The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) Crisis Management Go Team is prepared to serve you under a variety of crisis situations including an ammonia leak, warehouse fire, or food recall.

When the Go Team is activated, GCCA staff will initiate a conference call of these specialists who will ask questions, review circumstances and advise you, the operator, on best “next steps” in the process.

Due to the complexity involved in bringing this team together, this special service is reserved as a member benefit.


In the event of an emergency, please contact GCCA as soon as possible by calling: +1 703 373 4300 ext. 7

For non-emergency inquiries, submit an inquiry online or via email at inquiry@gcca.org.


Our Crisis Management Go Team includes the following industry experts:

  • Michael Jahncke, Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Food Scientist and GCCF Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) Chairman
  • Dennis Heldman, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Food Engineer and Member of GCCF SAC
  • Faris Karim, Ph.D., Kansas State University, Ammonia Expert and Member of GCCF SAC
  • Paul Singh, Ph.D., Michigan State University, Food Packaging Expert and Member of GCCF SAC
  • Kevin Philips, Scopelitis, Warehouse Law Expert
  • David Binder, Tanner Industries, Ammonia Expert
  • Joe Howard, Lockton Companies, Warehouse Legal Liability Insurance Expert
  • Tracey Wild, Lockton Companies​​, Warehouse Insurance Expert

For additional information on crisis management best practices, please utilize the GCCA resource Guide to Effective Warehouse Crisis Management.