Faculty and staff

Taylor is a graduate of the Animal Science Technology Diploma Program at Lakeland College in Vermillion, AB. She was born and raised on a small cattle farm with a collection of other animals in Elm Creek. Taylor grew up in the 4-H program and continues to be an active member of several junior cattle show boards and associations.

Bailey is a graduate from the Diploma in Agriculture Program. He farms grain with his family near Rathwell. He is also actively involved in his farming community to operate and act as treasurer for the local skating rink.

Reg is a farm manager from Starbuck. He has extensive experience with crop production and marketing and also has experience with poultry.  

Colin runs a grain farm in Elm Creek with his family. He is a director for Keystone Agricultural Producers, is Co-Chair of Manitoba Young Farmers and is involved with other organizations on many levels. He is a proud U of M Aggie grad and a Certified Crop Advisor.

Garrett farms near Altona with his family.  He is an agriculture diploma and agribusiness degree alumni.  Currently he is the Farm Management Coordinator, an Instructor in 1st and 2nd year farm management, and a Farm Management Advisor.   He is a Director with Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, other involvements include Ag in the Classroom and KAP.

Originally from Florida, Easton has been managing a U-Pick fruit farm and orchard near Teulon for the past 6 years where he grows mostly strawberries, sour cherries, saskatoons, and apples. He loves to garden and learn about unique crops grown in innovative ways. He graduated from the Agriculture Diploma program as valedictorian in 2019.

Phil is a beekeeper from Starbuck and is the Chair of the St. Norbert Farmers` Market.  He holds a Master degree in Philosophy and also has taught courses in Philosophy since 1993.

Kathleen is a Métis educator who lives and works on Treaty 1 Territory. She holds an M.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies and B.Ed. from the University of Manitoba. Her focuses are communication, decision making, pedagogy, and decolonized assessment/educational practices. Kathleen has taught in the Faculty of Agriculture and School of Agriculture since 2017 and considers herself a proud member of the Aggie community.