2024 Director Elections

Farm Credit East, ACA stockholders recently elected the following three members to serve on its board of directors.

Elected to a three-year seat in the Eastern Region:

James Alvin Robbins II (age 51) of Searsmont, Maine, is co-owner and president of Robbins Lumber Inc, an Eastern White Pine Lumber mill with four locations, as well as sustainably manages over 28 ,000 acres of working timberland and operates an 8.5 MW biomass power plant. Learn more about Jim

Elected to a four-year seat in the Central Region:

Laurie Keene Griffen (age 60) of Schuylerville, NY, is co-owner and operator of Saratoga Sod Farm consisting of approximately 700 acres of turfgrass sod, a range of seed and fertilizer products and a sod installation service, 600 acres of corn and soybeans and a retail bagged garden soil operation. Learn more about Laurie

Elected to a four-year seat in the Wester Region:

Douglas W. Shelmidine (age 67) of Adams, NY, is owner and operator of Sheland Farms LLC, a 900-cow dairy with 730 head of youngstock and crops about 3,000 acres, as well as operating Sheland Farm Services, a business offering crop-related services. Learn more about Doug

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Board of Directors

As a financial cooperative, Farm Credit East is governed by a Board of Directors elected by their peers – people with active roles in production agriculture who understand the needs of our customers and who work for their success.

Meet Our Board