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Tim C. Chan
Audit Committee Chair
Tim Chan, of Claremont, NH, was appointed as an outside director in 2015 to a term expiring in 2023.
Tim was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., North America’s leading producer of canned and bottled juices and juice drinks. Prior to Ocean Spray, he served as Vice President of Finance for Campbell Soup Company and Vice President and Corporate Controller of The Pillsbury Company and ALPO Pet Foods.
Tim Chan, of Claremont, NH, was appointed as an outside director in 2015 to a term expiring in 2023.
Tim was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., North America’s leading producer of canned and bottled juices and juice drinks. Prior to Ocean Spray, he served as Vice President of Finance for Campbell Soup Company and Vice President and Corporate Controller of The Pillsbury Company and ALPO Pet Foods.
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Peter R. Call
Peter Call, of Batavia, N.Y., was elected to the board in 2015. His current term expires in 2023.
Peter is president of My-T Acres, Inc., an 8,500-acre vegetable and grain operation. More than 5,000 of those acres are dedicated to the production of snap beans, potatoes, red beets, carrots, peas, sweet corn, spinach and cabbage. Peter is on the Seneca Foods Board of Directors, the Farm Fresh First Board and the Genesee Community College Board of Trustees.
Peter Call, of Batavia, N.Y., was elected to the board in 2015. His current term expires in 2023.
Peter is president of My-T Acres, Inc., an 8,500-acre vegetable and grain operation. More than 5,000 of those acres are dedicated to the production of snap beans, potatoes, red beets, carrots, peas, sweet corn, spinach and cabbage. Peter is on the Seneca Foods Board of Directors, the Farm Fresh First Board and the Genesee Community College Board of Trustees.
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Terry R. Zittel
Terry R. Zittel, of Eden, N.Y., was elected as a director in 2018, to a term expiring in 2022.
Terry is corporate secretary and business manager of Amos Zittel & Sons, Inc., a wholesale vegetable, flower and retail market business growing 300 acres of fresh market vegetables, including sweet corn, peppers, lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts and squash, and a certified organic crop of mini cukes and hot peppers. They also have three acres of greenhouse growing two million rooted liners of 950 vegetative annual varieties for Ball Seed®, and wholesale finished spring pots.
Terry R. Zittel, of Eden, N.Y., was elected as a director in 2018, to a term expiring in 2022.
Terry is corporate secretary and business manager of Amos Zittel & Sons, Inc., a wholesale vegetable, flower and retail market business growing 300 acres of fresh market vegetables, including sweet corn, peppers, lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts and squash, and a certified organic crop of mini cukes and hot peppers. They also have three acres of greenhouse growing two million rooted liners of 950 vegetative annual varieties for Ball Seed®, and wholesale finished spring pots.
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Skip Hardie
Skip Hardie, of Lansing, N.Y., was first elected to the board in 2016 with his current term expiring in 2024.
Skip is a partner of Walnut Ridge Dairy, LLC, along with Steve Palladino, John Fleming and Keith Chapin. The farm milks 1,600 cows and operates 2,200 acres. Skip serves on the U.S. Dairy Export Council, the American Dairy Association board and the Dairy Management Inc. board. In the past, Skip has also served on the NYS Dairy Promotion Advisory board, and the boards of Dairylea and Dairy Farmers of America.
Skip Hardie, of Lansing, N.Y., was first elected to the board in 2016 with his current term expiring in 2024.
Skip is a partner of Walnut Ridge Dairy, LLC, along with Steve Palladino, John Fleming and Keith Chapin. The farm milks 1,600 cows and operates 2,200 acres. Skip serves on the U.S. Dairy Export Council, the American Dairy Association board and the Dairy Management Inc. board. In the past, Skip has also served on the NYS Dairy Promotion Advisory board, and the boards of Dairylea and Dairy Farmers of America.
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Jay McWatters
Jay McWatters, of Buffalo, NY, was appointed as an outside director in 2021 to a term expiring in 2025.
Jay is a professor of practice in accounting at the Wehle School of Business at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. Previously, he was an assurance partner at Dopkins & Company, LLP and KPMG LLP where he served multiple cooperative clients. He has served various cooperative organizations including the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National Society for Accountants and Cooperatives, and the Northeast Cooperative Council. He has also served on the board of directors of Catholic Health System, United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, Shea’s Performing Arts Center, and Canisius College Council on Accountancy. Jay is a certified public accountant.
Jay McWatters, of Buffalo, NY, was appointed as an outside director in 2021 to a term expiring in 2025.
Jay is a professor of practice in accounting at the Wehle School of Business at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. Previously, he was an assurance partner at Dopkins & Company, LLP and KPMG LLP where he served multiple cooperative clients. He has served various cooperative organizations including the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National Society for Accountants and Cooperatives, and the Northeast Cooperative Council. He has also served on the board of directors of Catholic Health System, United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, Shea’s Performing Arts Center, and Canisius College Council on Accountancy. Jay is a certified public accountant.
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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 Audit Committee (“Committee”) with its goals and objectives, authorities, composition and duties and responsibilities, as set forth herein.
