Board of Directors 2023
From the beginning, the purpose of AANS was to develop and support the current and future sea farmers within the Province; to this day the Association holds these same standards. The 15-member board of directors and science advisors represent the mutual interest of all the aquaculture businesses within the Province.
Executive Committee
President
Michelle Samson, Premium Seafood Group
Secretary
Melissa Rommens, Sustain Aqua
Past President
Nolan d’Eon, D’Eon Oyster Company Ltd.
Vice President
Jeff Nickerson, Cooke Aquaculture
Treasurer
Jonathan Gagne, Enterprises Shippigan Ltd.
Board Members
Rod Beresford, Lochmore Oyster Farm
Jesse Fortune, Bill & Stanley Oyster Company Ltd.
Steen Gunderson, BBI Group
Charlene LeBlanc, LeBlanc Seeded Lines.
Leah Lewis-McCrea, Centre for Marine Applied Research
Ernie Porter, Town Point Oysters
Norma Prosper, Paq’tnkek Mi’kmaw Nation.
Andrea Ward, Acadian Seaplants Ltd.
Science Advisors
- Stefanie Colombo, Dalhousie University
- Scott Jeffrey, Dalhousie University
