FMO Executive and Directors
FMO is governed by five elected executive members and 8 volunteer directors, 2 from each of East, West, Central and North Ontario. This ensures complete representation across the entire province. Overseeing the day-to-day operations is the Executive Director.
EXECUTIVE
Chair
Deanna Chakarova
St. Catharines Farmers’ Market
dchakarova@stcatharines.ca
Secretary
Ann Slater
St. Marys Farmers’ Market
aslater@quadro.net
Vice-Chair
Elmer Buchanan
Havelock Farmers & Artisan Market
elmleagoat@gmail.com
At Large
Thomas Merritt
Greater Sudbury Market
tjsmerritt@gmail.com
Treasurer
Lisa Cooper
Uxbridge Farmers’ Market
steve-lisacooper@coopersfarm.ca
DIRECTORS – WEST
Deanna Chakarova
St. Catharines Farmers’ Market
dchakarova@stcatharines.ca
DIRECTORS – EAST
Melanie Anderson
Ottawa Markets (ByWard & Parkdale)
melanie@ottawamarkets.ca
Ann Slater
St. Marys Farmers’ Market
aslater@quadro.net
Elmer Buchanan
Havelock Farmers & Artisan Market
elmleagoat@gmail.com
DIRECTORS – NORTH
Jenny Groenheide
Thunder Bay Country Market
wjjgroen@tbaytel.net
Thomas Merritt
Greater Sudbury Market
tjsmerritt@gmail.com
DIRECTORS – CENTRAL
Lisa Cooper
Uxbridge Farmers’ Market
steve-lisacooper@coopersfarm.ca
Phyllis Kraemer
Dundas Farmers’ Market
dundasmarket@gmail.com
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Catherine Clark, Executive Director
54 Bayshore Road
Brighton, ON K0K 1H0
613-475-4769
catherine.clark@farmersmarketsontario.com