Afreen Malik

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Afreen Malik, Science Programs Director, Western Growers Association 

Afreen Malik is the Science Programs Director at Western Growers where she is responsible for designing, developing, and deploying programs in support of key WG Science initiatives in food safety, environmental compliance, and data science. Prior to joining Western Growers, Afreen served as Director of Technical Services at International Food Safety and Quality Services, a consulting firm that helps companies produce safe foods. Before consulting, Afreen spent 20 years in technical services and quality assurance roles at Ocean Mist Farms, Sunrise Growers and Calavo Foods. Afreen also served as a biological assistant for the California Department of Food and Agriculture.  Afreen has a Master of Science in Coastal and Watershed Science and Policy from California State University, Monterey Bay, and a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Santa Barbara.