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Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation recently added one new board member and elected officers of the 2020 board, which oversees the charitable, nonprofit organization.
New to the board is Stephen White, vice president, external affairs, strategic initiatives, and business development for COSI. He replaces outgoing board member Angela Cauley, CEO and co-founder of Coalescence.
The board also elected officers of the 15-member board. Ohio Farm Bureau Trustee Wade Smith was named president; Mike Townsley, chairman, Bob Evans Farms/Post Refrigerated Retail, was elected first vice president; Ohio Farm Bureau Trustee Lane Osswald was elected second vice president, and Ohio Farm Bureau Treasurer Cy Prettyman was named the foundation’s treasurer.
Founded in 1985, Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation is a 501(c) (3) charitable, nonprofit organization. The foundation funds programming in four priority areas: cultivating an interest in agriculture, investing in tomorrow’s leaders, driving economic growth and promoting environmental stewardship and conservation.
To learn more or to apply for a scholarship or grant, visit ofbf.org/foundation.
This is a news release for use by journalists. Questions should be directed to Ty Higgins, 614-246-8231.
Editors: A high-resolution photo of the Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation Board is available to accompany this story.
Pictured left to right are (front row) Annalies Corbin, president and CEO of the PAST Foundation; Jane Scott, president and CEO of the Columbus Metropolitan Club; Smith; Cauley (back row) Luke Houghton, director of development, Ohio Farm Bureau; Mike Bailey, vice president, strategic partnerships, Ohio Farm Bureau; Prettyman; Tara Durbin, senior vice president of financial services, Farm Credit Mid-America; Doug Miller, vice president of statewide services for Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives, Inc.; Dan Durheim, associate vice president, Nationwide sponsor relations; Osswald; Bobby Moser, retired dean of Ohio State University’s CFAES; Adam Sharp, executive vice president of Ohio Farm Bureau; Jennifer Roundtree, program specialist, Ohio Farm Bureau. Not pictured are board members White, Townsley and Rose Vargo-McFarland, attorney at Steely Law Office.
Labor has always been an issue, mainly because we are a seasonal operation. So that's a challenge finding somebody who only wants to work three months out of a year, sometimes up to six months.
I appreciate the benefit of having a strong voice in my corner. The extras that are included in membership are wonderful, but I'm a member because of the positive impact to my local and state agricultural communities.
I see the value and need to be engaged in the community I live in, to be a part of the decision-making process and to volunteer with organizations that help make our community better.
Farm Bureau involvement has taught me how to grow my professional and leadership experience outside of the workforce and how to do that in a community-centric way.
With not growing up on a farm, I’d say I was a late bloomer to agriculture. I feel so fortunate that I found the agriculture industry. There are so many opportunities for growth.
Knowing that horticulture is under the agriculture umbrella and having Farm Bureau supporting horticulture like it does the rest of ag is very important.
If it wasn't for Farm Bureau, I personally, along with many others, would not have had the opportunity to meet with our representatives face to face in Washington.
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