Shari was born and raised on a farm west of Biggar, in the small community of Duperow. The oldest of three children, with two younger brothers, she grew up immersed in farm life—learning to drive truck at just six years old and hauling grain by the age of eight, as many farm kids did. Agriculture has always been her passion. She went on to marry a farmer and raise her own three children on the farm. Outside of agriculture, curling has been a lifelong pastime that she continues to enjoy today at the Nutana Curling Club. Shari is also a Level 2 certified umpire with the Canadian Curling Federation and volunteers at many competitive events. Professionally, she serves as Canadian Sales Manager at Greenway Animal Nutrition.
In 2015, tragedy struck when her younger brother, also a farmer, died by suicide. In trying to make sense of such a devastating loss, Shari looked for a way to support others facing similar challenges and to help prevent other families from experiencing the same heartache. She found that purpose through SaskAgMatters.

Cynthia Beck, M.Sc., is a Registered Psychologist (provisional) who provides mental health services in rural Saskatchewan. She proudly volunteers as a director of the SaskAgMatters Mental Health Network Incorporated and is an active advocate of mental health in agriculture. Her family operates a multi-generational mixed cattle and grain farm near Milestone, SK.

Cyle ranches in southwest Saskatchewan with his wife Erika, their three daughters, and Erika's parents. The ranch is a fourth-generation cow/calf and backgrounding outfit. Cyle attended college in Montana on a bull riding scholarship and rode bulls professionally until a series of head injuries forced an early retirement. Currently, Cyle ranches full-time, is a member of the Herbert Ranch Rodeo Committee, and enjoys working at home with his family. Cyle finds great pride in improving their herd's genetics and is always looking for learning opportunities to improve their operation and become more efficient. With prior experience in sports-related head injuries and knowledge of present-day ranching challenges, Cyle hopes to bring a versatile and insightful perspective to the discussions.

Connie resides on her family farm in Southwest Saskatchewan with her husband Keith. Together they raised 3 sons, Dallas, Kendall and Mitch.  In the early years life was busy with Sunday School, 4H and Minor Hockey, then later High School Rodeo. Connie also worked as a Postmaster and is now retired. Life changed for Connie and her family when Dallas passed away by suicide at the age of 24 at the family farm. The love of friends and family helped them get through it. Connie sought Mental health support after his death for a short time. A couple years later Connie decided to volunteer for RCMP Victim Service as it was a great was to pay it forward. Connie looks forward to serving on the board of SaskAgMatters, because she strongly believes we need to support the people who feed us.

Michelle is a registered nurse and rural health researcher. She raised her family on a ranch in west central Saskatchewan for over 20 years. Michelle is currently an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Saskatchewan.

Michelle is the principal investigator of the FARMh Initiative. Her areas of research include patient-oriented research, rural nursing, rural health, and farmer/rancher mental health.

Alecia grew up on a mixed farm in East Central Saskatchewan and went on to earn her Bachelor of Human Justice degree from the University of Regina. She has since dedicated her career to working with families and youth, assessing their needs and offering support and resources to help them thrive.

Alongside her spouse, Alecia is actively involved in running a third-generation mixed farm. Passionate about food production and education, she joined the FARMh Initiative because she believes that more mental health support is crucial for rural families. Alecia is excited to make a meaningful impact on the lives of agricultural producers.