Lisa M. Berger, MPH, CP-FS

 

Professional Biography

Background:

After earning a Masters degree in Public Health, Ms. Berger later worked for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health as an Epidemiologist. She was in charge of 50 towns in the Boston Metropolitan area investigating communicable disease outbreaks which involved restaurants, daycare centers, prison facilities, public and private schools, hospitals, and medical offices.

In non-outbreak settings, Ms. Berger conducted seminars outlining control measures for the prevention of such outbreaks at medical conferences, schools, hospitals, daycare centers, doctors offices, and neighborhood centers.

In 1997, Ms. Berger founded Berger Food Safety Consulting to work with local food service establishments in reducing the number of foodborne illnesses that were on the rise.  Since then, with the help of employees and contractors, she has been able to reach out to food service establishments in the greater New England area.  While now running the "business", Ms. Berger continues to work as a food safety consultant conducting restaurant manager certification seminars (ServSafe), teaching basic sanitation courses for non-certified employees, providing third party audits, developing HACCP plans and working with new establishments on their plan reviews.

She has worked as a consultant for Boston area establishments such as: Hamersley's Bistro, The Four Seasons Hotel, TD Banknorth Garden, Harvard University, Mistral, Gillette Stadium, Spire, and the Liberty Hotel and for special events such as the 1999 Ryder Cup in Brookline, MA and the 2004 Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the FleetCenter in Boston, MA.

Ms. Berger is a frequent speaker for public health organizations, restaurant associations, and the food service industry.  She has appeared often on local and national TV programs.

 

Education:

Boston University, Boston, MA

Masters of Public Health (MPH) May, 1992

Mills College, Oakland, CA

Bachelor of Arts (BA): Sociology May, 1988

 

Certification:

NEHA:

Certified Professional - Food Safety (CP-FS) October, 2002

NRA Educational Foundation:

ServSafe Certified,  January, 2007, February 2002, February 1997

Training:

FDA 3 Day Conference on Plan Review, June, 2006

FDA 3 Day Conference on Foodborne Illness Investigations, September, 2004

FDA 2 Day Conference on Acidified Foods, Certified December, 2002

FDA/MDPH 5 Day conference on the 1999 FDA Food Code Spring, 2000

 

Professional Organizations:

International Association for Food Protection

Massachusetts Health Officers Association (MHOA)

Massachusetts Restaurant Association (MRA)

National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)