California Farm Bureau re-elects officers, welcomes new board members
During the 107th California Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Anaheim, delegates re-elected all three officers and welcomed five new members, along with seven returning members, to its Board of Directors.
Shannon Douglass was re-elected to a two-year term as president. She is an owner of Douglass Ranch, which raises beef cattle, walnuts, sunflowers, pumpkins, corn and forage crops in Orland.
Shaun Crook was re-elected as first vice president. He is a real estate broker and vice president of his family's timber business in Tuolumne County.
Ron Peterson was re-elected as second vice president. He is a Stanislaus County cattle rancher and dairy farmer who also grows silage crops and almonds.
Neil Nagata, a berry farmer in Oceanside, replaces Ronnie Leimgruber in serving District 1, representing Farm Bureau members in Imperial and San Diego counties. Nagata formerly served on the California Strawberry Commission and is a past president of the San Diego County Farm Bureau.
John Moore, an agriculture land consultant in Bakersfield, replaces Kevin Robertson in serving District 5, representing members in Kern and Kings counties. Moore is a past president and current board member of the Kern County Farm Bureau.
Jeff Dittmer, a hay and grain farmer in Fairfield, replaces Joseph Martinez in serving District 11, representing members in Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano counties. Dittmer has been a Farm Bureau member for 50 years and currently serves as second vice president of the Solano County Farm Bureau.
Joey Gonsalves, an almond and walnut farmer in Modesto, replaces Jake Wenger in serving District 13, representing members in Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties. Gonsalves is a past president and current board member of the Stanislaus County Farm Bureau. He is also a Leadership Farm Bureau alumnus.
Each will serve two-year terms.
August D'Amato of Napa was elected to a one-year term as chair of the Young Farmers & Ranchers State Committee. She is a member of the Napa YF&R Committee, a District 17 representative and serves on the Napa County Farm Bureau Board of Directors. She farms winegrapes.
Re-elected to two-year terms on the California Farm Bureau board were Mark Lopez of Fullerton in District 3 (Los Angeles and Orange counties); Lorna Roush of Riverdale in District 7 (Fresno County); Jay Mahil of Madera in District 9 (Madera, Mariposa and Merced counties); Clark Becker of Biggs in District 15 (Butte, Nevada and Yuba-Sutter counties); Johnnie White of St. Helena in District 17 (Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties); Taylor Hagata of Susanville in District 19 (Lassen, Modoc and Plumas-Sierra counties); and Ronald Vevoda of Ferndale in District 21 (Del Norte and Humboldt counties).
California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass and First Vice President Shaun Crook were elected to serve as delegates at next month's American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention, also in Anaheim. Second Vice President Ron Peterson was elected to serve as the alternate delegate.
California Farm Bureau works to protect family farms and ranches as part of a nationwide network representing more than 5 million Farm Bureau members. Learn more at www.cfbf.com or follow @cafarmbureau on Instagram, LinkedIn, X or Facebook.
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