Cheryl Mayer is Vice President of Policy Development with the Canadian Canola Growers Association. In this role she is responsible for developing national policy that helps canola farmers succeed.

Cheryl grew up on a mixed grain, cattle and potato farm in western Manitoba. Growing up on a farm gave her firsthand experience of both the challenges farmers face and the rewards that come with farm life. She went on to earn a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Manitoba and has spent her career working in the grains industry, including for a grain company, commodity exchange and a communications firm. She joined CCGA 15 years ago as a policy analyst where she found her passion working for, and with, farmers.