Meet the Team

Jill Binder – Director

Prior to founding FSS, Jill worked for over 10 years as a Food Safety Specialist in meat, bakery and a variety of other food commodity industries which gave her extensive experience in quality, food safety, program building and employee training.

Jill really enjoys the challenge of helping companies start their food safety programs from scratch and assisting facilities in improving their existing programs. She has a hard work ethic, values clients time, has the ability to see the big picture, and at the same time, knows where the details need to be. Although she doesn’t have a creative bone in her body, Jill can “MacGyver up” solutions to challenging situations.

Danni is one of the co-founders of Food Safety Solutions. Prior to founding the company with Jill Binder in 2009 she spent 8 years in a variety of food safety roles in the food industry. Danni has extensive knowledge and hands on experience in all aspects of food safety including operational food safety management, auditing and regulatory compliance. She is a natural trainer and is passionate about teaching; in fact, she facilitates almost all our certified training programs.

Danni loves working with industry leaders to help them build and manage sustainable food safety programs. She is a great project manager, and has lead many companies to successfully attain GFSI certification. Danni excels at helping food businesses navigate the complicated food safety regulatory landscape, and works closely with all of our consultants to help them to achieve their compliance goals. 

Alyssa Brett – Director

Alyssa Brett has recently joined the ownership group at Food Safety Solutions Inc., however is no stranger to the company, having provided food safety consulting, training and auditing services with FSS since 2017. 

Originally hailing from the East coast of Canada, Alyssa holds a degree in Dietetics and a postgraduate degree in Food Safety from Memorial University. She has extensive experience in food safety, having worked with a large national brewery, a federal meat plant, and a large produce packing and distribution operation prior to joining FSS. Alyssa has a strong background in GFSI programs, such as SQF – in fact she is a certified SQF Consultant. Alyssa is also our specialist in organic manufacturing, and is a certified organic auditor. 

Alyssa is passionate about helping new businesses develop food safety programs to meet their unique needs. She enjoys the variety of work that being a consultant and auditor brings and loves learning about different processes and commodities. 

Anu Bernier – Consultant

Anu started working with Food Safety Solutions in 2021. She holds a Masters in Plant Biology from U of A. She has over 10 years of cumulative experience in quality assurance and over 8 years of industry experience implementing food safety systems in various industries such as pet food manufacturing, dairy processing, bakery, confectionary and cannabis. Since starting her consulting career, Anu has worked with additional commodities including beverages, honey and milling.

Anu has significant experience implementing GFSI standards like BRCGS, SQF and FSSC22000. She engages with her clients to understand their needs and helps them achieve their goals, while maintaining compliance to the required standard.

Sandra Nesom – Consultant

Sandra joined the Food Safety Solutions Team as a consultant, in 2022.  She has a master’s degree in food science from the University of Alberta and brings with her over 30 years experience of Quality Assurance in the Food Industry!  Currently, Sandra is a trained Internal Auditor for FSSC 22000, BRC and SQF.

Sandra was fortunate enough to be born and raised in central Alberta allowing her to have opportunities to work in the following industries:  beef, poultry, fruits & vegetables, meat retail, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, juice, bakery and warehousing.

Sandra has the ability to understand the needs and challenges that go along with Food Safety Program Development/Certification, working closely with individuals to help them be successful.

Amy Hosking – Consultant

Amy came to FSS in January 2024 after seven years in the food industry; five of which she was specializing in quality assurance and operations management. She holds a Master’s in Nutrition and Nutraceutical Sciences from the University of Guelph.

Amy brings valuable expertise in frozen desserts and is well-versed in multiple customer standards and industry certifications, including BRCGS, FSSC 22000, Whole Foods Supplier Assurance, Costco, Non-GMO Project Verification, Kosher and Gluten-Free standards.

Since joining FSS, she has broadened her knowledge base to encompass bakery products, plant proteins, beverages, and refrigerated and frozen warehousing and distribution.

Amy is highly adaptable and excels at translating insights from one situation to effectively address challenges in different industries or contexts. Amy takes a hands-on approach, working side by side with clients to help them reach their goals.