Tamika Cathey National Sanitation Foundation

Tamika D. Cathey is a seasoned expert with over two decades of experience spanning pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and bio-clinical monitoring. Her technical leadership encompasses FDA inspection readiness, mock pre-approval inspections (PAIs), quality audits, QMS design and enhancement, and strategic remediation of FDA 483s, Warning Letters, and Consent Decrees. Tamika has held pivotal roles including Director of Quality at Hill & Hill Quality Associates, Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs at Charles River Laboratories, and Managing Consultant at Oriel Stat A Matrix. She also served as a Consumer Safety Officer at the U.S. FDA and led GMP/GCP inspection readiness initiatives at Dicerna Pharmaceuticals. Currently, as Global Principal Program Lead at NSF, Tamika oversees complex, multi-phase compliance projects, leads cross-functional consultant teams, and advises clients on cGMP compliance and regulatory strategy. She represents clients in regulatory communications and drives system and process improvements to enhance compliance outcomes. Tamika is instrumental in expanding client relationships and revenue growth, and actively contributes to NSF’s thought leadership through webinars, publications, and national speaking engagements. She also serves on the 2025 planning committee for the GMP by the SEA Pharmaceutical Conference. Tamika holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology.