About Our Volunteer Board of Directors
Dr. Renee J Dufault, Executive Director
Dr. Renee J Dufault, Executive Director
Dr. Renee J Dufault, Executive Director
Dr. Dufault is the founding director of the Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute (FIHRI). After investigating the levels of mercury in high fructose corn syrup at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), she spearheaded the publication of findings through collaboration with other researchers after her early retiremen
Dr. Dufault is the founding director of the Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute (FIHRI). After investigating the levels of mercury in high fructose corn syrup at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), she spearheaded the publication of findings through collaboration with other researchers after her early retirement from the FDA at the end of 2007. IN 2010, she founded FIHRI with collaborators while working as a special education teacher in Hawai'i. She is now known worldwide as a pioneer in the field of nutritional epigenetics, which is the study of how dietary factors, such as contaminants in food, impact gene behaviors across generations. She is interested in preventing and mitigating symptoms of autism and ADHD via dietary changes.
Yolanda Whyte, MD
Dr. Renee J Dufault, Executive Director
Dr. Renee J Dufault, Executive Director
Dr. Yolanda Whyte, MD, is a pediatrician who has expanded her practice to include virtual environmental health and special needs consultations. She empowers parents and families to reduce toxic exposures, strengthen immunity and improve daily functioning by optimizing nutrition and adopting eco-healthy lifestyles and other interventions t
Dr. Yolanda Whyte, MD, is a pediatrician who has expanded her practice to include virtual environmental health and special needs consultations. She empowers parents and families to reduce toxic exposures, strengthen immunity and improve daily functioning by optimizing nutrition and adopting eco-healthy lifestyles and other interventions through coaching, consultation and public speaking. Through expert medical testimony and briefings, she advocates to strengthen public health and human rights protections. She has held leadership roles in several state and national organizations, including EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee and the National Medical Association. Dr. Whyte is a proud graduate of Howard University and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine. More information is available at www.yolandawhytemd.com
Leah Woodke, PhD., Secretary
Dr. Renee J Dufault, Executive Director
Raquel Crider, PhD., Statistician
A North Dakota native, Leah Woodke has been in the field of education for over 20 years. While teaching at the United Tribes Technical College (UTTC), she earned her PhD in Education with a focus on Instructional Design for Online Learning. During the same time, she led the self-study process required for the college to offer degree progr
A North Dakota native, Leah Woodke has been in the field of education for over 20 years. While teaching at the United Tribes Technical College (UTTC), she earned her PhD in Education with a focus on Instructional Design for Online Learning. During the same time, she led the self-study process required for the college to offer degree programs online. As a results, UTTC became the first tribal college to have accreditation approval to offer degree programs online. Dr. Woodke now serves as Director of Institutional Research at UTTC in Bismarck, ND.
Raquel Crider, PhD., Statistician
Raquel Crider, PhD., Statistician
Raquel Crider, PhD., Statistician
Raquel Crider has a PhD. in Experimental Psychology with an emphasis on epidemiology and mathematical models. Dr. Crider worked as a mathematician during the space program at the University of Arizona Optics Department. Following a decline in the space program funding, she became an epidemiologist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH
Raquel Crider has a PhD. in Experimental Psychology with an emphasis on epidemiology and mathematical models. Dr. Crider worked as a mathematician during the space program at the University of Arizona Optics Department. Following a decline in the space program funding, she became an epidemiologist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal agencies. Just prior to her retirement from the United States Public Health Service, she became a Scientific Review Administrator organizing the review of government research grants. She serves as FIHRI's statistician for all studies involving data collection and evaluation.
Amanda Hitt, JD, Treasurer
Raquel Crider, PhD., Statistician
Skip Kingston, PhD., Chemist
Ms. Hitt graduated cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law with a concentration in Government and Public Service. After law school, Ms. Hitt received her MPH from the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health. For many years, she worked at the Government Accountability Project (GAP) in Washington D.C. representing whistlebl
Ms. Hitt graduated cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law with a concentration in Government and Public Service. After law school, Ms. Hitt received her MPH from the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health. For many years, she worked at the Government Accountability Project (GAP) in Washington D.C. representing whistleblowers and spearheading the Food Integrity Campaign. She recently finished a fellowship at Harvard Law School and is currently working on a book about whistleblowers.
Skip Kingston, PhD., Chemist
Raquel Crider, PhD., Statistician
Skip Kingston, PhD., Chemist
H.M. (Skip) Kingston, PhD, is now serving as Scholar in Residence at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). He is building a major center of excellence in mass spectrometry and collaborating with major institutions worldwide. Dr. Kingston has been instrumental in developing analytical methods for determining concentrations of various mercury species in assorted media, including blood.
Zara Berg, PhD.
Roseanne Schnoll, PhD., Registered Dietician
Roseanne Schnoll, PhD., Registered Dietician
Dr. Zara Berg first learned of FIHRI's mission and work while teaching science at Fort Peck Community College in Montana in 2011. At that time, Dr. Dufault asked her to collaborate on the proposed research project that involved the development and evaluation on the online healthy diet nutritional epigenetics course. Dr. Berg was instrumen
Dr. Zara Berg first learned of FIHRI's mission and work while teaching science at Fort Peck Community College in Montana in 2011. At that time, Dr. Dufault asked her to collaborate on the proposed research project that involved the development and evaluation on the online healthy diet nutritional epigenetics course. Dr. Berg was instrumental in ensuring the IRB protocol was followed at the community level as participants in the clinical trial enrolled in the online nutrition course. She comes to FIHRI with terrific experience in community based clinical research. With a master's degree in interdisciplinary toxicology from Texas A&M University and a doctorate degree in Clinical Research, she is well qualified to help with FIHRI's research projects.
Roseanne Schnoll, PhD., Registered Dietician
Roseanne Schnoll, PhD., Registered Dietician
Roseanne Schnoll, PhD., Registered Dietician
Dr. Schnoll is a certified dietician nutritionist. She is currently director of the graduate dietetic internship program at Brooklyn College in New York City. Her areas of expertise include integrative and functional nutrition and the role of self-regulation on dietary behavior. She is the director of the Brooklyn College Nutrition Clinic
Dr. Schnoll is a certified dietician nutritionist. She is currently director of the graduate dietetic internship program at Brooklyn College in New York City. Her areas of expertise include integrative and functional nutrition and the role of self-regulation on dietary behavior. She is the director of the Brooklyn College Nutrition Clinic, where she and her team are identifying risk factors for chronic diseases and behaviors in this population.
Jacalyn Macy Hallford, FIHRI Media Contact
Roseanne Schnoll, PhD., Registered Dietician
Jacalyn Macy Hallford, FIHRI Media Contact
Jacalyn Hallford is the past President of BCI, which developed the world's most innovative & global certification system for all aspects of the BPO, KPO, and ITP industries. Ms. Hallford is an expert in both international commerce and outsourcing. She has over 35 years of experience in innovation and global competitiveness in business and
Jacalyn Hallford is the past President of BCI, which developed the world's most innovative & global certification system for all aspects of the BPO, KPO, and ITP industries. Ms. Hallford is an expert in both international commerce and outsourcing. She has over 35 years of experience in innovation and global competitiveness in business and education. Her team's revolutionary work on merchant account processes broke new ground for merchants' access to credit-card service providers like Bankcard Services International, Inc., Trans Union, and Master Card's debit card network. Ms. Hallford serves as FIHRI's media contact representative.
Janice Camp
Ted Levine, Actor
Jacalyn Macy Hallford, FIHRI Media Contact
Janice Camp is a Pacific Northwest native, currently living in Seattle Washington. Now retired from the University of Washington School of Public Health, she has worked for decades in the fields of Occupational and Environmental Health. Ms Camp has master’s degrees in occupational health nursing and in Industrial Hygiene. While at the U
Janice Camp is a Pacific Northwest native, currently living in Seattle Washington. Now retired from the University of Washington School of Public Health, she has worked for decades in the fields of Occupational and Environmental Health. Ms Camp has master’s degrees in occupational health nursing and in Industrial Hygiene. While at the University of Washington she engaged in occupational health research, taught graduate and undergraduate courses in occupational and environmental health, and coordinated graduate internships. She also managed the Departmental Continuing Education group and a university-based consulting group supporting Washington State business and labor groups. Janice has had a long interest in the impact of the environment on human health and how to better communicate those risks to the public.
Ted Levine, Actor
Ted Levine, Actor
Ted Levine, Actor
Frank Theodore Levine is an accomplished actor both in film and television. His most famous role was "Buffalo Bill" in Silence of the Lambs (1991). For many years he played the role of "Captain Leland Stottlemeyer", head of SFPD Homicide Division in the Emmy award winning television series, "Monk," which ran for eight seasons. Ted Levine
Frank Theodore Levine is an accomplished actor both in film and television. His most famous role was "Buffalo Bill" in Silence of the Lambs (1991). For many years he played the role of "Captain Leland Stottlemeyer", head of SFPD Homicide Division in the Emmy award winning television series, "Monk," which ran for eight seasons. Ted Levine and his partner, Susanne, are both avid supporters of the Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute mission.
Matt Pamuku
Ted Levine, Actor
Ted Levine, Actor
Mr. Pamuku is a veteran entrepreneur having spent time on both sides of the R&D bench. After running bioanalytical core facilities at Mass General Hospital and Harvard University, Matt joined the industry and held various technical, project management and business positions at large and small high-tech companies. Currently, a co-founder a
Mr. Pamuku is a veteran entrepreneur having spent time on both sides of the R&D bench. After running bioanalytical core facilities at Mass General Hospital and Harvard University, Matt joined the industry and held various technical, project management and business positions at large and small high-tech companies. Currently, a co-founder and CEO of Applied Isotope Technologies (AIT), he is focused on the development of advanced metrology tools for chemical and bioanalytical measurements. Founded in 2003, AIT is developing measurement methods, standards, and services to meet the needs for accurately determining chemical and biological markers that will result in tools for early diagnosis of human disease.