The Board of Directors is elected at the Annual General Meeting and is a representation of the membership in Manitoba’s organic sector.
The current board was elected March 16, 2012.
Executive Committee
President: Kate Storey
Vice-President: Priscilla Reimer
Secretary: Anndrea Hermann
Treasurer: Herman Grauer
Directors
Sector: Grains and Oilseeds
Paul Gregory
Interlake Forage Seeds, Fisher Branch
Grain, forages and oilseed production and processing
Serving on MOA Board since 2009
Sector: Livestock
Pauline Nadlersmith
Organic Meadow
Serving on MOA Board since 2011
Sector: Dairy
Larry Black
Black Family Farm, Deloraine
Dairy and grain producer
Serving on MOA Board since 2011
Phone: 204-747-2867
Email: sblack@xplornet.com
Sector: Horticulture
Jeanne Berard
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Vegetable production
Serving on MOA Board since 2012
Sector: Retailer
David Stead
Stead's Farm Supply, Boissevain
Serving on MOA Board since 2011
Phone: 204-534-7367
Email: davidwstead@hotmail.ca
Sector: Processor
Hermann Grauer
Nature's Pasta
Steinbach
Serving in MOA Board in 2009 and again since 2012
Sector: Organic Certifiers
John Finnie
Kenton
Board Member: Organic Producers Association of Manitoba (OPAM)
Serving on MOA Board since 2010
Sector: Organic Inspectors
Ruth Toews
Crandall
Organic inspector
Serving on MOA Board since 2012
Sector: Poultry
Kate Storey
Poplar Glen Organic Farm, Grandview
Organic Food Council Manitoba (OFCM)
Grain, forages, beef, eggs
Serving on MOA Board since 2010
Phone: 204-546-2099
Sector: Organic Research
Joanne Thiessen Martens
University of Manitoba Natural Systems Agriculture
Agricultural research and crop development
Serving on MOA Board since 2009
Email: j_thiessen_martens@umanitoba.ca
Sector: Trade/Export
Vacant
Sector: Member-at-Large
Priscilla Reimer
Woodmore
Independent organic inspector, consultant
Serving on MOA Board since 2009
Email: priscilla4organic@gmail.com
Anndrea Hermann
Hemp Oil Canada Inc., Ste. Agathe
Hemp processor, marketer and distributor
Serving on MOA Board since 2010
Phone: 204-377-4417
Email: anndrea4hemp@gmail.com
Eric Rempel
Steinbach
Serving on MOA Board since 2012
Phone: 204-326-9621
Email: egrempel@gmail.com