Agricultural communications is well represented on the new board of directors of Ontario Agri-Food Education. Lorie Jocius, John Beardsley, Oliver Haan, Lillie Ann Morris and Lisa Thompson are among the board members with communications savvy and a passion for getting messages out. They have extremely important roles, guiding the organization through a challenging education landscape. Read a news release about the new board, and see the members' photo, here.
OWEN ROBERTS
Owen Roberts is an agricultural journalist and communications instructor based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He is a trustee on the Global Foundation for Agricultural Journalism and an associate editor (communications) for the Journal of Agromedicine. Previously, Owen was president of the International Forum for Agricultural Journalists, an agricultural communications faculty member at the University of Illinois, and research communications director at the University of Guelph. His programs and research papers have been recognized through awards from the Journal of Applied Communications, the National Agri-Marketing Association, the Association for Communications Excellence and the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation.