Meet Nadia
Nadia has over 28 years of experience in various Quality Assurance/Technical roles. She has worked in a variety of food manufacturing facilities and in retail, including bakery, confectionery, and dairy. Nadia has Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Food Safety, and Hygiene expertise. She has strong auditing and training skills. She has been a registered auditor for GFSI standards such as BRCGS, FSSC, and SQF. In addition, she audits unaccredited standards such as Gluten-Free, HACCP, and GMP. Nadia is a BRCGS Approved Training Partner for Food, Storage & Distribution, Packaging, Agents and Brokers, and Retail. Principal trainer for Agents and Brokers and Packaging. With SQF, she is a certified consultant, auditor, and trainer for all standards. SQF Training Center technical advisory committee representative 2018- 2023. On the board of directors for the Ontario Food Protection Association, 2018-2023, including president for 2 and ½ of those years. Nadia has worked with globally recognized organizations, including Cadbury Chocolate, Maple Leaf Foods- Canada Bread and certification bodies SAI Global and SGS. Nadia is currently the Owner/President of Lumar Food Safety Services Ltd. She is the recipient of the Approved Training Partner and Consultant of the Year for BRC 2017, the Alumnus of Distinction Award from Centennial College in 2018, and Auditor of the Year 2019 BCRGS, nominated for the 2021 Premier's Award for Outstanding Ontario College Graduate. Recipient of the OFPA Merit Award 2023 and the Director Recognition Award.
Nadia is currently a member of the IAFP (International Association for Food Protection) and OFPA Ontario Food Protection Association). She is an active volunteer with IAFP, as a mentor and on the welcome committee. Nadia’s educational background includes an Industrial Microbiology honours diploma, a Marketing bachelor's, a certificate in management, Six Sigma, and ongoing courses for professional development in food safety. She has attended the University of Toronto, Centennial College, and York University.
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