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Our dedicated Board of Directors is comprised of individuals representing the agriculture industry, eight of whom were elected from the general membership and two of whom were appointed from the Ministries of Agriculture and Education. Thank you to our 2011 Board of Directors!Richard Marleau, Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists, ChairpersonClinton Monchuk, Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan, Vice Chairperson
Clinton Monchuk grew up on a mixed dairy, beef and grain farm outside of Lanigan, Saskatchewan. He obtained a undergraduate degree from the U of S and graduate degree from the University of Guelph, and has worked throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico mainly in the area of agriculture policy and trade. Currently he is the CEO of the Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan. Clinton values education and sees the benefit in teaching our next generation about where their food comes from through Agriculture in the Classroom. Clinton with his wife, Laura, and son, Jackson, continue to be active partners in their family farms in Saskatchewan and Oklahoma. Daphne Cruise, Ministry of Agriculture, SecretaryDaphne has a B.Sc. in agriculture from the U of S with a major in Environmental Science and a minor in Rangeland Resources. She comes from a cattle and grain farm near Findlater and currently operates a mixed farm with her husband at Stalwart. Daphne works with Saskatchewan Agriculture at the Agriculture Knowledge Centre as a regional crops specialist. Daphne also works on the Crop Report and with the Saskatchewan Young Ag-Entrepreneurs. She believes Agriculture in the Classroom and its variety of agriculture programs is important for our youth and educators to provide access to a balanced scientific, social, economic and environmental perspective on agriculture in Saskatchewan. Tim Stewart, Meyers, Norris, Penny, TreasurerMary Leggett, Novozymes BioAg GroupJason Wildeboar, Dairy Farmers of SaskatchewanKaren Schwean-Lardner, Farm Animal Council of SaskatchewanBorn and raised in Saskatchewan, Karen completed her MSc at the U of S, where her group designed and tested an early stage of the furnished cage for laying hens’ welfare and productivity. Her PhD focused on the welfare and productivity implications to broilers of changing their photoperiod lengths - this data is now being used as the basis for changing lighting program recommendations. Karen is currently Manager of the Poultry Teaching and Research Unit at the U of S, which encompasses a broiler facility, commercial turkey facility, laying hen unit and small hatchery. Karen’s interests are in poultry welfare, behaviour and management systems.Greg Lawrence, Retired EducatorGreg was born and raised in Nipawin, SK and experienced the importance of farming from spending time on his grandparents farm where most of the family food came from. Large gardens and berry-picking supplied fruits and vegetables while the meat supply included chickens, beef, and pork. Greg spent 8 summers through high school and university working for a local apiarist, Bob Knox, and learned the importance of diversified agriculture to the local, provincial and national economies. Greg recently retired after 30 years in education as a teacher, administrator, and finally a curriculum coordinator at the Ministry of Education in the area of Practical and Applied Arts. Greg and his wife Shirley live in Regina. Joy Smith, Saskatchewan Egg ProducersBrent Toles, Ministry of Education
Brent is a Social Studies teacher currently working as a Curriculum Developer for the Ministry of Education. |