A true driving force in Canada's food and beverage sector, Jennefer Griffith is widely recognized for her visionary leadership in workforce development. As Executive Director of Food Processing Skills Canada, she has spearheaded transformative initiatives, consistently empowering businesses with cutting-edge programs and providing individuals with the essential resources to not just advance, but truly excel in their careers.

Kevin Elder’s career spans continents and industries, beginning as Vapour Heat Treatment Facility Manager at a mango plant in Australia—a role that sparked his enduring interest in food and beverage processing. Since joining Food Processing Skills Canada in 2017, Kevin has led the organization’s Labour Market Information initiatives, providing key data and insights to help shape national and regional workforce strategies. His work has strengthened FPSC’s position as a trusted industry voice, and he actively represents the organization on several advisory committees. Based in Ottawa, Kevin is also a lifelong sports enthusiast, bringing the same passion and focus to coaching and competing as he does to supporting Canada’s food processing sector.

Celine is a partner in the applied research firm, DPM Research Inc. Her consulting background over the past 25 years has consisted of working with a wide variety of public and private sector clients to support them with program development, implementation, and evaluation. She has been assisting FPSC with their labour market information and ongoing evaluation research for approximately 10 years. Celine is trained at the doctoral level as a behavioural scientist with expertise in applied statistics, measurement, psychometric instrument design, and methodology development (PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Ottawa).