We are blessed to have a group of outstanding individuals that make up the Grand Valley Fortifiers team. Each day this team works tirelessly to serve our customers and provide the best products and service in the livestock nutrition industry. Below you’ll learn more about our senior management group and our team members who are involved directly with customer service. If you’re interested in a position at Grand Valley Fortifiers or the GVF group of companies, please scroll to the bottom and click on “Join Our Team” to learn more about current positions that are available.
Founder
Jim Ross
Founder & Friend - 1936-2020
On November 5th, 2020 Jim Ross, our founder and friend passed peacefully from this world into the arms of his Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. Jim will be greatly missed by all of us at Grand Valley Fortifiers, the staff at the entire GVF group of companies, and the livestock producers that we have had the privilege of serving.
Jim loved farming and he loved farmers. Through his 60 years of work and leadership he constantly sought ways for farmers to “have a better shake” by helping to improve their performance or find better prices for the goods they produced. Today at GVF that remains our desire and we will do our best to carry forward the mission that Jim founded when he started Grand Valley Feeds in 1960.
Ruminant Specialists
Dairy, Beef & Goat
Mark Bousfield
Dairy Specialist
Art Groenewegen
Ruminant Team Leader
Brian Llewellyn
Dairy & Beef Specialist
Erik Zieleman
Dairy & Poultry Specialist
Tom Bowman
Dairy and Beef Specialist
Stephanie Murphy
Ruminant Specialist
Mike Rutherford
Dairy Specialist
Chris Deklein
Dairy Specialist
Brian Nelson M.Sc.
Dairy & Beef Specialist
Henry Verhoog
Dairy Specialist
Margaret Edwards
Ruminant Specialist
Rienke Kalverboer
Dairy Specialist
Brad Whytock
Dairy & Beef Specialist
Monogastric Specialists
Swine & Poultry
Renee DeBruyn
Swine Support Specialist
Victoria Seip M.Sc.
Livestock Business Intelligence Manager
Paul de Rond
Swine Specialist
Ray Stortz
Swine Specialist
Ron Gunson
Swine Specialist
Ken Vanderheyden
Swine & Poultry Specialist
Aaron Lantz
Monogastric Specialist
Scott Walker
Swine Specialist
Ruminant Nutritionists
Dairy, Beef & Goat
Mark Bowman
Ruminant Nutritionist
Kathleen Shore
Ruminant Nutritionist
Nikki Campbell
Ruminant Nutritionist Consultant
Jeff Keunen
Ruminant Nutritionist
Lisa McGregor
Ruminant Nutritionist
Monogastric Nutritionists
Swine & Poultry
Martin Clunies Ph.D.
Monogastric Nutritionist
Drew Woods
Monogastric Nutritionist
Tanka Khanal Ph.D. DVM
Monogastric Nutritionist
Youngji Rho Ph.D.
Monogastric Nutritionist
Adam Totafurno
Monogastric Nutritionist
Customer Service
Ken Bax
Dispatch Manager
Janet Shepherd
Nutrition Assistant
Lindsay McDonald
Customer Service
Dean Phillips
Dispatcher & CSR
Delivery Team
Maynard DeGraaf
Driving for GVF since 1980
Mike DeGraaf
Driving for GVF since 1994
Ryan Everts
Driving for GVF since 2003
Mark Nieboraczek
Driving for GVF since 2014
Phillip Pugh
Driving for GVF since 2017
Neil Rogers
Driving for GVF since 2022
Dave Van Daalen
Driving for GVF since 2006
Sid VanderMeulen
Driving for GVF since 1990
Bernie Vlietstra
Driving for GVF since 1988
Fred Vlietstra
Driving for GVF since 1986
Patrick Wolf
Driving for GVF since 2016
Maynard DeGraaf
Driving for GVF Since 1980
Phillip Puph
Driving for GVF since 2017
Fred Vlietstra
Driving for GVF since 1986
Mike DeGraaf
Driving for GVF since 1994
Dave Van Daalen
Driving for GVF since 2006
Patrick Wolf
Driving for GVF since 2016
Ryan Everts
Driving for GVF since 2003
Sid VanderMeulen
Driving for GVF since 1990
Mark Nieboraczek
Driving fir GVF since 2014
Bernie Vlietstra
Driving fir GVF since 1988
Senior Management
Ian Ross
President & CEO
Brian Gonder
VP & Chief Operating Officer
David Ross
VP & Chief Marketing Officer
Kevin Weppler
Vice President of Sales
JD D'Elia
VP & Chief Financial Officer
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