Dan S. Smyly, Ph.D., Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Director, Coca-Cola Company
Dan S. Smyly, Ph.D. currently holds a position of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Director with The Coca-Cola Company, North American Division in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to joining the Company in 1998, Dr. Smyly served as the Director of the Division of Food Safety in the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in Tallahassee, Florida. He also held the position of State Chemist and Director of the Division of Chemistry, as well as other scientific and administrative positions during his 28-year career with that state agency.
Dr. Smyly is an active member and has served in leadership roles in several scientific and professional organizations. He served as president of the Association of Food and Drug Officials of the Southern States (AFDOSS) in 1993. In 1998, he served as president of the national Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO). He currently serves as a member of the AFDO Associate Members Committee, the AFDO Endowment Foundation Board of Trustees, and is a past industry representative to the AFDO Board of Directors. Dr. Smyly also served as Chair of the Science and Technology Council (Council III) of the Conference of Food Protection (CFP) in 1996, as Vice Chair of the CFP in 2000-2002, and as a past member of the CFP Executive Board of Directors (term expired in 2008).
Dr. Smyly received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Mississippi College in 1964 and a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of Florida in 1970.