Staff

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Executive Team


President’s Office

  • Joe Newland, President -- 785-587-6600
  • April Wendt, Executive Assistant to the President and CEO/General Counsel -- 785-587-6604

Administration/Legal

  • Terry Holdren, CEO/General Counsel -- 785-587-6262
  • Joel Leftwich, Chief Strategy Officer -- 785-587-6255
  • Kylee Stout, Business Development Manager for Rural Kansas Apprenticeship Program and Shop Kansas Farms 
  • Brenden Wirth, Director of Political Affairs-- 785-532-8974
Field Service Managers

Kylie Shipley, Director of Field Services -- 785-587-6134

  • Angie Danner, 1st District -- 785-587-6000
  • Cory Saunders, 2nd District -- 785-822-7249
  • John Kennedy, 3rd District -- 785-364-6017
  • Stephanie Eckroat, 4th District --785-623-9566 
  • Pam Dankenbring, 5th District -- 785-587-6000
  • Myndi Krafft, 6th District -- 785-587-6000
  • Matt McCabe, 7th District -- 785-587-6000
  • Candis Hemel, 8th District -- 785-587-6000
  • Kori Davis, 9th District -- 785-587-6000
  • Jayme Pfeifer, 10th District -- 785-587-6000
  • Serita Blankenship, Member Services Manager - County FBs, Health & Safety Programs -- 785-587-6150
  • Christina Jeffery, County Services Coordinator -- 913-548-6714
  • Katie Lyne, County Services Coordinator --785-658-6099
  • Anthony Seiler, Executive Director of Sedgwick County Farm Bureau -- 316-644-9597
  • Kayler Wiebke, County Services Coordinator --785-673-8288

    • Advocacy Division

    • Ryan Flickner, Senior Director -- 785-587-6327
    • Kent Askren, Director of Public Policy -- 785-587-6156
    • Nancy Brown, Director of Policy Development -- 785-587-6111
    • Mark Nelson, Director of Commodities -- 785-587-6103
    • Justin Cobb, Assistant Director of Regulatory Affairs -- 785-587-6415
    • Claudia Hissong, Assistant Director of State Affairs -- 785-587-6108                               
    • Molly Torres, Administrative Assistant -- 785-587-6122


    KFB Legal Foundation

    • OPEN

    COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Division


    • Meagan Cramer, Director -- 785-587-6821
    • Sandi Cowdin, Assistant Director of Marketing -- 785-587-6119
    • Sheridan Wimmer, Assistant Director of Communications -- 785-587-6128
    • Greg Doering, Writer/Photographer -- 785-587-6120
    • OPEN, Graphic Designer --
    • Kylee Stout, Business Development Manager for Rural Kansas Apprenticeship Program and Shop Kansas Farms
    • Shannon Martin, Assistant Director of Foundation and Ag Education -- 620-886-1703
    • Lauren Gabriel, YF&R and Collegiate Program Manager -- 785-218-0339


    Member Benefits
    • Debbie Hargrave, Member Benefits Director -- 785-587-6118


    OPERATIONS Division

    Kerry Spencer, Chief Operating Officer -- 785-587-6160

    Member Services

    • Jennifer Stewart, Assistant Director of Member Services -- 785-587-6113
    • Erin Petersilie, Director of KFB Health Plans -- 785-346-6185
    • Kelsey Hailey, Member Services/Special Events Manager -- 785-587-6114
    • Lyndsey Ekstrum, Member Services Coordinator -- 785-587-6121

    Accounting

    • Brett Adams, Director of Accounting -- 785-587-6470
    • Julie Schurle, Assistant Director of Accounting -- 785-587-6468
    • Gavin Dressman, Accountant -- 785-587-6117
    • Kelly McGuyer, Accounting Assistant -- 785-587-6473
    Human Resources
    • Holly Jacobs, Assistant Director of Human Resources -- 785-587-6808
    Information Technologies
    • Dan Strom, Senior Director -- 785-587-6367
    • Will Maize, Assistant Director of Technology -- 785-587-6130
    • Cindy Peterson, Senior Support Analyst -- 785-587-6107