Certified Food Protection Manager

Alaska regulations require food establishments, except those within the Municipality of Anchorage, to have at least one Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) on staff (18 AAC 31.325).

A CFPM is a person who has passed one of the following three national exams:

A food establishment's CFPM should be present during most operating hours, and when they are not present, someone who is knowledgeable about food safety practices must be assigned to take their place as the Person In Charge (PIC).

CFPM Facts and Information

  • Costs: Fees for training, testing and proctoring vary according to the parties involved.

  • Here are some appoximate prices: Training: $75 - $225; Tests: $30 - $50; Proctoring (Test Monitors) $30 - $75. Package deals run from $129 - $299

  • CFPM certifications are valid for five years.

  • Training Programs (in-person and online) average 4 - 12 hours in length. Testing usally lasts no longer than two hours.

  • Training is available from in-person instructors, online and by book.

  • A certified proctor must be present for any test, online or paper and pencil. Proctors check identities, set up online tests, hand out and collect written tests, monitor tests being taken and enforce testing guidelines.

 

Tests and Training Options - Online

 

 

Tests and Training Options By Area

 

Anchorage/Eagle River/Mat-Su/Girdwood

Alaska Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant & Retailers Association (CHARR)
Phone 907-274-8133, 1-800-478-2427
www.alaskacharr.com
Email info@alaskacharr.com

East Anchorage High School
Rebecca Jesse, ServSafe Instuctor and Proctor
jesse_rebecca@asdk12.org
Phone: 907-244-7900


JAF Food Safety & Consulting
Julia Fawcett & Earl Pettyjohn, Certified Proctors
(907) 333-5369
Jafconsult@aol.com

 

Matanuska Susitna Career and Technical High School
Carolyn Frey, ServSafe Instructor
(907) 352-0439
carolyn.frey@matsuk12.us
Wasilla, AK

Sarah Shepard, ServSafe Instructor/Proctor
Alaska CHARR
Phone #: 274-8133 or 1-800-4778-2427
info@alaskacharr.com
www.alaskacharr.com

 

Thomson Prometric
Sandy Cecere
Phone 1-800-786-3926, x3257


Clear, Denali, Healy

Edie M. Anderson, ServSafe Instructor
Phone 907-683-2821
Email edie.fbc@hotmail.com


Dillingham

Jacqueline E Chase RD
Nutrition Consulting
jackiechase66@yahoo.com
907-842-3565
907-842-9276

Fairbanks

Jason Capp, ServSafe Instructor, (CHARR)
Email: akjdog01@acsalaska.net
Phone 907-457-5742

Ian (James) Pearce
Email: jipearce@alaska.edu
(907) 457-5742

Ruiz Anne Rozell (CHARR)
Phone: 907-479-4332/388-4809
k62792@gmail.com

Quality Sales Foodservice
Phone 907-458-0000
Email don@qualitysales.net

 

Michael T. Roddey (CHARR)
Email: mtroddey@alaska.edu
(907) 455-2903

 

UAF Cooperative Extension Service
(May also offer live training by video conference.)
Kate Idzorek
Email: kjidzorek@alaska.edu

 

Kenai Peninsula, Cordova, Valdez and Seward

David Ahlberg, ServSafe and TAP Series Instructor/Proctor
Phone 907-252-5432
Email ahlberg@acsalaska.net

Philip Rubalcava, ServSafe Instructor/Proctor
Phone 907-398-4980
E-mail chefphil2112@yahoo.com


Allen McCarty (CHARR)
907-224-4346
Mccartyallen@yahoo.com

 

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Huitte Taylor, Food Service Coordinator
Lower Yukon School District
Phone 907-591-2411 ex:228
Fax 907-591-2206
Email htaylor@do.k12.ak.us


Pat Owens (CHARR)
907-443-3250

Pat Owens, ServSafe Instructor, (CHARR)
Phone 907-842-9276

Trapper Creek and Talkeetna
Kristie parsons
907-982-3330
arctic_kristie@yahoo.com

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Alaska Gateway School District
Ann Pennington, SNS
ServSafe Instructor and Proctor
apennington@agsd.us

Southeast (Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, etc.)

Rainsong Training Services (SE Alaska)
Jo Dawson, ServSafe Instructor/Proctor
Phone: 907-209-0904
Juneau, AK 99801
rainsongtraining@ymail.com
http://rainsongtraining.webs.com/

 

Sam Horpestad
907-254-0778
Ketchikan, AK


More training, testing and proctoring locations will be listed soon.