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Five questions with Jessica van Staveren

Manager for the Balgonie Market Center. internally with coworkers and externally
Prior to that I was a Customer Account with our farmers.
Rep in Weyburn and have been with What do you like best about working at
Viterra for 8 years. My background is in Viterra?
agribusiness and prior to Viterra I worked
at a bank. The people.
What are some of your responsibilities? What do you like to do in your spare time,
and what is a fun fact about you?
Some of my responsibilities include
ensuring we have coverage on In my spare time I like to play guitar and
commodities in the five week plan. I also piano as well as sing. A fun fact is that
work with the merchants and CARs to find I love collecting antiques! I have a very
ways to procure grain, as well as coach large vinyl record and vintage dress
and be a support for the CARs. collection. If I wasn’t working at Viterra I’d
probably own an antique store.
What work accomplishment are you
What is your role with Viterra and how most proud of?
long have you been part of the team? I am most proud of the business
I am currently a Regional Marketing relationships I’ve been able to build both

Five questions with Jodie Bilan

This summer I moved into my current accomplishments, but the ones that have
role as Food Safety & Quality Systems always impressed my kids the most were
Coordinator. standing on top of rail cars to open lids
Prior to starting at Viterra I received my and that I have driven locomotives for
Animal Health Technology degree from Viterra.
NAIT and spent seven years working in What do you like best about working at
Veterinary Clinics between Saskatchewan Viterra?
and Alberta. I also spent twelve years I like the diversity of working at Viterra -
managing a cow/calf operation. all the opportunities to learn, grow and
What are some of your responsibilities? share knowledge. I enjoy troubleshooting,
My current responsibilities include and learning how all the pieces fit
supporting the country operations with together whether on equipment or in
our food safety program and performing the business as a whole. I am really
internal audits for 16 of our sites. I have enjoying my new role with the food safety
What is your role with Viterra and how spent time with our EH&S department as department; visiting sites and meeting all
long have you been part of the team? a site rep and Country Trainer, training the people that make us tick.
I started with Viterra in Fall 2013 as employees in the Fire Safety, Respiratory What do you like to do in your spare
a Facility Assistant at our Star site, Protection, and Fall Protection programs. time?
sweeping floors and flipping lids on rail I recently joined Viterra’s Diversity, Equity I am a single mom of two teenagers
days. I progressed to Facility Assistant and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. who still like to hang out with me. We
II, working with the colour sorter, dryer What work accomplishment are you spend a lot of time hiking, camping,
and cleaners in Star. In 2018, I became most proud of? geocaching, kayaking, skiing, traveling
an Assistant Operations Manager when I am proud of all my work and volunteering in our community.
the new facility in Vegreville opened.

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