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CPMA announces new board of directors

March 23, 2021 By Canadian Produce Marketing Association

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) has announced its board of directors for 2021-2022, representing key players from across all stages of the supply chain.

“(The) CPMA would like to thank Murray Driediger of BCfresh, Raffi Krikorian of Goodfood Market Corp, Brian Hampton of The Produce People Ltd., and Mike Ecker of Vineland Growers’ Co-operative Ltd., for their countless volunteer hours and contributions to the Board of Directors over their years of service,” states the press release. “(The) CPMA thanks all candidates and looks forward to continuing to grow the organization throughout the coming year.”

The complete CPMA Board of Directors listing is as follows:

Board members

NAME	COMPANY	SECTOR
Brian Faulkner	BCfresh	Grower or Packer or Shipper
George Pitsikoulis	Canadawide Fruit Wholesalers Inc.	Wholesaler
Andrea Vandergrift	Costco Wholesale Canada	Retail
Robert Johnson	Country Grocer	Regional Retail
Guy Milette	Courchesne Larose Ltée.	Wholesaler
Dan Martin	EarthFresh	Grower or Packer or Shipper
Dave Pullar	Federated Co-operatives Limited	Wholesaler
Steve Bamford	Fresh Advancements	Wholesaler
Davis Yung	Fresh Direct Produce Ltd.	Wholesaler
Jerry Dzikowski	Giant Tiger Stores Ltd.	Regional Retail
John Corsaro	The Giumarra Companies	Grower or Packer or Shipper
Sabrina Pokomandy	Highline Mushrooms	Grower or Packer or Shipper
Daniel Terrault	Hydroserre Inc. (Mirabel)	Grower or Packer or Shipper
David Dube	Krown Produce	Wholesaler
Fausto Lopes	Loblaw Companies	Retail
Mimmo Franzone	Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc.	Regional Retail
Steve Boulianne	Metro Richelieu Inc.	Retail
Rick Burt	Mid Isle Farms Inc.	Grower or Packer or Shipper
Stephan Schmekel	North American Produce Buyers Limited	Wholesaler
Joe Sbrocchi	Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers	Affiliated Services
Steve Roosdahl	The Oppenheimer Group	Grower or Packer or Shipper
Michael Catalano	POM Wonderful LLC	Grower or Packer or Shipper
Yan Branco	Sobeys National Procurement	Retail
Keith Kuhl	Southern Potato Co. Ltd.	Grower or Packer or Shipper
Brian Slagel	Sunkist Growers, Inc.	Grower or Packer or Shipper
Tom Bak	Sysco	Food Service
Michèle McMillan	Thomas Fresh Inc.	Grower or Packer or Shipper
Kimberly Roberts	Walmart Canada	Retail
Aaron Bregg	Westcoast Produce Wholesalers	Wholesaler