{"id":26335,"date":"2017-10-16T14:57:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T20:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/conseil-dadministration\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:34:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:34:30","slug":"conseil-dadministration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/a-propos\/conseil-dadministration\/","title":{"rendered":"Conseil d&rsquo;administration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center banner-upper\" id=\"banner-upper\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background-color:#b8a389;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.03) 70%)\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/nfu-news-jakob-creutz-cropped.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nouvelles de l&#039;UNF\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/nfu-news-jakob-creutz-cropped.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/nfu-news-jakob-creutz-cropped-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/nfu-news-jakob-creutz-cropped-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/nfu-news-jakob-creutz-cropped-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/nfu-news-jakob-creutz-cropped-1080x480.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-7430ae1561e1a99d2177f3c448c6b524\"><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/header>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-hero alignfull stk-block-hero stk-block stk-08fda9e is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" id=\"content-first\" data-block-id=\"08fda9e\"><style>.stk-08fda9e .stk-block-hero__content{min-height:500px !important;align-items:center !important;display:flex !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-block-hero__content stk-content-align stk-08fda9e-column alignwide stk-container stk-08fda9e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-left stk-08fda9e-inner-blocks\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/\">National Farmers Union<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-6c2c9d1 page-title\" id=\"board-of-directors\" data-block-id=\"6c2c9d1\"><h1 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Conseil d&rsquo;administration<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-1786798\" data-block-id=\"1786798\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-1786798-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-cdf62d9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"cdf62d9\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-cdf62d9 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(66.666% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-cdf62d9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-cdf62d9-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-72cd86f lead\" data-block-id=\"72cd86f\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Le conseil d&rsquo;administration de la Nationale des Fermiers est \u00e9lu chaque ann\u00e9e. Les membres du bureau pr\u00e9sidentiel sont \u00e9lus lors de la convention nationale. Les membres du conseil r\u00e9gional sont \u00e9lus lors de leurs congr\u00e8s r\u00e9gionaux respectifs.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"grid-member-cards grid-members-1\">    \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jenn-Pfenning-2022-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jenn-Pfenning-2022-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jenn-Pfenning-2022-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Jenn Pfenning<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-role\"><strong>Pr\u00e9sident de l&rsquo;UNF<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"member-location\"><i class=\"bx bxs-map\"><\/i>&nbsp;Baden, ON<\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-3-ontario\/\">R\u00e9gion 3 (Ontario)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Jenn Pfenning is a family owner and the Director of Human Resources, Marketing and Operations at Pfenning&rsquo;s Organic Farm in New Hamburg, Ontario. She enjoys working alongside local and migrant workers to produce food that serves her passion for healthy living, food justice and strong community.\u00a0Jenn is an active participant in boards and committees. She is the past President of the National Farmers Union Local 340 and served on the Foodshare Toronto Board of Directors for seven years. She also served on the Waterloo Region Food System Roundtable and is a past president of the Organic Council of Ontario.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Jenn Pfenning\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jenn-Pfenning-2022-150x150.jpg\" data-location=\"Baden, ON\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/adama-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/adama-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/adama-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Adama Bundu<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-role\"><strong>Pr\u00e9sident des jeunes de l&rsquo;UNF<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"member-location\"><i class=\"bx bxs-map\"><\/i>&nbsp;Edmonton, AB<\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-7-alberta\/\">R\u00e9gion 7 (Alberta)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Adama Bundu\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/adama-150x150.jpeg\" data-location=\"Edmonton, AB\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ClairePerttula-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Young woman with rainbow visor holding freshly harvested green beans\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ClairePerttula-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ClairePerttula-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ClairePerttula-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ClairePerttula-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ClairePerttula.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Claire Perttula<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-role\"><strong>Pr\u00e9sident de l&rsquo;UNF PANDC<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"member-location\"><i class=\"bx bxs-map\"><\/i>&nbsp;Toronto, ON<\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-3-ontario\/\">R\u00e9gion 3 (Ontario)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Claire Perttula (she\/her) started farming in 2017 and worked on organic vegetable and meat farms in the Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario for several years. Working with cows, chickens, pigs, ducks, and horses, running market booths and helping with CSA drop-offs, Claire really found a love for farming. Currently, she manages a 2-acre community farm in Scarborough, Ontario and coordinates a staff team working on agriculture training programs and food justice projects in the neighbourhood.\nClaire is also passionate about food policy and has a masters degree in public policy, specializing in economic and environmental policy, and is a PhD student at York University researching farmer-led policy and planning frameworks around the farm succession crisis.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Claire Perttula\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ClairePerttula-150x150.png\" data-location=\"Toronto, ON\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cady-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cady-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cady-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Cady Foreman<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-role\"><strong>Pr\u00e9sidente des femmes de l&rsquo;UNF<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"member-location\"><i class=\"bx bxs-map\"><\/i>&nbsp;Toronto, ON<\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-3-ontario\/\">R\u00e9gion 3 (Ontario)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Cady is the Women&rsquo;s President of the National Farmers Union.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Cady Foreman\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cady-150x150.jpeg\" data-location=\"Toronto, ON\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Phil2021-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Phil Mount<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-role\"><strong>1er vice-pr\u00e9sident de l&rsquo;UNF (politique)<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"member-location\"><i class=\"bx bxs-map\"><\/i>&nbsp;Osgoode, ON<\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-3-ontario\/\">R\u00e9gion 3 (Ontario)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Born and raised on a dairy farm in eastern Ontario, Phil is NFUs Vice-President for Policy. Phil has a research background in political economy and sustainable regional food systems and, along with Denise, is currently developing joint food and farm enterprises\u2014expanding both a mixed Katahdin flock at Flat Earth Farm, and a processing and food service enterprise at The Sheepdog Grill.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Phil Mount\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Phil2021-1-150x150.jpg\" data-location=\"Osgoode, ON\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Julie-Maxwell-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Julie-Maxwell-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Julie-Maxwell-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Julie Maxwell<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-role\"><strong>Deuxi\u00e8me vice-pr\u00e9sident de l&rsquo;UNF (Op\u00e9rations)<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"member-location\"><i class=\"bx bxs-map\"><\/i>&nbsp;Maidstone, SK<\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-6-saskatchewan\/\">R\u00e9gion 6 (Saskatchewan)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Julie is a fourth generation farmer who grew up on a grain farm near Maidstone, SK. After finishing high-school, she spent some years working at a hydroponic greenhouse near Saskatoon before moving to Guelph, ON to study international development and food security. During her summers, she spent her time working on vegetable farms and learning the CSA (community shared agriculture) model of farming and marketing. In 2018, she finished school and moved back to Maidstone to launch her own CSA veggie business, Crocus Hill Garden. Julie is passionate about farming for a myriad of reasons, both tangible and philosophical, selfish and altruistic. Above all else, she loves to spend her days outside getting her hands dirty and witnessing nature in all its glory. She believes farming is the best job in the world and wishes that more people were able to experience it. At the same time, she recognizes the large barriers-to-access that exist for many new and young farmers, as well as the high levels of stress and financial instability that are often built-in to a career in modern-day agriculture. She sees a need for more, better, happier farmers in this world, and she\u2019s passionate about finding ways to make this work more appealing and accessible to all.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Julie Maxwell\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Julie-Maxwell-150x150.jpg\" data-location=\"Maidstone, SK\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/summerhansell-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/summerhansell-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/summerhansell-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/summerhansell-768x772.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/summerhansell.jpg 963w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Summer Hansell<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-role\"><strong>Vice-pr\u00e9sidente des femmes de l&rsquo;UNF<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-5-manitoba\/\">R\u00e9gion 5 (Manitoba)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Summer raises chickens, garlic, and vegetables near Elphinstone, Manitoba on Treaty 2 Territory. She is passionate about developing localized food security and improving the lives of rural women, children and families.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Summer Hansell\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/summerhansell-150x150.jpg\" data-location=\"\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SarahFoley-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SarahFoley-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SarahFoley-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Sarah Foley<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-role\"><strong>Vice-pr\u00e9sident de la jeunesse de l&rsquo;UNF<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-6-saskatchewan\/\">R\u00e9gion 6 (Saskatchewan)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Sarah Foley grain farms and custom grazes cattle with her father, Paul Foley, on Treaty 4 Territory south of Quill Lake, Saskatchewan. She recently established Rogue Acres, producing local, organic, gluten-free oat milk and raising pastured pork and meat goats.\nrogueacres.ca\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Sarah Foley\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SarahFoley-150x150.jpg\" data-location=\"\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4254-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Man standing in front of window, standing beside a poster of a magazine cover with his own face on it\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4254-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4254-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Chadwick Lewis<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-role\"><strong>Vice-pr\u00e9sident de l&rsquo;UNF PANDC<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-3-ontario\/\">R\u00e9gion 3 (Ontario)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Chadwick Lewis is farmer of Afro Caribbean descent who has farmed in Ottawa for the past five years. He is originally from the Eastern Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. His first experience with farming was on this island on a farm that belonged to his family which produced bananas, pineapples, citrus crops, avocado, cashew nuts, cocoa, yams, sweet potatoes and many more crops. In addition to balancing the demands of being a farmer Chadwick is also husband and father. He has offered mentorship and employment opportunities to youth from the BIPOC community. As a Black Farmer Chadwick is committed to improving the experience of BIPOC people within the farming space.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Chadwick Lewis\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4254-150x150.jpeg\" data-location=\"\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><!-- ends member card block --><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b6f1285\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b6f1285\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-b6f1285 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(33.334% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b6f1285-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b6f1285-inner-blocks\"><nav class=\"is-vertical no-wrap wp-block-navigation 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class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Constitution and Bylaws<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/about\/contact\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Contact NFU<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-5fef931\" data-block-id=\"5fef931\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-5fef931-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-9c316d7 grid-2\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"9c316d7\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-9c316d7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-9c316d7-inner-blocks\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Membres du conseil r\u00e9gional<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"grid-member-cards grid-members-2\">    \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7417-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Elizabeth Milton<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-location\"><i class=\"bx bxs-map\"><\/i>&nbsp;Halifax, NS<\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-1\/region-1-atlantique-district-3-ns\/\">R\u00e9gion 1 (Atlantique) &#8211; District 3 (NS)<\/a>\n            <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-1\/\">R\u00e9gion 1 (Atlantique)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Eli Milton is a first generation farmer, reconnecting to her roots by working with the land in Mi\u2019kma\u2019ki (Nova Scotia). She is growing mixed vegetables at Abundant Acres Farm in Centre Burlington. She is passionate about bringing good, sustainable food to her community and feels it is a privilege to work outside in the soil everyday. Eli aspires to work with others to build a food system that prioritizes the well being of the land and those who work it.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Elizabeth Milton\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7417-150x150.jpeg\" data-location=\"Halifax, NS\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Genevieve-Latour-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Genevieve-Latour-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Genevieve-Latour-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Genevieve-Latour-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Genevieve-Latour.png 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Genevi\u00e8ve Latour<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-location\"><i class=\"bx bxs-map\"><\/i>&nbsp;Rogersville, NB<\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-1\/nouveau-brunswick\/\">R\u00e9gion 1 (Atlantique) &#8211; District 2 (Nouveau-Brunswick)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Genevi\u00e8ve Latour\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Genevieve-Latour-150x150.png\" data-location=\"Rogersville, NB\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Josh-Suppan-scaled-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Picture of a smiling man with headphones and a hat. Behind him farm machinery is harvesting crops.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Josh-Suppan-scaled-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Josh-Suppan-scaled-2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Josh Suppan<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-3-ontario\/\">R\u00e9gion 3 (Ontario)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Josh has been working in agriculture longer than he hasn\u2019t. At 13, eager to get a job he found employment through the farm labour pool in Niagara. Since then he has worked milking 250+ cows an evening, tractoring in a 3 acre greenhouse, picking cones on a seed orchard on Vancouver Island and more. He\u2019s had a taste of most aspects in agriculture giving him a well rounded understanding. Outside of his work for the NFU, Josh farms small grains he then mills into flour, and grows vegetables and strawberries in Harrowsmith, Ontario.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Josh Suppan\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Josh-Suppan-scaled-2-150x150.jpg\" data-location=\"\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stuart-OKE-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stuart-OKE-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stuart-OKE-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Stuart Oke<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-location\"><i class=\"bx bxs-map\"><\/i>&nbsp;North Augusta, ON<\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-3-ontario\/\">R\u00e9gion 3 (Ontario)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Stuart is the co-owner and operator of Rooted Oak Farm, a certified organic CSA and market garden supplying veggies to customers and members from Ottawa to Kingston. In addition to his role at NFU-O and on the farm Stuart works with the EFAO as their Government Relations Coordinator.\u00a0 He also sits on the Policy Working Group for the coalition Farmers for Climate Solutions. He is a former Youth President of the National Farmers Union (NFU) and former Vice president of Canadian Organic Growers (COG). Previously Stuart worked as the Communications and Membership Manager at the Organic Council of Ontario. When not otherwise occupied he helps produce and host the Sow and Grow Podcast exploring the forces that shape Canadian agriculture.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Stuart Oke\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stuart-OKE-150x150.jpg\" data-location=\"North Augusta, ON\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Mazur-Goulet-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Mazur-Goulet-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Mazur-Goulet-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Mazur-Goulet-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Mazur-Goulet-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Mazur-Goulet-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Mazur-Goulet-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Mazur-Goulet-1600x1600.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>David Mazur-Goulet<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-location\"><i class=\"bx bxs-map\"><\/i>&nbsp;Wakefield, QC<\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-3-ontario\/\">R\u00e9gion 3 (Ontario)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"David Mazur-Goulet is the co-owner and operator of Heartbeet Farm, a certified organic community-supported agriculture vegetable operation he runs alongside Kate Garvie in North Augusta, Ontario. David holds diplomas in Entrepreneurship and Green Business Management from Algonquin College, and a certificate in Sustainable Vegetable Production from the University of Vermont. Member of the NFU since 2014, David has had a number of roles at the local level and continues to share his expertise on various provincial and national committees. David\u2019s background spans heavy construction, renewable energy co-ops, worker co-ops, non-profits, web development, and digital marketing \u2014 experience that shapes a systems-thinking approach he brings to problem solving, stakeholder engagement, and helping organizations do more with less.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"David Mazur-Goulet\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Mazur-Goulet-150x150.jpg\" data-location=\"Wakefield, QC\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/kate-storey-sq-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/kate-storey-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/kate-storey-sq.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Kate Storey<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-5-manitoba\/\">R\u00e9gion 5 (Manitoba)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Kate Storey is a cattle and organic grain farmer and a graduate of the University of Manitoba in ecology.\nKate is interested in improving the sustainability of food systems given our depleted environment and\nunstable economy. She has served on local, provincials and national boards and is an advocate for the\nimportant role of smaller family farms in agriculture.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Kate Storey\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/kate-storey-sq-150x150.jpg\" data-location=\"\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Matthew-Wiens-picture-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Matthew-Wiens-picture-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Matthew-Wiens-picture-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Matthew Wiens<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-location\"><i class=\"bx bxs-map\"><\/i>&nbsp;Beausejour, MB<\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-5-manitoba\/\">R\u00e9gion 5 (Manitoba)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Matthew farms with his family, and in cooperation with two other families, at Ploughshares Community Farm, near Beausejour, MB. Their farm includes dairy goats, laying hens, and certified organic grain production, as well as gardens that play a large part in filling the pantry and root cellar.\nAfter graduating from the University of Manitoba&rsquo;s agriculture program in 2005 he worked as a climate change specialist with the provincial department of agriculture for more than decade. During that time he became aware of the NFU&rsquo;s in-depth policy analysis on climate change, the farm profitability crisis, and other issues. The NFU&rsquo;s impressive work on so many key issues led him to join in 2022.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Matthew Wiens\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Matthew-Wiens-picture-150x150.jpg\" data-location=\"Beausejour, MB\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Michael-Gertler-R6-SK-140x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Michael Gertler<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-6-saskatchewan\/\">R\u00e9gion 6 (Saskatchewan)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"With family and partnering neighbours, Michael co-manages a small organic farm in\nnortheast Saskatchewan. He serves on the national board of the National Farmers\nUnion and as Coordinator for NFU Region 6 (Saskatchewan). He is also a board\nmember with Public Pastures-Public Interest, an organization that works to protect the\nPrairies and its stewards. As a rural sociologist at the University of Saskatchewan, he\nteaches rural, community, and environmental sociology, the sociology of agriculture, and\nthe sociology of development, and is affiliated with the Canadian Centre for the Study of\nCo-operatives as well as the School of Environment and Sustainability. His research\nhas focused foremost on co-operation and sustainable rural development.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Michael Gertler\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Michael-Gertler-R6-SK-140x150.jpeg\" data-location=\"\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Al-Birchard-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Al-Birchard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Al-Birchard-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Al Birchard<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-location\"><i class=\"bx bxs-map\"><\/i>&nbsp;Verwood, SK<\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-6-saskatchewan\/\">R\u00e9gion 6 (Saskatchewan)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Al Birchard and his partner, Sherri, reside on an organic farm in Southern Saskatchewan. The land supports grain and pulse production, a variety of domestic animals, and serves as a sanctuary for wildlife.\nHis pretence is to poetry and philosophy. His preoccupation is the human condition. And his predilection is to align with others who seek to tread lightly on the earth.\nAl has been involved in municipal and provincial politics, served on several local, regional, and international boards, and is an avid supporter of a free press.\nHe has been a member of NFU for about 5 years, and has had the privilege of serving on Regional and National Boards of Directors.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Al Birchard\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Al-Birchard-150x150.jpg\" data-location=\"Verwood, SK\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/WillRobbins-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/WillRobbins-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/WillRobbins-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Will Robbins<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-location\"><i class=\"bx bxs-map\"><\/i>&nbsp;Laura, SK<\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-6-saskatchewan\/\">R\u00e9gion 6 (Saskatchewan)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Will Robbins is a 4th generation farmer from Laura, Saskatchewan, in Treaty 6 territory.\u00a0He farms with his parents on a 2500acre mixed organic grain and cattle operation.\u00a0Will is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan with a B.A. and an M.A. in Philosophy. He is passionate about sustainable and Just food production, and very interested in finding solutions to the problem of our time (climate change) that include and enhance family farm agriculture.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Will Robbins\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/WillRobbins-150x150.jpg\" data-location=\"Laura, SK\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/nfu-contact-glenn-norman-square-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/nfu-contact-glenn-norman-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/nfu-contact-glenn-norman-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/nfu-contact-glenn-norman-square.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Glenn Norman<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-location\"><i class=\"bx bxs-map\"><\/i>&nbsp;Red Deer County, AB<\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-7-alberta\/\">R\u00e9gion 7 (Alberta)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Glenn and his wife Patricia farm east of Bowden, Alberta where they raise cattle and produce and market forage. In the early 1980s, they focused on a cow\/calf herd, 500 to 1000-head feedlot and cereals and canola production. As the feedlot became less profitable due to corporate control of the cattle sector, he ended the feedlot to focus on cows and high quality, high protein Hard Red Spring Wheat. That ended with the dismantling of the Canadian Wheat Board. Left with the cows and land, he realized he needed to do things differently. To avoid being the target of corporate interests, he now direct-markets quality hay and farm-raised healthy beef.\nGlenn believes the best model of food production has the family farm at its heart. To maintain this, we need healthy rural communities. We need to refocus governments\u2019 views away from the pro-corporate, profit agenda and towards a pro-producer one. Glenn brings his experience in dealing with governments about surface and property rights, rural electrification, marketing co-ops, urbanization of rural communities to the NFU Board along with his knowledge of agricultural issues and a true desire for social justice.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Glenn Norman\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/nfu-contact-glenn-norman-square-150x150.jpg\" data-location=\"Red Deer County, AB\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NFU_logo_Circle-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Circular NFU logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NFU_logo_Circle-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NFU_logo_Circle-2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Mandy Melnyk<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-7-alberta\/\">R\u00e9gion 7 (Alberta)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Mandy Melnyk\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NFU_logo_Circle-2-150x150.jpg\" data-location=\"\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Natasha-Anderson-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Natasha-Anderson-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Natasha-Anderson-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Natasha-Anderson-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Natasha-Anderson-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Natasha-Anderson.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Natasha Anderson<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-8-bc-yukon-nwt\/\">R\u00e9gion 8 (Colombie-Britannique, Yukon et T.N.-O.)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Natasha Anderson-Brass is a Saulteaux, Ukrainian and French Canadian farmer, artist, knowledge keeper, and scientist. Natasha is a member of the Key First Nation, who are located in Treaty 4 territory. As a result of residential schools and the 60s scoop, Natasha was not raised on her traditional territory with her Indigenous kin or culture, but is grateful to now be learning her cultural ways from her family, including her auntie Sharon Jinkerson-Brass who learned from her great grandmother Rebecca who was a traditional midwife and healer.\nNatasha began farming in 2018 and started Minwaadizi Farm in 2022. Minwaadizi Farm is a small scale organic market farm and land-based cultural center located on the unceded traditional territory of the K\u2019\u00f3moks First Nation. Minwaadizi means \u2018they live a good life\u2019 in Natasha\u2019s native language, Anishinaabemowin. Natasha believes in the power of caring for the land, growing nourishing foods, and practicing culture as a way to heal from the impacts of colonization.\n\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#profileModal\" data-name=\"Natasha Anderson\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Natasha-Anderson-150x150.png\" data-location=\"\">More Info<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"nfu-user-card\">\n        <div class=\"user-image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hannah-dwyer-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hannah-dwyer-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hannah-dwyer.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-meta\">\n        <h5>Hannah Dwyer<\/h5>\n        <p class=\"member-location\"><i class=\"bx bxs-map\"><\/i>&nbsp;Harrop, BC<\/p><p class=\"user-card-regions\">        <a class=\"user-card-region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/fr\/regions\/region-8-bc-yukon-nwt\/\">R\u00e9gion 8 (Colombie-Britannique, Yukon et T.N.-O.)<\/a>\n    <\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"user-contact\">\n                                            <p><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"user-more-info\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-usercard btn-primary\" data-bio=\"Hannah is a tenant farmer on Sinixt, Ktunaxa, and Syilx land in Harrop, BC. 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