Our Team
Terry Boboige
President
With a strong background in quality management systems from sales to project management to principal, Mr. Boboige brings over 20 years of experience in the certification arena to PJRFSI.
Paul Damaren
Senior Vice President for Food Safety & Supply Chain
Paul joined Perry Johnson Registrars Food Safety Inc. in January 2020 and has over 35 years’ experience in the hospitality, service and retail agri-food sectors. Paul is a board member of the OFPA, Ontario Food Protection Association as well as an Advisory Council Member with The George Washington University, School of Business for their Digital Marketing Certificate Program. Prior to joining PJRFSI, Paul worked for 16 years in the certification industry working with clients in every sector for their food safety, supply chain, brand protection & quality. Paul has worked for many years in Management Systems Certification as well and before that Paul was a professional Chef and consultant for 20+ years.
Lauren Maloney
Food Safety Program Accreditation Manager
Lauren has an extensive and very diverse background in the field of sustainable agriculture and food production. Lauren holds her M.S. in Conservation Biology from the University of Michigan and brings a wealth of knowledge to PJRFSI. As the Accreditation manager, Lauren oversees all Food programs globally for PJRFSI including SQF, BRC, PrimusGFS, GlobalGAP, CanadGAP and FSSC just to name a few.
Brett McMillen
Cannabis and Hemp Division Manager
With over 10 years of experience in the Quality and Regulatory business with the Perry Johnson Family of Companies, Brett has assisted in the development of their Cannabis and Hemp Accreditation and Certification programs. His contributions to the development of their GMP, GAP, Organic, and other Cannabis and Hemp programs have been instrumental given his range of experience witnessing manufacture of products from a wide range of industry areas.
Joel Verke
Commercial Business Manager, Americas
Joel Verke comes to PJRFSI with over a decade of sales, project management, and operations experience. After graduating from the Brown Institute of Radio Broadcasting and earning an Associate’s Degree from the University of South Dakota, Joel spent 17 years on the air in radio broadcasting, 10 years in commercial voice-overs and
production, and another six years in minor-league hockey partnerships.
Charlotte Runyon
Organic Certification Project Manager
Charlotte Runyon comes to PJRFSI with 15 years of customer service experience and 10 years of management experience. She holds an Associate’s degree in Applied Sciences from Baker College as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Administration with a minor in Project Management. She is married with three children, and enjoys gardening and going on adventures with her kids.
Holly Swarthout
Food Safety Program Coordinator
Holly graduated with a Bachelors in History from Albion College. While in school she studied abroad in London, and was previously a contractor with the Kellogg Company.
Crystal Reardon
Strategic Account Manager
Crystal Reardon joins PJRFSI as our new Strategic Account Manager after having worked for 15 years with PJR’s Scheduling Department. Crystal holds a BFA from Eastern Michigan University and enjoys spending time camping with her husband of 10 years and their sons, aged 8 and 5, as well as crafting and watching her favorite shows.
Heather Kyle
Food Safety Sales Coordinator
Heather Kyle joined the PJRFSI team in November 2018 as our Food Safety Sales Coordinator after previously working as a receptionist. A great asset in planning for tradeshows and other events, Heather enjoys camping, is a mother of two with her husband, an RN, and has three dogs.
Nina Haddad
Audit Program Coordinator
Nina Haddad was born and raised in Lebanon, and graduated from a French Catholic school there before moving to the United States. After two years of general college studies, Nina worked in customer service for an international telecommunications firm for 15 years as a company liaison. In that time, she coordinated outreach marketing events, led event planning committees, and hosted events in the US and Canada. Her multilingual abilities in French, Arabic, and English enabled her to translate contracts and other critical documents throughout. Nina has been with the Perry Johnson Companies since June 2018 as an Audit Program Coordinator.
About Our Auditing Staff
PJRFSI auditors are located throughout the United States with backgrounds as diverse as the States in which they reside. We pride ourselves on the combined experience that our auditing staff brings to the food safety program. Highly qualified they show loyalty and passion for this industry by having worked at regulatory bodies like the USDA or nationally recognized food production facilities for multiple years. PJRFSI auditors are committed to excellence and providing our clients with a valuable auditing experience.
