The Board of Directors

Alberta Beef Quality Starts Here is a non-profit corporation, governed by a Board of Directors drawn from many areas of the industry.

By working together, Alberta’s beef industry will continue to grow and be profitable. We want to ensure consumer confidence by continuing to provide safe, high quality beef products.

Name and Position Organization Address and Contact Information

Darryl Friesen
Director

Alberta Auction Markets Association

 www.lmacmarkets.ca

Rimbey Auction Mart
Box 680
Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0
Phone:(403) 843-2439
Email: rimbeyauction@telusplanet.net

Pat Rutledge
Chairman

Alberta Beef Producers

www.albertabeef.org

Box 61
Monitor, Alberta T0C 2A0
Phone: (403) 577-2382 
Fax: (403) 577-3348
Email: prutledge@xplornet.com

Russ Evans

Director

Alberta Cattle Feeders Association

www.cattlefeeders.ca

201, 2816 - 11 Street NE
Calgary, AB  T2E 7S7
Phone: (403) 250-2509
Fax: (403) 209-3255
Email: revans@cattlefeeders.ca

Jacci Holowath
Director

Alberta Food Processors Association

 www.afpa.com

100W, 4760 – 72 Avenue S.E.
Calgary, Alberta T2C 3Z2
Phone: (403) 201-3657 Ext. 26
Fax: (403) 201-2513
Email: Jacci@afpa.com

Jeff Smith
Secretary-Treasure

Alberta Livestock Dealers & Order Buyers Association

 

5604 64th Street
Taber, Alberta T1G 1Y8
Phone: (403) 223-5742
Fax: (403) 223-8272
Email: jeff@gatewaylivestock.com

Glenn J. Ravnsborg
Director

Animal Nutrition Association of Canada, Alberta Branch

www.anacan.org

Box 405
Brooks, Alberta T1R 1B9
Phone: (403) 362-2905
Fax: (403) 501-5456
Email: glennrav@xplornet.com

Dr. Gordon Krebs Director

Alberta Veterinary Medicine Association

www.avma.ab.ca

3330 Hospital Drive NW
Calgary, AB T2N 4N1
Phone: (403) 210-6247
Fax: (403) 210-6693
Email: gdkrebs@ucalgary.ca

Dr. Les Byers
Vice-Chairman

Canadian Animal Health Institute

www.cahi-icsa.ca

Box 248
Vegreville, Alberta T9C 1R2
Phone: (780) 632-7596
Fax: (780) 632-6728
Email: Les.Byers@pfizer.com

No Representative

Canadian Meat Council

www.cmc-cvc.com

955 Green Valley Crescent, Ste 305
OTTAWA, Ontario K2C 3V4
Phone: (519) 763-7777
Fax: (519) 763-7407
Email: cahi@cahi.icsa.ca

No Representative

Feeder Associations of Alberta 

www.agric.gov.ab.ca

Box 4190
Barrhead, Alberta T7N 1A2
Phone: (780) 674-5381
Fax: (780) 674-6969
Email: feedassn@telusplanet.net

Richard Williams
Director

Western Stock Growers Association

www.wsga.ca

Box 1
Wardlow, Alberta T0J 3M0        Phone: 403-566-2280         Fax: 403-566-2280
Email: ricbon@netago.ca

Non-Voting Members

 

Name and Position Organization Address and Contact Information

Betty Vladicka

Alberta Agriculture and Food

www.agric.gov.ab.ca

 

310 6909 – 116 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6H 4P2
Phone: (780) 427-0840
Fax: (780) 427-7535
Email: betty.vladicka@gov.ab.ca

Bruce Hepburn or Dan Gillis

 

 

 

Cargill Foods

www.cargill.ca

 

 

Box 3850 Main Station
High River, AB   T1V 1P4
Phone: (403) 652-4688
Fax: (403) 652-4671
E-mail: brucehepburn@cargill.com  or dan_gillis@cargill.com

No Representative

Lakeside Packers

www.lakesidepackers.com

 

Box 1868
Brooks, Alberta T1R 1C6
Phone: 1-888-700-0903
Fax: (403) 501-2239

Dave Kasko

XL Foods Inc.

www.xlfoods.com

 

5101 – 11 Street S.E.
Calgary, Alberta T2H 1M7
Phone: (403) 258-3233
Fax: (403)243-0199 Email: dkasko@xlfoods.com