Mary Ellen Camire, Ph.D., CFS, food science and nutrition professor at the University of Maine’s School of Food and Agriculture is the 75th president of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific society of professionals in industry, academia and government engaged in food science, food technology, and related areas. She succeeds Janet E. Collins, Ph.D., R.D., CFS, IFT’s 2013-2014 president.
As president, Camire will work with members and staff to support IFT’s overall mission of advancing the science of food to ensure a safe, abundant and healthful food supply worldwide.