Erna Ference
Ms. Ference is currently chair of the Alberta Chicken Producers and during her time with this organization she has served on several committees. She acted as chair of the Joint Venture Group, ensuring the implementation and delivery of the On-Farm Food Safety Assurance Program, and chair of the Western Provinces, which deliberate about and collaborate on issues that affect the industry.Nationally, Erna has been a director with the Chicken Farmers of Canada and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. Erna’s background includes working in the legal and oil and gas industries and she is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Certified Management Accountant.
Philip Hughes
As a leader in Canada’s energy sector for the past 25 years, Mr. Hughes has served as president and chief executive officer of five energy companies across Canada and has extensive North American and international experience. Currently, he also serves as Chairman of Naikun Wind Energy Group Inc. and of Kineticor Resources Inc., and is on the Boards of Instream Energy Systems Corp. and Beothuk Energy.Philip has extensive corporate, public sector and not-for-profit board and governance experience and has served on a number of corporate, community, partnership and association boards both in Canada and internationally.
