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Meet our BOARD MEMBERS

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DOUG BEEVER

President, Sustin

Doug is the President of Sustin, a company specializing in the provision of sustainability solutions and strategy..

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GLENN BINGLEY

Vice President, Agribusiness and Supply Chain, UFA

Glenn Bingley is the Vice President of Agribusiness and Supply Chain at United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Limited (UFA). Glenn has been with UFA since 2011...

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STUART CULLUM

President of Red Deer Polytechnic

​Stuart Cullum is President of Red Deer Polytechnic. With experience in private industry as well as the finance, post-secondary and not-for-profit sectors...

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BEN GRAHAM

Board Vice Chair
President, AdFarm

Ben Graham is the President for AdFarm, Canada’s largest full-service marketing and communications company, focused entirely on agriculture, food and rural issues.

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GLENN LOGAN

Farmer, Wheatcrest Farms Inc. 

Our family operates Wheatcrest Farms Inc. It is a Southern Alberta business that has been a part of this community since 1904. The farm is primarily a Pedigreed seed business...

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HON. TED MENZIES

Board Chair
Retired Politician, Farmer, CEO

During a lengthy career in primary production of grains, pulse crops and oilseeds, Ted played an active role in policy development in agriculture as well as international trade through...

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RICH SMITH

Past Executive Director, Alberta Beef Producers

After a long career in the agriculture industry, Rich Smith joined Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) as the Environmental Manager in 2005...

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JUDY UNTERSCHULTZ

Past Executive Director,

Heritage Agricultural Society 

Judy Unterschultz recently retired as the Executive Director of the Heritage Agricultural Society (Multicultural Heritage Centre) located in Stony Plain, Alberta, after a 26-year career...

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STEPHEN VANDERVALK

Farmer

A fourth generation farmer, Stephen farms with his father and brother near Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada. Their farm operation includes 9,000 acres dry land and 1,500 acres of irrigation...

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BILL WHITELAW

Board Treasurer
Managing Director, Strategy and Sustainability, geoLOGIC systems Ltd. and JWN Energy 

As Managing Director, Strategy and Sustainability, Mr. Whitelaw leads the development and deployment of geoLOGIC systems Ltd. and JWN Energy’s sustainability strategy, with a key focus on ESG data and tools, domestically and globally.

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JIM WOOD

Chief Sales and Operations Officer at RME

Jim Wood is the (CSOO) Chief Sales and Operations Officer at RME, the largest independent Agricultural equipment dealer in Canada. Headquartered in Calgary, Rocky Mountain Equipment has 36 locations across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba along with 1 USA location in Kansas.

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