groPartners - Earl Smith

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Earl Smith, PAg

Earl's Work Experience:

Farming for 13 years in Saskatchewan and I am currently involved in seeding and harvesting operations on an Alberta farm
12 years at RBC Royal Bank in Saskatoon, Regina, Toronto and Calgary in various management, agriculture specialist and corporate training roles; my last position at RBC which I held until April 2007 was Manager, Agriculture and Agribusiness Prairies
Contract consulting for 3 years with a Chicago based firm developing web based corporate learning networks and knowledge management systems for clients in the US
Operating a management and leadership development franchise style business in Saskatoon working with small business owners
Instructing classes at the School of Agriculture U of S and Olds College and presenting at numerous workshops, meetings and conferences
Numerous consulting and training assignments with financial institutions, farms and agribusiness firms since 2007
Short term executive contract positions with AgStream Inc. and AVNet (Agri-Value Investor Network) in 2008 and 2009

Earl's Education, Designations and Current Industry Involvements:

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK (1974)
Professional Agrologist (PAg) status - Alberta Institute of Agrologists
Competent Toastmaster, Toastmasters International (2001)
Active Member Canadian Consulting Agrologists Association
Member of the Advisory Committee for the Ag Lenders Workshop program at Olds College
Member of the Industry Advisory Committee for the Bachelor of Applied Science - Agribusiness program at Olds College

What Bryce says

about Earl:

Earl has an incredibly broad range of experiences. He has been a great co-worker and mentor to me and many others during his career.

What always impresses me about Earl is his ability to identify people's strengths and willingness to help them succeed.

I know that farmers and land owners who join the groPartners fold will benefit greatly from Earl's insight, integrity, and passion for agriculture.