Agriculture Development
Branch Staff Directory - Management Team and Administration
For PDF file e-mail: robynne.sampson@ontario.ca
Table of Contents
- Management Team
- Agriculture Program Analyst, Executive Assistant,
Stakeholder Communications and Marketing Advisor Communications
Branch
- Technology Transfer Specialists
- Digital Publications Intern
- Administrative Service Representatives
- Access OMAFRA
Management Team
1 Stone Road West, 3rd Floor
Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2
Director
Joanne Handley
Director (A), Agriculture Development Branch
Telephone: 519-826-6588
Fax: 519-826-3567
E-mail: joanne.handley@ontario.ca
Managers
Laurie Adrien
Manager, Greenhouse, Agroforestry and Specialty Crops
Telephone: 519-826-3286
Fax: 519-826-3567
E-mail: laurie.adrien@ontario.ca
Hugh Berges
Manager, Field Crops
1 Stone Road West, 3rd Floor
Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2
Telephone: 519-826-3257
Fax: 519-826-3567
E-mail: hugh.berges@ontario.ca
Tim Metzger
Manager, Beef Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Alternative Livestock and Aquaculture
Telephone: 519-826-3291
Fax: 519-826-3254
E-mail: tim.metzger@ontario.ca
Deanna Németh
Manager (A), Horticulture Technology
Telephone: 519-826-3288
Fax: 519-826-3567
E-mail: deanna.nemeth@ontario.ca
Nathan Stevens
Manager, Horticulture Crops
Telephone: 519-826-6941
Fax: 519-826-6941
E-mail: nathan.stevens@ontario.ca
Tom Wright
Manager (A), Dairy, Cattle, Swine & Poultry
Telephone: 519-826-3107
Fax: 519-826-3254
E-mail: tom.wright@ontario.ca
Agricultural Program Analyst, Executive
Assistant, Stakeholder Communications and Marketing Advisor (A)
Communications Branch
1 Stone Road West 3rd Floor
Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2
Executive Assistant
Carmela Cupelli
Telephone: 519-826-6396
Fax: 519-826-3567
E-mail: carmela.cupelli@ontario.ca
Areas of Focus:
- Manage the Director's office, including issues management and
communications
- Coordination of information flow and approvals for the Branch
- Coordination of Branch initiatives, policy, program, budget
and briefing activities
- Develop and monitor guidelines/protocols and performance measures
Agricultural Program Analyst
Nele Michiels
Telephone: 519-826-3323
Fax: 519-826-3567
E-mail: nele.michiels@ontario.ca
Areas of Focus:
- Issues management in the agriculture sector
- Performance measurement
- Program development and project management
- Technology transfer best practices
- Support for government policy development in the agriculture
sector
Stakeholder Communications and Marketing Advisor (A) Communications
Branch
Jennifer Jarvis
1 Stone Road West 2nd Floor
Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2
Telephone: 519-826-3124
Fax: 519-826-3567
E-mail: jennifer.jarvis@ontario.ca
Areas of Focus:
- Marketing and communication officer for Agriculture Development
Branch
- Responsible for the strategic planning and execution of client-focused
communication
Technology Transfer Specialist
Betty Summerhayes
1 Stone Road West 3rd Floor
Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2
Telephone: 519-826-3105
Fax: 519-826-3567
E-mail: betty.summerhayes@ontario.ca
Areas of Focus:
- Lead and conduct research on effective means and tools of delivering
technology transfer including use of social media, website, trade
shows and print
- Provide advice to technical specialists on current best practices
for technology transfer
- Coordinate the development of Branch products and services and
evaluate the effectiveness of these activities
- Coordinate projects to assess new or existing decision-making
tools, or new or existing products, new uses of technology
Administrative Service Representatives
1 Stone Road West, 3rd Floor
Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2
Vaughan Allan
Horticulture Technology and Field Crops
Telephone: 519-826-3318
Fax: 519-826-3567
E-mail: vaughan.allan@ontario.ca
Kathie Noble
Greenhouse, Agroforestry and Specialty
Crops and Horticulture Crops
Telephone: 519-826-3132
Fax: 519-826-3254
E-mail: kathie.noble@ontario.ca
Robynne Sampson
Director's Office
Telephone: 519-826-3319
Fax: 519-826-3567
E-mail: robynne.sampson@ontario.ca
Nancy Tasillo (A)
Dairy Cattle, Swine and Poultry and Beef, Sheep
and Goats
Telephone: 519-826-3240
Fax: 519-826-3567
E-mail: nancy.tasillo@ontario.ca
Access OMAFRA
We're at your service
Agricultural Information Contact Centre
OMAFRA's Agricultural Information Contact Centre (AICC) provides
quick access to our information and expertise. AICC agents have
the experience and background to answer agriculture and agribusiness
questions. If needed, they will also put you in touch with a provincial
specialist.
Hours of operation:
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Publication Order Centre and OMAFRA Resources Centre
You can access both paid and free publications from any ServiceOntario
or OMAFRA Resource Centre. To get a list of products, contact one
of the numbers listed below or visit the OMAFRA website.
Hours of operation, Guelph ServiceOntario Centre:
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Publications can be ordered through the ServiceOntario Publications
website at www.ServiceOntario.ca/publications,
or contact ServiceOntario Publications by phone at:
1-800-668-9938
416-326-5300
TTY 1-800-268-7095
Telephone: 1-800-267-8097 or call the AICC at 1-877-424-1300 for
the OMAFRA Resource Centre nearest you.
