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t’s a good thing Chantelle Donahue is
used to wearing multiple hats. Because she just added
one more.
Donahue, Cargill Canada’s vice-president of corporate affairs,
has long been one of our country’s most respected agricultural
executives. With her husband Greg, she also farms near Biggar,
SK. Meanwhile, in her “spare” time, she serves on more boards
than most people have fingers.
Then, last July, she and Greg added a baby to the mix with
the arrival of their daughter, Abigail. Like many new moms and
dads, the Donahues have discovered that parenthood just
might be the biggest job yet.
“I was talking to the folks in High River, where Cargill has the
largest cattle-processing facility in Canada,” laughed Chantelle.
“I told themmy baby is as much work as High River is for me.”
Somehow, you get the feeling that the Donahues will
continue to function just fine. For years now, after all, Chantelle
has managed to build her Winnipeg-based career while
commuting back to Biggar on weekends (plus longer spells
during seeding and harvest). Of course, a certain level of
creativity comes into play.
“Last year, I was seeding and I had to stop the drill to take a
quick conference call for one of the boards,” she said by way
of example. “It’s not conventional—let’s put it that way. When
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2015
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A glimpse into the life of one of Canada’s busiest ag professionals
by SCOTT ROLLANS • Photography by ELECTRIC UMBRELLA
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Chantelle
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Cargill’s dealmaker