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Brian Kerr

President of Ecologistics Research Services, Brian is a graduate of the University of Guelph. He holds an Honors Bachelor of Science (Crop Science) with an emphasis in Agronomy and Weed Science. Brian has 23 years of experience in the Crop Protection Industry with responsibilities in technical and product service, marketing, and sales with chemical companies and farm cooperatives. As Manager of Research and Development with Ecologistics Limited, Brian formed Ecologistics Research Services in 2000 to focus on the field of contract research. Brian provides leadership for the GLP program.
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Sarah Neals

Sarah has an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Western Ontario. Sarah’s experience lies in the environmental field; she has worked for private consulting firms as well as a conservation authority. Supported by her GLP training, Sarah’s focus is on our GLP corn program, with responsibility for the majority of the confined trials at ERS. Sarah also manages CFIA monitoring and compliance activities.


Andrew Holtrop

Andrew has an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in plant science from the University of Western Ontario. He has experience in both public and private sector agricultural research. Previously Andrew worked at Agriculture Canada in the field of organic amendments as related to disease suppression. Andrew has received extensive GLP training and is largely responsible for the GLP soybean program here at ERS. In addition to his duties as PI on GLP projects, Andrew is also responsible for overseeing efficacy trials in everything from traditional row crops and grains to vegetables.