Leaders

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 18,000+ member farm and ranch organization. The board is seated at the state annual convention each November.

For more information, contact Julie Murphree at (480) 635-3607.

Front row (left to right): Jim Klinker from Mesa (AZFB Administrator), Linda Merrell from Duncan (Women's Director, cattle), Stefanie Smallhouse from Redington (cattle), Tim Dunn from Yuma (AZFB 1st Vice President, grain & cotton), Kevin Rogers from Mesa (AZFB President, hay & cotton), Marguerite Tan from Snowflake (2010 Young Farmer & Rancher Chair, swine), Sharla Mortimer from Dewey (Women’s Leadership Committee Chair, cattle & nursery), Sherry Saylor from Buckeye (Ex-Officio, Vice Chair of the American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee, cotton). Second row (left to right): Daniel Pacheco from Oro Valley (cotton), Paul Van Hofwegen from Tolleson (alfalfa hay), Marvin Marlatt from Tacna (cotton and vegetable seed production), Jim Goldman from Coolidge (dairy), Jim Graham from Cochise (pistachios & wine grapes), Mike Gross from Golden Valley (cattle), Ethan Ellsworth from Show Low (cattle). Third row (left to right): Donald Merrell from Duncan (cattle), Adam Hatley from Scottsdale (cotton), Mike Norris from Casa Grande (agriculture consultant), Mark Claridge from Solomon (cotton, alfalfa and wheat). Back row (left to right): DeWayne Justice from Waddell (citrus & cattle), Alan Seitz from Cochise (beans & chilies), Gary Mortimer from Dewey (cattle & nurseryman), Brooks Cameron from Williams (cattle), and Rock Cramer from Parker (nurseryman). Not Pictured: Art Allen from Yuma (cotton and wheat), Bill Kerr from Buckeye (dairy), Kelly Young from St. Johns (cattle), Dr. Eugene Sander from Tucson (Ex-Officio, U of A Dean of Agriculture).

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).