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

Paul Boisvert PhD
Coordinator for Educational Activities
Merck Frosst/CIHR Research Chair in Obesity
Université Laval
Québec, QC

Charlene Elliott PhD
Assistant Profession, Communication Studies
Faculty of Communication and Culture
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB

Theresa Glanville PhD PDt
Professor, Applied Human Nutrition
Mount St. Vincent University
Halifax, NS

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

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

Jennifer Taylor PhD RD
Associate Professor
Department of Family & Nutritional Sciences
University of Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, PEI

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

Private Sector Trustees

Walid Aldoori MD MPA ScD
Medical Director
Wyeth Consumer Healthcare Inc.
Mississauga, ON

Wendy Arnott PharmD MBA
Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs
Pepsi – QTG Canada
Mississauga, ON

Sherry Casey
Senior Director, Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs
George Weston Ltd. – home of Loblaw Co. and Weston Foods Inc.
Brampton, ON

Calla Farn
Vice President, Government, Public Relations & Corporate Affairs
McCain Foods (Canada)
Florenceville-Bristol, NB

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): Theresa Glanville
Vice-Chairs:
Public Trustee: Mary Sue Waisman
Private Trustee: Wendy Arnott
Secretary: Paul Boisvert
Treasurer: Sherry Casey