Norm Hall was born and raised on a farm near Wynyard, which he now owns with his brother. Together, on their century farm, they plant 4600 acres in annual seed and commercial crops, 40 acres in an agroforestry project, 400 acres in hay and pasture, and 1600 acres are set aside for the environment. Norm is married to Fern and they have three children, Kevin, Jamie and Travis.

An active member of his community, Norm has served on the Board of Directors of the Wynyard Co-op Assoc. (1985-87), Wynyard Credit Union (1994-96), the Wynyard Co-op Farm Centre Ltd. (1994-present), served as Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Delegate (1986-2005), Wynyard Chamber of Commerce (1993-2009), Canadian Young Farmers’ Forum (1998-2002), Saskatchewan Young Farmers’ Forum co-founder and President (1999-2003), District 20 ADD Board (2001-present), assistant coach Wynyard Minor Hockey Assoc (1986-97) and Head Coach Wynyard Gymnastics Club (1980-2012).

Norm was first elected as an APAS Representative in October 2003 and currently represents the RM of Emerald #277. In 2004, Norm was elected to the APAS Environment Committee and was nominated chair of that committee from 2006 to 2011. In December 2005, he was elected to the Board of Directors. From 2011-2016 Norm was the APAS President. Norm is currently a Vice President with APAS.
On behalf of APAS, Norm is vice-chair of the Agricultural Council of Saskatchewan Inc. He is a member of the Crop Logistic Working Group and sits on the Max Revenue Entitlement Sub Committee of the Working Group. For the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Norm is a CFA Board Member and serves on their Executive Committee, is Chair of the Resolutions Committee and is a member of the Transportation and Business Risk Management Committees. He also sits as a representative to the Saskatchewan District of Co-operators and on the Finance Committee of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce. Norm was a member of the steering committee to develop the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission.

Harvey Brooks is the General Manager of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission.

Raised on a mixed farming operation in Rosthern, SK, Brooks has extensive experience in Western Canada’s agriculture industry, having served as Director of Policy and Economic Research for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, Co-operative Chair in Agricultural Marketing and Business at the University of Alberta and Head of Corporate Policy for the Canadian Wheat Board.

A former deputy minister with the Government of Saskatchewan, Harvey served four different departments during his tenure: Agriculture and Food, Government Relations, Highways and Transportation, and Rural Revitalization. Most recently, he served as deputy minister for the Yukon Territory in the departments of Economic Development and Community Services. He received a BSA and M.SC (’83) in Agricultural Economics at the University of Saskatchewan and a Ph.D. in Economics at Iowa State University (’90).

Roger was born and raised in Canwood, in northwestern Saskatchewan, where he continues to live and work. He grew up on the family farm, the seventh of ten children, and took over the farm in 1980. He started bison ranching in 1991; at one time, he had over 500 animals.

In 2001, Roger played a key role in forming the Bison Feeder Co-op of Saskatchewan, now known as Canadian Prairie Bison. He became that organization’s part-time marketer in 2002, and then sold the family farm in 2003 to fill that position full-time. Many changes have taken place since then, including the opening of the CPB office in Canwood in 2008.

John Serhienko joined the ACS Board of Directors in June 2017.  John is a producer in the Blaine Lake area.  He is currently serving on the Board of Directors for Simply Ag Solutions Inc.  John is also a Councillor in the RM of Blaine Lake #434- Division 2.

Emile Marquette joined the ACS Board in June 2018.  Emile and his wife Sylvia operate Marquette Gardens- a grain and vegetable farm.  They previously operated a dairy farm before moving into the vegetable industry.  Over the years Emile has been Vice-President and President of the Saskatchewan Dairy Farmers of Saskatchewan.  He was also on the board with the Dairy Farmers of Canada serving on a number of committees.  Emile is currently President of Prairie Fresh Food Corporation – supplying fresh vegetables and fruit to the Co-ops.  He is also Vice-President of the Saskatchewan Vegetable Growers Association.  He is very active locally with the Co-op Feeder Association, church and farmer’s markets.  Emile has spent over 32 years as Vice-President for Mallord Diversified Services in Kelvington.  We look forward to Emile’s input on our ACS Board of Directors.

Katelyn is a fourth generation grain farmer along with her family in the Regina area growing lentils, canola and durum wheat.  Previous to returning to full time farming, Katelyn worked as an agronomist and as the General Manager of the Saskatchewan Young Ag-Entrepreneurs.  In recent years she worked at the Government of Saskatchewan in the areas of public trust, agriculture policy, and environmental policy.  Katelyn has served on many boards including the provincial government representative on the Saskatchewan 4-H Council and Saskatchewan Women in Ag.  She is currently the provincial representative for the Canadian Young Farmer Forum and a board member with the Sherwood Conservation and Development Area Authority.

Katelyn received a BSA in Agronomy in 2014 and an Agriculture Machinery Technician Certificate in 2015.  She is currently pursuing a Masters of Public Administration.  She shares her perspective on all things agriculture in her monthly Western Producer column “Ag As I see it” with the intention of increased dialogue amongst farmers.

Sav Bellissimo is the Store Brands Manager for Federated Co-operatives Limited.  FCL is the largest non-financial co-operative in Canada, which is owned by 180 autonomous retail co-operatives across Western Canada.

Sav has been in the consumer packaging goods industry for 30 years with a key focus on product and brand development, as well as private label.  A graduate of the University of Guelph, Sav has a reputation as an adaptive strategic leader with a proven ability in identifying and capitalizing on emerging market trends.

Sav is passionate about local producers and the importance of establishing closer ties between the products on the shelf and the farmers who grow the ingredients.