Officers

Jenny Holtermann
President – H & H Family Farms

Alex Dominguez
1st Vice President – Klein DeNatale Goldner

Todd Snider
2nd Vice President – Western Ag Crop Insurance Services

Lucas Espericueta
Treasurer – AgWest Farm Credit

Christine Johnson
YF&R Chair – Merriman Hurst & Associates, Inc.

Patty Poire
Past President – Kern Groundwater Authority

KCFB GOVERNING BOARD AND COMMITTEES

The Kern County Farm Bureau is divided into three geographic districts and each district is represented by a maximum of eleven directors on the Board of Directors. The Board meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at the KCFB office in Bakersfield, unless otherwise noticed. Members are always welcome to attend, but it is suggested you contact the office in advance for more information about each month’s agenda. The Annual Meeting for all members is held in October, at which time Officers and Board Members are ratified by those in attendance who maintain an “agricultural” membership.

Active Committees:
Education & Outreach
Labor, Safety &Trade
Land Use, Infrastructure & Environment
Membership & Fundraising
Finance & Audit
Young Farmers & Ranchers
Events (Bounty, Golf Classic, and Save Water Drink Wine)

Board of Directors

Jenny Holtermann

President – H&H Family Farms

Alex Dominguez

1st Vice President – Klein DeNatale Goldner

Todd Snider*

2nd Vice President – Western Ag Crop Insurance Services

Lucas Espericueta

Treasurer – AgWest Farm Credit

Patty Poire

Past President – Kern Groundwater Authority

Christine Johnson

YF&R Chair – Merriman Hurst & Associates, Inc.

Timothy Collins

Director – Kern High School District

Jason Giannelli

Director – R & G Fanucchi, Inc.

John Moore III

Director – Moore Farms/White Wolf Potato Co.

Zach Wortiska

Director – Grimmway Farms

Allie Cushnyr

Director – Wonderful Laboratories

Greg Actis

Director – Elk Grove Farming Co.

 

Valentin Medina

Director – Wonderful Orchards

Ryan Fachin

Director – Tejon Ranch

Dan Palla

Director – JSS Almonds

Jared Britschgi

Director – Pearl Crop

Jacob Cauzza

Director – Cauzza Growers

Aaron Flores

Director – J.G. Boswell Co.

Mark Bateman

Director – Young Wooldridge LLP

Curtis Schaefer

Director – Grimmway Farms

S. Aaron Hegde, Ph D.

Director – California State University, Bakersfield

Jose Maldonado

Director – Ag Spray Equipment

David Halopoff

Director – Cawelo Water District

Jessica Wojtysiak

Director – Bakersfield College

Alex Palla

Director – Fairway Farms, Inc.

Patrick Mason

Director – Supreme Almonds of California

Kim Dixon

Director – Bolthouse Farms

Javier Higuera Jr.

Director – Seedway

Lindsey Mebane

Director – Tasteful Selections

Matthew Thomson

Director – Jerry Slough Farming Co.

Mark Hall*

Director – Grapevine Vineyards, Inc.

Jay Hershey

Director – JCH2 Enterprises, LLC

Ben Laverty IV*

Director – California Safety Training Corporation

*Executive Board