Eileen M. Hicks CP-FS

Professional Biography

Background:

After earning her bachelor’s degree in Nutrition with a concentration in Food Service Management. Ms. Hicks worked over twenty years in corporate, institutional and restaurant food service establishments. Ms. Hicks also served as Nutrition Director for the Westwood Public Schools for four years serving 3200 students. She developed and implemented menus for pre K -12 grade levels, meeting the nutritional guidelines for the National School Lunch Program. Ms. Hicks has donated her time to Share Our Strength and teaching students cooking techniques and food safety. She now works as a food safety consultant for Berger Food Safety Consulting, performing hundreds of inspections in the Boston and Metro West areas, venues such as Gillette Stadium and TD Banknorth Garden and numerous restaurants.

Experience/Qualifications:

• Certified Proctor for the National Restaurant Association’s Educational Foundation’s ServSafe Certification Program

Education:

• Framingham State University 1988
• Bachelor of Science (BS): Nutrition with a Concentration in Food service management
• Minor in Business
• Minor in Computer Science

Certification:

• HACCP certified in 2017
• NEHA: Certified Professional – Food Safety (CP-FS) May 2016
• ServSafe Certified, December 2014
• Certified in Choke Saver October 2015
• Certified CPR/AED 2015