Council

The CRSB is governed by its membership and the elected Council. Council directors are elected for a two-year term by voting members in the membership constituency that they represent. Council is comprised of representatives across the beef supply chain and beyond.

Ryan Beierbach

Chair

Clay Holmes

Vice Chair

Voting Members

Brodie Haugan

Producer Organization

Alberta Beef Producers

Dean Manning

Producer Organization

Beef Cattle Research Council

Andrea Stroeve-Sawa

Producer Organization

National Cattle Feeders’ Association

Kristine Tapley

Processor

Cargill

Hope Bentley

Retail & Foodservice

McDonald's Canada

Carl Dean

Retail & Foodservice

Cactus Restaurants Ltd.

Tom Lynch-Staunton

NGO

Nature Conservancy of Canada

Karli Reimer

NGO

Ducks Unlimited Canada

Tim Hardman

Agriculture Business

Fulton Market Group

Member at Large

Government Liaisons

Carl Friesen

Appointed by Council

Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

Jamie Wuite

Appointed by Council

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

Fonda Froats

Appointed by Council

Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture