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Jeannine Campos-Grech

Almonds/Nuts: Mayo Ryan

Ryan is a fourth-generation farmer in Fresno and works as a field representative in pistachio grower relations for Paramount Farms.

Meet Your Board Members Profile: Ag Today, Feb 11

Bryan Beekman

Apiary/Nursery: Bryan Beekman

Beekman is a third generation beekeeper from Clovis.

Meet Your Board Members Profile: Ag Today, Feb 09

Jeannine Campos-Grech

Citrus: Rod Radtke

Radtke has been the farm manager for Harris Farms River Ranch for the past 25 years and now serves as the Citrus Commodity Chairman.

Meet Your Board Members Profile: Ag Today, Mar 11

Mark Sorensen

Dairy: Steve Nash

Nash, whose family has been in the dairy business since 1929, served as FCFB’s second vice-president from 2006 to 2008 and now is a Director at Large.

Meet Your Board Member Profile: Ag Today, Dec 06

Jim Montross

Deciduous Fruit: Jim Montross

With Montross’ background in tree fruit, he has provided great insight to the FCFB Board as the tree fruit commodity chairman. He has been on the board for five years.

Meet Your Board Members Profile: Ag Today, Nov 08

Mark McKean

Field/Seed Crops: Mark McKean

McKean is a third generation farmer from Riverdale and has been farming his entire life, specializing in pima and upland cotton, sugar beets, wheat, corn, tomatoes, alfalfa, wine grapes and almonds. He also raises cattle.

Meet Your Board Members Profile: Ag Today, Sep 07

Karl Lehman

Grapes: Karl Lehman

Lehman is a third generation farmer from the Biola/Kerman area.

Meet Your Board Members Profile: Ag Today, Aug 10

Mark Thompson

Livestock: Mark Thompson

For the past 15 years, Thompson has served as the Livestock Commodity Chair for the Fresno County Farm Bureau. He also serves on the organization’s Executive Committee and as co-chair of the Public Relations Committee.

Meet Your Board Members Profile: Ag Today, Nov 07

Michelle Ganci

Poultry: Michelle Ganci

Ganci has been the FCFB poultry commodity chairperson since 1993, and served for four years on the executive committee as commodity chair. She first became involved with Farm Bureau through the Young Farmer and Ranchers group in 1990.

Meet Your Board Members Profile: Ag Today, Jan 09

Rick Stark

Raisins: Rick Stark

Stark is the grower relations manager at Sun-Maid Growers of California. He brings more than 20 years of raisin grower's experience to the Board of Directors.

Meet Your Board Members Profile: Ag Today, Mar 07

Tzexa Lee

Specialty Niche Crops: Tzexa Lee

Lee grows just under 40 crops, many of them specialty niche crops that originated in Southeast Asian cultures.

Meet Your Board Members Profile: Ag Today, May 09

Jon Baloian

Vegetables: Jon Baloian

Baloian became involved in FCFB at the recommendation of a coworker. He is now the commodity chairman for Vegetables.

Meet Your Board Members Profile: Ag Today, Jun 10