THE BOARD

Meet our Board Members

Doug Beever

Board Chair

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

Cory Flett

Marketing & Communications Manager at RME

Cory Flett is the Marketing & Communications Manager at RME, the largest independent agricultural equipment dealer in Canada and the largest Case IH dealer in North America...

Ben Graham

Managing Partner, AdFarm

Ben Graham is the Managing Partner for AdFarm, Canada's largest full-service marketing & communications...

Glenn Logan

Alberta Farmer

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...

Terri Steeves

Vice-President, Canada Gas Operations, TC Energy

As Vice-President, Canada Gas Operations, Ms. Steeves is responsible for the safe, reliable operation and maintenance of TC Energy's natural gas pipeline assets in Canada...

Betty Thompson

President and Board Chair, IntegralOrg

Betty is an FCPA, FCGA and retired from public practice in 2017 where she had been an auditor and consultant and focused her portfolio on a variety of Calgary not-for-profit organizations...

Stephen Vandervalk

Alberta 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...

Stuart Cullum

President of Olds College

Stuart Cullum is President of Olds College, one of Canada’s premier agriculture education, training and applied research institutions...

Rob Giguere

Vice President, Commercial Agribusiness,

UFA Co-operative Ltd

Born and raised on a small cow/calf operation in Southern Ontario, Rob gained experience of and appreciation for rural life and farming at a young age...

Rose Lecky

Sr. Manager, Community Relations & Investment / S&SR, Nutrien

Rose is a country girl at heart who has had a rewarding career in agriculture. Her roots are in northern Alberta where she grew up on a cow/calf, dairy and crop farm...

Hon. Ted Menzies

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...

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...

Judy Unterschultz

Retired Executive Director, NGO

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...

Bill Whitelaw

President and Chief Executive Officer,

Glacier FarmMedia

Bill Whitelaw is an experienced senior executive with the Glacier Media Group. In this role, he oversees Glacier's agricultural and energy portfolios of information products...