GROWMARK selects new board member for OCA

Terri Naylor

As of Dec. 9, the GROWMARK board of directors selected Terri Naylor as its newly appointed director to sit on The Ontario Co-operative Association board of directors, representing the Ontario GROWMARK System.

Terri has dedicated 32 years of her career to the co-op sector. During that time, she has held a variety of positions that have gained her valuable experience in several diverse roles. As controller for an FS Co-operative, she worked directly with the co-op’s board of directors assisting in governance decisions.

Today, Terri’s current position as manager of business integration and special projects, entails mediating between partners on a daily basis with a focus on financial, operations, system conversions and acquisitions.

“With Terri’s broad background and passion for the co-operative system, we are confident she will be an exceptional asset to the OCA board team,” says Claude Gauthier, GROWMARK executive director, Ontario operations. “Please join me in congratulating Terri on her new role!”

Introducing the 2020 OCA board of directors. (L-R): Jordan Moat (Libro Credit Union), Megan Shipton (youth director), Chris Caners (SolarShare Co-operative), Erin Morgan, OCA executive director, Maureen Gillespie, OCA board president (The Co-operators), Jennifer Woodhouse, OCA vice-president (Gay Lea Foods Co-operative), Terri Naylor (GROWMARK), and Joel Lalonde past-president (Central 1 Credit Union). Missing from this photo are: Sally Miller, board treasurer (Canadian Worker Co-op Federation) and Hugh Nelson (Y's Owl MacLure Co-operative Centre).

Terri Naylor replaces Janice Johnson who is retiring from GROWMARK at the end of the year. Janice served seven years on the board and served two years as president, one year as vice-president and one year as treasurer.

Co-operatives are a different kind of business model that are driven by people, planet and profit. GROWMARK is a member of The Ontario Co-operative Association that supports, develops, educates and advocates for Ontario’s more than 1,500 co-operative businesses.