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): Ashley Menges from Safford (Young Farmer and Rancher Chair, U of A Extension, Cattle), Richie Kennedy from Casa Grande (Arizona Farm Bureau 1st Vice President, Cattle and crops), John Boelts from Yuma (Arizona Farm Bureau President, vegetables), and Shawn Wood from Buckeye (Women's Leadership Chair, agribusiness).  

Second row, (left to right): Philip Bashaw ( Arizona Farm Bureau CEO-Secretary), Sharla Mortimer from Dewey (2nd Vice President, Cattle, Plant Nursery, and Agritourism), James Andriano from Casa Grande (custom harvesting), Jackson Brown from St. Johns (Cattle), Sonia Gasho from Pearce (cattle), Stephen Klump from Wilcox (Construction and Cattle), Benny Aja from Williams (Cattle), Angie Newbold from Payson (agribusiness), and Ronna Lindstrom (Arizona Farm Bureau CFO-Treasurer).                                   

Third row, (left to right): Ben Menges from Safford (Cattle), Reed Flake from Snowflake (cattle), Marcos Moore from Yuma (Agri-business), Nicholas Kenney from Buckeye (ag management), Clayton Overson from Kingman (Cattle), Sarah King from Tucson (Cattle), and Myrle Marlatt from Yuma (Produce and seed crops).


Back row, (left to right): Jordon John from Buckeye (Crops), Ty Kelly from Alpine (Cattle), and Tim Petersen from Camp Verde (Cattle).  


Not pictured:  Sherry Saylor from Buckeye ( AZFB Ex-Officio, former Vice-Chair of the American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee, forage crops), Nathan Goldman from Casa Grande (Dairy), Nancy Caywood from Casa Grande (Women's Leadership Director, cotton and forage crops), DeWayne Justice from Waddell (citrus & cattle),  and Shane Burgess, Ph.D., from Tucson (AZFB Ex-officio, U of A Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences).