The responsibility for the success of the WCDS rests with the WCDS Advisory Committee whose members represent those organizations with a major role in the sponsorship or organization of the Seminar. Stakeholders represented on the current Advisory Committee include the University of Alberta, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Alberta Veterinary Medical Association, University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, dairy producers, and the dairy industry (Animal Nutrition Association of Canada, equipment companies, financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies), as well as one representative each from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
Our thanks to the following individuals and organizations for the time and effort that they are devoting to making the Western Canadian Dairy Seminar a success.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Steph Terry, Student Chair,
Lethbridge Research Station, Lethbridge, AB
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Pauline Van Biert
Edmonton, AB
Alberta Milk
Carina Sturkenboom
Westlock, AB
Alberta Veterinary Medical Association
Laverne Seib
Gull Lake Veterinary Services, Lacombe, AB
Animal Nutrition Association of Canada
Miranda Verhoef
Masterfeeds, Calgary, AB
Representative from British Columbia
Julia Lomb
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Equipment Representative
Joel Doornbos,
Chinook Farm Innovations
Financial Institution Representative
Mike Lyons, Finance Chair,
BMO
Representative from Manitoba
Jake Stephens, Promotions Chair,
Dairy Farmers of Manitoba, Winkler, MB
Member at Large
Tietsia Huyzer, Chair,
Olds, AB
Pharmaceutical Representative
Elad Ben-Ezra
Zoetis, ON
Processor Representative
Dan Wong
Western Dairy Council, Vancouver, BC
Representative from Saskatchewan
Greg Penner, Vice-Chair and Program Chair,
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
University of Alberta
Divakar Ambrose
Anne Laarman
Maddison Degenshein, Conference Coordinator
Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, Edmonton, AB
University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Karin Orsel,
Department of Production Animal Health, Calgary, AB
Young Producer Representative