Food and Beverage Expert Witnesses in California

This highly qualified expert has over 20+ years experience directing food stamp programs. Former positions include Regional Food Stamp Program Director, Administrator Review Officer, EBT Project Director, and EBT Regional Implementation Manager. He has directed over 200 regional and field office staff involved in state agency policy support and food retailer management. He has adjudicated administrative appeals for food retailers participating in the Food Stamp Program and developed administrative review guidelines and trained Food Nutrition Service agency review officers. This expert has extensive experience managing Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) projects through the full system life cycle and also has national experience serving as a principal in building and directing multi-state and federal EBT consortium. He also has significant experience as a grants and contracts manager for non-profits in the health delivery and education spheres of interest. He earned his BA at the University of Maryland.

This expert has 15 years experience in the food and beverage industry. He is a seasoned expert in all aspects of the hospitality world, including but not limited to management, acquisition, development, and financing. He has advanced and overseen the strategic business plans of numerous fine dine, high volume, quick service, and multi-unit food and beverage outlets across the Western United States. Prior to founding his hospitality consulting firm, he was with Paramount Pictures, where he served as the General Manager of Dining Services, overseeing and managing outlets servicing individuals ranging from the blue collar to Hollywood elites. Throughout his career, he has contributed to a wide variety of outlets such as quick service restaurants, full service bars and restaurants, hotel bars and lounges.

This expert is the owner of a premier Restaurant and Foodservice consultancy that provides Management Advisory Services. He has expansive industry knowledge and tight focus on restaurant fundamentals obtaining positive performance results for client’s, independents, regional and national chains and start-up concepts. Additionally, he is a Host and Co-Host for several popular food shows.

This expert has over 30 years of experience consulting as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She earned her BS in Home Economics with an emphasis in Human Nutrition and Food Service Management and her MS in Human Nutrition and Food Service Management from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is actively involved in her industry as a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the California Dietetic Association, Consultant Dietitians of California, Consultant Dietitians in Health Care, Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine, and as a board member for Behavioral Health Dietitians. Currently, she is an instructor at a California community college and a consultant dietitian at a California consulting company.

This qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in foodservice management. He received his BS in economics from Oregon State University. He is a certified speaking professional and is considered to be one of the top foodservice speakers in North America. He is a member of the Foodservice Consultants Society International and the Chaine de Rotisseurs, an international gastronomical society. He was the formerly the owner of a thriving restaurant, The Shore Bird, for 23 years and held the title of president of the California Restaurant Association. Additionally, he was the chairman of the CRA Education Foundation. He was also an adjunct professor of hospitality at the University of California San Francisco and an adjunct professor for the hotel and restaurant school at California State Polytechnic University. This expert is quite involved in his field, having authored several foodservice articles and guides as well as being a regular columnist for a few foodservice publications. Currently, he serves as the founder of a foodservice hospitality and retail consulting firm based in California.