About CCFN

Board of Trustees

The Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition's Board of Trustees is structured to ensure the objectivity and credibility of the Council. It is comprised of 15 Board members with the majority (60%) from the public sector including the Chair. Board member representation reflects a wide range of expertise and is balanced geographically across Canada.

Board of Trustee Representation

Public Sector Trustees

Terry Graham PhD
Professor, Chair
Human Health & Nutritional Sciences
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON

Sheila Innis PhD RD
Professor
Faculty of Medicine
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

Linda McCargar PhD RD FDC
Professor, Human Nutrition Department of Agricultural Food and Nutritional Sciences
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB

Marina Mourtzakis PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Kinesiology
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON

Spencer Proctor PhD
Assistant Professor of Human Nutrition,
Department of Agriculture, Food & Nutritional Sciences
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB

Zak Sabry PhD
Professor emeritus
School of Public Health
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Mary Sue Waisman MSc RD
All About Food Nutrition Consulting
Fall River, NS

Thomas Wolever PhD
Professor
Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Medicine
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

Rickey Yada PhD
Professor
Department of Food Science
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON

Private Sector Trustees

Mary Ann Binnie BASc
Manager
Nutrition & Food Industry Relations
Canadian Pork Council
London, ON

Pierrette Buklis RD
Senior Manager, Health & Nutrition
General Mills Canada
Mississauga, ON

Michi Furuya-Chang MHSc RD
Director, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs/Nutrition
Kraft Canada Inc.
Toronto, ON

Nathalie Savoie MBA, Dt.P.
Assistant Director, National Nutrition Programs
Dairy Farmers of Canada
Montreal, QC

Officers of the Board

Chair (public): Mary Sue Waisman
Vice-Chairs:
Public Trustee: Terry Graham
Private Trustee: vacant
Secretary: Terry Graham
Treasurer: Mary Ann Binnie