Executive
President
Younes Miar, PhD
Assistant Professor
Industry Research Chair in Mink Genomics
Dalhousie University
Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture
Haley Institute 100-1
58 River Road
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada B2N 5E3
Email: miar@dal.ca
Membership & Communications Committee Chair
Lee-Anne Huber, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Guelph
Department of Animal Biosciences
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
Email: huberl@uoguelph.ca
President-Elect
Obioha (Obi) Durunna, PhD
Livestock Research Scientist
Lakeland College Canada
5707 College Drive
Vermilion, Alberta, Canada T9X 1K5
Email: obioha.durunna@lakelandcollege.ca
Awards Program Chair
Devin Holman, PhD
Research Scientist
Lacombe Research and Development Centre
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
6000 C & E Trail, Lacombe, Alberta, T4L 1W1
Email: devin.holman@agr.gc.ca
Vice-President
Mohsen Jafarikia, PhD
Geneticist, Research & Development, Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement Inc.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Animal Biosciences
University of Guelph
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
Email: mjafarik@uoguelph.ca
Director-At-Large (Industry Rep)
Francesca Malchiodi, PhD
Research Geneticist
Semex Alliance
5653 ON-6, Guelph, Ontario N1H 6J2
Email: fmalchiodi@semex.com
Past-President
Oscar Lopez Campos
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Lacombe research and Development Centre
6000 C&E Trail
Lacombe, Alberta, Canada T4L 1W1
Email: oscar.lopezcampos@agr.gc.ca
Director-At-Large
Greg Penner, PhD
Associate Professor, U of S Centennial Enhancement Chair in Ruminant Nutritional Physiology
University of Saskatchewan
6D18 - Agriculture Building
Agriculture Building 51 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5A8
Email: greg.penner@usask.ca
Secretary/Treasurer
Stephanie Terry, PhD
Research Scientist, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
5403 1st Avenue South
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1J 4B1
Email: stephanie.terry@agr.gc.ca
Director-at-Large
Michael Steele, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Biosciences (ABSc)
University of Guelph
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
Email: masteele@uoguelph.ca
Eastern Director
Angela Canovas
University of Guelph
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
Email: acanovas@uoguelph.ca
Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Animal Science
Tim McAllister, PhD
Research Scientist, Ruminant Nutrition and Microbiology
Lethbridge Research and Development Centre
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
5403 1st Avenue South, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1J 4B1
Email: tim.mcallister@agr.gc.ca
Western Director
Nuria Prieto-Benavidas, PhD
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Lacombe Research Centre
6000 C&E Trail
Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, T4L 1W1
Email: nuria.prietobenavides@AGR.GC.CA
Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Animal Science
Greg Penner, PhD
Associate Professor, U of S Centennial Enhancement Chair in Ruminant Nutritional Physiology
University of Saskatchewan
6D18 - Agriculture Building
Agriculture Building 51 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5A8
Email: greg.penner@usask.ca
CSAS Executive Assistant
Jennifer Mitchell
Fitzgerald & Co.
195 St. David Street South
3rd Floor, Office 1, 2, 3
Fergus, ON N1M 2L4
Email: jennmitchell.tfio@bellnet.ca
Consultant Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Animal Science
Kees Plazier, PhD
Professor
Department of Animal Science - University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
Email: Kees.Plaizier@umanitoba.ca
Western Student Ambassador
Faith Omonijo
University of Alberta
Department of Animal Science
Agriculture/Forestry Centre, 5116 St and 85 Ave
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2R3
Email:
Eastern Student Ambassador
Amir Behrouzi
Department of Animal Science
McGill University
Macdonald Campus
211111 Lakeshore Road
Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada H9X 3V9
Email:
ASAS Staff Support
Membership Manager CSAS/Director of Meetings and Membership
Melissa Burnett
American Society of Animal Science
PO Box 7410
Champaign, Illinois, United States 61826-7410
Email: melissab@asas.org
CSAS Website Coordinator/ASAS Chief Operations Officer
Justin Bartlett
American Society of Animal Science
PO Box 7410
Champaign, Illinois, United States 61826-7410
Email: justinb@asas.org
Become a CSAS Member!
Membership is open to persons currently or previously employed in research, teaching, administration, extension, production, marketing, or otherwise interested in any field pertaining to the animal industry. There are three categories for membership including regular members, retired members, and student members (undergraduate or graduate). Student applicants must complete the education profile when signing up.
