Beyond Data Management Podcast
The definitive podcast for government data management and stories from the field - with a special focus on Environment Health professionals.
Episodes
65 episodes
LA Has 15,000 Unpermitted Vendors — And 119 Free Carts Sitting in a Warehouse | Matt Geller
Matt Geller is back — National Food Truck Association, Best Food Trucks, Revolution Carts — recorded live at GEHA 2026 at Lake Lanier.This one is not a “how to start a food truck” episode. It’s a field report from the biggest mobile-vending...
From IBM Statistician to Kroger Food Safety Chef | Chef John live at GEHA 2026
Chef John does food safety and regulatory compliance for Kroger’s Atlanta division — 182 stores across Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. Recorded live at GEHA 2026 on Lake Lanier.He started at IBM as a statistician, took a buyout, and I...
He Walked Away From a PhD. Now He’s GEHA’s President | Austin Haney at Lake Lanier | Ep51
Austin Haney is EHS-5, district standard trainer, data specialist — and president of the Georgia Environmental Health Association. Recorded live at GEHA 2026 on Lake Lanier.He did not take the lunch-table path. Bachelor’s and master’s at Va...
Bullfrogs, Movie Sets & a SWAT Raid: Georgia EH Director Galen Baxter | Live from GEHA 2026
In this episode of Beyond Data Management, recorded live at GEHA 2026 on Lake Lanier, host Cameron Garrison sits down with Galen Baxter, Director of Environmental Health for the Georgia Department of Public Health.Ga...
Closing the Blind Spot: How AI Turns Fragmented Health Inspections into Real-Time Action for Brands
In this episode of Beyond Data Management, Cameron Garrison shares his presentation from the AFDO AI in Food Safety Workshop in Columbus, OH titled: “Closing the Blind Spot.”For years, restaurant chains and food brands have struggled to...
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Mosquito Threats You Didn't Know About | Dan Markowski NEHA 2026
Cameron sits down in Kansas City, at NEHA AEC, with Dan Markowski of the American Mosquito Control Association to discuss resources for environmental health departments, CDC-funded best practices and data guidance, climate-driven mosquito range...
What Can We Learn from New Orleans' Rodent Management? Claudia Riegel NEHA AEC Kansas City
Cameron sits down with Claudia Riegel, Director of Mosquito & Termite Control for the City of New Orleans, to discuss her CDC Gulf South Vector project, rodent data work, program continuity since 1964, proactive media strategies, and her ac...
The Real Tribe: Why People in Environmental Health Are Different
Cameron sits down with Beth Driscoll (Sales, Marketing & Client Success) on the NEHA AEC conference floor in Kansas City to talk purpose-built EH tech, how AI is cutting form-build and go-live times, proactive client success, and why the pe...
Larry Ramdin Reflects on His Year Leading NEHA - ep 44
Larry Ramdin, current President of the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), returns to Beyond Data Management for a second conversation with host Cameron Garrison.In this episode, Larry reflects on his year in the elected p...
The Device That Lights Up Contaminated Hands — Path Spot Founder Christine Schindler
What if a device mounted next to a handwashing sink could instantly scan for E. coli, Salmonella, Norovirus, Listeria and other invisible threats — then coach teams in real time and feed the data straight to management?In this episode o...
We Need a New Playbook for Public Health | Dr. David Dyjack on Trust, AI & Emerging Threats
Environmental health is entering a new era—and the old regulatory playbook may no longer be enough.In this episode of the Beyond Data Management Podcast, Cameron Garrison welcomes back Dr. David Dyjack, CEO of the National Environmental...
NEHA 2026 AEC Conference Just Got WAY Easier: Exclusive HS GovTech Navigator App Demo
🚀 Special Episode! We're giving you an exclusive first look at the brand new **HS GovTech Conference Navigator App** built specifically for the NEHA 2026 AEC in Kansas City.If you've ever felt overwhelmed trying to navigate dozens of se...
EH Nation on the Road: Conference Season Stories, AI in Food Safety & the World’s Greatest Mustache
In this special Fourth of July week episode of the Beyond Data Management Podcast, Cameron Garrison is joined by HS GovTech’s own Adam Smith for a fun, behind-the-scenes look at spring environmental health conference season.From Idaho t...
Why food companies are racing to adopt this AI - Ep39
🎙️ Beyond Data Management Podcast — Powered by HS GovTechWhat if your food safety and quality systems could answer any question in real time, in any language, tailored to your role — while predicting problems before they happen?I...
A First Look at Wiley: AFDO's New AI - Ep38 Jason Brill
In our June 1st episode AFDO Executive Director Steve Mandernach gave us a teaser that a new AI for food safety and health regulators was going to be debuted at the upcoming AFDO conference in Columbus Ohio.The unveiling has happened, a...
Steve Mandernach previews AFDO 26 and discusses AI, FDA Collaboration, and the Future of Food Safety
In this episode of Beyond Data Management, Cameron Garrison welcomes back Steve Mandernach, Executive Director of AFDO, for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of food safety regulation, inspections, training, and technology.Steve...
Traumatic Insemination: Bed Bugs Are Even Grosser Than You Imagined
In this episode of Beyond Data Management, powered by HS GovTech, Cameron Garrison talks with Dr. Aaron Ashbrook, Assistant Professor of Urban & Peri-Urban Entomology at the LSU AgCenter.Dr. Ashbrook breaks down the science (and hor...
"I Just Remembered I Have to Take This Call" — Smart De-Escalation Tricks for Regulators
In this episode of Beyond Data Management, powered by HS GovTech, Cameron Garrison sits down with Alicia Love, Bureau Chief of the Meat, Milk & Egg Inspection Bureau at the Montana Department of Livestock.Alicia shares her unexpecte...
You Were JUST Here! Real Food Inspector Stories from the Field | Episode 34
Episode 34 of Beyond Data Management is here, and this week Cameron Garrison is joined by Melissa Rogerson for another Ask the Inspector-style conversation powered by questions from across EH Nation.In this episodeWe dig ...
Ask the Inspector: Food Truck Violations, Fake Complaints & Food Safety Myths | Season 2 Premiere
Season 2 of Beyond Data Management is here — and we’re kicking things off with a special Ask the Inspector episode.Host Cameron Garrison welcomes back Kristin Geary of HS GovTech to answer real questions from across EH Nation about food...
Season Finale: Rats, Sewage, Mouse Baked in Bread, Bribery Stings & Holiday Violations | Ep. 32
Happy holidays EH Nation! 🎄 It’s our Season 1 finale and year-end holiday extravaganza. We launched this show and channel in April with a simple goal: spotlight the “hidden profession” of Environmental Health (EH) with real stories, teachable m...
Why Inspectors Pour Bleach on Food (and Other Wild EH Stories) | Idaho’s Bonnie Waldemarson - Ep 31
Happy Tuesday, EH Nation! Today we head to the Pacific Northwest with Bonnie Waldemarson (Senior Environmental Specialist, Idaho North Central District). We dig into rural, multi-program Environmental Health: food safety, onsite septic, drinkin...
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Tattoo Shop Fails Every Single Health Code Standard
Fresh off the holiday break, we’re back with a field-level masterclass. Cameron sits down with Zach Barr (Registered Sanitarian, Toledo-Lucas County, OH) — a next-gen EH generalist who inspects pools, beaches, body art studios, housing, campgro...
Beyond Inspections: Bob Custard’s Playbook for Environmental Health Impact - Ep.29
If “death by PowerPoint” training isn’t changing behavior, you’ll love this one. Cameron sits down with Bob Custard (past NEHA President; Environmental Health Leadership Partners) — a globe-trotting EH trainer who’s worked on everything from ML...