Nela Romo

Nela Romo has over 20 years of experience in quality assurance, primarily at El Pollo Loco, Inc. Nela started their career at El Pollo Loco in 1999 as a Quality Assurance Manager and worked their way up to Senior Manager, Quality Assurance. In 2017, they became the Director of Quality Assurance. Prior to joining El Pollo Loco, Nela worked as a Quality Assurance employee at 7 Up Vernon from 1993 to 1999. Nela also gained experience as a Research Student at USDA_ARS-Pasadena from 1993 to 1995.

Nela Romo obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Microbiology & Chemistry from the University of Colombo. Later, they pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Nutritional Science with an emphasis on Food Science from California State University, Long Beach.