Dr. Foster is a pharmaceutical/biologic consultant with 30 years of industry experience with positions in quality, compliance and regulatory affairs. She received her BS in pharmacy and PharmD degrees from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Foster began working in the pharmaceutical industry in quality and regulatory affairs roles (ANDA’s). Dr. Foster has worked for contract manufacturing organizations, Catalent Pharma Solutions in various senior level roles including VP Quality and VP Regulatory Compliance; and Aphena Pharma Solutions as Senior VP Quality and Regulatory Affairs.

Dr. Foster serves as the Chair of the USP Packaging, Storage and Distribution Expert Committee 2015-2020 and has served on the USP Governance Committee from 2013-2015. Dr. Foster is currently the Managing Director for Pharma Consulting – The Foster Group, LLC, a consultant business in the global pharma/biotech industry. Her focus is on Quality, Compliance and Regulatory Intelligence areas with emphasis on Quality Management Systems, Education programs and Auditing for the pharma/bio industry and has served as a litigation Expert Witness. She is a subject matter expert in DEA and controlled substance processes. She teaches CGMP/GLP courses, webinars and workshops covering distribution and transportation processes and clinical trial material handling.