Meghan Black
Meghan originally hails from a small town in New Brunswick where their family operates a small cow/calf operation. Growing up, she was very involved within the 4-H program as well as a number of National Junior Associations. It's that involvement that led Meghan to Alberta in the summer of 2014 where she first began working for the Canadian Hereford Association. She is also proud to have worked for the Canadian Simmental Association and currently works for Bohrson Marketing Services.

Over the last three years Meghan worked in the Olds area and more recently has made east of town her homebase. She was always heavily involved in the community she grew up in, so becoming more active within the town of Olds and the Olds Regional Exhibition was something she certainly looked forward to.

The agriculture industry is where Meghan's heart lies. She looks forward to different agriculture events and junior shows that she can assist as an integral organizational member or volunteer. Meghan also is a member of the Bashaw Show Committee with a focus on the Canadian All Breeds Program.

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James Carpenter
James is a visionary with an ability to bring to life a multitude of ideas and concepts. A prominent Western Canadian businessman, James has launched over twenty five successful business ventures while remaining dedicated to his family. With his original career path beginning in agriculture, James has continued to gain expertise in various fields such as oil and gas, business development, commodities, communities and First Nations relations. Although his focus has been within Central Alberta, his passion and energetic persona has definitely reached further into Alberta and extended into multiple Provinces in Canada. James is actively involved as a volunteer member in communities and strongly believes that by being proactive, this strengthens communities, Provinces and Canada as a whole. James is involved in various ongoing projects, all of which he cares for and is passionate about. Affordable housing, on and off reserve First Nations housing, commercial and residential development, and furthering projects to work toward carbon reduction and ultimately, projects to aid in becoming carbon neutral. James is currently the Chair of Central Alberta Economic Partnership (CAEP).

Darrell Hickman
Darrell Hickman and his family moved to this beautiful area about 4 years ago. Along with my wife Leila, and children Avary, Kenzie and Mason, they operate Stone Gate Farm west of Olds. A change of employment and a strong desire for a view brought them to the area, as they knew the agriculture community and mindset of this community would be a great fit for our family. Leila works at Olds College as an instructor in the Ag school, and Darrell works for Trouw Nutrition based out of Olds, so their connection to the agriculture community runs through all facets of their lives. The Hickmans operate a small purebred beef operation, showing cattle across North America and selling genetics to many countries. Their connections to the primary agriculture community, and desire to give back are what they are about! Darrell looks forward to working with a great group of people to continue building the presence of the Olds Regional Exhibition in the local community, as well as the Western Canadian community.

Ciara Mattheis
Ciara joined ORE in 2012 and is proud to serve as a director at large. She has a passion for livestock and sharing that passion with youth and others in the community. She is proud to serve with such a longstanding agricultural society and looks forward to many more years being a part of this great Regional Exhibition right in the community of Olds.

Ciara and her husband, along with their 2 young children, have a small ranch they are building from the ground up between Olds and Didsbury. They offer a large variety of equine services to the community and look forward to what the future holds for their ranching dreams. When Ciara isn't on the farm, she is at the office as manager of the Canadian Maine-Anjou Association or helping her kids pursue new passions through programs in their community.

Tim Matthews
Tim Matthews and his family moved their cattle ranch west of Calgary to the Olds area in 2004. Tim is the owner and operator of Riverstone Cattle Company, a purebred Angus, Limousin and Simmental livestock operation. Tim served many years as a volunteer board member for the Calgary Stampede Beef Cattle committee and is now involved and volunteers with the Olds Minor Hockey as part of the coaching team.

Olds Regional Exhibition has become integral part of the Matthews family and the Riverstone operation. For many years the Matthews have exhibited cattle at the many ORE evens and functions and the facility, hospitality and sense of community is second to none during these outstanding events. Riverstone also proudly hosts annual sales with the exhibition and finds the service and experience exceptional.

Tim is excited to be a part of such an inspiring and innovative group of volunteers and staff.

Donna Smith
Donna has invested decades into Olds Regional Exhibition as a volunteer that dates back to the mid-eighties as the Livestock Committee Secretary and a leader in one of the province's largest summer livestock shows. Her annual performance resulted in winning the Western Canadian Fairs award for Volunteer of the Year and Livestock Committee of the Year in the early '90s! This passion for livestock is evident today as Donna plays a very important role for programming including sponsorship, entry analysis, exhibitor packages, livestock office management and hospitality. Donna has instilled a sense of volunteerism in her family as it is the best way to contribute to growing and vibrant communities. This can best be showcased through her role as the Olds Farmer's Market Volunteer Market Manager for the last six years. Additionally, she is a Calgary Stampede Alumni Volunteer, an active member of the Harmattan Community Center and dedicated many years as a Leader, Assistant Leader and Volunteer of the Eagle 4-H Beef Club.

ORE dedicated the Commercial Kitchen in her honour and provided official naming as the Grandma Donna Kitchen which honors her tireless work at providing hospitality to thousands who visited the Cow Palace. Since 2006, many homemade meals were served out of the galley style kitchen and with the new business platform, ORE could elevate their guest experience and create new revenue generation. When Donna isn't working or volunteering, she enjoys her family business, Diamond T Cattle Co., celebrating over 50 years in the seedstock business. What lights her fire the most is spending time with family and being a very active great Grandma fondly referred to as our "Gigi".

Krystal Stoutenberg
Krystal is a Chartered Professional Accountant and has been in public practice for over ten years.

Krystal grew up on her family farm near Endiang, Alberta where she was involved in her family's cattle business and an avid 4-H member.

Krystal provides accounting, assurance, and tax compliance services to incorporated and unincorporated businesses, as well as personal tax planning and preparation.

Krystal and her husband, Robert, along with their two sons now reside in Olds. They enjoy spending time as a family camping and dirt biking.

Denise Rice ~ Joined 2003
Denise joined the ORE team in the spring of 2003. She has filled a few different roles in the office throughout the years. She is currently the Office Manager. Denise and her husband Darryl, along with their children, Eli & Addy, live west of Olds in the Eagle Valley area.

Throughout the summer you will find the Rices around the province racing their horses on the chariot and chuckwagon circuit. They are the Youth Leaders at Garrington Community Church and enjoy working with young people. In their spare time, they enjoy horseback riding and spending time with family.

Allen "Buck" Thompson ~ Joined 2006
Buck has been a facility operator with ORE since 2006.

He has been married to Renai since 1998 and have two kids that are headed off to college in 2021. Kolby will be attending SAIT and Clay, the U of A.

Buck comes from a varied agriculture background in farming, feedlot and welding shop.

He owns his own clipping and fitting business that he does in his off time.

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