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Contacts

Staff Member	Job Title	Location*	Phone Number
Marney James	Director, FSQ Branch	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3058 fx. 604 556-3117
Pat Meints	Office Manager	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3065 fx. 604 556-3117
Sarah Nash	Administrative Assistant	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3055 fx. 604 556-3117
Rosemary Pede	Manager, Finance & Administration F/P/T Programs	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3042 fx. 604 556-3117
Elizabeth Margerison	A/Administrative Assistant	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3076 fx. 604 556-3117

Plant Health Unit

Staff Member	Job Title	Location*	Phone Number
Leslie MacDonald	Manager, Plant Health Unit	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3064 fx. 604 556-3117
Michael Betts	Weed Specialist	Victoria	ph. 250 356-1533 fx. 250 387-5130
Tracy Hueppelsheuser	Entomologist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3031 fx. 604 556-3030
Maria Jeffries	Plant Health Coordinator	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3127 fx. 604 556-3154
Gayle Jesperson	Plant Pathologist	Kelowna	ph. 250 861-7228 fx. 250 861-7490
Vippen Joshi	Plant Diagnostic Pathologist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3128 fx. 604 556-3154
John Pethybridge	A/Minor Use Pesticide Coordinator	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3028 fx. 604 556-3117
Hugh Philip	Entomologist	Kelowna	ph. 250 861-7230 fx. 250 861-7490
David Ralph	Weed Technologist	Kamloops	ph. 250 371-6062 fx. 250 828-4631
Siva Sabaratnam	Plant Pathologist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3029 fx. 604 556-3117
Madeline Waring	Pesticide Specialist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3027 fx. 604 556-3030

Food Safety and Quality Unit

Staff Member	Job Title	Location*	Phone Number
Bill Weismiller	Manager, FSQ Unit	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3062 fx. 604 556-3117
Sean McKenzie	FSQ Systems Specialist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3085 fx. 604 556-3117
Navneet Gill	Food Safety and Quality Advisor	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3079 fx. 604 556-3117
Alison Speirs	Food Safety and Quality Specialist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3091 fx. 604 556-3117
Vacant	Food Safety and Quality Specialist	Abbotsford

Livestock Health Management and Regulation Unit

Staff Member	Job Title	Location*	Phone Number
Merv Wetzstein	Manager, Livestock Health Management & Regulation Unit	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3013 fx. 604 556-3015
Daniela Bates	Apiculture Inspector	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3152 fx. 604 556-3117
Nancy de With	Veterinary Epidemiologist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3018 fx. 604 556-3015
Lynette Hare	Data Coordinator	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3093 fx. 604 556-3015
Roger Pannett	Dairy Inspector	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3017 fx. 604 556-3015
Jane Pritchard	Public Health Vet. 3	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3066 fx. 604 556-3015
Debi Sand	Operations Coordinator	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3014 fx. 604 556-3015
Paul van Westendorp	Apiculture Specialist	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3129 fx. 604 556-3030
Josh Waddington	Baseline Data Project Coordinator	Abbotsford	ph. 604 556-3033 fx. 604 556-3015
Vacant	Health Mgmt. Vet. 2	Abbotsford
Vacant	Quality Assurance Officer	Abbotsford
Apiary Inspectors (Please contact Daniela Bates or Paul van Westendorp to locate the apiary inspector for your area.)

*Office Mailing Addresses

Abbotsford	BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands Abbotsford Agriculture Centre 1767 Angus Campbell Road Abbotsford BC V3G 2M3
Kelowna	BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands 1690 Powick Road Kelowna BC V1X 7G5
Kamloops	BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands 162 Oriole Road Kamloops BC V2C 4N7
Victoria	BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands PO Box 9120, STN PROV GOVT Victoria, BC V8W 9B4

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