Business Risk Committee Chair
Member Of:
LouAnne F. King
Business Risk Committee Chair
LouAnne King, of Madrid, N.Y., was elected to the board in 2017, with her current term expiring in 2021.
LouAnne is an owner of Mapleview Dairy LLC, along with her brother, David Fisher, John Kingston, and her two nephews, Jordan and Jacob Fisher. The family-owned 2,800 cow dairy has 2,500 replacement heifers and approximately 4,600 cropped acres. LouAnne serves as office manager and CFO, while providing human resource functions, management support and mentoring the next generation of managers. LouAnne is a member of the NYS Dairy Promotion Advisory Board; Cornell University Department of Animal Science Advisory Board; Pro-Dairy Advisory Board; the Northeast Agricultural Foundation Board; the St. Lawrence County Cornell Cooperative Extension Farm Profit Team; and chairs the St. Lawrence Country Dairy Princess Committee.
LouAnne King, of Madrid, N.Y., was elected to the board in 2017, with her current term expiring in 2021.
LouAnne is an owner of Mapleview Dairy LLC, along with her brother, David Fisher, John Kingston, and her two nephews, Jordan and Jacob Fisher. The family-owned 2,800 cow dairy has 2,500 replacement heifers and approximately 4,600 cropped acres. LouAnne serves as office manager and CFO, while providing human resource functions, management support and mentoring the next generation of managers. LouAnne is a member of the NYS Dairy Promotion Advisory Board; Cornell University Department of Animal Science Advisory Board; Pro-Dairy Advisory Board; the Northeast Agricultural Foundation Board; the St. Lawrence County Cornell Cooperative Extension Farm Profit Team; and chairs the St. Lawrence Country Dairy Princess Committee.
Member Of:
Member Of:
Peter H. Triandafillou
Peter H. Triandafillou was appointed to the Farm Credit East Board, as its forestry expert, in 2016. His current term expires in 2022.
Peter is vice president of woodlands for Huber Resources Corp, a timber management firm managing 600,000 acres in seven states. Peter is also past president and current member of The Maine Forest Products Council, past chair and current member of the Society of American Foresters (Maine division), past president and current member of the North Maine Woods Corporation and past chair of the Advisory Committee of the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit.
Peter H. Triandafillou was appointed to the Farm Credit East Board, as its forestry expert, in 2016. His current term expires in 2022.
Peter is vice president of woodlands for Huber Resources Corp, a timber management firm managing 600,000 acres in seven states. Peter is also past president and current member of The Maine Forest Products Council, past chair and current member of the Society of American Foresters (Maine division), past president and current member of the North Maine Woods Corporation and past chair of the Advisory Committee of the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit.
Member Of:
Lisa P. Sellew
Lisa P. Sellew and her family own Prides Corner Farms, in Lebanon, Conn., a wholesale nursery growing more than 2,200 varieties of nursery stock, perennials, roses, trees, herbs and vegetables that has been in business for more than 30 years. Prides Corner supplies plants throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Prides Corner also grows and supplies prevegetated green roof product called LiveRoof®.
Lisa was first elected to the board in 2013, with her current term expiring in 2021.
Lisa P. Sellew and her family own Prides Corner Farms, in Lebanon, Conn., a wholesale nursery growing more than 2,200 varieties of nursery stock, perennials, roses, trees, herbs and vegetables that has been in business for more than 30 years. Prides Corner supplies plants throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Prides Corner also grows and supplies prevegetated green roof product called LiveRoof®.
Lisa was first elected to the board in 2013, with her current term expiring in 2021.
Member Of:
Douglas W. Shelmidine
Douglas W. Shelmidine, of Adams, N.Y., owns Sheland Farms, a multi-generational family business that Doug runs in partnership with his father, Donald, brother, Todd, and sons, Erik and Devon. The family farms 1,800 acres and milks 980 cows. As the farm’s general manager and chief financial officer, Doug is responsible for the financial and overall management of the business.
Doug was first elected to the board in 2012 with his current term expiring in 2024.
Douglas W. Shelmidine, of Adams, N.Y., owns Sheland Farms, a multi-generational family business that Doug runs in partnership with his father, Donald, brother, Todd, and sons, Erik and Devon. The family farms 1,800 acres and milks 980 cows. As the farm’s general manager and chief financial officer, Doug is responsible for the financial and overall management of the business.
Doug was first elected to the board in 2012 with his current term expiring in 2024.
Member Of:
Board Vice Chair, Compensation Committee Chair
John P. Knopf
Board Vice Chair, Compensation Committee Chair
John P. Knopf is the principal owner of Fa-Ba Farms, LLC in Canandaigua, N.Y. Fa-Ba Farms is a dairy business consisting of 500 milking cows, 440 replacements and 850 acres of land devoted to forage production.
John was first elected to the board in 2013, with his current term expiring in 2021. John is also a member of the Town of Canandaigua Board of Assessment Review and has prior service with the Soil and Water Conservation District Northern Watershed Committee and Ontario County Farm Bureau.
John P. Knopf is the principal owner of Fa-Ba Farms, LLC in Canandaigua, N.Y. Fa-Ba Farms is a dairy business consisting of 500 milking cows, 440 replacements and 850 acres of land devoted to forage production.
John was first elected to the board in 2013, with his current term expiring in 2021. John is also a member of the Town of Canandaigua Board of Assessment Review and has prior service with the Soil and Water Conservation District Northern Watershed Committee and Ontario County Farm Bureau.
Mission Statement
The Board of Directors (“Board”) of Farm Credit East, ACA (“FCE” or “Association”) has created a committee of Directors to be known as the Business Risk Committee (“Committee”) with its goals and objectives, authorities, composition, duties and responsibilities, as set forth herein.
