Grape Growers of Ontario is an independent, self-governing farming organization. We are not a government body, agency or department.

We operate under the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Act, and are funded entirely by grape growers who pay a fee per metric tonne of grapes sold. These funds are used to support the grape-growing system and to promote the grape and wine industry in the province.

At our annual meeting, growers elect a committee. The committee then elects ten directors, and those directors choose the officers for the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors approves the programs, policies and strategic direction of the Grape Growers of Ontario. The Board meets every month at its offices in Niagara, and conducts regular information and policy discussion meetings for our grower-members throughout the year. Every member of our Board of Directors is a grape grower, whose knowledge and experience in the grape-growing industry benefits the organization as a whole.

Officers & Directors 2010-11:

Chair:
Bill George Jr. (1 year)

Vice Chair:
Matthias Oppenlaender (1 year)

C.E.O.
Debbie Zimmerman

Directors:
Trevor Falk (3 years)
Bill Jansenberger (3 years)
Debra Marshall (2 years)
Jim Morrison (2 years)
Steve Pohorly (2 years)
Bill Schenck (1 year)
Kevin Watson (1 year)

Growers’ Committee 2010-11:

TOWN OF NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE
– District 1 –

Trevor Falk
Phone: 905-651-0503
Email: trevor@lakeviewharvesters.com

Don Forrer
Phone: 905-658-7473
Email: chris_forrer@hotmail.com

David Lambert
Phone: 905-658-1876
Email: grapes@mergetel.com

Matthias Oppenlaender
Phone: 905-651-0658
Email: mattcon@vaxxine.com

Steve Pohorly
Phone: 905-329-7646
Email: stevepohorly@hotmail.com

Albrecht Seeger
Phone: 905-651-7400
Email: kaseeger@hotmail.com

Kevin Watson
Phone: 905-651-4437
Email: kevin@watsons.ca

Erwin Wiens
Phone: 905-262-6261
Email: edwiens@rogers.com

CITY OF ST. CATHARINES
– District 2 –

 Bill Schenck
Phone: 289-213-0180
Email: bschenck@cogeco.ca

George Wiley
Phone: 905-688-4821
Email: ghwiley@yahoo.com

Terry Yungblut
Phone: 905-892-3326

TOWN OF LINCOLN
– District 3 –

Bill George Jr.
Phone: 905-984-0994
Email: wgeorge@talkwireless.ca

Ed Hughes
Phone: 905-329-3606
Email: edhughes@niagaracuisine.com

Ron Koop
Phone: 905-321-6680
Email: ron.koop@roger.com

Jim Morrison
Phone: 905-562-4866
Email: grapelan@vaxxine.com

Martin Schuele
Phone: 905-328-0217
Email: schuele@talkwireless.com

Tom Wiley
Phone: 905-658-2530
Email: conkyleahy@hotmail.com

TOWN OF GRIMSBY, TOWNSHIP OF WEST LINCOLN AND CITY OF HAMILTON
– District 4 –

Art Moyer
Phone: 905-978-2408
Email: moyerfarms@sympatico.ca

Brock Puddicombe
Phone: 905-961-0617
Email: info@puddicombefarms.com

SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO
– District 5 –

Bill Jansenberger
Phone: 519-851-7133
Email: doctorbill@rogers.com

PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY
– District 6 –

Debra Marshall
Phone: 613-476-4430
Email: debra.marshall@robert-thomaswines.com