Darin Detwiler

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2014- Northeastern University, College of Professional Studies, Boston, MA

Associate Teaching Professor (2020-Present)

• Focus: Global Economics of Food and Agriculture, Sustainable Development, Global Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Impact
• Honoree: Northeastern University Academic Honors Convocation 2022, 2023
• Nominee: 2023 CPS Excellence in Teaching Award
• Faculty Advisor: TEDxNU 2023-2024
• Teaching Inquiry Fellows Program (2023 Cohort), Center for Advancing Teaching Through Research
• Speaker: TEDx NortheasternU 2020

Assistant Dean: Academic and Faculty Affairs for Professional Programs (2017-2021)

• Advanced academic quality assurance, cross-department alignment to bring new programs to market
• Redesigned course readiness through syllabus, instructor, and related initiatives, working with industry partners to design and facilitate team experiential learning opportunities
• Created, leveraged, and implemented organizational development interventions across a large portfolio of graduate and undergraduate programs
• Directed program health and maturity efforts, including instructor presence, interdisciplinary instruction, research, innovation, scholarship, inclusion and diversity, cultural transformation
• Increased College’s student participation in University’s Research, Innovation, Scholarship, and Entrepreneurship (RISE) Expo by 1566% over four years

Doctoral Thesis Advisor and Dissertation Committee Chair (2017-2021)

Lead Faculty

• MS: Regulatory Affairs of Food and Food Industry (2016-2021)
• Doctor of Law and Policy (Interim) (2018-2019)
• MS: Global Studies and International Relations (Interim) (2018)

Assistant Teaching Professor (2016-2020)

Adjunct Instructor / Academic Consultant (2014-2016)

• Recipient: 2016 CPS Excellence in Teaching Award

2001-2013       Lake Washington School District, Redmond, WA

Teacher Expert: District-wide Instructional Technology, Math, Science (2004-2013)

Department Head / Teacher: Redmond Middle School, Redmond, WA (2009-2013)

• U.S. History (General Education and Talented & Gifted / STEM)
• Recipient: Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching History Washington State Historical Society (Sponsor)

Head Teacher / Department Head: BEST High School, Kirkland, WA (2001-2009)

• Math, Science, Forensic Science, Biotechnology, History
• Recipient: Science Teaching Excellence Award Amgen Biotechnology (Sponsor)
• Recipient: Science Literacy Education Award National Science Teachers Association / Toyota (Sponsors)

2002-2006 Bellevue College, “Venture Program,” Bellevue, WA

Adjunct Professor / Program Developer (2002-2006)

• Created cultural transformation support framed through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for students with disabilities
• Navigated Associate Degree program through governance

1998-2002       Anacortes School District, Anacortes, WA

Teacher / Job Coach: Remedial high school courses, summer school sessions

1998                Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

Instructor: Adventures in Science and Arts course: “Natural Disasters in our Backyard”

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

1993- Detwiler Consulting Group, LLC

Federal Policy Consultant, Keynote Speaker, Media Advisor

• Named to “The Food Safety Set”: One of “21 People Who Have Shaped the Last 30 Years of Food Safety” (2023) – (QA Magazine)
• Recipient: 2022 Ewen C.D. Todd Control of Foodborne Illness
  International Association for Food Protection
• Recipient: 2018 Distinguished Service Award
  International Association for Food Protection
• Regarded as “One of America’s leading food safety advocates” (Food Safety Magazine)
• “One of the most well-known, respected, and accomplished people in the food safety industry” (Food Safety News)
• “A vociferous advocate for consumer safety, his experiences and skills make him a bridge between industry and the people it is supposed to protect” (QA Magazine)
• Keynote Presenter / Motivational Speaker / Expert Panelist at Government events, Industry activities, as well as at U.S and international conferences
• Raise and support expectations for the development and implementation of food safety policy solutions with key stakeholders, business partners, and students
• Podcast / Webinar Host as well as significant media consultation (print and broadcast)

2021- Netflix, Hollywood, CA

Technical Consultant / Interviewee – Food Safety Documentary: “Poisoned”
(Anticipated release in June, 2023)

2018- Elsevier Academic Press, Cambridge, MA

Author

• Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions (2020). ISBN: 9780128182192
• Building the Future of Food Safety Technology (2020). ISBN: 9780128189566

2017- Quality Assurance and Food Safety Magazine, Valley View, OH

Member, Editorial Advisory Board
Contributing Editor
Contributing Writer
Columnist: “The Consumer Perspective” / “Herculean Effort”

2014-2016       STOP Foodborne Illness, Chicago, IL

Senior Policy Coordinator

• Consumer advocacy and policy network, bridging constituents, industry stakeholders, and regulatory agencies at the state and federal levels
• Provided policy support for FDA/USDA/CDC advisory group
• Coordinated complex efforts with food industry NGOs, including The Center for Science in the Public Interest, Food and Water Watch, and The PEW Charitable Trust
• Authored studies and whitepapers. Conducted analyses for grants and consumer lobby groups on food safety policies
• Primary focus on the history, trends, economics, and current status of domestic food policy regulations and the federal role, as related to food safety issues
• Built relationships with key stakeholders bridging federal, state, and local regulatory agencies and their constituents
• Built stakeholder understanding of the goals and strategies of the organization and leadership impacts the performance of the policy change organizations
• 2004-2007       United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

National Policy Advisor – National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
National Policy Advisor

• Appointed to two terms of service by the Secretary of Agriculture
• Authored Issue Paper on “Risk-Based Sampling” 

2005–2006       Washington State History Museum, Olympia, WA

Curriculum Developer: Public school history content tied to museum exhibits

2000–2001       The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, WA

Newspaper in Education Coordinator

1998-2002       Thousand Trails Resort, Bow, WA
Recreation Director and Entertainment Coordinator

1993-1994       Smith’s Home Furnishings, Bellingham, WA
Electronics and Appliances Sales

1992-1993       Lehmann’s Appliances, Bellingham, WA
Customer Service and Delivery

1992-1992       Caleb Brett, USA, Inc., Ferndale, WA
Petroleum Quality Assurance Inspector, shipboard and refineries

MILITARY

1992-1994       U.S. Naval Reserves, Seattle, WA 

Destroyer Tender USS Acadia (AD-42) Training Unit (1992-1993)

• Damage Control Technician

1986-1992       U.S. Navy                                                                        

Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Nuclear Submarine USS William H. Bates (SSN-680) (1988-1992)

• Submarine Nuclear Power Propulsion Plant Engine Room Supervisor
• Submarine Nuclear Power Propulsion Plant Operator
• Quality Assurance Inspector (Nuclear)
• Emergency Welder / Damage Control Technician

Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program

• Nuclear Prototype Training Unit, Idaho Falls, ID (1987-1988)
  Graduated from technical school for shipboard nuclear power plant operation and maintenance of surface ships and submarines
• Board Qualified Operator S1W Plant, USS Nautilus (SSN-571) Prototype
• Maintenance Technician A1W Plant, USS Enterprise (CVN-65) Prototype

• Naval Nuclear Power School, Orlando, FL (1986-1987)
  Graduated from rigorous course work in physics, chemistry, metallurgy, electricity, nuclear theory, and engineering fundamental to the design, operation and maintenance of nuclear propulsion plants

• Nuclear Field Machinist’s Mate School, Orlando, FL (1986)
  Graduated from course work in math and science fundamental to operation and maintenance of propulsion plants

Qualified in Submarine Warfare

Awarded various medals, ribbons, and letters of commendation

Cold War Veteran | Gulf War Veteran

Honorable Discharge

MILITARY VETERAN

2022-  United States Submarine Veterans Inc. (USSVI)

Executive Director: US Submarine Veterans 501(C) 3 Charitable Foundation (USSVCF)

Vice Commander: USSVI Los Angeles / Pasadena Base

• Member: Board of Directors
• Chair: Ways and Means Committee, Membership Committee
• Member: Scholarship Committee

Associate Editor / Contributing Writer: American Submariner Magazine