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Five questions with Sharon Baudry                                          Long service

                                                                                  milestones
                                             for the company. From there I went
                                             through a week-long course, got over
                                             my fear of public speaking and started   Congratulations to the following
                                             training our employees. For 24 years, until   employees who achieved significant
                                             2023, I traveled from one end of the east   milestones at Viterra between
                                             territory to the other and kept training   April 1 and June 30, 2025. Thank you for
                                             consistent for all our locations. Over the   your continued dedication and service!
                                             years I met many people and enjoyed   40 YEARS
                                             getting out to locations and putting faces
                                             to names.                            Glenn Outram, Facility Assistant I in
                                                                                  Moose Jaw, SK
       What is your role with Viterra and how   What do you like best about working at   Vernon Stanhope, Customer Account
       long have you been part of the team?  Viterra?                             Representative in Fairlight, SK
       I am the east Territory Administrative   What I like best about working at Viterra
       Coordinator and have been with the    is the people, we have a very diverse   35 YEARS
       company for 26 years. When I first    team. Everyone brings something      Robert Chokan, Facility Assistant II in
       started working at Viterra I was a facility   different to the table which allows for   Melfort, SK
       administrator at an ag input site then I   great discussions and collaborations. I   James Elliott, Customer Account
       moved into my current role which I have   love that everyone has a voice, and no   Representative in Winkler, MB
       been in for 21 years. My husband farms   one is scared to bring ideas forward.
       4,000 acres in Ste. Agathe, Manitoba   Sharing of best practices between sites   Christine Judd, Facility Assistant II in
       and runs an earth moving company      and seeing others’ perspectives opens us   Binscarth, MB
       (excavation) which I help with where I   up to finding solutions or different ways   Karen Ooms, Service Desk Lead in Regina
       can.                                  to accomplish our goals that can be more   Office
                                             effective. Listening to the exchanges
       What are some of your responsibilities?  amongst the east team and being able to   Scott Parsons, Facility Assistant II in
       We have a total of 26 locations in the   participate is something that I value and   Foam Lake, SK
       east territory that I help to support by   appreciate.                     Tanya Perkins, Senior Trade Execution
       providing information, communicating   What do you like to do in your spare   Specialist in Regina Office
       changes in processes and updates on   time?
       reporting and tracking to completion.                                      30 YEARS
       I provide the Territory Managers and   I have four grown children and six   Robert Brice, Customer Account
       the management team with operational   grandchildren; we all get together at my   Representative in Beausejour, MB
       improvement options and provide       place every weekend for a family dinner   Mark Brown, Regional Manager, Special
       alternatives to consider on our current   with 16 people just hanging out and   Crops in Taber, AB
       processes. Some of my responsibilities   talking about the week. My husband and
       include safety reporting, sending     I make river tables and which is where I   David Lethbridge, Assistant Manager in
       reminders on outstanding training,    started to work with resin. I can spend   Carnduff, SK
       monthly reporting on liabilities, and   hours using resin to make jewelry, small   25 YEARS
       co-authoring the monthly business and   side tables and other items that people
       EH&S newsletters. Having great working   request. We also love to travel and look   Matthew Bueckert, Assistant Manager,
       relationships with the management team,   forward to checking more places and   Engineering and Project Services in
       the business partners, operations, and   countries off our bucket list.    Winnipeg, MB
       FSA groups strengthens our team and                                        Trevor Peters, Customer Account
       helps us to succeed.                                                       Representative in Brandon, MB
       What work accomplishment are you                FOLLOW US!
       most proud of?                            We regularly feature community
       When I was working at the ag site, I was   investments, corporate achievements   We want to hear from you!
       organizing first aid training for a group   and other accomplishments on   We want to make this a quality newsletter
       of employees and recognized that we      our social channels. Follow us on X   that is engaging and informative. If you
       had a need for a trainer. I developed a   (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram and   have comments to share on this issue or
       business plan to become a first aid trainer,   LinkedIn and stay connected.  if you have a story idea for an upcoming
       completed a cost analysis and brought                                      edition, please reach out to us anytime at
       it forward to the Territory Manager, who                                     viterra.communications@viterra.com.
       approved me to become a first aid trainer





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