NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
TO:
ALL ACTIVE AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
B.C. PRODUCE MARKETING ASSOCIATION
You are cordially invited to attend B.C. Produce Marketing Association’s Annual General meeting.
Please find attached the Proxy Ballot and Board of Directors Nominee Bios.
Date:
WEDNESDAY-- APRIL 8, 2015
PLACE:
BALL ROOM B--MAIN LEVEL
EXECUTIVE INN
4201-- LOUGHEED HWY.
BURNABY, B.C.
TIME:
12:00noon
Luncheon
This meeting will include the election of a new Board of Directors (4-Total) ---3-Active Members
& 1-Associate Member. It is important that you attend this AGM in order that your voice may be
heard with respect to B.C. Produce Marketing Associations’ annual election. In the event that you
are unable to attend this meeting would it be possible to arrange to have someone on your behalf
attend to vote and to participate in your absence.
We look forward to your attendance, would you please confirm your acceptance with Margie
Schurko email: [email protected] ,604-944-0179 and or fax 944-0535 .
RSVP
Attendee:______________________________ Company Name:__________________________
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Regards,
Rob Johnson, President
B.C. Produce Marketing Association
www.bcpma.com
BC Produce Marketing Association
Proxy Ballot for positions on the 2015/16 Board of Directors
Annual General Meeting - Wednesday, April 8, 2015
I, ________________________________________________________________________,
Principle (company) of
_________________________________________________________________
being a member in good standing of the BC Produce Marketing Association do hereby vote
for:
Candidate
(*Active Director)
Place an ”X“ in the box beside the candidate (s) you
are voting for
(vote for up to 3 candidates)
(bios attached as a separate document)
*Rob Johnson,
Country Grocer
*Colleen Goto,
Freshpoint
*Tony Romanelli,
Star Produce
*Samuel Chui,
Van-Whole Produce
*Craig McCulloch,
Westcoast Produce
Todd Patterson,
NewStar/Organic Girl
Associate Director
2015/2016
Signature: ___________________________________________
Please Fax to (604) 944-0535 Attention: Margie Schurko
OR
Please return to the address below on or before March 24th, 2015:
BC Produce Marketing Association
3662 Bracewell Place, Port Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7B7
Tel: (604) 944-0179
[email protected]
www.bcpm.com
BC Produce Marketing Association
2015/2016 Board of Director Nominees
BC Produce Marketing Association
604.944.0179
www.bcpma.com
COUNTRY GROCER
ROB JOHNSON
I have been a proud member of the B.C. Produce Marketing Association now for 11 years and on the Board of
Directors for the last 10 years. I have enjoyed the last 4 years as your Vice President and President this past year.
I am now up for re-election this year and very proud of all the wonderful projects that I have been a part of over
these years and this includes bringing you all our new website last year, working closely with CPMA launching
the new Half Your Plate program in B.C.. I have been your co-chair and now chair of ChildRun for 11 years. I have
been in the Produce Industry now for over 40 years and have worked in every part from Retail, Wholesale, Sales
& Marketing, Consulting and a Produce Director. I have also been working with all the Produce Growers in B.C.
in bringing their produce to my customers and in turn doing my part in increasing the consumption of produce
which has been always my goal for the BCPMA. I truly feel that we all still have so much more work to do in B.C.
and Canada to pass the passion of the Produce Industry on to the up and coming generations. So I am asking All
of you my very good friends and longtime associates to vote for me again in April.
FRESHPOINT
COLLEEN GOTO
Colleen Goto is Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Freshpoint Vancouver. She started at the formerly
known Pacific Produce Company 25 years ago as a part time employee while attending the University of B.C. After
graduating from U.B.C. she began with her first position, taking care of cruise ship sales, and now oversees sales
and marketing in both retail and food service for all Freshpoint Canada locations.
Colleen has been active in volunteering with B.C. Children’s hospital starting with her first years on the Childrun
committee to being a longtime standing member of the Festival of Trees committee. She is also committed to the
YWCA Crabtree Corner in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside which provides assistance to underserved women in
the area.
STAR PRODUCE LTD.
TONY ROMANELLI
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Director, Business Development Retail, Star Produce Ltd. (5 months)
Director Category Management Burnac Produce Ltd. (1 ½ years)
– 4 direct reports-Category Managers
– Accountable for 100MM in sales
Sobeys Inc. National Procurement (9 years)
– National Procurement Manager (coast to coast responsibility)
Produce (4 years), Meat and Seafood (2 years), Grocery (2 years)
In all departments, responsible for National contracts, all category plans, National costing, vendor development,
vendor performance, program development and private label development, category performance
Team lead for design, packaging, quality assurance, regulatory, product development, analytics
Sysco Foodservice (2 years)
– Operations Manager
Full unionized shift accountability of 150 people
5 Supervisors direct reports
Sobeys Inc (2 years)
– Operations Manager
Full unionized shift accountability of 90 people
3 Supervisors direct reports
Sure-Way International Inc. (12 years)
– Principal
Vertically integrated (ownership in part or whole): grower, distribution/warehousing/storage, produce broker,
truck broker, wholesale, retail, foodservice
Valdi Foods Inc. (3 years) Subsidiary of Miracle Foods
– Asst. Store Manager
– Store Manager
Dominion Stores (6 years)
– Produce/Grocery Clerk (Part Time)
– Started at 14 years old.
VAN-WHOLE PRODUCE LTD.
SAMUEL CHUI
Samuel is currently a District Sales Manager at Van-Whole Produce Ltd. He has been working in the produce
industry for the past 15 years. Prior to that, he was studying at OUC and completed his degree in Economics. He
has been a director with the BCPMA for the past 4 years and enjoys meeting and working with everyone in the
produce industry. When he’s not busy with work and the BCPMA, he likes to spend time with his family and take
part in various sport activities. He hopes to continue working with the BCPMA and serving their various non-profit
initiatives.
www.bcpma.com
WESTCOAST PRODUCE
CRAIG MCCULLOCH
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9 years as Director of Produce Operations for Buy-Low Foods.
Westcoast Produce Langley BC and Associated Grocers, Calgary Alberta
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6 Years Produce Buyer
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10 Years Canada Safeway Store Manager
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5 Years Retail Produce Manager
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36 years total in the Grocery/Produce Business
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Married with 4 children
BC Produce Marketing Association
2015/2016 Associate Director
NEWSTAR/ORGANIC GIRL
TODD PATTERSON
This is exciting for me as I was able to live and work in British Columbia for 10+ years. To this day, I continue my
love of this province by being present in the BC community at least once every 6 weeks.
I have held numerous positions in the produce industry at the National and International levels and continue to
work with growers from around the world to find best practices and new ideas. I have grown up in agriculture
(family farm), I understand the need for education, promotion and “giving back” (to the earth, communities and
people).
I currently operate my own produce marketing company, assisting suppliers from Canada with issues in the USA
and assisting International growers/packers/producers with assistance in government relations, customs, sales
and marketing. I am also involved with CPMA (organizing its first official “annual hockey tournament” in Montreal).