A Look at FDA’s Culture Through our Employees
We value each of our employees and the different paths they took to their current careers within FDA. Click a photo below to learn more about how they joined the organization, what they love most about working here, and their advice to job seekers.
Vivek Shukla
Toxicologist
Verma Truman-Walker
Master’s in Library & Information Science, Informationist
Theresa Joseph-Thekkudan
Toxicologist
Chaunetta Jones
Supervisory Health Communications Specialist
Brian Della Fera
B.S. in Molecular Biology, Microbiologist
Sofia Blom
Paralegal Specialist, Center for Tobacco Products in the Office of Compliance and Enforcement
Marc Wernick
Training Specialist and Chair, FDA Pride, the LGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Group, Office of Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Training, Education and Development
Glenda R. Lewis, M.S.P.H.
Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer
Director, Retail Food Protection Staff
David Arvelo
Health Communications Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Dallas Field Office
Anthony W. Lee, J.D.
Regulatory Counsel, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Dietary Supplement Programs
Abe Brown III, MHA, PMP, FAC-P/PM
Senior Advisor for External Engagement, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Partnerships
Ariel Ash-Shakoor
Biomedical Engineer, Office of Product Evaluation and Quality