Red River Co-op Board of Directors

Election results from the 2025 election saw Ward Weisensel and Stephen Sidloski re-elected, and Glenn Williams elected to our Board of Directors.

• Serves as Red River’s President
• Served as Red River's Vice-President
• Served as Chair of the Audit Committee
• Served on Red River's Nominations Committee
• Served on Red River's Governance & Compensation Committee
• Has extensive experience in marketing, strategic planning, transportation and communications through his roles as Chief Operating Officer of the Canadian Wheat Board and Senior Vice President of Trading and Risk Management at G3 Canada
• Served as a Director on the Board of the Canadian International Grains Institute and Western Transportation Advisory Committee
• Graduate of the University of Saskatchewan
• Appointed to the Board May, 2009

• Serves as Vice-President
• Serves as Chair of the Audit Committee
• Serves as a member of the Member Engagement Committee
• Served as a member of the Governance & Compensation Committee
• Served as a member of the Nominations Committee
• 40 years of financial and management experience in agriculture, manufacturing, retail, public accounting and financial services 
• 20 years of experience with co-op/mutual organizations holding senior management positions
• Chair of the Investment Committee of the Winnipeg Civic Employees' Benefits Plan
• Board member Peace Hills General Insurance, member of Audit and Investment Committees
• Previously served as a board member of numerous for profit and non-profit organizations in Winnipeg and nationally
• Experienced financial executive with extensive leadership experience and business acumen
• Became a member of the Board in 2020
  

• • Serves as Secretary
• Serves as Chair of the Governance and Compensation Committee
• Serves as a member of the Audit Committee
• Served as a member of the Nominations Committee
• Served as a Community Member of the Community Relations Committee prior to being elected to the Board
• Partner at Taylor McCaffrey LLP, a full-service local law firm
• Represents many cooperatives and credit unions in Manitoba, including worker co-ops, retail co-ops, and housing co-ops
• Assisted the Cooperatives Registrar in identifying changes to The Cooperatives Act to create multi-stakeholder cooperatives and developing a new Cooperative Model By-law 
• Advises Co-ops with learning how to access capital, drafting articles and by-laws and governance matters
• Volunteers and currently serves as Chair on the Board of the Canadian Cooperatives Investment Fund, an investment fund that supports co-operatives.
• Volunteered for Bookmates Inc., a charity promoting literacy for families, from 1998 to 2015
• Served as a board member of the Winnipeg Writers Festival from 2015 to 2021
• Served as President of the Winnipeg International Writers Festival.
• A proponent of the 'one member, one vote' model of cooperatives
• Director of the Board since 2017
  

• Serves as Chair of the Member Engagement Committee.
• Serves on the Nominations Committee
• Served on the Audit Committee.
• Strategic communications professional with a background in government, post-secondary, and not-for-profit sectors.
• Works for the federal government at Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada.
• Master's degree in anthropology and agricultural economics, bachelor's degree in global political economy from the University of Manitoba.
• Background in food security, economics, and hands-on experience with local food co-operatives.
• Grew up in rural Manitoba.
• Active volunteer and strong roots in community organizations.
• Became a member of the board in 2024.
  

• Serves on the Nominations Committee
• Served as Chair of the Nominations Committee
• Served on Governance & Compensation Committee
• Served on Audit Committee
• Chief Technology Officer at Endeavours Group
• Diverse experience in strategic planning, technology integration, risk management, and business development
• Registered as Professional Engineer (P.Eng) with Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (EE) from University of Manitoba in 2005, Bachelor’s degree in EE (Hons, with Distinction) from University of Windsor
• Served as an external examiner for University of Manitoba’s Engineering Students Capstone Design Projects
• Served as a mentor for Women in Engineering - University of Manitoba/Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba
• Volunteered at schools to promote STEM fields
• Became a member of the board in 2021
  

• Serves as a member of the Governance & Compensation Committee
• Serves as a member of the Member Engagement Committee
• Served as Chair of the Nominations Committee
• Served as a member of the Audit Committee
• 20 years of national franchised restaurant industry management experience that includes Operations, Marketing, Human Resources, Employee Experience, Finance, Construction, and Change Management
• Graduate of the Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba with a Master of Business Administration
• Served on a number of not-for-profit community boards
• Became a member of the board in 2022

• Serves as the Chair of the Nominations Committee
• Serves as a member of the Audit Committee
• Serves as a member of the Governance & Compensation Committee
• Elected and served as Board Vice-President, Chair of the Nominations Committee, member of the Governance and Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee
• Elected and serves as the Vice Chair of the Canadian Co-operative Investment Fund Board inclusive of Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee
• Served on the Council for the Insurance Institute of Manitoba for six (6) years; the last two (2) as Secretary-treasurer. Insurance Institute of Canada course instructor, lecturer and exam proctor for the Insurance Institute of Manitoba
• Elected to the Board of Directors of Assiniboine Credit Union and served as a member of the Human Resources Policy & Compensation Committee
• Experience as President & CEO, COO, CFO and VP of several disciplines in a multitude of industries
• Achieved and maintains the following designations in good standing: CPA, CA, CIP (Hons.), CRM, RF, ICD.D, CAFM, CoopD.D, GCB.D, CCB.D
• 40 years of business experience, inclusive of almost twelve (12) years as CFO of Arctic Co-operatives Limited and Arctic Co-operative Development Fund
• Graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) on the Dean’s Honour Roll
• Elected member of the Board of Directors of Red River Co-operative in 2018, served two (2) three (3) year terms. Re-elected to the Board in 2025.