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Meet the Team

The CANZA team is a passionate group of changemakers from across Canada’s agri-food landscape, working together to shape the future of food. With deep expertise and a shared vision for a thriving, sustainable system, we foster bold ideas, meaningful partnerships, and long-term impact across the sector.

Governance

CANZA operates as a solution space of Generate Canada, an independently incorporated charity since 1996, which is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors.

CANZA Strategic Council

The Strategic Council (StratCo) is CANZA’s senior strategy and oversight body. StratCo brings together sector leaders to help guide CANZA’s direction, ensure focus on shared priorities, and support strong, transparent decision-making. The Council approves strategic priorities and annual work plans, reviews progress toward outcomes and key performance indicators, and provides sector insights and advice to the CANZA Secretariat. StratCo also plays a key role in upholding the organization’s integrity and anti-trust commitments.

Alain Brandon

Vice President, Sustainability, Social Impact and Government Relations, Loblaw Companies Limited.

Cam Baker

Global Senior Director, Government & Industry Affairs, Nutrien.

Charlie Angelakos

Vice President, Global External Affairs and Sustainability, McCain.

Chris Terris

Inactive, Telus.

Darlene McBain

Director, Industry and Stakeholder Relations at FCC, Farm Credit Canada.

Diane Bertrand

Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Cooperation, Agropur.

Hadley Archer

Executive Director, Nature United.

Joe McMahan (Proxy)

Vice President of Sustainability & Shared Value, Maple Leaf.

John Stackhouse

Senior Vice-President, Office of the CEO, RBC.

Justine Hendricks

CEO, Farm Credit Canada.

Lisa Ashton (Proxy)

Director of Agriculture Policy at RBC Thought Leadership, RBC.

Marie-Claude Bourgie (Proxy)

Executive Vice-President, Strategy and Impact (Interim), Farm Credit Canada.

Randy Huffman

Chief Food Safety and Sustainability Officer, Maple Leaf.

Sophie Neveux (Proxy)

Director of Global Sustainability, Agropur.

Terence Smith

Senior Director, Centre for Canada’s Future, Boston Consulting Group.

Founding partners

CANZA is a solution space created by Generate Canada and a small group of founding partners who shared the belief that Canada can be a global leader in regenerative, climate-smart agriculture.

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CANZA Secretariat

The CANZA Secretariat carries out the day-to-day work of the Solution Space to achieve the organization’s mission. It ensures strategic alignment across all workstreams and stakeholders

Nick Betts

Executive Director

Ashley Honsberger

Managing Director

Barbara Swartzentruber

Senior Advisor

Kelly Latcham

Operations Coordinator

Andrea Gal

Director, Data & Marketplace Strategy

Emily Robinson Manager

Program Implementation & Partnerships

Rebecca Seltzer

Senior Project Manager

Elizabeth Harrington

Head of Communications

Ryan Cooke

Advisor, CANZA; Program Director, Sustainable Agriculture, Smart Prosperity Institute

Samantha Lyon

Farm Enablement Lead
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James Wood

Communications Specialist
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Sara Lin Baron

Project Manager, Data & Marketplace Strategy