2024 Director Candidate
Laurie Keene Griffen
Age: 60
Business address: 1670 Route 4, Stillwater, NY 12170
Served by the Greenwich Office
Business Experience (past 5 years): Co-owner and operator of Saratoga Sod Farm with her husband, Steve. Since seeding their first 50 acres of Kentucky bluegrass in August 1986, the family-owned business has grown, evolved and diversified. The current operation consists of approximately 700 acres of turfgrass sod, complemented by 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. Laurie oversees office operations, customer relations, scheduling, delivery dispatching, and sales and marketing. Learn more at SaratogaSod.com.
Farm Credit/Community Involvement: Current Farm Credit East director serving as Board Chair. Laurie has served on every committee, as well as chaired the Governance, Executive and Compensation committees, and served as Board Vice Chair. Prior to being elected to the Board in 2011, Laurie served on her local Customer Service Council and on the Association Nominating Committee, including serving as chair. More recently, she has served on the Nominating Committee of the Association’s funding bank, CoBank. Laurie has also been involved in coaching youth sports.
Business Interests/Affiliations: Saratoga Sod Farm, Inc. – owner/operator – sod farm
Family members who transact business with Farm Credit East: Spouse, siblings, uncles, parent and parent-in-law