Janet M. Scalese

Chief of the Nonbeverage Products Laboratory

Janet M. Scalese is the Chief of the Nonbeverage Products Laboratory in the Scientific Services Division of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Ms. Scalese oversees the work of chemists and support personnel in three areas: Nonbeverage Drawback Alcohol, Specially Denatured Alcohol (SDA) and Tobacco.

Ms. Scalese joined the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) in 1983 as a chemist in the Beverage Alcohol Laboratory. After several months of employment, she moved to the Nonbeverage Products Laboratory as part of the Laboratory’s cross-training program. She worked as a chemist processing formulas and analyzing samples submitted for SDA and drawback of tax. In that capacity, she had daily contact with industry representatives. Ms. Scalese continues to have extensive contact with industry members and possesses in-depth knowledge of industry practices and manufacturing processes. She recognizes the importance of customer service and was the principle author of two customer service plans. As a result of an innovative partnership with the regulated industry resulting in a symposium at the Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting, Ms. Scalese was named Laboratory Services Employee of the Year in 1996. In October 2002, she was selected to be the Laboratory Chief. She continues to stress the importance of customer service and improving the relationship between government and industry. In addition to the TTB responsibilities, her Laboratory continues to support ATF in investigations involving authentication of tobacco products and diversion of SDA.

Ms. Scalese holds an A.B. degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.