International Association for Food Protection, Des Moines, Iowa Dr. Linda Harris was named to the executive board as secretary, and will fulfill a 5-year commitment serving as president beginning in August 2016. Harris is a specialist in Cooperative Extension – Microbial Food Safety in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis. She also serves as the associate director at the UC – Davis Western Institute for Food Safety and Security and as the Principal Investigator for the Western Center for Food Safety. In addition, she oversees a research program at UC – Davis on the microbial food safety of fresh fruits and vegetables and tree nuts, from pre-harvest through minimally- and fully-processed products.