From an early age, Dr. Andrea Goldson-Barnaby, always knew that she wanted to become a Food Technologist. She is a graduate of The University of the West Indies, Jamaica where she pursued a BSc, doing a double major in Chemistry and Food Chemistry followed by a M. Phil. in Applied Organic Chemistry. While at The University of the West Indies she also worked as a synthetic chemist at Tanaud International BV. A Canadian Commonwealth Scholar, she pursued doctoral studies in Food Science at the University of British Columbia, Canada where she was the recipient of several awards. Currently she is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica where she serves as the Head of the Food Chemistry Division and former coordinator for the M Sc in Food and Agro Processing Technology Programme. She has published 33 peer reviewed articles, 1 book chapter and was the recipient of the Principal’s Award for Most Outstanding Researcher/Research Activity, for the 2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 academic years as well as best research publication in 2019. Dr Goldson-Barnaby is involved in capacity building of the local Food Industry and has been conducting Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance, Human Food Workshops since 2017, training over 150 Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals. She is the Faculty Advisor for the American Chemical Society (ACS) Jamaica International Student Chapter and is involved in various outreach initiatives. The chapter has been conducting science outreach Chemistry Festivals since 2019.