Felicia Ford-Rice is a Principal Consultant with PAREXEL Consulting, a division of PAREXEL International, specializing in Strategic Compliance. Felicia has over twenty years experience working in Research and Development, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance roles for Academia, the US Government, Vaccine and Pharmaceutical manufacturers. In previous roles she has led the creation of the following quality system elements: deviation/CAPA, investigation, effectiveness checks, management review processes, product disposition/ release, aseptic processing support, change control, product complaints, product recalls, quality agreements, EM trending, APRs, controlled documentation management, internal/external audits, supplier qualification, MRB, CRO/CMO oversight, regulatory authority inspection readiness, anti-counterfeiting communications. Felicia has also trained and directed the GMP, GLP, GCP and regulatory inspection readiness training of multidisciplinary staff, taught graduate courses on Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance topics for Northeastern University. She has authored technical reports, co-authored or contributed to abstracts and scientific papers published in peer review journals and presented at scientific symposia. Felicia has also served on the SCDM Editorial Board, and the PDA Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee and currently supports the HBA Membership and Marketing Committees. She is a member of PDA, RAPS, DIA, and HBA and holds a RAC Certification.