president & ceo

Timothy J. Kennedy
Timothy Kennedy brings a wealth of strategic and leadership experience in the non-profit, government and corporate sectors to the role of Executive Director of CAIA. After a period of time working in the non-profit sector and as an Advisor to the Official Opposition in Ottawa, he worked for ten years as a senior government relations consultant in Ottawa, advising clients in the natural resources and sustainability sectors, before being named in 2011 as Vice President, Government and Aboriginal Affairs for Spectra Energy, a Houston-based energy pipeline and delivery company. He served in this position for six years until beginning his role with CAIA in April 2017.

Staff

PRESIDENT & CEO
Timothy J. Kennedy

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Sheri Beaulieu

POLICY AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS COORDINATOR
Aimee Rae

FINANCE & HR COORDINATOR
Lynn Gingras

Board of Directors

Elizabeth Barlow
Cermaq Canada

Jeff Bishop
Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia

Cyr Couturier
Aquaculture Scientist

Britta Fiander
Genome Atlantic

Bradley George
Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association

Savanna Higgins
Ontario Aquaculture Association

Larry Johnson
Nuu chah nulth Seafood

Brian Kingzett
BC Salmon Farmers Association

Steve Langley
Atlantic Aqua Farms Ltd.

Lucas Linkletter
Raspberry Point Oysters

Jason McGrattan
Merck Animal Health

Gordon McLellan
Mac’s Oysters

Richard Moccia
Aquaculture Centre, University of Guelph

Michael Ness
Zoetis Canada

Mia Parker
Mowi Canada West

Nico Prins
BC Shellfish Growers Association

Joel Richardson
Cooke Aquaculture Ltd.

Tim Rundle
Creative Salmon Co. Ltd.

Cyrus Singh
K'awat'si Shellfish

Trevor Stanley
Skretting North America

Tom Taylor
Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association

Wendy Vandersteen
Taplow Feeds

Peter Warris
PEI Aquaculture Alliance

Jennifer Woodland
Cermaq Canada

Isaac Yun
Cargill Canada