Access to OFA’s Member Service Representatives (MSR) is one of the most unique aspects of membership. OFA is the only general farm organization offering field staff in 15 geographical zones across the province. OFA’s team of MSRs represent on-the-ground advocates for members, their families and Ontario’s agriculture industry. Every OFA member has access to the MSR team, ready to take your call to help with issues affecting your farm or region and represent a valuable benefit of OFA membership. Find the MSR in your region.
Western Region
Paul Nairn – Manager
Mobile: 519-272-5533
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 301
paul.nairn@ofa.on.ca
Zone 1 – Carol Verstraete – Essex, Kent
Mobile: 519-809-3040
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 314
carol.verstraete@ofa.on.ca
Zone 2 – Margaret Vincent – Bruce, Grey
Mobile: 519-440-1578
Toll free: 1-800-275-9551
margaret.vincent@ofa.on.ca
Zone 3 – Will Stoneman – Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk
Mobile: 905-746-4071
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 325
will.stoneman@ofa.on.ca
Zone 4 – Laura Fraser – Elgin, Oxford
Mobile: 519-617-7176
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 324
laura.fraser@ofa.on.ca
Zone 5 – Nadine Gill-Aarts – Halton, Hamilton-Wentworth, Niagara
Mobile: 289-687-7477
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 322
nadine.gill@ofa.on.ca
Zone 6 – Karen McLean – Lambton, Middlesex
Mobile: 519-918-4470
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 330
karen.mclean@ofa.on.ca
Zone 7 – Loni Elliott – Huron, Perth
Mobile: 519-803-0419
Toll free: 1-800-511-1135
loni.elliott@ofa.on.ca
Zone 9 – Lisa Hern – Dufferin, Waterloo, Wellington
Mobile: 519-577-6970
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 305
lisa.hern@ofa.on.ca
MSSR – Cole Woods
Mobile: 519-362-3516
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 326
cole.woods@ofa.on.ca
Eastern & Northern Regions
Janine Lunn – Manager
Mobile: 519-870-6321
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 318
janine.lunn@ofa.on.ca
Zone 8 – Jayne Henry – Arnprior, Lanark, Ottawa and Renfrew
Mobile: 613-761-8426
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 304
jayne.henry@ofa.on.ca
Zone 10 – Mark Torrey – Durham, Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes/Haliburton
Mobile: 705-559-5208
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 307
mark.torrey@ofa.on.ca
Zone 11 – Ruth Vogel – Dundas, Frontenac, Grenville, Leeds
Mobile: 613-213-3960
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 310
ruth.vogel@ofa.on.ca
Zone 12 – Resi Walt – Hastings, Lennox & Addington, Northumberland, Prince Edward
Mobile: 613-847-3037
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 309
resi.walt@ofa.on.ca
Zone 13 – Leah Emms – Peel, Simcoe, York
Mobile: 705-795-6211
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 306
leah.emms@ofa.on.ca
Zone 14 – Sonia Dignard – Glengarry, Prescott, Russell, Stormont
Mobile: 613-899-9521
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 313
sonia.dignard@ofa.on.ca
Zone 15 – Stephanie Vanthof – Algoma, Cochrane, East Nipissing/Parry Sound, Manitoulin-North Shore/Sudbury West, Muskoka, Temiskaming, West Nipissing/Sudbury East
Mobile: 705-622-6049
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 303
stephanie.vanthof@ofa.on.ca
Zone 15 – Bernie Zimmerman – Rainy River
Mobile: 807-275-7912
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 302
bernie.zimmerman@ofa.on.ca
Zone 15 – Brody Marsonet– Thunder Bay, Kenora/Dryden
Mobile: 807-358-5572
Toll free: 1-800-668-3276 ext. 312
brody.marsonet@ofa.on.ca