U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a slate of Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Committee Appointees. State committees are selected by the Secretary, serve at the pleasure of the Secretary, and are responsible for carrying out FSA’s farm programs within delegated authorities.
“The State Committees will help to ensure USDA is providing our farmers, ranchers, foresters, and agricultural producers with the best customer service,” Secretary Perdue said. “They serve as a liaison between USDA and the producers in each state across the nation by keeping them informed and hearing their appeals and complaints. The committees are made up mostly of active farmers and ranchers, representing their peers and ensuring USDA’s programs are supporting the American harvest.”
The following is a list of State Committees released today:
Alabama
Committee Chair Monica Carroll – Ozark; Andy Lavender – Brundidge; Rodney Moon – Harvest; Steve Penry – Daphne; Doug Trantham – Alexandria
Alaska
Committee Chair Scott; Mugrage – Delta Junction; Joe Orsi – Juneau; Richelle Plummer – Matanuska Valley; Al Poindexter – Kenai Peninsula
Arizona
Committee Chair Pamela Griffin – Globe; Andy Grosetta – Prescott; Steven Killian – Phoenix; David Lamoreaux – Gilbert; Lyndon Smith – Gilbert
Arkansas
Committee Chair Ron Chastain – Faulkner County; Gary Churchill – Pope County; Sarah Dunklin – Desha County; Nathan Reed – Lee County; Vivien Wright – Sevier County
California
Committee Chair Greg Wegis – Buttonwillow/Bakersfield; Blake Alexandre – Crescent City; Thomas J. Butler – Woodland; Joe Egan – Susanville
Colorado
Committee Chair Jo Stanko – Steamboat; Glenn Hirakata – Rocky Ford; Robert Mattive – San Luis Valley; Alex Rock – Wray; Nathan Weathers – North Yuma County
Connecticut
Committee Chair Bonnie Burr – Storrs; Melissa Greenbacker-Dziurgot – Middlesex County; Bruce Gresczyk – New Hartford; Diane Karabin – Southington; Mark Sellew – Lebanon
Delaware
Committee Chair Richard Bergold – Dover; Jay Baxter – Georgetown; Donnie Collins – Millsboro; Lori Ockels – Milton
Florida
Committee Chair Michelle Williamson – Dover; Mike Adams – Jennings; Mack Glass – Marianna; Mark Sodders – North Palm Beach
Georgia
Committee Chair Allen Poole – Haralson County; L.G. (Bo) Herndon, Jr. – Vidalia; Meredith McNair Rogers – Camilla; Donnie Smith – Willacoochee
Hawaii
Committee Chair Teena Marie Rasmussen – Kula; Wilson Kenzo Koike – Waianae; Glenn Martinez – Waimanalo; Boyd J. Ready – Haleiwa; Simon Russel – Makawao
Idaho
Committee Chair Mike Guerry – Castleford; Joe Anderson – Potlach; Kaitlin Davis – Cascade; Matt Gellings – Idaho Falls; Randy Hardy – Oakley
Illinois
Committee Chair Jim Reed – DeLand; Martin R. Barbre – Carmi; Melanie DeSutter – Woodhull; Ron Moore – Roseville; Troy Uphoff – Findlay
Indiana
Committee Chair Ken Rulon – Arcadia; Kim Ames – Fillmore; Bill Gelfius – Hartsville; Clint Orr – Forest; Kirk Perkins – Wolcottville
Iowa
Committee Chair Ray Gaesser – Corning; Nathan Anderson – Cherokee; Laura Cunningham – Nora Springs; Jim Stillman – Palo Alto; Pat Swanson – Ottumwa
Kansas
Committee Chair Garrett Love – Gray County; Lexy Goyer – Cowley County; Nick Gutterman – Miami/Johnson County; Michael Jordan – Mitchell County; Greg McCurry – Sedgwick County
Kentucky
Committee Chair Sharon Furches – Calloway County; Tom Flowers – Shelby County; Kenny Imel – Greenup County; Brenda Paul – Paris; Bart Peters – Cadiz
Louisiana
Committee Chair Ray Young – Wisner; Julie Baker-Richard – Abbeville; John Earles, II – Bunkie; Emery Jones – Natchez; Donna Winters – Lake Providence
Maine
Committee Chair Sue McCrum – Belfast; Gregg Garrison – Blaine; Heath Miller – Newburgh; Nancy Ricker – Turner; David Tuttle – North Berwick
Maryland
Committee Chair Jenny Rhodes – Centerville; Steve Ernst – Washington County; Steve Isaacson – Cecil County; Pat Langenfelder – Kennedyville
Massachusetts
Committee Chair Bradford N. Morse – Rochester; James J. Larkin – Sheffield; Matthew J. Parsons – Hadley
Michigan
Committee Chair Sally McConnachie – Deckerville; Blaine Baker – Clayton; Ben Lacross – Lake Leelanau; Matt Schwab – Standish; Isaiah Wunsch – Traverse City
Minnesota
Committee Chair Scott Winslow – Fountain; Kurt Blomgren – Butterfield; Jay Nord – Wolverton; Mike Yost – Murdock; Karolyn Zurn – Callaway
Mississippi
Committee Chair Ted Kendall IV – Bolton; Scott Flowers – Clarksdale; Bobby Moody – Louisville; Henry Reed – Belzoni; Rita Seward – Jackson County
Missouri
Committee Chair Julie Hurst – Atchison; Marc Allison – Dade; Cindy Schroeder – Saline; Will Spargo – Ripley; Barbara Wilson – Audrain
Montana
Committee Chair Carl Mattson – Chester; Joe Dooling – Helena; Chaley Harney – Billings; Bruce Tutvedt – Kalispell
Nebraska
Committee Chair Scott Spilker – Beatrice; Cindi Allen – Ogallala; Mark Jagels – Davenport; Hilary Maricle – Boone County; Geoff Ruth – Rising City
New Hampshire
Committee Chair Kathy Sherman – Conway; Gary LeClair – Claremont; Madison Lowell Hardy – Hollis; Scott Mason – North Stratford;Kirk Scamman – Stratham
New Jersey
Committee Chair Linda DuBois – Pittsgrove; Kurt Alstede – Chester; Sam Conard – Hillsborough; Jim Etsch – Middlesex
New Mexico
Committee Chair Alisa Ogden – Carlsbad; Dustin K. Johnson – Farmington; Matthew L. Lansford – Clovis; John M. Romero – Laguna
New York
Committee Chair Judi Whittaker – Broome County; Michael Bittel – Greenwich; Lawrence Eckhardt – Rensselaer County; Theodore Furber – Wayne County; Barbara Hanselman – Delaware County
North Carolina
Committee Chair Alice Scott – Lucama; Jeffery Lee – Benson; Nathan Ramsey – Fairview; Richard Renegar – Harmony; Jeff Tyson – Nashville
North Dakota
Committee Chair Jim Hauge – Mandan; Jared Hagert – Emerado; Erika Kenner – Leeds; Edward Kessel – Dickinson; Barton Schott – Kulm
Ohio
Committee Chair Trish Levering – Knox County;Ronnie Clifton – Pickaway County; Kim Davis – Carroll County; Daryl Knipp – Sandusky County; Joe Steiner – Warren County
Oklahoma
Committee Chair Gary Crawley – McCallister; Sarah Dorsey – Bixby; Karen Eifert Jones – Stillwater/Waukomis; Don Allen Parson – McCurtain County
Oregon
Committee Chair Anna Sullivan – Baker County; Sam Asai – Hood River; TJ Hansell – Hermiston; John Phillip (Phil) Hassinger – Cove
Pennsylvania
Committee Chair Bonnie Wenger – Lebanon; George Greig – Linesville; Doug Graybill – Granville Summit; Bill Hoover – Tyrone
Rhode Island
Committee Chair Doreen Pezza – Providence County; Judy Carvalho – Newport County; Christopher Jaswell – Providence County; Ellen Pucetti – Providence County
South Carolina
Committee Chair Tony Grant – Columbia; Bob Battle – Mullins; Bill Surratt – Spartanburg/Gaffney; Landy Weathers – Bowman; Beth White – York
South Dakota
Committee Chair Mark Gross – Bridgewater; Gwen Kitzen – Belle Fourche; Tiffani Robertson – Hermosa; Bill Simonsen – Roslyn
Tennessee
Committee Chair Steve Officer – Dekalb County; Daryl Brown – Maury County; Charlotte Kelly – Tipton County; Renea Jones Rogers – Unicoi County
Texas
Committee Chair Jerry Harris – Dawson/Gaines County; Juan Garcia – Willacy County; Rodney Schronk – Hillsboro; Michael Skalicky – Ganado; Linda G. Williams – Dumas
Utah
Committee Chair William Tolbert – Piute County; Scott Mower – Sanpete County; Randy Sessions – Morgan County; Mike Yardley – Beaver County
Vermont
Committee Chair Sally Goodrich – Cabot; Jacques Couture – Westfield; Heidi Dolloff – Springfield; Joe Tisbert – Cambridge
Virginia
Committee Chair Brian K. Harris – Heathsville; Gary D. Cross – Zuni; Matthew J. Lohr – Broadway; Charles P. Shorter – Blacksburg; Steve Sturgis – Eastville
Washington
Committee Chair Melanie Wyss – Okanagan County; Maureen Harkcom – Lewis County; Jesus Limon – Grandview; Robyn Meenach – Spokane County; Bruce Nelson – Spokane County
West Virginia
Committee Chair Andrea Lambert – Taylor County; Lois Alt – Hardy County; Russell Linger Jr. – Huttonsville; Rocky Peck – Wood County; Sarah Wayne – Braxton County
Wisconsin
Committee Chair Lisa Condon – Horicon; Thomas Gillis – River Falls; David Heideman – Clintonville; Anthony Kurtz – Wonewoc; Tom McClellan – Delavan
Wyoming
Committee Chair Nancy Tarver – Gillette; Julie Hahn – Rawlins; David Slover – Worland
Puerto Rico
Committee Chair Carmen Rullan – Adjuntas; Duahmed Colon – Gurabo; Yanice Deynes – San Sebastian; Rebeca Feliciano – Aibonito
State committees are appointed for a one year term which began on January 1, 2018. Each state committee has five members, one chairperson and four members. States that are not listed here or that have incomplete lists will be announced at a later date.
