Washington, D.C. (January 24, 2025) – 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc., (3-A SSI) welcomes Meri Beth Wojtaszek as its new Executive Director.
Wojtaszek brings impressive leadership experience from both the association world and the private sector to the role. She joins 3-A SSI from the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), where she started as Training Manager, advanced to Director of Education, Marketing & Membership, and then Deputy Executive Director, where she served for nearly 12 years. Wojtaszek’s previous experience includes American Express Financial Services–now known as Ameriprise Financial–where her roles included Business Systems Manager and National Advisor Business Systems Consultant.
She earned bachelor’s degrees in both economics and finance from Hood College. She is an avid traveler who has visited 35 countries.
About 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc.
3-A SSI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation dedicated to advancing food safety through setting standards for the hygienic design of food preparation equipment and systems. The organization maintains an extensive inventory of design criteria and oversees the 3-A Symbol Authorization program, which upholds the integrity of sanitary processing systems and equipment. 3-A SSI’s member organizations include the International Dairy Foods Association, Food Production Solutions Association, and the International Association for Food Protection, along with representatives from the U.S Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
For more information, please visit www.3-a.org.
