Board of Directors
- Nettie Cronish
- Eric Crowell
- Eric Denhoff
- Naji Harb
- John Kay Chair
- Martin Mroz, Treasurer
- Nick Orton
To contact the Board of Directors, write to chair
fairtrade [dot] ca.
Nettie Cronish, Toronto, ON
Natural Foods Chef, Cookbook Author and Culinary Instructor. Chair of Women’s Culinary Network, Ontario. Chef and Media Spokesperson for national Soyfoods company, Food writer and Event Planner. Roasts her own coffee.
Appointment: September 2005
Eric Crowell, Halifax, NS
Appointment: June 2011
Eric Denhoff, Victoria, BC
Eric Denhoff is Chief Negotiator for the Government of Canada's Treaty Office in British Columbia. He is Chairman of InterSearch Canada, an executive search partnership. He previously served as a Deputy Minister and Crown Corp. CEO in the Government of British Columbia and has served on several boards, including the National Capital Commission in Ottawa, BC Womens' Hospital in Vancouver and Greater Victoria Hospital Board and Hospice Victoria.
Appointment May 2008
Naji Harb, Ottawa, ON; Sao Paulo, Brazil
Appointment: June 2011
John Kay, Vancouver, BC (President)
John is Chief Executive Officer of the United Community Services Co-operative and Chair of the Board of The Affordable Sustainable Habitats Foundation. Prior to joining the United Community Services Co-operative, he held senior positions in the private and public sectors. He is a director of Fairtrade International, representing Labelling Initiatives, and chair of the Finance Committee. John is a Certified Management Accountant and holds an Executive MBA from the Segal Graduate School of Business at Simon Fraser University.
Appointment: October 2003
Martin Mroz, Burnaby, BC (Treasurer)
Appointment: June 2011
Nick Orton, Sointula, BC
Current: Manager, Sointula Wild Seafoods & Smokehouse; Director/Past President Sointula Co-operative Association; . Previous: Board Member/Vice-Presiden OTA, Founding member/Regional Director Canadian Worker Co-op Federation, Director/Vice-President Cdn. Organic Advisory Board , 2002 IFOAM world exhibition chair, General Manager PSC Natural Foods and Ports West International, Founding Director: House Savers Workers Co-op, Springridge Housing Co-op, Fernwood Food Co-op (Victoria, BC).
Appointment: May 2008
Organizational affiliations are for identification purposes only.