About the FGCA

The Board of Directors

The FGCA Board of Directors consists of nine members: two appointed from and by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR), one appointed from and by the crown land forest managers, one appointed by and from Conservation Ontario (CO), and five elected from the membership, of which one must be elected from members in the seed and stock production industry.

An executive committee (EC) of the Board consists of the Chair, Co-Chair and the OMNR Technical Advisor and supervises the day to day operations. Those operations are carried out by the Coordinator (currently an OMNR staff member), who reports to the EC and the Board. The current Board of Directors was elected/appointed at the annual general meeting (AGM) in June 2002 and will hold office until the 2004 AGM.

Wayne Young, Domtar, Cornwall - FGCA Chair, EC

Ken Yaraskavitch, OMNR, Chatham - FGCA Co-chair, EC

Martin Neumann, Conservation Ontario, Grand River Conservation, Cambridge

Henry Kock, The Arboretum, University of Guelph

Brian Barkley, Eastern Ontario Model Forest, Kemptville

Bob Griffiths, OMNR, Parry Sound

Peter Nitschke, Bancroft Minden Forest Co.

Steve Smith, Society for Ecological Restoration - Ontario Chapter, Toronto

Ed Patchell, Ferguson Forest Centre, Kemptville

Barb Boysen, FGCA Coordinator (non-voting)