Our Instructors

Cindy Rice, RS, CPFS, MSPH, CEHT is a Certified ServSafe® instructor with a BS in Biology from Bates College, and a Master's of Science Degree in Public Health from University of Massachusetts. An epidemiologist and researcher with numerous journal publications, she is also a Registered Sanitarian, NSF Certified HACCP Manager, Certified Professional in Food Safety, and NEHA Certified Environmental Health Technician.

For over 10 years, Cindy successfully owned and operated her own catering business, corporate cafes, and a brownie manufacturing company (International Brownie), before dedicating herself back to Public Health and food safety education in 2002, when she founded Eastern Food Safety.

Cindy is a food safety consultant for Ecolab/Food Safety Specialties and writes for their national publication Food Safety Solutions, as well as for other food industry trade publications and parents' papers. She has authored and published a number of books and training materials, including "Pocket Guide to Food Safety: 25 tips for food workers," "Don't Pick off the Croutons- a foodservice guide to allergens," "PIC Manual- What every person in charge needs to know," and "Green Apple Tales", a series of children's books with food safety lessons depicted in each book, based on USDA and FDA guidelines. Through Eastern Food Safety, Cindy has produced a series of ONLINE videos for the foodservice industry, and also speaks nationally on topics of food safety and safe and healthy eating to both professional organizations and consumer groups.

Eastern Food Safety is a proud member of:

Massachusetts Restaurant Association
Massachusetts Health Officers Association
National Environmental Health Association
International Association for Food Protection
National Registry of Food Safety Professionals
American Culinary Federation
South Shore Chamber of Commerce

Richard Andrea is an Executive Chef and Culinary Educator, who has worked extensively in the restaurant industry and is currently teaching Culinary Arts to Massachusetts vocational high school students. A 1980 graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, he has competed in international culinary competitions as far away as Switzerland and Germany, and has successfully brought many of his culinary students to compete nationally and internationally as well.

Chef Andrea has been teaching Food Safety and Culinary Arts since 1990. Enhancing his abilities as a certified ServSafe instructor are his extensive restaurant and culinary experiences. Through practical demonstrations of food safety principles, including cross-contamination, preparation and good sanitation, he is able to educate foodhandlers in a visual, interesting and most effective way. Chef Andrea also conducts food safety workshops for food operations, and pizza workshops with children.

Member

American Culinary Federation
Massachusetts Teachers Association
International Association of Food Protection
Association of Career and Technical Education
South Shore Chamber of Commerce