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Food Safety and Plant Health Branch

Contacts

Staff Member	Job Title	Location*	Phone Number
Marney James	Director, Food Safety and Plant Health Branch	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3058 fx. 604 556-3117
Pat Meints	Office Manager	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3065 fx. 604 556-3117
Sarah Nash	Administrative Assistant	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3055 fx. 604 556-3117
Christine Blythe	Correspondence Management & Administrative Assistant (Aux)	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3076 fx. 604 556-3117
Rosemary Pede	Manager, Finance & Administration F/P/T Programs	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3042 fx. 604 556-3117

Plant Health Unit

Staff Member	Job Title	Location*	Phone Number
Bill Weismiller	Manager, Plant Health Unit	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3062 fx. 604 556-3117
Susanna Acheampong	Entomologist	Kelowna	ph. 250 861-7230 fx. 250 861-7490
Caroline Bedard	Minor Use Pesticide Coordinator	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3028 fx. 604 556-3117
Tracy Hueppelsheuser	Entomologist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3031 fx. 604 556-3117
Maria Jeffries	Plant Health Coordinator	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3127 fx. 604 556-3154
Gayle Jesperson	Plant Pathologist	Kelowna	ph. 250 861-7228 fx. 250 861-7490
Vippen Joshi	Diagnostic Plant Pathologist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3128 fx. 604 556-3154
Siva Sabaratnam	Plant Pathologist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3029 fx. 604 556-3117
Madeline Waring	Pesticide Specialist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3027 fx. 604 556-3117

Invasive Plant Management Program

Staff Member	Job Title	Location*	Phone Number
Linda Wilson	Manager, Invasive Plant Management Program	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3085 fx. 604 556-3117
Becky Brown	Invasive Plant Coordinator	Victoria	ph. 250 356-6646 fx. 250 387-5130
Michael Hofmann	Invasive Plant Technician	Victoria	ph. 250 356-8687 fx. 250 387-5130
Janis Magnusson	Invasive Plant Management Specialist	Victoria	ph. 250 384-7044
David Ralph	Weed Technologist	Kamloops	ph. 250 371-6062 fx. 250 828-4631

Food Safety and Quality Unit

Staff Member	Job Title	Location*	Phone Number
Alison Speirs	Manager, Food Safety and Quality Unit	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3091 fx. 604 556-3117
Navneet Gill	Food Safety and Quality Specialist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3079 fx. 604 556-3117
Venkatesh Sosle	Food Safety and Quality Systems Advisor	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3064 fx. 604 556-3154
Bill Weismiller	Manager, Traceability Initiative	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3062 fx. 604 556-3117
Vacant	Food Safety and Quality Specialist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3059 fx. 604 556-3117

Livestock Health Management and Regulatory Unit

Staff Member	Job Title	Location*	Phone Number
Merv Wetzstein	Manager, Livestock Health Management & Regulatory Unit	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3013 fx. 604 556-3015
Daniela Bates	Apiary Data Information Coordinator	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3152 fx. 604 556-3117
Nancy de With	Veterinary Epidemiologist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3018 fx. 604 556-3015
Lynette Hare	Data Coordinator	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3093 fx. 604 556-3015
Mira Leslie	A/Public Health Veterinarian	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3066 fx. 604 556-3015
Roger Pannett	Dairy Inspector	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3017 fx. 604 556-3015
Debi Sand	Operations Coordinator	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3014 fx. 604 556-3015
Josh Waddington	Health Management Vet. 2	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3033 fx. 604 556-3015
Paul van Westendorp	Apiculture Specialist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3129 fx. 604 556-3030
Apiary Inspectors Please contact Daniela Bates or Paul van Westendorp to locate the apiary inspector for your area.

*Office Mailing Addresses

Abbotsford	BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands Abbotsford Agriculture Centre 1767 Angus Campbell Road Abbotsford BC V3G 2M3
Kamloops	BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands 162 Oriole Road Kamloops BC V2C 4N7
Kelowna	BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands 1690 Powick Road Kelowna BC V1X 7G5
Victoria	BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands PO Box 9120, STN PROV GOVT Victoria BC V8W 9B4

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