Staff Directory

Executive


Zippy Duvall
President
Joby Young
Executive Vice President
Marsha Bernard
Executive Assistant
Chase Hieneman
Director, Industry Relations
chaseh@fb.org
Tara Westington
Industry Relations Specialist
twestington@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
Josselinne Urizar Robles
Paralegal
David Schilling
Counsel, Public Policy

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
Director, Meetings & Events
(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
Reilly Neeson
Associate Event Sales Representative
(651) 316-4374
reillyn@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

Technology


Brian Anderson
Executive Director, Technology
(202) 406-3600
banderson@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
John Dupree
Office Services Coordinator
Ayanna Porter
Project Coordinator
Michael Moyé
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
Lorrin Davis
Project Assistant
(202) 406-3651
lorrind@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
Program Assistant, 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
Joe Gilson
Director, Government Affairs
(202) 406-3625
jgilson@fb.org
Emily Buckman
Director, Government Affairs
(202) 406-3646
emilyb@fb.org
Dustin Sherer
Director, Government Affairs
dustins@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

Economics


Roger Cryan
Chief Economist
(202) 406-3729
rogerc@fb.org
Bernt Nelson
Economist
berntn@fb.org
Daniel Munch
Economist
dmunch@fb.org
Betty Resnick
Economist
bettyr@fb.org
Samantha Ayoub
Associate Economist
sayoub@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
Matthew Myers
Public Policy Analyst
(202) 406-3627
matthewm@fb.org
Arica Hamilton
Public Policy Analyst
(202) 406-3621
aricah@fb.org
Madeleine Buzzeo
Public Policy Analyst
(202) 406-3644
madeleineb@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
Media Relations Specialist
(202) 406-3643
baileyc@fb.org
Amber Downer
Digital Marketing Specialist
Ryan Matthews
Communications Specialist
Luke Munchrath
Digital Content Producer

Graphic Design


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