Vineland operates within a governance framework reflecting our status as a not-for-profit corporation. Our Board of Directors, a diverse mix of leaders drawn from Canada’s private sector, is provided advice from two councils including the Innovation Advisory Council and the Stakeholder Advisory Council.

The Innovation Advisory Council is made up of leading Canadian and international experts in horticulture and innovation. The Stakeholder Advisory Council includes provincial and national horticulture sector representatives.
 

Innovation Advisory Council Members Stakeholder Advisory Council

Ian Potter, PhD, Chair
President & CEO and Board Director,
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

May Chang
Board Chair, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Joe Dales
Founder, RH Accelerator

Tony Di Giovanni
Board Vice Chair, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Jolon Dyer
Director, Science
New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research 

Kieran Elborough
Group General Manager, Marketing & Innovation,
Plant & Food Research, New Zealand

Rale Gjuric
Founder and Manager, Haplotech

John Groenewegen, PhD
Board Director, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

George Kantor, PhD
Senior Systems Scientist of the Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Valérie Mialon
Global Sensory Director, MMR Research Worldwide Inc.

Sandra Schillo, PhD
Associate Professor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa

Government Observers
Sergio Paulo
Director, Harrow, London & Ontario, Development & Technology, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada’s Harrow Research & Development Centre

Douglas Reddick
Director, Research and Innovation
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kristin Ego MacPhail, Chair
Board Director, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Jamie Aalbers
Grower’s Manager, Canadian Nursery Landscape Association

Rodney Beirhuizen
President, National Association Flowers Canada Growers

May Chang
Board Chair, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Ian Potter, PhD
President & CEO and Board Director,
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Rob Enns
Owner, P.G. Enns Farm
Secretary/Treasurer, Wine Growers Ontario

Rose Gage
Vice-Chair, Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario

Marco Hoogenboom
Owner, Hoogenboom Farms
Board Member, Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers

John Laughlin
Chief Technology Officer, NGen Manufacturing Canada

Sarah Marshall
Manager, Ontario Tender Fruit Growers

Mike Mauti
Board Member, Canadian Produce Marketing Association

Cathy McKay
Chair, Ontario Apple Growers

Alison Robertson
Executive Director, Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association

Joe Salemi
Executive Director, Landscape Ontario

Liz Stokes Bajcar
Board Director, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Jan VanderHout
President, Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada

Government Observers
Sergio Paulo
Director, Harrow, London & Ontario, Development & Technology, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada’s Harrow Research & Development Centre

Douglas Reddick
Director, Research and Innovation
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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