Organization of the Arista Bee Research Foundation Board Danny GoovaertsSecretary Marcus GravendyckChairman Rolf WildemanTreasurer The board has as its main task supervising the policies and supervising management. The board appoints the Management Team, is responsible for the financial policies and supervises the presence of an approved research program. Employees Julien DuwezProject Leader BartJan FernhoutProgram Management Sacha d’Hoop de SynghemProject Leader Marian MeyerProject Leader The employees of the foundation are supporting the large group of breeders in their local breeding programs. The Volunteers The group of beekeepers in the program is growing quickly. There are currently more then 200 breeders participating in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Spain, The Netherlands, Switserland, Austria, Italy and the USA. Students Students work in one of the cornerstone projects. These projects, with a mix of fundamental and applied research, will help us to better and more efficiently run our breeding and selection project.
