Name | Title | Phone | Area of Responsibility |
Philippa Rodrigues
E-mail: philippa.rodrigues@gov.ab.ca | Director | 780-427-2799 |
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Lorraine Kohlman
E-mail: lorraine.kohlman@gov.ab.ca | Section Administrator | 780- 422-3771 |
- Administrative support to the Economics Section
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Zoia Komirenko
E-mail: zoia.komirenko@gov.ab.ca | Senior Agricultural Economist | 780- 422-5027 |
- Economic modelling and research, including economic impact analyses of irrigation development issues, crop and livestock diseases and trade issues.
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Anatoliy Oginskyy
E-mail: anatoliy.oginskyy@gov.ab.ca | Senior Production Economist | 780-427-5390 |
- Economics of beef production
- Farm finance
- Business and risk management
- Applied economic research
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders
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Emmanuel Laate
E-mail: emmanuel.laate@gov.ab.ca | Senior Crop Economist | 780-422-4054 |
- Provincial production economics research for horticulture, specialty crops and beekeeping
- Economic information and expertise
- Competitiveness in primary and value-added agriculture and agri-food
- Evaluate industry competitiveness
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Manglai
E-mail: ml.manglai@gov.ab.ca | Production Crops Economist | 780-422-4056 |
- Production economics for grains and oilseeds
- Applied economic research and analysis
- Agri-Profit$ for crops – benchmarks and budgets
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders
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Anne Huennemeyer
E-mail:anne.huennemeyer@gov.ab.ca | Research Economist | 780-422-2903 |
- Agricultural economic research
- Research on opportunities in the value-added industry
- Leads economic feasibility studies
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Olu Oyewumi
E-mail: olu.oyewumi@gov.ab.ca | Economic Modeller | 780-422-3945 |
- Provide economic modelling expertise and leadership to the Ministry and agri-food industry
- Conduct applied economic research and analysis
- Develop and maintain economic models
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Pauline VanBiert
E-mail: pauline.vanbiert@gov.ab.ca | Research Analyst | 780-415-2153 |
- Annual dairy cost study
- Coordinate AgriProfit$ cost of production studies for crops, livestock and specialty crops
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Ann Boyda
Email: ann.boyda@gov.ab.ca | Livestock Economist | 780-422-4088 |
- Applied economic research on livestock and meat value-chains
- Cost of production research on cow/calf, feedlot, sheep and hog industries in Alberta
- Applied research on various livestock related topics
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Shukun Guan
Email: shukun.guan@gov.ab.ca | Research Analyst | 780-415-2154 |
- Develop new modules/software programs
- Modify and revise current programs
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