Canola Council board of directors
Nominated by canola growers associations
Charlene Bradley
Vice Chair, SaskCanola
Box 36
Stranraer, SK S0L 3B0
Ph: (306) 377-2021
Gerry Hertz
Director, Canadian Canola Growers Association
Edenwold, SK
Ph: (306) 771-2686
Charles Fossay
Director, Manitoba Canola Growers Association
Starbuck, MB
Ph: (204) 781-9843
Kevin Serfas
Vice Chair, Alberta Canola
Turin, AB
Ph: (403) 330-5603
Nominated by the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association
Michael Irons
General Manager, North America – Canola
Archer Daniels Midland Company
77 W Wacker Dr, Suite 4600
Chicago, IL 60601
Ph: (312) 634-8442
Ryan Law
Canola Commercial Manager, Oilseed Value Chain
Bunge
1391 Timberlake Manor Pkwy
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Ph: (314) 292-2878
Tracy Lussier
Manager, Canola Trading
Louis Dreyfus Company
Suite 500 – 525 11th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2R 0C9
Ph: (403) 205-3322
Jeff Pleskach
Merchandising Manager
Cargill Ltd.
300-240 Graham Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4C5
Ph: (204) 947-6014
Nominated by the Western Grain Elevator Association
Jarrett Beatty
Export Manager
Parrish & Heimbecker
640-355 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 2G8
Ph: (604) 761-6295
Jennifer Marchand
Assistant Vice President, Government Relations Canada
Cargill Ltd.
300-240 Graham Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4C5
Ph: (204) 947-6440
Dean McQueen
Vice President, Grain Merchandising and Transportation, North America
Viterra
2625 Victoria Avenue
Regina, SK S4T 7T9
Ph: (306) 569-6103
Trevor Veenendaal
Trader, Canola and Soybeans
G3 Canada Limited
200 Portage Ave, 3rd Floor
Winnipeg, MB R3C 3X2
Ph: (204) 983-0532
Nominated by life science companies
Garth Hodges
Global Head of Canola and Oilseed Rape Seeds
BASF
Suite 510, 28 Quarry Park Blvd SE
Calgary, AB T2C 5P9
Ph: (403) 523-3012
David Kelner
NA Canola Portfolio Manager
Bayer, Crop Science Division
160 Quarry Park Blvd.
Calgary, AB T2C 3G3
Ph: (403) 723-7490
Brad Orr
Marketing Leader, Canada
Corteva Agriscience
Suite 2450, 215-2nd Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 1M4
Ph: (403) 735-8863
2020/21 Executive Committee
Chair
Charlene Bradley
Vice Chair, SaskCanola
Box 36
Stranraer, SK S0L 3B0
Ph: (306) 377-2021
Vice chair
Dean McQueen
Vice President, Grain Merchandising and Transportation, North America
Viterra
2625 Victoria Avenue
Regina, SK S4T 7T9
Ph: (306) 569-6103
Second vice chair
Michael Irons
General Manager, North America – Canola
Archer Daniels Midland Company
77 W Wacker Dr, Suite 4600
Chicago, IL 60601
Ph: (312) 634-8442
Finance and planning chair
Brad Orr
Marketing Leader, Canada
Corteva Agriscience
Suite 2450, 215-2nd Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 1M4
Ph: (403) 735-8863
Other director
Kevin Serfas
Vice Chair, Alberta Canola
Turin, AB
Ph: (403) 330-5603