The Arizona Farm Bureau Board of Directors is made up of volunteer leaders from all 13 active county Farm Bureaus. This board makes decisions, based on Farm Bureau policy, that guide the direction of our 21,000+ member farm and ranch organization. The board is seated at the state annual convention each November.

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Front row (left to right): Linda Merrell from Duncan (Women's Director, cattle), Stefanie Smallhouse from Reddington (AZFB 2nd Vice President, cattle), Kevin Rogers from Mesa (AZFB President, hay & cotton), Tim Dunn from Yuma (AZFB 1st Vice President, grain & cotton), Sharla Mortimer from Dewey (Women’s Leadership Committee Chair, cattle & nursery), Sherry Saylor from Buckeye (AZFB Ex-Officio, Vice Chair of the American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee, cotton). Second row (left to right): Jim Klinker from Mesa (AZFB Administrator), Alan Seitz from Cochise (beans & chilies), DeWayne Justice from Waddell (citrus & cattle), James Boyle from Mesa (Dairy), John Boelts from Yuma (produce), Rock Cramer from Parker (nurseryman), Mark Claridge from Solomon (cotton, alfalfa and wheat), Adam Hatley from Scottsdale (cotton), Dr. Shane Burgess of Tucson (AZFB Ex-officio, U of A Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences),. Third row (left to right): Daniel Pacheco from Oro Valley (cotton), Donald Merrell from Duncan (cattle), Bill Kerr from Buckeye (dairy), Jonathan Dinsmore from Yuma (produce), Gary Mortimer from Dewey (cattle & nurseryman), Jim Goldman from Coolidge (dairy), Jim Parks of Flagstaff (cattle), Mike Gross from Golden Valley (cattle), Lance Knight from Springerville (cattle), John Hart from Willcox (Corn, alfalfa Barley and Pinto Beans) and Bob Flake from Snowflake (sod). Not Pictured: Travis Johnson from St. Johns (cattle), Ty Kelly from Snowflake (2012 Young Farmer & Rancher Chair (cattle), and Richie Kennedy from Casa Grande (cattle feedlot).

Commodity Committee Chairs

Jim Graham from Willcox (Horticulture Advisory Committee), Mark Spencer from Yuma (Citrus Advisory Committee), Travis Johnson from St. Johns (Beef Advisory Committee), Jackie Watkins from McNeal (Sheep & Goat Advisory Committee), Mike Cobb from Phoenix (Equine Advisory Committee), Steven Bales from Buckeye (Cotton Advisory Committee), Lee Banning from Laveen (Hay & Forage Advisory Committee), Kelly Moss from Litchfield Park (Dairy Advisory Committee), John Augustine from Phoenix (Labor Advisory Committee), Dan Thelander from Maricopa (Water Advisory Committee), Jean McGrath from Glendale (Ag Nursery & Greenhouse Advisory Committee), Tim Dunn from Yuma (Wheat & Grain Advisory Committee).