Board of Directors

Term Expires: 2023
Committee(s): Executive

Mr. Harshberger is a farmer with an operation consisting of dryland and irrigated wheat, corn, milo and soybeans with a summer grass stocker program. Gary is currently Chairman of the Kansas Water Authority. In addition, he operates Harshberger Enterprises and Harshberger Seeds, is President of Double H Farms, Inc., and a member of Harshberger Land, LLC and Hatcher Holdings, LLC which are all involved in farm commodity production. Gary has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University.

Term Expires: 2026
Committee(s): Executive, Strategy & Risk

Mr. Alamo has been a partner in Alamo Dairy and Alamo Farms since 1997. He currently operates a dairy and farming operation, growing corn, winter forage, alfalfa, and almonds. He is the Turlock Irrigation District Director, the California Farm Water Coalition Director, and past president and current member of the Central Counties Dairy Herd Improvement Association. He is also active with Western United Dairies, the Stanislaus County Farm Bureau, and the Turlock Pentecost Association.

Term Expires: 2027
Committee(s): Audit

Mr. Bortz farms in partnership with his family in eastern Pratt, southwest Reno, and southern Wichita counties in Kansas, producing corn, wheat, soybeans, alfalfa, cotton, sorghum, and bermuda. They also have a commercial and registered cow herd along with a feedlot and is a partner in Next Gineration Inc. and Central Kansas cotton producers, which gins cotton for producers in south central Kansas.

Term Expires:  2025
Committee(s): Governance

Mr. Chappellet is the President and CEO of Chappellet Vineyard and Winery, a family-owned and operated winemaking and vineyard operation established in 1967.  Cyril oversees every aspect of the operation from farming and winemaking to finance, personnel, and sales. He also manages a 2,500-acre ranch adjacent to the vineyard property used as a cattle operation.

Term Expires: 2024
Committee(s): Human Resources & Compensation

Mr. Doll is a farmer and rancher in Butler County, Kansas, overseeing the production of alfalfa, bluestem prairie hay, brome, milo, and wheat. He has extended family ranch and farming operations located in Barton, Finney, and Gray counties in Kansas. He is the President and CEO of Capital Partners Group LLC, a training and development firm. He is also President of Doll Real Estate Services LLC, a land development and management firm. Mr. Doll also serves on the board of Farm Credit Council Services.

Term Expires: 2026
Committee(s): Audit

Ms. Dunn partners with her husband in their farming operation in St. John, Kansas, consisting of wheat, corn, alfalfa hay, milo, and seedstock cattle. She is the Executive Director for Stafford County Economic Development, a non-profit that promotes economic and population growth throughout Stafford County in Kansas. Ms. Dunn holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from Kansas State and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Johns Hopkins.

Term Expires: 2024
Committee(s): Executive, Human Resources & Compensation

Mr. Ernst grew up on a family farm in Wisconsin. He and his spouse own and operate Ernst Herefords, a registered cow/calf business focused on producing breeding stock for the commercial industry. Prior to that, Mr. Ernst spent 30 years in the food industry for several nationally branded food companies. He served as Senior Director of Livestock Operations for the National Western Stock Show in Denver. He majored in animal science at the University of Wisconsin.

Term Expires: 2025
Committee(s): Executive, Governance

Ms. Jorritsma is a third-generation dairy farmer and a key member of Clauss Dairy Farms and Sunwest Jersey Dairy management teams in Hilmar, California. Clauss and Sunwest Jersey Dairy Farms are registered Jersey dairies and farming operations that employ over 50 people. She is a co-owner of Hilmar Cheese Company Inc., serving on their board of directors. Kimberly was the first female chairperson of the National Dairy Board and currently serves on the board of the Dairy Council of California.

Term Expires: 2024
Committee(s): Human Resources & Compensation

Dr. Knox resides in Fort Collins, Colorado. He is a retired academic, formerly Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences & Vice Provost for University Outreach at Colorado State University. His business experience is in energy, production agriculture, academic administration, and agriculture research.

Term Expires:  2025
Committee(s):  Audit

Ms. Konkel  and her husband Mike operate a farm south of Kersey, Colorado, growing alfalfa hay and small grains.  She worked for the National Western Stock Show in Denver and served for eight years as the Weld County Fair Coordinator in Greeley.  She graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in agricultural business.

Term Expires:  2028
Committee(s):  Audit

Mr. McCaffrey serves as the Board’s designated financial expert. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Associate In Risk Management, Associate in Reinsurance and a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter. Mr. McCaffrey is CFO, Secretary & Treasurer of American Mutual Share Insurance Corporation and currently serves on the Excess Share Insurance Corporation Board of Directors.

Term Expires: 2027
Committee(s): Human Resources & Compensation

Mrs. McMenomey resides in Potter Valley, California. She and her husband John farm 200 acres of Vineyard property in Potter Valley consisting of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris. She has 21 years of government experience in purchasing, information technology, and risk management. Kristin served 17 years as a Board member of the CSAC Excess Insurance Authority Board of Directors, including Vice-President. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Sonoma State University.

Term Expires: 2027
Committee(s): Governance

Mr. Ochs is a member of Plum Creek Farms, LLC Syracuse, KS, an agricultural entity that produces dryland wheat, milo, corn, and custom farming which includes, harvesting, tillage, planting, and CRP management.

Term Expires: 2023
Committee(s): Governance

Ms. Reimer resides on a ranch near Kalvesta, Kansas and is a fifth-generation farmer and rancher. Her cattle operation consists of cow/calf, backgrounding, and finishing that is complemented by a dry-land farm producing wheat, sorghum and forages. Teresa holds a bachelor’s degree from Fort Hays State University.

Term Expires: 2024
Committee(s): Audit, Executive

Mr. Stegman is retired. Most recently, he served as President and CEO of AgVantis. Prior to that he served in various Information Technology management positions at Farm Credit Bank of Wichita (predecessor organization to US AgBank). Mr. Stegman was raised on a family farm in southwestern Kansas and now resides in Oro Valley, Arizona.

Term Expires: 2027
Committee(s): Human Resources & Compensation

Mr. Stonebarger serves as chief executive for Ghiggeri and Stonebarger Farms, directing the production of Sweet Corn, green bean, tomato and cherry operations. He also manages an arm of his family’s business, G&J Marketing, a sales firm that has fostered close relationships with large grocery distribution partners and represents sales for approximately 2,500 acres of fresh market Sweet Corn throughout the West Coast annually.

Term Expires: 2025
Committee(s): Strategy & Risk, Governance

Mr. Talbott resides in Palisade, Colorado. His business experience is in tree fruit and wine grape production, and he is in charge of the overall business and financial performance of the family operations.

Term Expires: 2023
Committee(s): Audit, Strategy & Risk

Mr. Teixeira is partner-owner of Teixeira and Sons and grows over 9,000 acres of alfalfa, almonds, cantaloupes, corn, cotton, fresh market tomatoes, processing tomatoes, parsley, garlic, and wheat. The company operates a tomato transplant greenhouse facility and is part owner in Pacific Ginning LLC, Eagle Valley Ginning LLC, and 360 Agri LLC. Pacific Ginning and Valley Ginning are cotton ginning operations and 360 is a custom cotton harvesting company.

George Fontes, our esteemed Board member, passed away unexpectedly on May 26, 2023. George was an extraordinary leader who had a profound impact on American AgCredit. We will forever cherish the memories we shared with George and the lasting impact he had on our lives. To read the full remembrance, please click here.