LouAnne King, of Madrid, N.Y., was elected to the board in 2017, with her current term expiring in 2025.
LouAnne is an owner of Mapleview Dairy LLC, along with her brother, David Fisher, and extended family. The family operates multiple businesses which encompass a 3,100-cow dairy, a 2,800-replacement heifer facility, and approximately 5,000 acres for forage and grain. LouAnne serves as office and financial manager, while providing human resource functions, management support, and mentoring the next generation of managers.
LouAnne is a past member of the NEDPA board, the NYS Dairy Promotion Advisory Board, Pro-Dairy Advisory Board and the St. Lawrence County Dairy Promotion Committee. She currently serves on the Northeast Agricultural Education Foundation Board, the St. Lawrence County Workforce Development Board and the Scotch Presbyterian Church Session.
LouAnne King, of Madrid, N.Y., was elected to the board in 2017, with her current term expiring in 2025.
LouAnne is an owner of Mapleview Dairy LLC, along with her brother, David Fisher, and extended family. The family operates multiple businesses which encompass a 3,100-cow dairy, a 2,800-replacement heifer facility, and approximately 5,000 acres for forage and grain. LouAnne serves as office and financial manager, while providing human resource functions, management support, and mentoring the next generation of managers.
LouAnne is a past member of the NEDPA board, the NYS Dairy Promotion Advisory Board, Pro-Dairy Advisory Board and the St. Lawrence County Dairy Promotion Committee. She currently serves on the Northeast Agricultural Education Foundation Board, the St. Lawrence County Workforce Development Board and the Scotch Presbyterian Church Session.
Peter H. Triandafillou was appointed to the Farm Credit East Board, as its forestry expert, in 2016. His current term expires in 2026.
Peter retired as vice president of woodlands for Huber Resources Corp, a timber management firm managing 980,000 acres in six 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. In addition, he is also a member of the Empire State Forest Products Council and serves on the board of the Farm Credit Council.
Peter H. Triandafillou was appointed to the Farm Credit East Board, as its forestry expert, in 2016. His current term expires in 2026.
Peter retired as vice president of woodlands for Huber Resources Corp, a timber management firm managing 980,000 acres in six 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. In addition, he is also a member of the Empire State Forest Products Council and serves on the board of the Farm Credit Council.
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 2025.
Lisa has also served on the Agriculture Policy Committee for Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont’s transition team.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 2025.
Lisa has also served on the Agriculture Policy Committee for Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont’s transition team.Douglas W. Shelmidine, of Adams, N.Y., owns Sheland Farms, a multi-generational family business that Doug runs in partnership with his brother, Todd, and sons, Erik and Devon. The family farms 3,000 acres and milks 920 cows. They also operate Sheland Farms Services, doing field work for other farms.
Doug served five two-year terms on the USDA-NRCS Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, has been a member of Pro-Dairy/New York Farm Viability Dairy Advisory Committee, New York Farm Bureau Board of Directors and Jefferson County Farm Bureau President. Doug is the Town of Ellisburg Supervisor, serves on the New York Agriculture Commissioner’s Dairy Marketing Advisory Committee, the Jefferson County Agricultural Council, and also chairs the Jefferson County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board.
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 brother, Todd, and sons, Erik and Devon. The family farms 3,000 acres and milks 920 cows. They also operate Sheland Farms Services, doing field work for other farms.
Doug served five two-year terms on the USDA-NRCS Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, has been a member of Pro-Dairy/New York Farm Viability Dairy Advisory Committee, New York Farm Bureau Board of Directors and Jefferson County Farm Bureau President. Doug is the Town of Ellisburg Supervisor, serves on the New York Agriculture Commissioner’s Dairy Marketing Advisory Committee, the Jefferson County Agricultural Council, and also chairs the Jefferson County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board.
Doug was first elected to the board in 2012 with his current term expiring in 2024.
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.