Twenty current and emerging leaders in agriculture, agrifood and rural sectors have been selected to participate in the 17th class of the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP). Class 17 will begin their leadership journey on October 1, 2017 at their first seminar in Guelph, Ontario.
“AALP is one of the longest-running agricultural leadership programs in the world. The 20 participants of Class 17 bring an interesting variety of backgrounds and occupational experience to the program. The mix of sectors in the group will provide a variety of perspectives and will allow the class to learn from each other, as well as from seminar speakers throughout AALP,” said Teresa van Raay, an AALP alumnus and chair of the AALP advisory committee.
Ten class members are primary producers or involved in family-run farming operations. The remaining ten come from agri-business and agri-food and legal sectors, nongovernment and commodity associations, the provincial government and various agencies. The class ranges in age from 26 to 63.
Rob Black, chief executive officer of the Rural Ontario Institute, the organization that delivers AALP says, “The men and women selected for Class 17 by our interview panels represent another strong set of agricultural and rural leaders. I am excited to see this new class selected and look forward to engaging with them over the next two years.”
Source: AALP