AAC Board of Directors
The AAC is made up of over 66 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.
Sara Wood was elected to the Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC) board of directors in 2019 as one of the two youth-at-large representatives on the board.
Sara grew up on a family farm in Perth County. Her and her husband Chris live on his family farm, which they now operate. Sara was involved in 4-H dairy from the age of 12 to 21. During this time, Sara spent 3 years at the University of Guelph where she also swam competitively on the varsity team.
Sara was a member of the first Soil & Crop Network, an Advanced Agriculture Leadership Program (AALP) participant and an elected Director on the Perth County Federation of Agriculture, a member of the Constitution Committee, and has served as a member of the Federations’ Executive Committee for 4 years.