward to helping STOP expand its efforts to protect American families from preventable foodborne illnesses."
Eskin succeeds Mitzi Baum, who has been STOP CEO since 2019. "Sandra has long been a nationally respected food safety advocate and leader," said Mary McGonigle Martin and Gillian Kelleher, STOP's Board of Directors Co-Chairs.
Her leadership will be crucial in building upon the momentum created by Baum, who is stepping down after six years as CEO. Baum expanded STOP's programs, raised its national profile, and developed initiatives with industry and government to improve food safety nationwide.
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