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Joanne Labrador is an experienced professional in the food industry, currently serving as the Innovation Lead at Fine Choice Foods Ltd. since January 2022. Prior roles include R&D Coordinator and R&D Assistant at Golden Boy Foods Ltd. and Quality Assurance Coordinator at Vega. Earlier experience includes positions as Quality Assurance Technologist at Daiya Foods Inc. and Laboratory Assistant Co-op at TerraBioGen Technologies Inc., where significant contributions to research projects were made and recognized with two NSERC bursaries. Additionally, Joanne served as a Crew Trainer at McDonald's Canada, emphasizing training and quality assurance. Joanne holds a Bachelor of Science in Food Science from The University of British Columbia and further education from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.