Caroline Graham - President
NBSGA
BIO: Caroline is the Research and Development Coordinator (RDC) for the New Brunswick Salmon Growers Association, and one of four members of the Atlantic Canada Aquaculture Industry Research and Development Network. The ACAIRDN acts to initiate and coordinate aquaculture R&D in Atlantic Canada to reduce inter-provincial duplication and foster cooperation while serving to maintain communication of aquaculture R&D issues between industry, government and academic researchers. Caroline has been involved in many aspects of the salmon aquaculture industry in New Brunswick and Maine since 1992, and was employed by several major salmon farming companies prior to joining the NBSGA. She has a BSc from Dalhousie University.

Caroline serves on the Program Committee and Local Organizing Committee for Aquaculture Canada 2008.

Sybil Smith - Past President
NBSGA
BIO: Sybil Smith has been involved in the Aquaculture Industry for the past 17 years. She began her career in this industry as a sales representative for Atlantic Silver Coop. She then worked for Farm Credit Canada as the Office Manager until the office closed in 2001. For the past seven years she has been working for the New Brunswick Salmon Growers Association and at present is the Director of Operations.

Since becoming a member of the Aquaculture Fair she has been very much involved in all aspects of the different committees and was president for the past two years. Sybil not only is a member of the organizing committee for AquaFair, but also is a member of the Local Organizing Committee for Aquaculture Canada.

Kathy Cleghorn - Committee Member
New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture
BIO: After receiving a B.Sc.(Agr) from University of Guelph, Kathy got started in aquaculture at the Atlantic Salmon Federation. She has spent her aquaculture career back and forth between the lab and field. As a Fish Health Biologist with the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture, she presently does fish health surveillance at cage sites on a regular basis, taking samples of fish to be tested in the lab.

Kathy started working for the NB DAA in 1988, but took a break for 3 ½ years, 2 of which spent living and working in Brazil. She returned to NB DAA in 1992. We are thrilled to have her working with us on the AquaFair Committee.

Jennifer Bennett -
Cooke Aquaculture Inc.

Jennifer Butler - Committee Member
Cooke Aquaculture Inc.
BIO: Jennifer joins us from Cooke Aquaculture Inc. where she is employed as the Marketing and Communications Assistant. Having graduated from the University of New Brunswick in 2006 with a BBA as well as a distinction as a ‘2006 Graduating Leader’, Jennifer has 2 years relevant experience in her field, 1 of which has been dedicated exclusively to the Aquaculture industry.

Jennifer will be looking after Promotions and Advertising for AquaFair 2008

Shannon Keefe - Committee Member
Ocean Legacy Inc.

Betty Lord - Conference Coordinator