2021 virtual Training Schedule
February 23-25, 2021
May 18-20, 2021
September 21-23, 2021
December 2021
May 18-20, 2021
September 21-23, 2021
December 2021
January 27-28, 2021
June 8-9,2021
June 8-9,2021
March 16-17, 2021
October 2021
October 2021
April 2021
November 2021
November 2021
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Courses will be taught by Larisa Pavlick*, UNPA’s Vice President of Global Quality and Compliance. With over 25 years in the dietary supplement and natural products industry, Larisa is the ONLY instructor who has worked for the Food and Drug Administration. Her primary responsibility was to conduct inspections and investigations for dietary supplement firms and ingredient suppliers. She also has extensive industry knowledge in product development, quality, regulatory affairs, daily operations and technical purchasing. Her experience in the full product life cycle from development purchasing through manufacturing. She is a FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Foods Lead Instructor and is FDA trained and qualified to conduct GMP training. Her unique perspective will provide invaluable insight into the world of FDA audits.
She has a passion for the dietary supplements and natural products industry and for helping others. Larisa has worked in the development of botanical products, utilizing Traditional Chinese Medicine, ethnomedicinal plants and Ayurveda. Through robust scientific research and collaboration with her mentors, she has assisted in the formulation of products designed to support the negative effects of nutritional deficiencies, stress, aging and more. With a strong background, education and training in U.S. regulations and quality, she has spent much of her career evaluating the quality and integrity of ingredients and the manufacturing controls used to produce these finished products. During her career, Larisa has dedicated herself to helping ensure consumers receive the benefits of safe and ethical vitamins, minerals, botanicals and other dietary supplement products. Larisa graduated from the University of Colorado-Denver, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Biology. Outside of work and spending time with her family, some of her favorite activities include riding motorcycles, gardening, reading and enjoying the great outdoors, including kayaking, hiking, biking, boating and water sports and camping. View Larisa’s full bio here. * Other instructors will train with Larisa depending on course and class size. |