Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission Members

The Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission is currently comprised of a Chair and eight members.

The Chair and Commission members are private citizens who have experience working in areas such as primary production, primary and further processing, food service, food distribution and grocery retail.

Geri Kamenz
CHAIR

Geri Kamenz - Chair
  • Past President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture
  • Has worked in many capacities in the agriculture sector including the Canadian Federation of Agriculture's Environment and Science Committee; the Canadian Farm Debt Mediation Appeal Board, and the Canadian Agri-Food Research Council
Members

Elmer Buchanan
VICE-CHAIR

Elmer Buchanan - Vice Chair
  • Currently raises alpacas and angora goats
  • Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs from 1990 to 1995
  • Retired Teacher/Vice-Principal in elementary and secondary schools in Hastings County


Deborah Whale
VICE-CHAIR

Deborah Whale - Vice Chair
  • Owner/operator of Clovermead Farms, a dairy, veal and beef operation located in Wellington County
  • Past director with the Wellington Federation of Agriculture
  • Served on the Minister's Advisory Committee for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the Agriculture Research Institute of Ontario and the Midwestern Ontario Co-operative Board
  • A past Chair of the Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Organization
  • Board member of the Ontario Institute of Agrologists
  • Board member of the Poultry Research Council
  • Board member of the Ontario Livestock and Poultry Council

Anna Andres

Anna Andres - Member
  • Partner in a 30-acre tender fruit farm in Niagara-on-the-Lake specializing in sweet and sour cherries
  • Part-owner of Niagara Harvest, a cherry processing facility
  • Past President of the Niagara Peninsula Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association
  • Served on the Produce Arbitration Board and the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal

Bob Aumell

Bob Aumell - Member
  • Retired from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) in 1997 after 33 years of providing specialized financial services to Canadian producers

Jim Clark

Jim Clark - Member
  • Executive Director of the Ontario Cattle Feeders' Association from 1999 to 2003 and from 2005 to present
  • Senior Policy Advisor/Stakeholder Relations for Office of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs from 2003 to 2005

Carolyn Fuerth

Carolyn Fuerth - Member
  • Partner in Ewe Dell Family Farms in Essex County, a 500-head breeding flock of sheep, a provincially-inspected abattoir and a cash crop operation
  • Executive member of Ontario Agri-Food Education Inc
  • Past director with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.
  • Involved in leadership and organizational development for many years

Tom Richardson

Tom Richardson - Member
  • Retired from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in 2004 from the position of Acting Assistant Deputy Minister for Policy. Portfolio included policy development for safety nets and farm income along with many other aspects of agriculture
  • Worked for the Treasury Board Secretariat from 1978 to 1987

 


For more information:
E-mail: ontariofarm.productsmarketing.omafra@ontario.ca
Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 01 January 2000
Last Reviewed: 21 April 2011