FONA Announces New Certified Flavor Chemists

GENEVA, Ill.FONA International announced that Jody Emmel and Lindsay Mahon have achieved the title of Certified Flavor Chemist, and Marissa Piazza earned the title Apprentice Member of The Society of Flavor Chemists. They successfully completed their Society of Flavor Chemists exams on December 1.

Emmel has worked with the confections and savory teams creating flavors since 1999. He also has experience running reactors and spray dryers in our pilot plant, where he worked while completing his B.S.  in business administration from Columbia College. Mahon began working at FONA in 2002 as a Compounding Technician and now develops flavors as a member of the confections business unit. She holds a degree from Kaplan University. Piazza joined FONA in 2009 after working four and a half years in flavor development for a flavor and fragrance company. She also works with the confections team, helping to develop flavors for our customers. She holds a B.S. in biology from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, and is an active member in Women in Flavor and Fragrance Commerce.