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Scientific Advisory Committee
Role
The Scientific Advisory Committee provides scientific analysis, advice and supporting information regarding beef sustainability to the CRSB. The Committee has two main responsibilities, as outlined below.
Oversee CRSB’s research priorities and the National Beef Sustainability Assessment (NBSA), including:
- Communicate research priorities related to the NBSA to researchers
- Provide a Canadian perspective to Livestock Life Cycle Assessment methodologies developed by the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s LEAP initiative
- Represent beef on Canadian Agri-food Life Cycle Data Centre Steering Committee
- Monitor industry surveys and providing feedback on questionnaires related to the NBSA
Oversee the CRSB Projects Pillar
- Maintain a Letters of Support policy
- Build a repository of sustainability projects that track initiatives contributing to the National Beef Sustainability Strategy goals and research priorities
- Coordinate with the CRSB Communications and Marketing Committee to communicate about sustainability projects
Members
Chair
Brad Downey

Brad Downey
Producer Organizations
Dr. Reynold Bergen & Stacey Domolewski & Sydney Fortier
Marianne Possberg

Dr. Reynold Bergen & Stacey Domolewski & Sydney Fortier

Marianne Possberg
NGO
Dr. Pascal Badiou & Kristine Tapley
Graeme Finn
Kevin Teneycke

Dr. Pascal Badiou & Kristine Tapley

Graeme Finn

Kevin Teneycke
Agriculture and Food Business
Dr. Dorothy Erickson
Michael Lohuis

Dr. Dorothy Erickson

Michael Lohuis
Academic Institutions
Sean Thompson

Sean Thompson
Subject Matter Experts & Observers
Kerrianne Koehler-Munro
Dr. Tim McAllister &
Dr. Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein
Dr. Kim Ominski
Christoph Wand
Dr. Katie Wood

Kerrianne Koehler-Munro

Dr. Tim McAllister &
Dr. Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein

Dr. Kim Ominski

Christoph Wand

Dr. Katie Wood
Staff support provided by Brenna Grant