NASDA Foundation Staff
Janna Sprull
Project Manager
Biography
Janna Spruill received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Poultry Science from North Carolina State University. She worked in the poultry industry before finding her passion within the food regulatory field. Janna spent 7 years with the NC Department of Agriculture’s Food and Drug Protection Division. During that time, she conducted food safety inspections of low and high-risk manufacturers, managed the FDA Rapid Response Team grant, conducted shell egg inspections under FDA’s Egg Safety Rule, as well as lead industry and community outreach for shell egg and rabbit processing programs.
Keith Harrison
Project Manager
Biography
Janna Spruill received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Poultry Science from North Carolina State University. She worked in the poultry industry before finding her passion within the food regulatory field. Janna spent 7 years with the NC Department of Agriculture’s Food and Drug Protection Division. During that time, she conducted food safety inspections of low and high-risk manufacturers, managed the FDA Rapid Response Team grant, conducted shell egg inspections under FDA’s Egg Safety Rule, as well as lead industry and community outreach for shell egg and rabbit processing programs.
Maria Martinez
Coordinator, Programs and Grants
Biography
Maria was born and raised in Queens, New York. She graduated in 2019 from Kansas State University where she received a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science. She then went on to graduate from the University of Georgia in 2021 with a master’s degree in agriculture and environmental education with an emphasis in agricultural communication. Prior to joining the NASDA team, Maria earned diverse work experience as a graduate teaching assistant for UGA, government affairs intern for both Kansas Corn and Yum! Brands Co. and as a professional conference facilitator for the National FFA Organization.
