John Visser will return as board chair for the Prince Edward Island Potato Board, a Nov. 22 news release said. He was elected at the Nov. 22 board of directors meeting.
Visser has been on the board for five years, first serving as tablestock director for the central district and then as chair since 2021-22. He owns and operates Victoria Potato Farm Inc. with his family.
Donald Stavert of Lower Freetown has been elected as the vice chairman, the release said. He and his family operate Stavert Farms Ltd, and Stavert is the seed sector representative for the central district. Billy Cameron with Cameron Farms is the new secretary-treasurer. He is an at-large representative for the seed sector.
The release noted three new directors joined the board including Randy Visser of G Visser and Sons, Rit VanNieuwenhuyzen of Vanco Farms Ltd., and Shawn Birch of Birch Farms Ltd. The remaining board members are Katie MacLennan of MacLennan Properties Ltd., Guy Cudmore of Preston Cudmore & Sons Inc., Ian Shaw of Shaw & MacLeod Farms, Becky Townshend of Townshend Potato Co. Ltd., John Griffin of W.P. Griffin Inc., Craig Wallace of Wallace Properties Ltd and Marshall Smallman of Smallman Farms Ltd. as the Young Farmers Representative.
Retiring board members, Jason Hayden, Chad Robertson and Rob Green, were also recognized for their time served, the release said.
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