Directors

District 1
Imperial, San Diego
5,812 members
Janet Kister
Fallbrook, CA
Grows indoor/outdoor flowering plants and selected foliage plants in a nursery.

District 2
Riverside, San Bernardino, Inyo-Mono
4,200 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
10,301 members
Norman Groot
Azusa, CA
Works for a wholesale nursery; board liaison to the horticulture committee.

District 4
Santa Barbara, Ventura
3,445 members
David Schwabauer
Moorpark, CA
Grows lemons and avocados; board liaison to the citrus and avocado advisory committee.

District 5
Kern, Kings
2,599 members
Chuck Draxler
Hanford, CA
Dairy farmer; board liaison to the dairy advisory committee.

District 6
Tulare
2,558 members
Craig Knudson
Badger, CA
Grows plums, oranges, grapefruit, berries, hothouse tomatoes, avocados and raises goats and llamas; board liaison to the wheat and feed grain advisory committee.

District 7
Fresno
4,636 members
Debbie Jacobsen
Fresno, CA
Grows grapes for wine and raisins; board liaison to the cotton advisory committee.

District 8
Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo
3,205 members
Benny W. Jefferson
Marina, CA
Grows vegetables including lettuce, spinach and cauliflower; board liaison to the specialty crops advisory committee.

District 9
Merced, Madera, Mariposa
3,104 members
Russell L. Felch
Hilmar, CA
Raises beef cattle and is a cattle buyer; board liaison to the beef advisory committee.

District 10
San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
4,032 members
Matthew Bissell
Boulder Creek, CA
Farms timber; board liaison to the forestry advisory committee.

District 11
Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda
4,364 members
Mike J. Vukelich
El Cerrito, CA
Works as a consultant for a nursery and is involved in a family-operated nursery.

District 12
Calaveras, San Joaquin
4,732 members
Michael David Fischer
Valley Springs, CA
Raises beef cattle and timber; board liaison to the public lands advisory committee.

District 13
Stanislaus, Tuolumne
4,256 members
Ron Macedo
Turlock, CA
Grows almonds, alfalfa, corn, winter silage, raises turkeys and provides custom farming services; board liaison to the hay advisory committee.

District 14
Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Amador
7,846 members
Jim Spinetta
Plymouth, CA
Grows winegrapes and is a partner in a family-owned winery; board liaison to the aquaculture advisory committee.

District 15
Butte, Nevada, Yuba-Sutter
3,922 members
Tod E. Kimmelshue
Durham, CA
Part of a farm family in the Chico-Durham area that grows almonds, walnuts and dry beans; board liaison to the rice advisory committee.

District 16
Yolo, Colusa, Glenn
2,834 members
Casey Stone
Winters, CA
Raises cattle, hay and rangeland; board liaison to the animal health and welfare advisory committee.

District 17
Marin, Napa, Sonoma
4,989 members
Lucio "Cio" E. Perez
St. Helena, CA
Farms winegrapes; board liaison to the grape advisory committee.

District 18
Mendocino, Lake
2,199 members
Peter Bradford
Boonville, CA
Raises beef cattle and timber; board liaison to the aquaculture committee.

District 19
Lassen, Modoc, Plumas-Sierra
1,333 members
Geri Byrne
Tulelake, CA
Raises beef cattle, sheep and grows alfalfa; board liaison to the public lands advisory committee.

District 20
Tehama, Trinity, Shasta, Siskiyou
2,771 members
Shannon Wooten
Palo Cedro, CA
Raises bees and cattle; board liaison to the bee advisory committee.

District 21
Humboldt, Del Norte
2,217 members
Clarence "Butch" H. Parton Jr.
Eureka, CA
Raises beef cattle; board liaison to the beef advisory committee.