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Executive

Zippy Duvall
President
Joby Young
Executive Vice President
Marsha Bernard
Executive Assistant
Nicole Pfadt
Executive Project Assistant
Chase Hieneman
Managing Director, Industry Relations
chaseh@fb.org
Tara Westington
Industry Relations Specialist
twestington@fb.org
Kylie Schakel
Industry Relations Specialist
kschakel@fb.org

Office of General Counsel

Ellen Steen
General Counsel and Secretary
Andy Friedman
Senior Counsel, Corporate
Travis Cushman
Deputy General Counsel, Litigation and Public Policy
Amy Newton
Governance Administrator
Mary Diaz
Legal Assistant

Finance & Operations

Kathie Cullins
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

Business Operations & Revenue Development

Melissa Sanders Carroll
Executive Director, Business Operations & Revenue Development
(202) 406-3632
melissasc@fb.org
Niki Jones
Director, Events Marketing
(651) 316-4370
niki.jones@ideaggroup.com
Scott Odin
Event Sales Representative
(651) 316-4369
scott.odin@ideaggroup.com
John Hawkins
Managing Director, Conventions and Operations
(202) 406-3677
jhawkins@fb.org
Taylor Anderson
Manager, Trade Show Operations
(651) 316-4373
taylor.anderson@ideaggroup.com
Neil Southworth
Event Sales
(651) 316-4371
neil.southworth@ideaggroup.com
Megan Jasiulevicius
Senior Director, Conventions & Meetings
(202) 406-3715
meganj@fb.org
Renee Maertens
Events Accounting Specialist
(651) 316-4367
reneem@fb.org
Megan Asleson
Manager, Trade Show Events
(651) 316-4372
megan.asleson@ideaggroup.com
Mark Gold
Director, Event Sales
(651) 384-1160
mark.gold@ideaggroup.com
Rachel Garrison
Project Coordinator
(202) 406-3620
rachelg@fb.org
Matina Sandara
Meeting Planner
(202) 406-3701
matinas@fb.org
Jennifer Holdgreve
Program Assistant
(202) 406-3710
jenniferh@fb.org
Joanne Hogan-Daugherty
Director, Member Benefits
(202) 406-3633
joannehd@fb.org
Mona Villesvik
Events Assistant
(202) 406-3607
mvillesvik@fb.org

Technology

Jim Convery
Executive Director, Technology
(202) 406-3709
jimc@fb.org
Kim Baker
Director, Digital Initiatives
(202) 406-3654
kimb@fb.org
Michael Marks
Director, Broadcast and Multimedia Operations
(202) 406-3688
mikem@fb.org
Theo Pizanias
Senior Systems Administrator
(202) 406-3712
theop@fb.org
David Schumacher
Director, Technical Services
(202) 406-3718
dschumacher@fb.org
MarKeese Warner
IT/Helpdesk Specialist
(202) 406-3713
markeesew@fb.org

Office Operations

Valeria Zavala
Director, Office Operations
Michael Moyé
Office Service Coordinator
Virginia Sacotingo
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant

Leadership, Education, & Engagement

Margee Wolff
Vice President Leadership, Education, & Engagement
(202) 406-3631
mlwolff@fb.org

Leadership Development

Elise Stoddard Cruce
Managing Director, Leadership Development
(202) 406-3738
elisec@fb.org
Austin Large
Senior Director, Membership & Organization Development
(202) 406-3674
austinl@fb.org
Johnna Miller
Senior Director, Media & Advocacy Training
(202) 406-3650
johnnam@fb.org
Maegan Meredith
Director, Leadership & Organizational Training
(202) 406-3634
maeganm@fb.org
Hope Lerman
Program Assistant
(202) 406-3658
hlerman@fb.org

American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture

Julia Recko
Managing Director
(202) 406-3737
juliad@fb.org
Sydney Andrews
Senior Director, Project & Budget Management
(202) 406-3739
sydneya@fb.org
Ashley Fennell
Project Assistant
(202) 406-3651
afennell@fb.org

Member Engagement

Jessica Cabrera
Managing Director, Member Engagement
(202) 406-3705
jessicac@fb.org
Marty Tatman
Senior Director, Member Engagement
(202) 406-3682
martyt@fb.org
Carrie Walker
Director, Member Engagement
(202) 406-3707
carriew@fb.org
Logan Yearsley
Director, Member Engagement
(202) 406-3706
logany@fb.org
Roman Waskiewicz
Assistant Director, Member Engagement
(202) 406-3628
romanw@fb.org
Summer Winston
Project Coordinator, Member Engagement
(202) 406-3659
summerw@fb.org
Madison Dvorak
Assistant Director, Member Engagement
(202) 406-3681
mdvorak@fb.org

Public Policy

Sam Kieffer
Vice President, Public Policy
(202) 406-3687
sk@fb.org

Government Affairs

Ryan Yates
Managing Director, Government Affairs
(202) 406-3664
ryany@fb.org
David Salmonsen
Senior Director, Government Affairs
(202) 406-3665
davids@fb.org
Shelby Hagenauer
Senior Director, Government Affairs
(202) 406-3640
shelbyh@fb.org
Emily Buckman
Director, Government Affairs
(202) 406-3646
emilyb@fb.org
Courtney Briggs
Senior Director, Government Affairs
(202) 406-3667
courtneyb@fb.org
R.J. Layher
Director, Government Affairs
(202) 406-3722
rjlayher@fb.org
John Walt Boatright
Director, Government Affairs
(202) 406-3684
johnwaltb@fb.org
Brian Glenn
Director, Government Affairs
(202) 406-3627
bglenn@fb.org

Economics

Bernt Nelson
Economist
berntn@fb.org
Daniel Munch
Economist
dmunch@fb.org
Samantha Ayoub
Associate Economist
sayoub@fb.org
Faith Parum
Economist
fparum@fb.org

Advocacy & Political Affairs

Cody Lyon
Managing Director, Advocacy & Political Affairs
(202) 406-3736
codyl@fb.org
Tom Donnelly
Senior Director, Advocacy & Grassroots Program Development
(202) 406-3614
tomd@fb.org
Mike Sistak
Director, Advocacy & Political Management
(202) 406-3615
mikes@fb.org

Policy Operations

Cheryl Montgomery
Director, Policy Operations
(202) 406-3683
cherylm@fb.org
Andrew Davis
Public Policy Analyst
(202) 406-3638
adavis@fb.org
Kiera Collins
Public Policy Assistant
(202) 406-3645
kcollins@fb.org
Cameron Castillo
Public Policy Assistant
(202) 406-3644
cameronc@fb.org

Communications

Terri Moore
Vice President, Communications
terrim@fb.org

Communications

Erin Anthony
Director, Communications
Kari Barbic
Director, Communications
Cyndie Shearing
Director, Communications
Mike Tomko
Director, Communications
(202) 406-3642
miket@fb.org
Morgan Walker
Managing Director, Brand Marketing
Bailey Corwine
Communications Manager
(202) 406-3643
baileyc@fb.org
Luke Munchrath
Digital Content Producer
Quentin Slater
Communications Assistant

Graphic Design

Mary Jane Hickey
Director, Creative Services
Shantell Reyes
Graphic Designer
Catherine Page
Graphic Designer

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