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APPENDIX 4
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS TO THE CFIA
LESSONS LEARNED REVIEW

15 April 2005

Focus Groups for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

Lessons Learned Review:

The CFIA’s Response to the 2004 Avian Influenza Outbreak in B.C.

Eight focus group sessions were conducted in both Ottawa and British Columbia as part of the preparation of the Lessons Learned Review.

The following groups participated in the Ottawa focus group sessions:

· CFIA — Avian Influenza Executive Group (Section 1)

· CFIA — National Emergency Response Team (Section 2)

· Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (Section 3)

· National Poultry Industry Associations (Section 4)

· Laboratories — CFIA and B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (Section 5)

The following groups participated in the British Columbia focus groups:

· CFIA — Area Emergency Response Team (Section 6)

· B.C. Poultry Industry Associations (Section 7)

· CFIA/Health Canada Joint Session with B.C. Partners (Section 8)

In addition to the focus groups, directed interviews were conducted with senior managers from the CFIA, as well as Health Canada and the Privy Council Office (Section 9).

Section 1

Avian Influenza Lessons Learned Initiative

Ottawa Focus Group with CFIA - AI Executive Group Invitees

Date: Monday Sept. 13, 2004
Location: CFIA HQ

Name	Title
Richard B. Fadden	President, CFIA
Dr. André Gravel	Executive Vice-President
Dr. Brian Evans	Chief Veterinary Officer of Canada
Robert Carberry	Vice-President, Programs
Peter Brackenridge	Vice-President, Operations
Dr. Judith Bosse	Vice-President, Science
Sandra Lavinge	Executive Director, Public Affairs
Paul Haddow	Executive Director, International Affairs
Gloria Mintah	Legal Counsel, Legal Services
Fiona Spencer	Vice-President, Human Resources
Kristine Stolarik	Executive Director, Liaison, Preparedness and Policy Coordination
Bill Anderson	Acting Director, Animal Health and Production Division
Doug Steadman	Executive Director, Atlantic Area, Operations
Jim Clark	Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animal Health and Production
Marnie Ascott	Executive Assistant to President

Section 2

Avian Influenza Lessons Learned Initiative
Ottawa Focus Group Invitees
CFIA National Emergency Response Team (NERT)

Date: Friday Sept. 3, 2004

Representative	Branch/Title
Jim Clark	Senior Staff Veterinarian, Program Network
Carolyn Inch	National Manager, Animal Health Program
Gary Thiessen	Acing Chief, Meat Programs
Doug Steadman	Executive Director, Atlantic Area, Operations
Shane Morris	Operations Coordination Officer, Operations Coordination
Denis Allard	Senior Medical Advisor, Science
Denis Guitor	Manager, Office of Emergency Management
Lorraine Maissonneuve (for Wayne Outhwaite)	Director, Human Resources Operations Division
Matt Gaetz	Administrative Coordinator, Operations Coordination
Steve Palisek	Operations Coordination Officer, Operations Coordination
Sophie Bainbridge (alternate for Gary Paradis)	Manager, Monitoring and Financial Policy
Christianne Poirier	Chief Information Officer
Ward Chickoski	Director, Corporate Communications: Public Affairs
Jane Dudley	Legal Counsel, Legal Services
Claudine Page	Bilateral Relations Officer, International Affairs
Gilles Dulac	Senior Veterinarian, Disease Control

Section 3

Avian Influenza Lessons Learned Initiative
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC)
Focus Group Invitees

PSEPC Official	Title
Cameron Bouchard	Geomatics Officer
Donovan Arnaud	Director, Plans and Readiness Division, Operations Branch
Natalie Dole	Analyst, Incident Analysis
Richard Sarabura	Senior Programs Officer
Paul Crober	A/ Regional Director

Section 4

Avian Influenza Lessons Learned Initiative
National Industry Associations Invitees

	Representative	Organization
1.	Kristine Stolarik	CFIA
2.	Paul Haddow	Executive Director, International Affairs
3.	Ed De Jong	Canadian Broiler Hatching Egg Marketing Agency
4.	Bryan Walton	Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors
5.	Peter Clarke	Canadian Egg Marketing Agency
6.	Giuseppe Caminiti	Canadian Poultry & Egg Processors Council
7.	Stephanie Jones	Canadian Restaurant and Food Services Association
8.	Phil Boyd	Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency
9.	Lisa Bishop	Chicken Farmers of Canada
10	Robert de Valk	Further Poultry Processors Association of Canada
11	Matt Taylor	Canadian Animal Health Coalition

Section 5

Avian Influenza Lessons Learned Initiative
Laboratory Focus Group Invitees

Tuesday August 24, 2004
10:30-1:00

Representatives	Organization/Branch
Liz Singh	CFIA - Science, Laboratories Directorate
Paul Kitching	CFIA - National Center for Foreign Animal Disease
Peter Wright	CFIA - National Center for Foreign Animal Disease
Ron Lewis	Director, BC MAFF, Abbotsford
Grant Maxie	CFIA - Laboratories Directorate
Stephen Norman	CFIA - Science - Biosecurity/Transport
Gilles Dulac	CFIA - Programs
Christine Power	CFIA - Epidemiology
Stuart Wilson	CFIA, Operations
Denis Guitor	CFIA, Liaison, Preparedness and Policy Coordination
Alice Bouffard	CFIA, Vet Biologics

Section 6

Avian Influenza Lessons Learned Initiative
British Columbia Focus Group Invitees

British Columbia Emergency Operations Centre (BCEOC)

Date: Thursday, Sep. 23, 2004
Location: Garibaldi Room, R/O, Burnaby, BC

	Representative	CFIA Branch/Position
1.	Phil Amundson	Operations - Executive Director
2.	Stuart Wilson	Operations - Regional Director
3.	Vance McEachren	Operations - Regional Director
4.	Dr. Ken Stepuchyn	Programs - Animal Health
5.	Dr. Wayne Lees	Programs - Epidemiologist
6.	Dr. Sandra Stephens	Programs
7.	Dr. Cornelius Kiley	Programs - Animal Health / Media Spokesperson
8.	Gaetan Levesque	Occupational Safety & Health
9.	Dr. Jim McClendon	Operations - Outbreak Field Manager
10.	Andrea Dropko	Duty Officer
11.	Bob Jackson	Duty Officer
12.	Bruce Clarkson	Operations - Field Supervisor
13.	Dave Zeust	Operations - Field Supervisor
14.	Gordon Zosiuk	Operations - Staff Coordination
15.	Dana Mosher	Operations - Lab logistics

Section 7

Avian Influenza Lessons Learned Initiative
British Columbia Focus Group

British Columbia Industry Associations Invitees

Date: Thursday Sept. 23, 2004
Location: CFIA Burnaby Regional Office

	Organization	Representative
1	Fraser Valley Association of Specialty Bird Producers	Everet Van Den Born Ken Falk Rob Donaldson
2	Poultry Industry Liaison at BCEOC	Marvin Friesen
3	BC Poultry Council	Ray Nickel
4	BC Egg Producers	Peter M. Whitlock Derek Jensen
5	BC Hatching Eggs	Jeff Regier George Gray
6	BC Chicken Marketing Board	Bill Vanderspek
7	BC Turkey Marketing Board	Les Burm
8	BC Poultry Processors	Bruce Arabsky Neil Ambrose, DVM
9	Agriculture Agri-Food Canada	John Berry
10	CFIA - Liason, Preparedness and Policy Coordination	Kristine Stolarik
11	CFIA - BC Emergency Operations Center	Stuart Wilson Vance McEachren Jim McClendon, DVM Phil Owen, DVM Andrea Dropko

Section 8

Avian Influenza Lessons Learned Initiative
British Columbia Focus Group

British Columbia Federal, Provincial, Municipal Partners
(Joint Session with Health Canada)

Date: Friday, Sept. 24, 2004
Location: Radisson Hotel Burnaby, BC

	Name	Title
Province of BC Ministry of Health
1	Dr. Perry Kendall	Provincial Health Officer
2	Wayne Dauphinee	Executive Director, Emergency Management
Province of BC Ministry of Solicitor General
3	Scott Patch	Provincial Emergency Program
4	Cam Filmer	Deputy Director, Provincial Emergency Program
Province of BC Public Affairs Bureau
5	Michelle Stewart	Manager and PIO for Ministry of Health
BC Centre for Disease Control
6	Dr. Danuta Skowronski	Epidemiologist
7	Aleina Tweed	Epidemiologist
8	Sally Greenwood	Manager, Public Information
9	Dr. Ray Copes	Medical Director, Environmental Health
10	Dr. Larry Copeland	Director, Food Protection Services
BC Fraser Health Authority
11	Dr. Andrew Larder	Medical Health Officer
12	Christine Halpert	Public Health Nurse
13	Dave Burgess	Manager, Emergency Planning and Management
Health Canada
14	Dr. Arlene King HC Co-chair	Director, Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases Div.
15	Bill Douglas	Interim Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
16	Dr. Philip Prendergast	Occupational Health Physician
17	Harsh Thakore	Regional Manager, Workplace Health and Public Safety
18	Dr. Art Davies	National Medical Advisor
19	Blair Parkhurst	Regional Director, Communications
20	Betsy MacKenzie	Regional Director, Population and Public Health
21	Cathy Sabiston	Director General, Workplace Health and Public Safety
22	Dr. Theresa Tam	Medical Epidemiologist, Respiratory Diseases Div.
23	Claude Giroux	Senior Policy Advisor, Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response
24	Jennifer Brioschi	Manager, Professional Services
25	Ruth Nicholson	Occupational Health Nurse
HRSDC
26	Marlene Yemchuk	Health & Safety Officer
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
27	Paul Crober	Regional Director
28	Bill White	NCI Coordinator
29	Natalie Dole	Director, Operations Emergency Management and National Security
City of Langley
30	Sheena Vivian
City of Abbotsford
31	Don Beer
BC Water, Land and Air Protection
32	Jennifer McGuire	Regional Manager
MAFF
33	Chris Zabek	Regional Agrologist, Fraser Valley North
34	Rick Van Kleeck	Waste Management Engineer, Abbotsford
35	Ron Lewis	Director, Animal Health Centre
AAFC
36	John Berry	Regional Director
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
37	Philip H. Amundson CFIA Co-chair	Executive Director, Operations-Western Area
38	Stuart Wilson	Regional Director, BC Mainland / Interior
39	Dr. Wayne Lees	Animal Health Program
40	Dr. Sandra Stephens	Animal Health Program
41	Dr. Ken Stepushyn	Animal Health Program
42	Dr. Cornelius Kiley	Program Network - West
43	D. Jim McClendon	Animal Health Veterinarian
44	Bob Jackson	Duty Officer, Regional Coordinator, BC Mainland / Interior
45	Andrea Dropko	Duty Officer, Inspection Manager, Fraser East, Abbotsford
46	Gaetan Levesque	National Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator
47	Dr. Denis Allard	Senior Medical Advisor

Section 9

CFIA Avian Influenza Lessons Learned Initiative
Other Directed Interviews

Name	Title
CFIA
Richard B. Fadden Dr. André Gravel	President Executive Vice-President
Dr. Bill Anderson Dr. Brian Evans	Director, Food of Animal Origin Division Chief Veterinary Officer
Doug Steadman Kathy Scott	Executive Director (Atlantic Area), Operations Operations Coordination
Phil Amundson and Stuart Wilson	Executive Director (Western Area) Operations Regional Director, (B.C.) Operations
Claudine Pagé	Bilateral Relations Officer, International Affairs
EXTERNAL PARTNERS
Health Canada Dr. Frank Plummer Dr. Arlene King	Acting Chief Public Health Officer Population and Public Health Branch Director Immunization and Respiratory Infections Division Population and Public Health Branch
Privy Council Office Anita Biguzs Ross Ezzeddin	Director of Operations Policy Analyst
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Gilles Lavoie	Senior Director General Operations Market and Industry Services Branch
USDA Dr. John Hahn and Barry Meade
International Trade Canada Geoff Adams	Deputy Director Technical Barriers and Regulations