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STAFF & BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Center Staff

Lacee Hoelting

Lacee Hoelting

Executive Director
Laura Johnson

Laura Johnson

Assistant Director/ Education & Outreach Manager
Kaegen James

Kaegen James

Communications & Events Coordinator
Sydnie Bond

Sydnie Bond

Intern
Ray Cragar

Ray Cragar

Part Time
Brock Jonas

Brock Jonas

Intern
Kylie Mask

Kylie Mask

Content Creator
Clara Mechem

Clara Mechem

Intern
Matti Rister

Matti Rister

Intern
Alvin Sheppard

Alvin Sheppard

Part Time

FCFD Executive Committee

Dan Taylor

PRESIDENT
Owner/Farmer - Buster's Gin. DLT Farms - Ropesville, Texas - Retired

Curtis Griffith

Vice President
Chairman- City Bank Texas Owner - Southwest Gin, Morton, Texas

Ron Chandler

SECRETARY
Managing Partner – Becknell Wholesale

Stanley Young

TREASURER
County Extension Agent - Retired

Steve Moffett

MEMBER-AT-LARGE
LECO Charities Lubbock Electric Company – Retired

Mike Metzig

MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Senior VP/Lending – Ag Texas Farm Credit Services

Todd Straley

MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Managing Partner - Quarterway Cotton Growers, Plainview, Texas

FCFD Board Members

Lloyd Arthur

Farmer, Owner & Operator Arthur Farms & U-L-L Farms
Crosby County, Texas

Chris Berry

Gin Manager - Southwest Cotton Growers
Wellman, Texas

Kara Bishop

Director of Communications & Public Affairs
Plains Cotton Growers

Vic Coker

Agricultural Real Estate Broker, Farmer VIC Coker Land Co.
Muleshoe, Texas

Jason Gandy

Vice President & Branch Manager – Capital Farm Credit Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas

Shelley Heinrich

Regional Communications Manager (TX, OK, KS)
The Cotton Board

Stoney Jackson

Owner – Texas Agribusiness Insurance
Lubbock, Texas

Chris Jackson

President, Samuel Jackson, Inc.

Wayne Rush

Assistant Cotton Production Manager - Nutrien

Dan Smith

Farmer, Owner, Operator - Farming Operation
Lockney, Texas

Dale Swinburn

Farmer, Owner & Operator - Swinburn Farms
Tulia, Texas

Lynette Wilson

Communications Project Lead & Operator
AgriSompo