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2017 AWC West - I Guess I Look Better In Pink? - Cherilyn Nagel

Cherilyn Nagel, Former President of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association shares her stories of working on the board and how she found her place in agriculture.... More ›

2017 AWC West - The Power of Supporting Other Women - Amanda Elzinga

Amanda Elzinga-Pugh, Eastern Alberta Account Manager, Farm Animal Business Unit for Merck Animal Health shares her perspective on what can be gained by women supporting each other in business.... More ›

2016 AWC East - How To Have an Impact - Deb Stark

Deb Stark, Former Deputy Minister of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs discusses how women can deepen the impact they have on the agriculture industry.... More ›

2017 AWC West - How To Be Better Leaders - Gail Schafer

Gail Schafer, Regional Sales Manager for Global Ag Risk Solutions shares her thoughts on leadership and the role of women in agriculture.... More ›

2016 AWC East - My Leadership Journey - Sophie Perreault

Sophie Perreault, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Farm Credit Canada shares what she's learned on her leadership journey.... More ›

2017 AWC West Wrap-Up video

This wrap-up video will give you a quick overview from our 2017 event at Calgary's Hyatt Regency Hotel. We had over 460 women there, and had an amazing time of learning, connecting and celebrating women in Agriculture!... More ›

2016 AWC East - Breaking Barriers for Women - Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst

Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst, Executive Director of the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) presents the latest research findings on how best to support the advancement of women in agricultural leadership positions.... More ›

2016 AWC East - The Science of Networking - Marie-Hélène Budworth

Marie-Hélène Budworth, Associate Professor & Director of Human Resource Management, at York University (Toronto), discusses the science of networking and how to build this critical skill.... More ›

2016 AWC East - Advocating for Agriculture - Trish Jordan

Trish Jordan, Public and Industry Affairs Director, Monsanto Canada Inc. in Winnipeg (Manitoba), shares tips on how to share our agriculture and food story with any audience. Trish believes in engaging in respectful conversations with people who don't always agree with you, or may not have the f... More ›

2016 AWC East - Where Your Choices Lead You - Teresa Ann De Wetering

Teresa Ann De Wetering, President of De Wetering Hill Farms talks about her path to success and the life choices that take you there.... More ›

AWC Sharon MacLeod "Who's With Me?"

Sharon MacLeod, Vice President, Personal Care for Unilever North America (New York, NY), and project leader for Dove's self-esteem campaigns, shared heartfelt stories about empowering girls and women. At the end, she stepped out of her comfort zone, and asked "anyone who felt comfortable" to joi... More ›

2016 AWC East Event Wrap-Up video

This wrap-up video will give you a quick overview from our 2016 event at Toronto's Fairmont Royal York. We had over 430 women there, and what a wonderful time we had!... More ›

2015 AWC East -Top 10 Networking Tips for Success - Courtenay Wolfe

Courtenay Wolfe, Venture Capitalist and Chairwoman of Vital Alert and Brilliant Resources shares her top ten tips for successful networking and how they got her to where she is in her career.... More ›

2016 AWC West - SCARF for Success - Kay Kuenker

Kay Kuenker, Consultant, Entrepreneur in Residence – Purdue, Butler University MBA adjunct faculty, former Dow AgroSciences VP. shares the SCARF model, a dynamic new brain-based way of managing workplace relationships, collaborating with and influencing others invented by Dr. David Rock.... More ›