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\u2019s farm programs within delegated authorities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe State Committees will help to ensure USDA is providing our farmers, ranchers, foresters, and agricultural producers with the best customer service,\u201d Secretary Perdue said. \u201cThey 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\u2019s programs are supporting the American harvest.\u201d<\/p>\n
The following is a list of State Committees released today:<\/p>\n
Alabama<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Monica Carroll \u2013 Ozark; Andy Lavender \u2013 Brundidge; Rodney Moon \u2013 Harvest; Steve Penry \u2013 Daphne; Doug Trantham \u2013 Alexandria<\/p>\n
Alaska<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Scott; Mugrage \u2013 Delta Junction; Joe Orsi \u2013 Juneau; Richelle Plummer \u2013 Matanuska Valley; Al Poindexter \u2013 Kenai Peninsula<\/p>\n
Arizona<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Pamela Griffin – Globe; Andy Grosetta – Prescott; Steven Killian – Phoenix; David Lamoreaux – Gilbert; Lyndon Smith – Gilbert<\/p>\n
Arkansas<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Ron Chastain \u2013 Faulkner County; Gary Churchill \u2013 Pope County; Sarah Dunklin \u2013 Desha County; Nathan Reed \u2013 Lee County; Vivien Wright \u2013 Sevier County<\/p>\n
California<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Greg Wegis – Buttonwillow\/Bakersfield; Blake Alexandre – Crescent City; Thomas J. Butler – Woodland; Joe Egan – Susanville<\/p>\n
Colorado<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Jo Stanko \u2013 Steamboat; Glenn Hirakata \u2013 Rocky Ford; Robert Mattive \u2013 San Luis Valley; Alex Rock \u2013 Wray; Nathan Weathers \u2013 North Yuma County<\/p>\n
Connecticut<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Bonnie Burr – Storrs; Melissa Greenbacker-Dziurgot \u2013 Middlesex County; Bruce Gresczyk \u2013 New Hartford; Diane Karabin \u2013 Southington; Mark Sellew \u2013 Lebanon<\/p>\n
Delaware<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Richard Bergold – Dover; Jay Baxter – Georgetown; Donnie Collins – Millsboro; Lori Ockels – Milton<\/p>\n
Florida<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Michelle Williamson – Dover; Mike Adams – Jennings; Mack Glass – Marianna; Mark Sodders – North Palm Beach<\/p>\n
Georgia<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Allen Poole \u2013 Haralson County; L.G. (Bo) Herndon, Jr. \u2013 Vidalia; Meredith McNair Rogers – Camilla; Donnie Smith – Willacoochee<\/p>\n
Hawaii<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Teena Marie Rasmussen – Kula; Wilson Kenzo Koike – Waianae; Glenn Martinez – Waimanalo; Boyd J. Ready – Haleiwa; Simon Russel – Makawao<\/p>\n
Idaho<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Mike Guerry \u2013 Castleford; Joe Anderson \u2013 Potlach; Kaitlin Davis \u2013 Cascade; Matt Gellings \u2013 Idaho Falls; Randy Hardy \u2013 Oakley<\/p>\n
Illinois<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Jim Reed \u2013 DeLand; Martin R. Barbre \u2013 Carmi; Melanie DeSutter \u2013 Woodhull; Ron Moore – Roseville; Troy Uphoff \u2013 Findlay<\/p>\n
Indiana<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Ken Rulon – Arcadia; Kim Ames \u2013 Fillmore; Bill Gelfius \u2013 Hartsville; Clint Orr \u2013 Forest; Kirk Perkins – Wolcottville<\/p>\n
Iowa<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Ray Gaesser \u2013 Corning; Nathan Anderson \u2013 Cherokee; Laura Cunningham \u2013 Nora Springs; Jim Stillman \u2013 Palo Alto; Pat Swanson \u2013 Ottumwa<\/p>\n
Kansas<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Garrett Love – Gray County; Lexy Goyer – Cowley County; Nick Gutterman – Miami\/Johnson County; Michael Jordan – Mitchell County; Greg McCurry – Sedgwick County<\/p>\n
Kentucky<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Sharon Furches \u2013 Calloway County; Tom Flowers \u2013 Shelby County; Kenny Imel \u2013 Greenup County; Brenda Paul \u2013 Paris; Bart Peters \u2013 Cadiz<\/p>\n
Louisiana<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Ray Young – Wisner; Julie Baker-Richard \u2013 Abbeville; John Earles, II \u2013 Bunkie; Emery Jones \u2013 Natchez; Donna Winters – Lake Providence<\/p>\n
Maine<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Sue McCrum \u2013 Belfast; Gregg Garrison – Blaine; Heath Miller \u2013 Newburgh; Nancy Ricker \u2013 Turner; David Tuttle \u2013 North Berwick<\/p>\n
Maryland<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Jenny Rhodes – Centerville; Steve Ernst – Washington County; Steve Isaacson – Cecil County; Pat Langenfelder – Kennedyville<\/p>\n
Massachusetts<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Bradford N. Morse \u2013 Rochester; James J. Larkin \u2013 Sheffield; Matthew J. Parsons \u2013 Hadley<\/p>\n
Michigan<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Sally McConnachie – Deckerville; Blaine Baker – Clayton; Ben Lacross – Lake Leelanau; Matt Schwab – Standish; Isaiah Wunsch – Traverse City<\/p>\n
Minnesota<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Scott Winslow \u2013 Fountain; Kurt Blomgren \u2013 Butterfield; Jay Nord \u2013 Wolverton; Mike Yost \u2013 Murdock; Karolyn Zurn \u2013 Callaway<\/p>\n
Mississippi<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Ted Kendall IV \u2013 Bolton; Scott Flowers \u2013 Clarksdale; Bobby Moody \u2013 Louisville; Henry Reed \u2013 Belzoni; Rita Seward \u2013 Jackson County<\/p>\n
Missouri<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Julie Hurst \u2013 Atchison; Marc Allison \u2013 Dade; Cindy Schroeder \u2013 Saline; Will Spargo \u2013 Ripley; Barbara Wilson \u2013 Audrain<\/p>\n
Montana<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Carl Mattson – Chester; Joe Dooling – Helena; Chaley Harney – Billings; Bruce Tutvedt – Kalispell<\/p>\n
Nebraska<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Scott Spilker – Beatrice; Cindi Allen – Ogallala; Mark Jagels – Davenport; Hilary Maricle – Boone County; Geoff Ruth – Rising City<\/p>\n
New Hampshire<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Kathy Sherman \u2013 Conway; Gary LeClair \u2013 Claremont; Madison Lowell Hardy \u2013 Hollis; Scott Mason \u2013 North Stratford;Kirk Scamman \u2013 Stratham<\/p>\n
New Jersey<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Linda DuBois – Pittsgrove; Kurt Alstede – Chester; Sam Conard – Hillsborough; Jim Etsch – Middlesex<\/p>\n
New Mexico<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Alisa Ogden \u2013 Carlsbad; Dustin K. Johnson \u2013 Farmington; Matthew L. Lansford \u2013 Clovis; John M. Romero \u2013 Laguna<\/p>\n
New York<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Judi Whittaker \u2013 Broome County; Michael Bittel \u2013 Greenwich; Lawrence Eckhardt \u2013 Rensselaer County; Theodore Furber \u2013 Wayne County; Barbara Hanselman \u2013 Delaware County<\/p>\n
North Carolina<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Alice Scott \u2013 Lucama; Jeffery Lee \u2013 Benson; Nathan Ramsey \u2013 Fairview; Richard Renegar \u2013 Harmony; Jeff Tyson \u2013 Nashville<\/p>\n
North Dakota<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Jim Hauge \u2013 Mandan; Jared Hagert \u2013 Emerado; Erika Kenner \u2013 Leeds; Edward Kessel \u2013 Dickinson; Barton Schott \u2013 Kulm<\/p>\n
Ohio<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Trish Levering \u2013 Knox County;Ronnie Clifton \u2013 Pickaway County; Kim Davis \u2013 Carroll County; Daryl Knipp \u2013 Sandusky County; Joe Steiner \u2013 Warren County<\/p>\n
Oklahoma<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Gary Crawley – McCallister; Sarah Dorsey – Bixby; Karen Eifert Jones – Stillwater\/Waukomis; Don Allen Parson – McCurtain County<\/p>\n
Oregon<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Anna Sullivan \u2013 Baker County; Sam Asai \u2013 Hood River; TJ Hansell \u2013 Hermiston; John Phillip (Phil) Hassinger \u2013 Cove<\/p>\n
Pennsylvania<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Bonnie Wenger \u2013 Lebanon; George Greig \u2013 Linesville; Doug Graybill \u2013 Granville Summit; Bill Hoover \u2013 Tyrone<\/p>\n
Rhode Island<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Doreen Pezza – Providence County; Judy Carvalho – Newport County; Christopher Jaswell – Providence County; Ellen Pucetti – Providence County<\/p>\n
South Carolina<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Tony Grant \u2013 Columbia; Bob Battle \u2013 Mullins; Bill Surratt \u2013 Spartanburg\/Gaffney; Landy Weathers \u2013 Bowman; Beth White \u2013 York<\/p>\n
South Dakota<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Mark Gross – Bridgewater; Gwen Kitzen – Belle Fourche; Tiffani Robertson – Hermosa; Bill Simonsen – Roslyn<\/p>\n
Tennessee<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Steve Officer \u2013 Dekalb County; Daryl Brown \u2013 Maury County; Charlotte Kelly \u2013 Tipton County; Renea Jones Rogers \u2013 Unicoi County<\/p>\n
Texas<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Jerry Harris \u2013 Dawson\/Gaines County; Juan Garcia – Willacy County; Rodney Schronk \u2013 Hillsboro; Michael Skalicky \u2013 Ganado; Linda G. Williams \u2013 Dumas<\/p>\n
Utah<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair William Tolbert \u2013 Piute County; Scott Mower \u2013 Sanpete County; Randy Sessions \u2013 Morgan County; Mike Yardley \u2013 Beaver County<\/p>\n
Vermont<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Sally Goodrich – Cabot; Jacques Couture – Westfield; Heidi Dolloff – Springfield; Joe Tisbert – Cambridge<\/p>\n
Virginia<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Brian K. Harris \u2013 Heathsville; Gary D. Cross \u2013 Zuni; Matthew J. Lohr \u2013 Broadway; Charles P. Shorter \u2013 Blacksburg; Steve Sturgis \u2013 Eastville<\/p>\n
Washington<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Melanie Wyss – Okanagan County; Maureen Harkcom – Lewis County; Jesus Limon – Grandview; Robyn Meenach – Spokane County; Bruce Nelson – Spokane County<\/p>\n
West Virginia<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Andrea Lambert \u2013 Taylor County; Lois Alt \u2013 Hardy County; Russell Linger Jr. \u2013 Huttonsville; Rocky Peck – Wood County; Sarah Wayne \u2013 Braxton County<\/p>\n
Wisconsin<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Lisa Condon \u2013 Horicon; Thomas Gillis \u2013 River Falls; David Heideman \u2013 Clintonville; Anthony Kurtz \u2013 Wonewoc; Tom McClellan \u2013 Delavan<\/p>\n
Wyoming<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Nancy Tarver – Gillette; Julie Hahn – Rawlins; David Slover – Worland<\/p>\n
Puerto Rico<\/b><\/p>\n
Committee Chair Carmen Rullan – Adjuntas; Duahmed Colon – Gurabo; Yanice Deynes – San Sebastian; Rebeca Feliciano – Aibonito<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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