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 strives to ensure effective communication with all clients, especially when coaching food safety professionals to become masters of their jobs, and helping them to build and manage sustainable programs. She is a great project manager, and has lead many companies to successfully attain GFSI certification even when “starting from scratch”.

Alyssa Brett – Consultant

Alyssa hails from the East coast of Canada, where she graduated from a degree in Dietetics, and a post grad degree in Food Safety from Memorial University. Prior to joining Food Safety Solutions, she held various positions in food safety for a large national brewery, federal meat plant and a large produce packhouse operation. Now that she is working with FSS, she has added experience in commodities such as fruit and vegetable production and processing, beverage manufacturing, egg grading and baking. 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 enjoys the variety of  work that being a consultant and auditor brings. She loves learning about different processes and helping clients who are passionate about their products.

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.