A Look at FDA’s Culture Through our Employees
We value each of our employees and the different paths they took to their current careers within FDA. Click a photo below to learn more about how they joined the organization, what they love most about working here, and their advice to job seekers.
Sofia Blom
Paralegal Specialist, Center for Tobacco Products in the Office of Compliance and Enforcement
Marc Wernick
Training Specialist and Chair, FDA Pride, the LGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Group, Office of Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Training, Education and Development
Glenda R. Lewis, M.S.P.H.
Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer
Director, Retail Food Protection Staff
David Arvelo
Health Communications Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Dallas Field Office
Anthony W. Lee, J.D.
Regulatory Counsel, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Dietary Supplement Programs
Abe Brown III, MHA, PMP, FAC-P/PM
Senior Advisor for External Engagement, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Partnerships
Judith Paterson
Emergency Response Coordinator, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Philadelphia Field Office
Monica Forrest, MPH
Program Training Officer, Office of Medical Devices and Radiological Health Operations
Lequita Michelle Mayhew
Quality Program Specialist, [ISO 1900:2005 Certified], Office of Quality Management System (OQMS), Process Improvement & Training Group, Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA)
Ariel Ash-Shakoor
Biomedical Engineer, Office of Product Evaluation and Quality
Melanie C. Voges
Consumer Safety Officer/State Liaison, Office of Human and Animal Food Operations
Shekita Maxwell
Consumer Safety Officer, Office of Enforcement and Import Operations