The Steering Committee was formed from members of the public, groups and organizations who are keenly interested in the promotion of food security for children and their families in Alberta. A broad variety of groups and interests from all across Alberta are represented. The GFSA Community Facilitators also participate on the Steering Committee.
Steering Committee Members
Karen Boyd - Regional Executive Director - Alberta & Territories Region, Dietitians of Canada
Email: karen.boyd@dietitians.ca
Ellen Goddard – Edmonton - Cooperative Chair and Chair, Department of Rural Economy
University of Alberta
Email: ellen.goddard@ualberta.ca
Sarah Juchli - Registered Dietitian - Yellowhead Tribal Council / Edmonton
Email: sjuchli@ytcadmin.ca
Barb Kishchuk – Edmonton - Interested citizen with professional background in land-use issues
Email: bkishchuk@gmail.com
Heather Mathur, RD – Lethbridge - Community Nutritionist
Population Health, Alberta Health Services
Email: heather.komar@albertahealthservices.ca
Kim Raine – Edmonton - Director and Associate Professor
Centre for Health Promotion Studies U of A
Email: kim.raine@ualberta.ca
Jayne Thirsk PhD, RD - Calgary
Dietitians of Canada, Director, Professional Development and Support {PEN}
Email: jayne.thirsk@dietitians.ca
Corresponding Members of the Steering Committee
Cody R. Becker - Olds
codyrbecker@gmail.com
Marjorie Bencz – Edmonton
Executive Director - Edmonton Gleaners Association
m_bencz@telus.net
Stasha Donahue - Fort Mcleod
Health Promotion Specialist - Reducing Disparities Health Promotion, Disease & Injury Prevention
Population and Public Health-Alberta Health Services - South Zone
Stasha.Donahue@albertahealthservices.ca
Gitta Hasizume – Medicine Hat
gittah@shaw.ca
http://nonprofit.memlane.com/cfca
Brenda Yamkowy – Grande Prairie
c/o Executive Director, HIV North
director@hivnorth.org
www.gpfoodsecurity.ca
Community Facilitators
Sylvan Lake
Cindy Adekat
Neighbourhood Place/FCSS Sylvan Lake
Email: neighbourhoodplace@sylvanlake.ca
Lorna White
Citizen-at-Large
Email: lo-ran@shaw.ca
Patci Hopkins
Health Promotion Coordinator - Healthy Weights Initiative
Alberta Health Services
Email: Patci.Hopkins@albertahealthservices.ca
Blood First Nation
Leona Wolfchild
Email: lwolfchild@bloodtribefcss.com
Vegreville
Holly Cependa - Vegmin Learning Society
Email: vegmin@vegmin.com
Delone Abercrombie - Community Nutritionist
Vegreville Public Health
Nick Wolanski
Citizen-at-Large
Email: nickwolanski@gmail.com
Fort Mcleod
Ronda Reach
Alberta Health Services - South Zone
Fort Mcleod Health Centre
Email: ronda.reach@albertahealthservices.ca
Red Deer
Cathy White
Alberta Health Services
Email: Catherine.White2@albertahealthservices.ca
Fort Vermilion
Kaitlin Niksic
Health Promotion Coordinator, Healthy Weights Initiative
Alberta Health Services Fort Vermilion Health
Email: kaitlin.niksic@albertahealthservices.ca
Lloydminster
Debbie Bonsan and Bekki Bonsan
Midwest Food Resource Project Inc.
Email: Debbie.mwfp@sasktel.net
Cold Lake
Candace Sutterfield Cold Lake Mentor Lakeland Centre for FASD
Email: candace.sutterfield@lcfasd.com
Medicine Hat
Ann Pudwell
c/o Community Food Connection Association of SE Alberta
Email: ann.pudwell@albertahealthservices.ca
Brooks
Julie Musgrove
Food Coalition Society of Brooks
Email: bjmus@eidnet.org
Bentley / Gull Lake
Cathy Ward
Email: cjward@platinum.ca
Lacombe
Donnie Tafts
FCSS Lacombe
Email: dtafts@lacombefcss.net
High Level
Carrie Demkiw
Health Promotion Liaison, Northwest Health Centre
Alberta Health Services
Email: carrie.demkiw@albertahealthservices.ca
Grande Prairie
Kristen Henry
Email: kristen.henry@albertahealthservices.ca
Hinton
Noel Corser and Stephanie Fehler
Hinton Community Garden Society
Emails: noelcorser@gmail.com and tfehler@telus.net
Drayton Valley
Dianne Nikiforuk
AHS – Drayton Valley Health Unity
Email: Dianne.Nikiforuk@albertahealthservices.ca
Project Support
Susan Roberts, Project Coordinator
Rene Michalak, Assistant Project Coordinator
c/o Community Building Resources
#10 51330 RR27, Spruce Grove AB T7Y 1H1
Phone: (780) 987-2002 Fax: (780) 481-0356
Email: susanr@cbr-aimhigh.com and info@foodsecurityalberta.ca
Tammy Horne, Evaluator
WellQuest Consulting Ltd.
11511 125 St. Edmonton AB T5M 0N3
Phone: (780) 451-6145 Fax: (780) 451-5280
Email: tamhorne@telusplanet.net