Directors

District 1
Imperial, San Diego
4,948 members
Janet Kister
Fallbrook, CA
Grows indoor/outdoor flowering plants and selected foliage plants in a nursery.

District 2
Riverside, San Bernardino, Inyo-Mono
3,516 members
Kathye Rietkerk
Fontana, CA
Grows tropical potted foliage plants in a greenhouse operation; board liaison to the horticulture advisory committee.

District 3
Los Angeles, Orange
7,919 members
Terry Munz
Lancaster, CA
Grows oats, barley, hay and grain and raises beef cattle; board liaison to the sheep and goat advisory committee.

District 4
Santa Barbara, Ventura
2,950 members
David Schwabauer
Moorpark, CA
Grows lemons and avocados; board liaison to the citrus and avocado advisory committee.

District 5
Kern, Kings
2,191 members
Dennis Atkinson
Shafter, CA
Grows almonds, walnuts, pistachios and grapes; board liaison to the cotton advisory committee.

District 6
Tulare
2,233 members
Craig Knudson
Badger, CA
Grows plums, oranges, grapefruit, berries, hothouse tomatoes and avocados and raises goats and llamas; board liaison to the specialty crops advisory committee.

District 7
Fresno
4,015 members
Dan Errotabere
Fresno, CA
Grows tree crops as well as vegetable crops.

District 8
Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo
2,595 members
Steve Arnold
Santa Margarita, CA
Grows winegrapes and oat hay and raises cattle; board liaison to the public lands advisory committee.

District 9
Merced, Madera, Mariposa
2,622 members
Tony Toso
Hornitos, CA
Raises beef cattle; board liaison to the animal health and welfare advisory committee.

District 10
San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
3,352 members
Matthew Bissell
Gilroy, CA
Farms timber; board liaison to the forestry advisory committee.

District 11
Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda
4,280 members
John Pierson
Vacaville, CA
Grows hay and raises beef cattle; board liaison to the beef advisory committee.

District 12
Calaveras, San Joaquin
4,195 members
Michael David Fischer, Jr.
Valley Springs, CA
Raises beef cattle and farms timber; board liaison to the beef advisory committee.

District 13
Stanislaus, Tuolumne
3,731 members
Sasha Farkas
Sonora, CA
Grows apples and timber; board liaison to the aquaculture advisory committee.

District 14
Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Amador
8,288 members
Jim Spinetta
Plymouth, CA
Grows winegrapes and is a partner in a family-owned winery; board liaison to the grape advisory committee.

District 15
Butte, Nevada, Yuba-Sutter
3,393 members
Mat Conant
Rio Oso, CA
Grows walnuts; board liaison to the rice advisory committee.

District 16
Yolo, Colusa, Glenn
2,797 members
Joe Martinez
Winters, CA
Grows walnuts and almonds; board liaison to the specialty crops advisory committee.

District 17
Marin, Napa, Sonoma
4,715 members
Norm Yenni
Sonoma, CA
Grows oats, wheat and barley for hay and grain and ryegrass; board liaison to the wheat and feed grains advisory committee.

District 18
Mendocino, Lake
1,993 members
Peter Bradford
Boonville, CA
Raises beef cattle and farms timber; board liaison to the forestry committee.

District 19
Lassen, Modoc, Plumas-Sierra
1,084 members
David Roberti
Loyalton, CA
Grows alfalfa and hay; board liaison to the hay advisory committee.

District 20
Tehama, Trinity, Shasta, Siskiyou
2,334 members
Shannon Wooten
Palo Cedro, CA
Raises bees and cattle; board liaison to the bee advisory committee.

District 21
Humboldt, Del Norte
1,147 members
John Vevoda
Ferndale, CA
Grows corn silage and raises beef and dairy cattle; board liaison to the dairy advisory committee.