Committee & Stakeholder Group Representatives
COMMITTEE AND STAKEHOLDER GROUP REPRESENTATIVES, 2019 - 2020
Note: OBA president, André Flys, is an ex-officio member of all OBA committees and working groups.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE André Flys, President Bernie Wiehle, 1st Vice President Adam Ritchie, 2nd Vice President Tom Congdon, Treasurer Dennis Edell, Chair, Issues Management & Stakeholder Relations Committee Albert Devries, Canadian Honey Council Rep; Secretary Jim Coneybeare, Past President | |
AWARDS COMMITTEE Tom Congdon, Albert Devries
| FINANCE COMMITTEE Tom Congdon, Treasurer Staff & Contractors: Les Eccles, Melanie Kempers |
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE Paul Lacelle, Adam Ritchie | HONEY PROMOTION COMMITTEE Joanna Paul, Ian Grant |
RESEARCH & KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER COMMITTEE André Flys, Steve Bryans, Jim Coneybeare, Tom Congdon, Ian Grant, Andrew Pitek Staff & Contractors: Les Eccles, Melanie Kempers | MEMBERSHIP & COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE Adam Ritchie, Jodi Roth Staff & Contractors: Natalie Comeau, Melanie Kempers |
SPRING MEETING Tom Congdon | SUMMER MEETING COMMITTEE Joanna Paul |
AGM & CONFERENCE André Flys, Tom Congdon | ISSUES MANAGEMENT & STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS COMMITTEE Dennis Edell |
THYMITE WORKING GROUP Bernie Wiehle, Andrew Pitek | BEES ACT WORKING GROUP Executive Committee |
HABITAT WORKING GROUP André Flys, Jim Coneybeare, Tom Congdon | WILDLIFE COMPENSATION WORKING GROUP Glen Ackroyd, James Murray, Jim Coneybeare |
NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE André Flys, Steve Bryans | VARROA BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Jim Coneybeare, Paul Kozak, James Murray |
TEACHING AND CERTIFICATION Ian Grant, Jim Coneybeare, Joanna Paul, Adam Ritchie | RESOLUTIONS Adam Ritchie |
ONTARIO ANIMAL HEALTH NETWORK Jim Coneybeare, Ian Grant, Andrew Pitek, Adam Ritchie | AGRI-SUPPORT COMMITTEE Bernie Wiehle, Jim Coneybeare, Tom Congdon, Steve Bryans |
Agricultural Adaptation Council Albert Devries
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Tom Congdon
Canadian Honey Council Albert Devries
Canadian National Exhibition Les Eccles
Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Albert Devries
Eastern Apicultural Society Tom Nolan - Rep
Fédération des apiculteurs du Québec Dennis Edell | Jim Coneybeare
Labour Issues Coordinating Committee Tom Congdon
National Farmers Union – Ontario Dennis Edell | Bernie Wiehle
Ontario Agricultural Commodity Council Bernie Wiehle
Ontario Federation of Agriculture Jim Coneybeare, Paul Lacelle
Ontario Mead Makers Association Steve Bryans
Ontario Nature André Flys
Ontario Pesticides Advisory Committee Tibor Szabo
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair André Flys
