AAC Board of Directors
The AAC is made up of almost 60 Ontario agricultural, agri-food and rural organizations. It is these member organizations that annually elect 16 directors to serve on the AAC board. They are joined by 2, non-voting, liaisons from the federal and provincial government.
As a corporate body, the AAC directors have one client: the Ontario agri-food industry. The AAC board of directors has a unique understanding of funding program requirements, farming and agribusiness. It’s who they are and what they do. A complete list of the AAC’s membership and sectoral structure can be found by clicking here.
Gus Ternoey is the director for District 2 (Kent). He was elected to serve in this role in 2022. He held the position of secretary for District 2 for eight years (2014-2022) and has been a delegate representative on several Grain Farmers of Ontario Board Committees. Ternoey is the fifth generation to work on the farm and now tills 385 acres in Kent County with his wife Alina. They grow corn, IP soybeans, and winter wheat, using predominantly conventional tillage practices. The fields are also host to the OCC corn performance trial plots conducted by Ridgetown College. Ternoey has a degree in mechanical Engineering from the University of Windsor and is a licensed professional engineer. Prior to 2021, Ternoey worked full time in industry performing a range of rolls including quality manager, facility manager, maintenance manager, chief engineer, and process engineer to list a few across several organization in Kent County. Ternoey is actively involved with the Chatham-Kent Essex Christian Farmers, currently serving as president. He is also active in the local Masonic Lodge. Ternoey supports the government of Canada living laboratories initiative as a farm host to two research projects, soil carbon and nitrogen research and biodiversity - pollinators.