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2008/2009 Volunteers  

Thank you 2008/2009 CIFST Volunteers!

Thank you to the many National and Section volunteers who have contributed to the success of CIFST during 2008/2009.  CIFST is a member-driven association and could not function without the participation of dozens of volunteers.  CIFST extends its sincerest thanks to everyone who contributed their time and expertise to CIFST this past year!

Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Jim Smith              PEI Food Technology Centre
Janice Baker          Nestlé Purina PetCare
Charles Powell       Manitoba Agriculture, Food and 
                          Rural Initiatives (MAFRI)
Michele Marcotte   Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Directors
Ingrid Eilbracht      Food in Canada (Rogers Publishing) Nicholas Low         University of Saskatchewan
Carole Marchand    Sensient Flavors Canada
Carl Beaudoin        Univar Canada
Shirley Irvine        Unilever Foodsolutions
Judy Chow            
Melissa Joaquin     Maple Leaf Consumer Foods
Jana Robertson     Spectrum Quality Advisors Inc.
Peter Taylor         Cantest Ltd.

2008 Conference Committee
Conference Co-Chairs
Jim Smith               PEI Food Technology Centre  Denyse LeBlanc      Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Program Committee Co-Chairs

Edward Charter      PEI Food Technology Centre

Wilhelmina Kalt       Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Debbie Bolton        Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Valerie Bruce         Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Janet Docherty      PEI Food Technology Centre
Mindy Vinquist-Tymchuk
                          Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Session Chairs and Co-chairs
Carol Culhane       International Food Focus Ltd
Pascal Delaquis     Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Lisa Duizer           Acadia University
Tim Durance         University of BC
Mark Hodges        Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Rick Holley           University of Manitoba
Willy Kalt             Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Nick Low             University of Saskatchewan 
Carole Morneau    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Jacques Rolland    Agropur Coop Agro-Alimentaire 
Katherine Sanford Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Nancy Tregunno   Nova Agri Inc 
Yvonne Yuan       Ryerson University 
Neil Westcott      Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Student Program Co-chairs
Tim Ells             Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Gianfranco Mazzanti 
                       Dalhousie University 

Nominating Committee
Michele Marcotte     Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Janice Baker           Nestlé Purina PetCare
Ebo Budo-Amoako    P.E.I. Food Technology Centre
Nicholas Low           University of Saskatchewan
Derick Rousseau      Ryerson University


Awards Committee
Michèle Marcotte   Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Denyse LeBlanc     Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Anne McCannel      BCIT
Allan Paulson         Dalhousie University
Phillip Lee Wing      The Food Development Group

Fellow Selection Committee
Rickey Yada           University of Guelph
Richard Holley        University of Manitoba
Digvir Jayas           University of Manitoba
Elizabeth Larmond
Eunice Li-Chan       University of BC
G. (Joe) Mazza       Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Fereidoon Shahidi
                           Memorial University of 
                           Newfoundland
Frederik van de Voort 
                           McGill University

Governance Task Force
Michèle Marcotte    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Louis Ayotte          Cargill Corn Milling North America Phillip Lee Wing      The Food Development Group
Susan Lutz            Alberta Agriculture Food and  
                          Rural Development
Anne McCannel      BCIT
Jim Smith              PEI Food Technology Centre
Rickey Yada          University of Guelph

International Liaison Committee
Jan Langton             NRC-IRAP
Anne Goldman          ACCE
Douglas Goff            University of Guelph
Carol Ann Patterson  The Pathfinders Research & 
                             Management Ltd.
Michèle Marcotte      Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Judith Meech           International Union of Food 
                            Science and Technology (IUFoST)

National Symposium Committee

Steering Committee
Belinda Elysee-Collen
                          International Sugars
Louis Ayotte         Cargill Corn Milling North America
Laura DeVroom      Cambrian Chemicals
Saqib Javaid         Shandiz
Robert Kowal        Kriscor & Associates
Phillip Lee Wing     The Food Development Group
Derick Rousseau    Ryerson University
Edie Zon              RQA Canada

Advisory Committee
Tom Jakob           Tate & Lyle
Don Lacey            Loblaws

Section Volunteers
Carl Beaudoin       Univar
Crystal Cinq-Mars  Fresh Ideas & Solutions
Margaret Daskis    Fresh Ideas & Solutions
Michael Dolling      Canada Colors and Chemicals
Christine Infilise    Quadra Chemicals
Shirley Irvine        Unilever
Carole Marchand   Sensient Flavors Canada
Nicole Rodrique     Continental Ingredients Canada
Christine Scaman  University of British Columbia
Marie-Christine Tessier
Melanie Thomson

Membership Renewal Committee
Belinda Elysee-Collen      
                        
 International Sugars Inc.
Hamid Aliee          National Starch Food Innovation
Brigitte Boulais     Ottens Flavours
Jennifer Bousfield  

Mirela Dinu          Bridor
Tom Jakob          Tate & Lyle
Nicole Vuignier

 

Atlantic Section
Jim Smith             PEI Food Technology Centre
Ed Charter           PEI Food Technology Centre
Yaw Dako            PEI Food Technology Centre
Jessica Dunfield    AgraPoint International
Kendra Heffel       AgraPoint International
Willy Kalt             Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Denyse LeBlanc    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe
                         Nova Scotia Agricultural College

Quebec Section
Carole Marchand         Sensient Flavors Canada
Louis Ayotte              Cargill Corn Milling
Carl Beaudoin             Univar Canada
Stephane Brennan
Dyno Desnoyers          Univar Canada
Mirela Dinu Bridor
Gabriel Dulong
Christine Infilise          Quadra Chemicals
Stéphane Lachambre   Ecom Food Industries Corp
Patrick Larose            Univar Canada
Marc Poirier               Sel Warwick
Nicole Rodrigue           Continental Ingredients Canada
Martin Rolland            Agropur
Kathleen Ross            Essences & Fragrances Bell
Julie Sauvé                Univar Canada
Marie-Christine Tessier
Samuel Trachy Leclerc
Madeleine Tuinstra       Kerry

Toronto Section
Shirley Irvine         Unilever Foodsolutions
Melissa Beausoleil   Bonnie & Don Flavours Inc.
Diane Berthiaume   Cargill Health & Nutrition
Helen Beyers         Harold T. Griffin Inc.
Stuart Braid          Tate and Lyle
Bob Crane             N2 Ingredients Inc.
Laura DeVroom      Cambrian Chemicals Inc
Paul Hebbel           Continental Ingredients Canada Inc
Saqib Javaid         Shandiz
Robert Kowal         Kriscor & Associates
Heather Paterson   PSI Inc
Carol Reed            Thomas, Large & Singer Inc.
James Summers     Food Science Solutions
David Thomson      H & A Canada Inc.
Edie Zon               RQA Canada Ltd.

Guelph Section
Judy Chow            
Mario Colombo       L.V. Lomas Limited
Stacy Favrin         Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food
                          and Rural Affairs
Doug McPhee        JohnsonDiversey
Hayley Rutherford   University of Guelph
 
Manitoba Section
Melissa Joaquin              Maple Leaf Consumer Foods
Rotimi Aluko                   University of Manitoba
Aline Tezcucano Molina  Manitoba Agriculture, Food and 
                                      Rural Initiatives
Prabal Ghosh                 Food Development Centre
David Adamik
Kevin Segall Burcon       NutraScience (MB) Corp.
Natasha Taiarol             ALS - MTC Labs
Jeyachchandran Visvalingam    
                                     
University of Manitoba
Chibuike Udenigwe       University of Manitoba
Trust Beta                     University of Manitoba
Sarah Medina                Burcon NutraScience
Ketie Sandhu                Gourmet Baker


Alberta Section
Jana Robertson    Spectrum Quality Advisors Inc.
Michael Gänzle     University of Alberta
Susan Lutz         Alberta Agriculture and Rural 
                        Development
Hisham Karami     Tim Hortons
Hanna Zhao
Caroline Pellerin   3M Canada – Microbiology
Mirko Betti          University of Alberta

British Columbia Section
Peter Taylor              Cantest Ltd.
Margaret Daskis         Fresh Ideas & Solutions Inc.
Kyrsten Dewinetz       Nealanders International Inc
Smita Shah
Cassandra Menzies     Albi Naturals
Crystal Cinq-Mars       Fresh Ideas & Solutions
Christine Scaman       University of British Columbia
Anne McCannel          BCIT
Brian Jang                 Cantest Ltd.
Nilmini Wijewickreme   
CanTest Ltd.
Nancy Ross               Robertson & Ross Associates
Daphne Tsai              Soya World
John Phillips               Phillips Ingredients Inc.
Thu Pham                  Olympic Dairy Products
Sandy Conroy            Univar Canada Ltd.
Melanie Thompson
Michael Dolling           Canada Colors and Chemicals
Reena Mistry
Maggie Ho
Theresia Leung
Ashley McNeill
Yulietta Chondro
Kimberley Mayes

Subject Interest Division Chairs

Food Process Engineering
Hosahalli Ramaswamy      McGill University

Functional Foods
Carol Culhane     International Food Focus Ltd.

Government & Regulatory Affairs
Gary Gnirss       Legal Suites Inc.

Microbiology
Bob McDougall   AKR Consulting Inc.

Nutrition
Yvonne Yuan    Ryerson University, School of Nutrition



 


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