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COABC - Directors and Alternates

Co-President – Susan Snow – FVOPA
Co-President – Rebecca Kneen – NOOA
Treasurer – Fred Danenhower – PACS
Secretary – Arzeena Hamir – IOPA

BCARA – British Columbia Association for Regenerative Agriculture

Chris Bodnar
8550 Bradner Rd, Abbotsford, BC, V4X 2H5
Tel: (604) 857-0017
Email: glenvalleychris(a)gmail.com

Alternate:
Michael Hale
2-46360 Valleyview Rd
Tel: 604-824-0800
Email: sunfolk(a)gmail.com


Bio-Dynamic – Bio-Dynamic Agricultural Society of British Columbia

Gabe Cipes
4870 Chute Lake Rd, Kelowna, BC V1W 4M3
Tel: (250) 764-8000
Email: gabecipes(a)gmail.com

Alternate:
David Avery/Mary Forstbauer
28450 King Rd, Abbotsford, BC, V4X 1B1/ 49350 Prairie Central Rd, Chilliwack, BC, V2P 6H3
Tel: (604) 857-4188/(604) 794-3999
Email: david(a)lotuslandvineyards.com/bcbiod(a)yahoo.ca


BOPA – Boundary Organic Producers Association

Roly Russell
5800 Edwards Rd, Grand Forks, BC V0H 1H9
Tel: (250) 442-5840
Email: rolyrussell(a)gmail.com

Alternate:
Sheila Dobie
6515 Spencer Rd, Grand Forks, BC, V0H 1H5
Tel: (250) 442-8583
Email: boundaryfarms(a)gmail.com


FVOPA – Fraser Valley Organic Producers

Susan Snow – (2013 Co-President)
1404 53A St, Tsawwassen, BC, V3M 3E6
Tel: (778) 434-5031 Fax: (778) 434-5032
Email: snowfarms(a)dcc.net

Alternate:
Doug Luder
7178 Vantage Way, Delta, BC, V4G 1K7
Tel: 604-952-7078 Fax: 604-952-7077
Email: doug(a)olympicdairy.com


IOPA – Islands Organic Producers Association

Arzeena Hamir – (2013 Secretary)
2641 Kirby Rd, Courtenay, BC V9J 1T3
Tel: (250) 702-5657
Email: arzeenahamir(a)shaw.ca

Alternate:
Randy Pearson
5760 Oldfield Rd, Victoria, BC, V9E 2A5
Tel/Fax: (250) 658-2585
Email: rn_pearson(a)shaw.ca


KOGS – Kootenay Organic Growers Society

Ruth Fraser
1983 Glade Rd, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4R6
Tel: (250) 399-6007
Email: whiggedout(a)hotmail.com

Alternate:
Jeanine Powell
RR1 S4 C6, Fruitvale, BC, V0G 1L0
Tel: (250) 637-9955
Email: earthyorganics(a)telus.net


LEOGA – Living Earth Organic Growers

Sarah Martin
172 Sumac Rd, Cawston, BC, V0X 1C3
Tel/Fax: (250) 499-5379
Email: mariposaorganicfarm(a)nethop.net

Alternate:
Clive Johnson/Jordan Marr
RR S14 C9/4855 MacKinnon Rd, Naramata/Peachland, BC, V0H 1N0/V0H 1X2
Tel: (250) 496-5616/(250) 767-9132
Email: johnsons(a)vip.net/jordan.marr(a)gmail.com


NOOA – North Okanagan Organic Association

Rebecca Kneen – (2013 Co-President)
706 Elson Rd, Sorrento, BC, V0E 2W1
Tel: (250) 675-4122
Email: rebecca(a)crannogales.com

Alternate:
Matt Thurston
8090 Hwy 97, Lake Country, BC, V4V 1P9
Tel: (250) 864-8640
Email: thurston_matt(a)hotmail.com


PACS – Pacific Agricultural Certification Society

Fred Danenhower – (2013 Treasurer)
2193 Newton Rd, Cawston, BC, V0X 1C1
Tel: (250) 499-2577
Email: danenhower(a)nethop.net

Terra Park
PO Box 2146, Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0
Tel: (250) 837-3299
Email: terrafirmafarms(a)gmail.com

Charlie Lasser
PO Box 861, Chetwynd, BC, V0C 1J0
Tel: 250-788-2790 Fax: 250-788-2775

Annamarie Klippenstein
2200 Ferko Rd, Cawston, BC V0X 1C2
Tel: (250) 499-2050
Email: kevinannamarie(a)nethop.net

Eric von Krosigk
4870 Chute Lake Rd, Kelowna, BC, V1W 4M3
Tel: (250) 764-8000
Email: eric(a)summerhill.bc.ca

Andrea Turner
2080 Ritchie Dr, Cawston, BC V0X 2C0
Tel: (250) 499-2882
Email: aturner(a)nethop.net


Alternate:
Rob Wesson
PO Box 771, Coombs, BC V0R 1M0
Tel: (250) 248-7312
Email: karmacoffee(a)shaw.ca

Alternate:
Gay Hahn
5805 Wales St, Vancouver, BC, V5R 3N5
Tel: (604) 434-2434
Email: gayhahn(a)avalondairy.com

Alternate:
Linda Edwards
757 Riordan Ave, Cawston, BC, V0X 1C2
Tel: (250) 499-5303
Email: ledwards(a)nethop.net


SOOPA – Similkameen Okanagan Organic Producers Association

Felix Boulais
2568 Upper Bench Rd, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0
Tel/Fax: (250) 499-9340
Email: jfboulais(a)closdusoliel.ca

Alternate:
Corey Brown
382 VLA Rd, Cawston, BC, V0X 1C1
Tel: (250) 499-9044
Email: blackbirdorganics(a)gmail.com


STOPA – Shuswap Thompson Organic Producers Association

Ed Basile
3390 E. Shuswap Rd, Kamloops, BC, V2H 1T1
Tel: (250) 573-2934
Email: basiles(a)telus.net

Alternate:
Ron Coghlan/Mendel Rubinson/David Comrie
Box 11, Lytton, BC, V0K 1Z0/PO Box 219, Kamloops, BC, V0K 2J0/4985 Westsyde Rd, Kamloops, BC, V2B 8N5
Tel: (250) 455-2392/(250) 373-2312/(250) 579-9617
Email: roncoghlan(a)gmail.com/prubinson(a)hotmail.com


Ministry of Agriculture
Fiona Cubitt – (ex-officio)
PO Box 9120 STN PROV GOVT, Victoria, BC, V8W 9B4
Tel: (250) 387-9595 fiona.cubitt(a)gov.bc.ca

British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) (Associate Member)
Farm Animal Welfare Department
1245 East 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5T 1R1
Tel:  604-681-7271 or 1-800-665-1868 Fax: 604 681-7022 farminfo(a)spca.bc.ca

Consumer/Environment Representative
BC Food Systems Network

Jen Cody
46 Robarts St, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 2S4
Tel: (250) 753-3070 jenandbearit(a)gmail.com

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