Our five board members are responsible for the effective governance of the BC Chicken Marketing Board. Our Board Chair and two members are non-chicken growers appointed by the Government of BC by Order in Council. Two members are elected registered growers.
The Board consists of five members; three members, including the chair, are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council and two members are elected by the growers. The Board members are:
Kevin Klippenstein – Chair
Derek Janzen– Vice Chair
Jim Collins– Member
Ray Nickel – Member
Carol Paulson – Member
Each Board Member serves on a variety of committees to represent the BC Chicken Industry at a provincial and national level. These committees vary greatly and cover a wide variety of topics from Finance to Food Safety and even Emergency Response.
The Board Staff is responsible for the day to day operations of the BC Chicken Marketing Board under the direction of the Board of Directors. This includes completing the allocation every eight weeks, collecting grower levies, conducting On Farm Food Safety and Biosecurity Inspections, as well as keeping growers up to date on what’s new in the industry.
Woody Siemens – Executive Director
Christine Rickson – Executive Assistant
Cheryl Davie – Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Analysis
Shawn Mallon – Manager of Administration
Kira Neu – Inspection Department
Dani Lane – Inspection Department
Karlie Erickson – Production Coordinator
Guzel Gafurova – Accountant
Debora Ferreira – Receptionist
About BCCMB: The British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board (BCCMB) is a non-profit agricultural commodity board that monitors and regulates the production and marketing of chicken in British Columbia. Every year we licence over 325 broiler quota holders in BC and 15 primary poultry processors. We also provide permits to approximately 200 small-lot holders who grow 2,000 birds or less.