STEP Board of Directors

Danea Armstrong

Danea Armstrong is President of Topcon Agriculture Canada, Inc., a member of the Topcon Positioning Group. Topcon is the world’s leading supplier of sprayer boom height control and has offices in Minneapolis, France, and Shanghai. Since 2007 Danea has been successful in expanding Topcon's market presence outside of North America, which now accounts for half of the company’s revenue  Most recently she was responsible for sales, service, and marketing globally as well as driving the company’s innovation agenda, providing leadership to the Strategic Leadership team and coordinating Topcon’s annual strategic planning process. Danea earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan specializing in Marketing and Business and has furthered her skill development through various courses offered through the Sauder School of Business and the Queen’s School of Business focusing on strategic planning, innovation and leadership. Danea’s career in management began at the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) as the Manager of Sector Development and Investment Attraction where she was responsible for attracting new business to Saskatoon. Prior to joining Topcon, Danea was the Sales and Business Development Manager at Cover-All and introduced a smaller agriculture-focused product line to the market. Danea and her husband Blake live in Saskatoon with their two young children.