LAC-T - Key Persons


Allison Fleming

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Genetic Evaluation Services

Annie Langlois

Job Titles:
  • Regional Manager, North of Quebec

Audrey Lacroix

Job Titles:
  • Research Professional in Dairy Production and Environment

BARBARA PAQUET

Job Titles:
  • Chairman / Producer from Saint - Côme - Linière

Ben Loewith

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Producer

Bob Reck

Job Titles:
  • Regional Manager, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba

Brian Van

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team

Brian Van Doormaal

Job Titles:
  • CHIEF SERVICES OFFICER

Brooke McNeil

Job Titles:
  • Knowledge Transfer Specialist

Bruna Mion

Job Titles:
  • Dairy Production Expert - Nutrition and Herd Management

Caroline Martel

Job Titles:
  • Regional Manager, Eastern Ontario

Christine Paquet

Job Titles:
  • Regional Director - Sales & Services - Western Quebec

Clément-Guy Bernard - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR of HUMAN RESOURCES

Colin Lynch


Daniel Foy

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder and CEO of AgriGates.Io

Daniel Gobeil

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Producer

Daniel Lefebvre - COO

Job Titles:
  • CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
  • Co - Founder and CEO of AgriGates.Io
  • Media

Daniel Warner

Job Titles:
  • Data Analyst

Dominic Bélanger

Job Titles:
  • Director of Business Development and Customer Service

Dominique Maxime

Job Titles:
  • Production Expert in Sustainability and Environment

Doug Peart

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Producer

Dr. Claude Robert

Job Titles:
  • Research

Dr. Michael Lohuis

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team

Drew Spencer

Job Titles:
  • Regional Manager, West - Central and Northern Ontario

Débora Santschi

Job Titles:
  • Director of Innovation and Development

Elouise Molgat

Job Titles:
  • Veterinario Asesor

Filippo Miglior

Job Titles:
  • Adjunct Professor at University of Guelph
  • Senior Advisor, Genetic Strategic Initiatives
In addition to his role at Lactanet Canada. Filippo is also Adjunct Professor at University of Guelph. Filippo is former Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President, Innovation and Programs at Ontario Genomics in Toronto. He was also Chief of Research and Strategic Development at the Canadian Dairy Network (now Lactanet), and Research Scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Prior to his time in Guelph, Filippo was R&D Manager at the Italian Holstein Association in Italy. A renowned geneticist and scientist, Filippo has led groundbreaking research in animal breeding overseeing large research projects and teams of graduate students and researchers. Filippo is the recepient of various prestigious awards including the ASAS Rockefeller Prentice Award and the ADSA Lush Award. Since 2014, Filippo serves as Secretary of the Permanent International Committee of WCGALP (World Conference of Genetics Applied to Livestock Productions). Dr. Miglior is Past-President of Canadian Society of Animal Science, and Editor-in-Chief of Canadian Journal of Animal Science. Filippo's extensive writing includes authoring 3 book chapters, over 150 scientific articles, and 600 conference proceedings. Filippo Miglior obtained his Ph.D. in Animal Genetics from the University of Guelph, and Laurea Degree in Animal Science from University of Milan, Italy.

François Labelle

Job Titles:
  • Expert in Organic Milk Production

FRIDO HAMOEN

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

GABRIEL BELZILE

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR / Producer from St - Clément

Gabriella Condello

Job Titles:
  • Student, University of Guelph

Geneviève Clermont

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR MARKETING and COMMUNICATIONS

George Clyde

Job Titles:
  • National Director Information Technology

Gert Schrijver

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Chairman, DFC, Producer )

Gervais Bisson

Job Titles:
  • Dairy Production Expert in Robotic Milking & Strategic Advisor

Hannah Sweett

Job Titles:
  • Knowledge Transfer Advisor - Genetics Portfolio

Harm Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Producer

Harold Kress

Job Titles:
  • Regional Manager, South - Western Ontario

Harold Sweetnam

Job Titles:
  • Producer
  • DIRECTOR / Producer from Winkler

Isabelle Morin

Job Titles:
  • Dairy Herd Health Coordinator

Janusz Jamrozik

Job Titles:
  • Research Geneticist
Born and raised in Poland, Janusz has over 40 years of experience in research, industry implementations, and teaching in the field of quantitative genetics, animal breeding and statistics. His areas of expertise are dairy and beef cattle, genetic and genomic evaluation, parameter estimation, mixed linear and non-linear models, Bayesian methods, statistical analysis, computing, and large-scale data processing. He is the author of more than 350 research papers, book chapters, conference abstracts and technical reports. He is responsible for the development and implementation of Canadian and international genetic/genomic evaluations for dairy cattle, among others: Canadian Test-Day Model for production traits, Canadian model for female reproductive traits; Lactanet genetic evaluations for resistance to mastitis, metabolic diseases and fertility disorders; and hoof health and feed efficiency evaluations. Janusz has been a valued member of the CDN/Lactanet team since 2014 and is also an adjunct Professor at CGIL, University of Guelph.

Jay Shannon

Job Titles:
  • Industry

Jean-Marc Neilson

Job Titles:
  • National Sales and Services Director

Jean-Philippe Laroche

Job Titles:
  • Dairy Production Expert in Nutrition & Forage

Jeff Gunn

Job Titles:
  • Regional Manager, Atlantic Provinces

Jeromy Ten Hag

Job Titles:
  • Senior DairyComp Product Specialist

Jessica St John

Job Titles:
  • Dairy Production Professional - Comfort & Welfare

JON WYNANDS

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR / Producer from Cardinal, on

Josée Bordeleau

Job Titles:
  • NATIONAL LABORATORY DIRECTOR

Julie Frigon

Job Titles:
  • Regional Director - Sales & Service - Chaudière - Appalaches

Karol Gilberto Solano Suarez

Job Titles:
  • Student, at University of Montreal

KORB WHALE

Job Titles:
  • VICE - CHAIR / Producer from Alma, on

Laura Solano


Mackayla de Kwant

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager

Mario Séguin

Job Titles:
  • Dairy Production Expert - Milk Recording and Data Management

Mazen Bahadi

Job Titles:
  • Spectral Data Expert

MICHEL ROBERT

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR / Producer from St - Bruno De Guigues

Michela Arbuthnott

Job Titles:
  • Administration, Board Support & ProAction

Mike West

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Industry Standards Committee

Mélissa Lalonde

Job Titles:
  • DFC Traceability Coordinator
  • Senior Advisor, Traceability

Nancy Tedford

Job Titles:
  • Atlantic

Neil Petreny - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Nicole Sillett

Job Titles:
  • Action Program Manager

Pascal Lemire

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Industry Standards Committee

Paul Stewart

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Industry Standards Committee

Pete Sullivan

Job Titles:
  • Senior Geneticist & Genetic Systems Leader
Holding multiple degrees from the University of Guelph, Peter has been active on the genetic evaluation scene in Canada for more than 30 years, developing genetic programs and services for Canada's sheep, beef and dairy industries. Joining Canadian Dairy Network (CDN) as a research scientist in 2005, he now works on genetic systems and new innovations for Lactanet. Dr. Sullivan also works closely with Interbull and an international network of scientists in the genetic and genomic evaluation community. Peter's main areas of specialty include computer programming and complex models for national and international genetic and genomic evaluation systems.

Peter Boersen

Job Titles:
  • Services Manager

Philippe Dubé

Job Titles:
  • Herd Management Software Manager

PIERRE LAMPRON

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR / Producer from Saint - Boniface

René Lacroix

Job Titles:
  • Ing.

Rob McTaggart - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Finance
  • DIRECTOR of FINANCES

Robert Moore

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Manager

Rodrigo Molano

Job Titles:
  • Heifer Nutrition and Management

Roland Lambert

Job Titles:
  • Regional Manager

Ron Hurtubise

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Sales and Services

Saranya Narayana

Saranya Narayana's passion for agriculture was ignited during her undergraduate studies, where she earned a BSc in Animal Science and Fisheries from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Her journey in animal genetics led her to Canada, where she refined her expertise by completing an MSc in Animal Breeding and Genetics at the University of Guelph in 2016 and a PhD in Veterinary Medical Sciences, specializing in Animal Breeding and Genetics, from the University of Calgary in 2023. Dr. Narayana joined Lactanet in 2022 as a geneticist, bringing over a decade of experience in animal breeding and genetics. Her expertise spans quantitative genetics, genomics, and epidemiology with work focusing on leveraging genetics to enhance cattle breeding.

Sartaj Sarkaria

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team

Simon Dufour

Job Titles:
  • Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal

Simon Jetté-Nantel

Job Titles:
  • Economist

TOM PASCO

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR / Producer from Williamstown, on

Tony Meyer

Job Titles:
  • Regional Manager, British Columbia

Valérie Tremblay

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor, Genetics and Centre of Expertise

Vicky Morrison

Job Titles:
  • Producer

WIM VAN DE BRAKE

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

Ėmie Désilets

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team