Donald W Brizes (he/him)
Associate Professor College of Food Innovation & Technology Culinary Arts Charlotte
Biography and Expertise
Donald Brizes received his master’s degree in secondary education from The University of Akron (UA). He joined the Charlotte Campus in 2005 from Pittsburgh, Pa., where for 6 years he was the Director of Continuing Education at the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute.
In addition, Brizes taught in the associate degree program at UA and was executive chef at the Martin University Center, a public restaurant and banquet facility on campus. Brizes spent more than 27 years working in the Cleveland-Akron area restaurant and hotel industry. Brizes holds a bachelor’s degree in education and an associate degree in hotel restaurant management.
Brizes serves as the food safety liaison for the Charlotte Campus. In this capacity, he inspects all labs and on-campus food service facilities; he also teaches, trains and advises all campus food operations on the proper and safe handling of food. Since 2006, he has served on the university and culinary arts outcomes assessment committees.
Education
MEd
The University of Akron
Food Allergen Awareness
Alison Empower Yourself Online Certification
Food Safety: Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in the Food Industry
Alison Empower Yourself Online Certification
QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper
JWU Counseling
HACCP Food Safety System for Restaurants and Other Catering Services
Alison Empower Yourself online Certification Courses
Rational USA
Southern Barbecue Network Judge
SBN
ServSafe Food Safety
NRA
Certificate in Plant Based Nutrition
T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies
American Culinary Federation, North Carolina Chapter “Chef Educator of the Year” 2012
ACF
How to keep your food safe this summer (TV)
QC Live
June 8, 2023
https://qclife.wbtv.com/2023/06/07/how-keep-your-food-safe-this-summer/
Got Thanksgiving leftovers? Learn to keep food fresher for longer (TV)
WBTV
November 27, 2022
https://qclife.wbtv.com/2022/11/27/got-thanksgiving-leftovers-learn-keep-food-fresher-longer/
Learning the safe way to pack a school lunch (TV)
WBTV
August 29, 2022
https://qclife.wbtv.com/2022/08/29/learning-safe-way-pack-school-lunch/
Southern BBQ Network
Collaboration between Chefs and Inspectors
Oral Presentation
2019 FDA SOUTHEAST REGION FOOD SAFETY SEMINAR
FDA
Memphis
TN
United States
Mecklenburg County Public Health Hands-On Experience
Demonstration
Mecklenburg County Public Health Hands-On Experience
JWU
Culinary Lab
Charlotte
NC
United States
Special Processing Methods in the Food Service industry
Demonstration
FDA Southeast Regional Retail Food Safety Seminar
National Association of City and County Health Officials; NACCHO
Southeast Regional Retail Food Safety Seminar
Wilmington
NC
United States
Webinar Recording: Specialized Food Processes – Reduced Oxygen Packaging
Recorded Webinar
Webinar Recording: Specialized Food Processes – Reduced Oxygen Packaging
The result was the National Association of County Health Officials, also known as NACHO.
Webiinar
CHARLOTTE
NC
United States
GET HOOKED on Food Safety. Special Processing in Retail
Panel Moderation
2018 Mecklenburg County GET HOOKED on Food Safety. Special Processing in Retail:
Mecklenburg County
CPCC Campus
Charlotte
NC
United States
Special Processing in the Food Service Industry
Demonstration
Association of Food & Drug Officials 120th AFDO Annual Educational Conference
Association of Food & Drug Officials
120th AFDO Annual Educational Conference
Pittsburgh
PA
United States