Responsible for leading the Stampede Meats Inc. teams on food safety and quality assurance, Ann Clarton shares how consistent communication, keeping team members challenged and reinforcing the importance of these efforts has led to accolades from the world’s leading food safety and certification auditing company, Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standard (BRCGS). As senior director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance, she also outlines how programs with meat science institutions offer opportunities to expose the next generation of food safety and QA managers to real-world situations through internships.