Industry Committees
The composition and Terms of Reference of each committee is established by the Board of Directors, which also defines the length of terms, qualification requirements and procedures for filling each position. Appointments are made in December each year.
Each committee plays an important role in discussing key topics within their respective scope, mandates and making recommendations for approval consideration by the Board of Directors.
Voting:
- Gert Schrijver (Chairman, DFC, Producer)
- Harold Sweetnam (Lactanet, Producer)
- Stefan Singer (DFC, Producer)
- Vicky Morrison (DFC, Producer)
- Daniel Gobeil (DFC, Producer)
- Derek Westeringh (DFC, Producer)
- Linda Markle (Holstein Canada)
- Cindy Jaton (Lactanet)
Non‐Voting:
- Mackayla de Kwant (Program Manager, Lactanet)
- Mélissa Lalonde (DFC Traceability Coordinator)
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Brian Van Doormaal
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Benjamin Fouquette (Manager, Sustainable Prodn)
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Carla Soutar (Senior Manager, Sustainable Prodn)
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Nicole Sillett (Director, Sustainability & On-Farm)
- Morgan Hobin (West)
- Ashley Wannamaker (Ontario)
- Chantal Fleury (Québec)
- Natasha McKillop (Atlantic)
- Alexandre Hinse-Bédard (Attestra)
- Nilos Korodimas (AAFC)
- Heather Brown (CFIA)
- Michel St-Pierre (AssistExpo)
Contact email: ChairGEB@Lactanet.ca
Producers/Breeders:
- Tom Pasco (Lactanet Board)
- Nick Bokma (Holstein)
- Jason Van der Linden (Holstein)
- Anton Borst (Holstein)
- Pier‐Olivier Lehoux (Holstein)
- Eric Baumann (Jersey)
- Eleanor Robinson (Ayrshire)
Industry:
- Jay Shannon (Semex)
- Paul Meyer (Semex)
- Dr. Chuck Sattler (Select Sires GenerVations)
- Dr. Bob Welper (Alta Genetics)
- Chris Bartels (Holstein Canada)
Technical Experts:
- Dr. Allison Fleming (Lactanet)
- Dr. Flavio Schenkel (University of Guelph)
- Dr. Christine Baes (University of Guelph)
- Dr. Francesca Malchiodi (Semex)
- Dr. Mehdi Sargolzaei (Select)
Cindy Jaton (Lactanet, non-voting)
Contact email: fmiglior@lactanet.ca
Producer Directors:
- Wim van de Brake (Lactanet Board)
- Vicky Morrison (Dairy Farmers of Canada)
- Ben Loewith (Semex)
- Willem Vanderlinde (Holstein Canada)
Management:
- Brian Van Doormaal (Lactanet)
- Ėmie Désilets (Dairy Farmers of Canada)
- Dr. Michael Lohuis (Semex)
- Chris Bartels (Holstein Canada)
Research:
- Dr. Claude Robert (Université Laval)
- Dr. Flavio Schenkel (University of Guelph)
- Dr. Xin Zhao (McGill University)
- Dr. Graham Plastow (University of Alberta)
