Meet The Team

Culture Advisory Group

Meet The Team

Paul D. Valder

CEO and President

Paul co-founded Culture Advisory Group. As CEO, he is responsible for overseeing the Leadership Team to ensure the business...

Brett Dooley

Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Brett provides over 10-years of proven experience in business development, client service and account performance excellence...

Frank Massong

Vice President of Technical and Government Affairs

Frank's past extensive management experience in the federal government and subsequent...

Kathleen Niles

Director of Software Services

Kathleen has over 25-years in engineering quality software systems, identifying critical paper-based information flows from multiple...

KEvin Hoop

Director of Occupational Safety and Health

I have 30 years Occupational Health & Safety working experience in a vast array of industry sectors and currently within the...

Jenna Macleod

Director of Commercialization
As the Director of Commercialization, Jenna supports our customers, consultant, network, and technology partners to ensure project...

Jennifer Crandall

Director of Supply Chain Food Safety Systems

Jennifer is the founder and CEO of Safe Food En Route, LLC, a food safety consulting firm that specializes in Food Safety...

Rekha Dhayakaran

Director of Enterprise Projects and Optimization

As the Director of Enterprise Projects and Optimization, Rekha works closely with clients in complex project delivery...

CAG is well positioned to understand both our customer’s own business needs and the major external drivers impacting on the market, both locally and globally. With a large roster of food safety, quality, and auditing experts and consultants along with our enabling technology platforms, we help organizations achieve their objectives and requirements while improving their Food Safety programs.

Our advisor team has extensive credentials including:

  • FSPCA Foreign Supplier Verification Program Rule (FSVP).
  • ASQ Certified Quality Auditors (CQA)
  • BRC Certified HACCP Auditors (CHA)
  • BRC Third Party Auditors (TPA)
  • BRC Approved Training Partners (ATP)
  • SQF Practitioners, and SQF Auditors
  • Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)
  • Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals (PCQI)
  • FSSC 2200 Lead Auditors

Our subject matter experts are often called upon to participate in international consultations. CAG has a long-established global network of:

  • Government Agencies
  • Codex Alimentarius
  • Consumer Goods Forum
  • Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
  • Standard Owners
  • Food Marketing Institute
  • Accreditation and Certification Bodies
  • Commercial Testing Laboratories