Member Services Representatives
Access to OFA’s Member Service Representatives (MSR) is one of the most unique aspects of membership. OFA is the only general farm organization offering 19 trained field staff in 15 geographical zones across the province. OFA’s team of 19 MSRs represent on-the-ground advocates for members, their families and Ontario’s agriculture industry. Every OFA member has access to the MSR team, ready to take your call to help with issues affecting your farm or region and represent a valuable benefit of OFA membership. Find the MSR in your region here.
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Karen McLean
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OFA Board of Directors
OFA is governed by an 18-member elected Board of Directors consisting of Ontario farmers from across the province. Directors represent 15 geographical zones across Ontario with 3 holding at-large positions. Directors are elected for a three-year term. The President and two Vice President positions are elected for a one-year term each year at the organization’s annual meeting in November.
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Crispin Colvin
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Crispin Colvin is a cash crops, soybeans, corn and wheat farmer who resides in Middlesex County. The Board of Directors elected Crispin Colvin as the fourth executive member at the 2020 Annual General Meeting.
He currently serves on the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) Board of Directors as the Zone 6 Director representing the counties of Lambton and Middlesex. Previously serving as Director-at-Large, Colvin has been an OFA board member since 2016. Crispin is an active advocate for OFA and various OFA liaison commodity groups. He spent 16 years on his Municipal Council serving as a Councillor, Deputy Mayor, Mayor for Thames Centre, and Warden of Middlesex County. |