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

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
  • Claudia Hissong, State Affairs Manager -- 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
    • Dave Perl, Graphic Designer -- 785-587-6369
    • Kylee Stout, Business Development Manager for Rural Kansas Apprenticeship Program and Shop Kansas Farms 

    Member Benefits

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


  • Education & development Division


  • Leigh Ann Pfannensteil, Director of Leadership and Field Services -- 785-587-6000
  • Shannon Martin, Assistant Director of Foundation and Ag Education -- 620-886-1703
  • Lauren Gabriel, YF&R and Collegiate Program Manager -- 785-218-0339


Field Service Managers
  • 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

OPERATIONS Division

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

Member Services

    • Kylie Shipley, Assistant Director of Member Services -- 785-587-6134
    • 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
    • Serita Blankenship, Member Services Manager - County FBs, Health & Safety Programs -- 785-587-6150
    • Lyndsey Ekstrum, Member Services Coordinator -- 785-587-6121
    • Anthony Seiler, Executive Director of Sedgwick County Farm Bureau
    • Christina Jeffery, County Services Coordinator -- 913-548-6714
    • Open, County Services Coordinator 


Accounting

  • Brett Adams, Director of Accounting -- 785-587-6470
  • Julie Schurle, Assistant Director of Accounting -- 785-587-6468
  • Carol O'Neil, 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