Advisory Committee
The role of the RDI Advisory Committee is to provide general advice and direction to the Institute on matters of rural concern. On a semi-annual basis the Committee meets to share information about issues of mutual interest in rural Manitoba and foster linkages with the constituencies they represent. Members of the Advisory Committee include: Dr. Scott Grills (Chair, Brandon University), Mona Cornock (Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives), Larry Flynn (Public Health Agency of Canada), Monika Franz-Lien (Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives), Reg Helwer (Shur-Gro Farm Services), Ben Maendel (Baker Hutterite Colony), Jonathon Maendel (Baker Hutterite Colony), Darell Pack (Rural Secretariat), W.J. Pugh (Meyers Norris Penny), Dr. Fran Racher (Brandon University), Dr. Doug Ramsey (Brandon University), Frank Thomas (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce), Larry Wark (MTS Communications Inc.), Dr. Dion Wiseman (Brandon University), Dr.Robert Annis (Brandon University).
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