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CCFI hires new executive director

Lisa Bishop-Spencer. Photo Credit: LinkedIn

The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI) has appointed Lisa Bishop-Spencer as its new executive director.

In a Feb. 29 news release, CCFI officials said that Bishop-Spencer has a 20+ year career in strategic communications, public relations, and brand management within the food industry.

Before joining the Guelph, Ont.-based CCFI, she served as the director of Transit Strategic Communications & External Relations for the City of Ottawa; and prior to that, she spent more than two decades at the Chicken Farmers of Canada, where she held various leadership positions, including director of brand and communications and manager of communications. “During her time at Chicken Farmers of Canada, she played a pivotal role in enhancing consumer trust and promoting Canadian agriculture, overseeing initiatives that significantly increased brand awareness and credibility,” CCFI said.

“Her extensive experience within the food industry, coupled with her strategic leadership and dedication to fostering transparency and trust, make her the ideal candidate to lead our organization,” said CCFI board chair Mike Dungate. “We are thrilled to welcome Lisa as the new executive director of CCFI.”