Farm Bureau Leaders

The Arizona Farm Bureau Board of Directors is made up of volunteer leaders from all 14 active county Farm Bureaus. This board makes decisions, based on Farm Bureau policy, that guide the direction of our more than 30,800-member farm and ranch organization. The board is seated at the state annual convention each November.

           


Front row, (left to right): Sonia Gasho from Pearce (Women's Leadership Chair, cattle), Shawn Wood from Buckeye (AZFB First Vice President, agribusiness), John Boelts from Yuma (Arizona Farm Bureau President, produce), Ben Menges from Safford (AZFB Second Vice President, cattle), and Ashley Menges from Safford (Former Young Farmer and Rancher Chair, U of A Extension, cattle).  

Second row, (left to right): Philip Bashaw ( Arizona Farm Bureau CEO-Secretary), Sharla Mortimer from Dewey (cattle, and agritourism), Sarah King from Tucson (cattle), Moiria White from Dragoon (cattle), Angie Newbold from Payson (agribusiness), Stephen Klump from Willcox (construction and cattle), Nicholas Kenny from Buckeye (ag management), Reed Flake from Snowflake (cattle), Nancy Caywood from Casa Grande (Women's Leadership Vice-Chair, cotton and forage crops), Jackson Brown from St. Johns (cattle),  Ronna Lindstrom (Arizona Farm Bureau CFO-Treasurer), and Sherry Saylor from Buckeye (AZFB Ex-Officio, former American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee Chair, forage crops).                                   

Third row, (left to right): Ty Kelly from Duncan (cattle), Myrle Marlatt from Yuma (produce and seed crops), Marcos Moore from Yuma (agribusiness), Aaron Campa from Golden Valley (cattle), Benny Aja from Williams (cattle), Jordan John from Buckeye (crops), and Richie Kennedy from Casa Grande (livestock).


Not pictured:  James Andriano from Casa Grande (agribusiness), Nate Brawley from Solomon (cattle), DeWayne Justice from Waddell (cattle and citrus), Jonathan Link from Tucson (Newly elected Arizona Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher Chair, agribusiness), Kristen Nelson from Parker (crops),  and Tim Petersen from Camp Verde (cattle).