The Baltimore Conference held an organizational meeting on April 5, 1932 and formed the Baltimore Conference of Municipal, County, State, and Federal Food and Drug Officials of Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia, and Maryland”.  The organization was to be ”known as the Baltimore Conference and consist of quarterly meetings of food and drug officials located in Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia and Maryland”.  Members mentioned that “they had kept in close touch with agencies and other communities and have been on every program of the Central Atlantic States Association of Dairy Food and Drug Officials”

The first quarterly meeting was held on April 19, 1932.  Mr. A.L. Sullivan, Food and Drug Commissioner of Maryland was elected Chairman.

The Baltimore Conference of CASA has kept the tradition of having quarterly meetings since 1932.  Our September, 2004 quarterly meeting will be our 287.

As was mentioned in the organizational meeting  “the annual conventions of the Association,  matters of policy, program and administration are discussed while at the Conference meetings the details of field inspection, laboratory, procedure, and detailed execution are discussed”  The Baltimore Conference has maintained this philosophy by conducting diverse quarterly meeting aimed at helping the sanitarian complete his/her mission.

Being the largest conference in CASA with a membership of more than 300, comprised of sanitarians from every local jurisdiction in Maryland, State and County officials from Maryland, District of Columbia and Delaware, federal officials from FDA and USDA, industry and academic members, we are a major trainer for registered sanitarians in Maryland who must receive CEUs to maintain their registration.

Our officers for the 2006-2007 year are:

President, Lisa Staley

Carroll County Health Dept.

(410) 876-4878
lstaley@dhmh.state.md.us

Vice President, Jody Menikhiem
Maryland Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene(410) 767-8400
jodym@dhmh.state.md.us

Secretary/Treasurer,
Alexander A. Ondis
Retired

(410)665-5026
alondis@comcast.net

Past President, Richard Nordeck

Anne Arundel County Health Department

(410) 222-7228

HDNORDOO@aacounty.org

Representative to the CASA Board, Veronica Moore
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
(410) 525-2046
Veronica_Moore@msn.com
 

Our programs for 2004 have consisted of speakers on subjects as; Hepatitis A Outbreaks Associated with Green Onions, Regulating  Festivals, Professionalism and Ethics, ORAU-Training available on-line to State Officials, Norovirus in Hospitals and DHMH Office of  Prepardness and Response. Our September quarterly meeting will cover Federal Food Inspections at Fort Dietrick, Hazardous Waste Disposal, Modern Dairy Technology and Effective Communication.

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