LEAMINGTON, ON - The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) is entering a new era of leadership, having elected its new Board of Directors for the 2015-2016 growing season.
The new Board met for the first time on November 25th in London, according to a press release, where it elected Chairs for the OGVG committees, as well as Vice Chairs of the respective districts.
The new members elected James Cornies and Jan VanderHout as Vice-Chairs of OGVG. Committee Directors that were elected include:
- Energy & Environmental Committee – Hilco Tamminga (Truly Green)
- Finance Committee – Naunihal Gill (eNature Farms)
- Food Safety Committee – James Cornies (Cornies Farms)
- Marketing Committee – Jim Slater (Sunsation Acres)
- Research Committee – Marco Hoogenboom (Hoogenboom Farms)
To see inside Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers, including produce, inside the greenhouse, and more, watch this artistic introductory video:
The complete list of newly-elected members and respective their districts can be found below:
Two-Year Term
- Kevin Safrance (Envirofresh Produce Ltd.) – District 1
- Hilco Tamminga (Truly Green Farms) – District 1
- Naunihal Gill (eNature Greenhouses) – District 2
- Marco Hoogenboom (Hoogenboom Farms) – District 2
- James Neven (Neven Produce) – District 2
Directors whose terms go through October 31, 2016
- James Cornies (Cornies Farms) – District 1
- Paul Mastronardi (Mastron Enterprises Ltd.) – District 1
- Jim Slater (Sunsation Acres) – District 1
- Mike Vanderzwet (St. David’s Hydroponics) – District 2
New members were elected on October 27th during the Annual General Meeting in Brantford, with Jan VanderHout of Beverly Greenhouses being elected as a Director for a one-year term on November 13th by the District 2 Greenhouse Vegetable Producers’ Committee.
Congratulations to all the new Board Members on their election.
