The GPRC Story

From the US Navy to Corporate America

I started my career in the military as a Culinary Specialist, traveling the world and learning how to prepare food for thousands of people in the middle of the ocean! After a few years, I was given the opportunity to lead teams and kitchen brigades with discipline, adaptability, and heart. Along the way, I earned a Bachelor of Science in Food Safety & certifications from Cornell University which strengthened my foundation and opened new doors. When I transitioned into civilian life, I found my way into the world of regulatory compliance—first in warehouses, then in corporate settings, and later with privately owned companies.

Female military officer in uniform standing in front of American and flag, wearing a camouflage hat and uniform with rank insignia, in front of a backdrop with cloudy sky pattern.
A woman in a uniform and apron working in a kitchen, handling raw meat and eggs, with cooking equipment and kitchen items around.
Woman in black chef's jacket standing behind a kitchen counter with a salad and fried chicken on a cutting board
Professional woman smiling, wearing glasses and a beige blazer, against a plain gray background.

Regulatory Compliance & Quality Systems Management

End‑to‑End Quality, Compliance & Recall Preparedness

I had spent years overseeing testing, quality, and regulatory operations across food, supplements, OTC drugs, household chemicals, PFAS‑impacted materials, and temperature‑controlled products. I led teams through internal audits, third‑party audits, and unannounced regulatory inspections — and every time, I saw the same pattern: companies didn’t fail because they didn’t care; they failed because their systems weren’t built to support them. I strengthened preventive controls, rewrote broken processes, and guided organizations through high‑pressure recalls and market withdrawals. Over time, people began asking me to “just come fix it” for their teams too. That’s when I realized I wasn’t just solving problems — I was building the foundation for a consulting business rooted in clarity, structure, and readiness.

Supplier Oversight, Verification & Recall Traceability

I had designed and managed Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) long before they became industry buzzwords. I conducted supplier audits across the U.S. and internationally, evaluated manufacturing practices, and built verification systems that could withstand any internal audit or regulatory review. I partnered with accredited labs to validate methods, confirm ingredient identity and potency, and detect contaminants — including PFAS — so companies could defend their decisions with confidence. When recalls happened, I was the one tracing materials, documenting findings, and communicating with regulators. Those experiences taught me that businesses needed more than templates; they needed someone who had lived the work. That’s why I built my consulting services around supplier qualification, traceability, and recall‑ready documentation — the backbone of every resilient operation.

Regulatory Strategy, Claims Governance & Crisis‑Ready Communication

I had provided guidance on DSHEA, OTC advertising rules, EPA/FIFRA compliance, PFAS expectations, and claim substantiation for years — often stepping in to audit labels, marketing materials, and product claims before they triggered regulatory action. During high‑risk periods like COVID‑19, I tightened testing protocols, monitored adulteration risks, and reinforced documentation practices to protect consumers and brands. I developed recall scripts, communication templates, and internal audit tools so teams could respond with confidence under pressure. As I continued this work, it became clear that my consulting business wasn’t just about compliance — it was about empowering companies to operate with integrity, transparency, and science‑driven decision‑making. That philosophy became the heart of Guiding Principles Regulatory Consulting.

Audits, Inspections, and Governance Experiences

I have successfully passed FDA FSMA compliance audits, demonstrating full alignment with preventive controls, documentation integrity, and regulatory legalities across diverse operations. My leadership has also ensured clean outcomes in USDA recall, traceability, and program audits, where end‑to‑end lot tracking, mock recall execution, and rapid‑response systems were validated as effective and compliant. I’ve navigated EPA regulatory audits focused on environmental controls and reporting accuracy, as well as Silica compliance audits centered on worker safety, exposure monitoring, and engineering controls. Internationally, I’ve supported operations through CFIA food safety and regulatory audits, ensuring U.S. systems meet Canadian import, export, and manufacturing requirements. My experience extends to passing State Department of Agriculture inspections and State Health Department audits, confirming sanitation, labeling, licensing, and operational controls at both facility and retail levels. I’ve also completed laboratory governance audits, where method validation, calibration programs, chain‑of‑custody, and data governance structures were verified as fully compliant. In addition, I have passed ISO Quality Management Systems audits, demonstrating disciplined adherence to globally recognized standards for documentation control, risk management, corrective actions, and continuous improvement. Across every regulatory body, my success is rooted in disciplined preparation, transparent documentation, and systems built to withstand real‑world scrutiny.

A Test Kitchen & Product Development

During my journey, I was afforded the opportunity to design and build a test kitchen for a national retailer—a project that revealed something important about myself. Even though I had never created a test kitchen as a civilian, the structure, sanitation standards, and operational flow I learned from military food sanitation audits guided every decision I made. That experience opened the door to food product development and showed me how seamlessly my military foundation translated into real‑world business needs.

A long wooden table with a red and orange table runner, set with various foods including pasta salad, waffles, chicken nuggets, bread rolls, pizza, and rolls. There are also bottles of water at the far end.
A woman is giving a presentation in a conference room with attendees seated at round tables. The screen behind her displays a slide with colorful images and text.
Arrangement of four bowls of mixed salad, each with different ingredients, and multiple small cups containing yellow pickled vegetables, on a light wooden table.
Two people are working together to make soap, kneading white soap mixture in their hands. There are multiple bowls with soap, a water pitcher, and a metal bowl on a wooden countertop, with a colorful rubber bracelet nearby.

Over time, I found myself interacting with consultants for different operational needs & I would always ask them why they were there. The response was always the same- there was a gap that needed to be filled. I began watching how they assessed operations, strengthened compliance programs, and supported teams. The more I collaborated with them, the more I realized I was already thinking and operating the same way. That’s when it clicked: I wasn’t just supporting the consultants by hosting training—I was ready to become one. I enrolled in Cornell University and obtained certifications in Product Development& Nutrition, completed several comprehensive courses in ISO standards for quality and management systems, food safety & supply chain, and strategic sourcing from Rutgers University. After seeing significant knowledge gaps across the industry — and being consistently sought out for answers — I was inspired to start my own company. I knew businesses needed clearer guidance, stronger systems, and a trusted expert they could rely on.

As a result, I launched Guiding Principles Regulatory Consulting — and I never looked back! Over the years as a consultant, I’ve helped clients make sense of complicated regulatory requirements and apply them with confidence. I’ve partnered with domestic & international manufacturers across the United States, Canada, South Africa, South America, Ukraine, Turkey, and Asia — just to name a few. I found purpose in supporting everything from regulatory readiness to complete labeling conversions for U.S. market compliance for food, supplements, OTC, pesticides, and more, all while bringing clarity to complex rules and empowering others to feel confident in their roles. That empowerment piece has become one of the most meaningful and valuable parts of my work.