Directors
District 1
Imperial, San Diego
5,427 members
Janet Kister
Fallbrook, CA
Grows indoor/outdoor flowering plants and selected foliage plants in a nursery.
District 2
Riverside, San Bernardino, Inyo-Mono
3,847 members
Kathye Rietkerk
Fontana, CA
Grows tropical potted foliage plants in a greenhouse operation; board liaison to the horticulture advisory committee.
District 3
Los Angeles, Orange
9,399 members
Norman Groot
Azusa, CA
Works for a wholesale nursery.
District 4
Santa Barbara, Ventura
3,214 members
David Schwabauer
Moorpark, CA
Grows lemons and avocados; board liaison to the citrus and avocado advisory committee.
District 5
Kern, Kings
2,360 members
Dennis Atkinson
Shafter, CA
Grows almonds, walnuts, pistachios and grapes; board liaison to the cotton advisory committee.
District 6
Tulare
2,559 members
Craig Knudson
Badger, CA
Grows plums, oranges, grapefruit, berries, hothouse tomatoes and avocados and raises goats and llamas; board liaison to the wheat and feed grains advisory committee.
District 7
Fresno
4,429 members
Debbie Jacobsen
Fresno, CA
Grows grapes for wine and raisins.
District 8
Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo
2,917 members
Benny W. Jefferson
Marina, CA
Grows vegetables including lettuce, spinach and cauliflower; board liaison to the specialty crops advisory committee.
District 9
Merced, Madera, Mariposa
2,863 members
Cathie Pierce
Catheys Valley, CA
Raises beef cattle; board liaison to the hay advisory committee.
District 10
San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
3,842 members
Matthew Bissell
Boulder Creek, CA
Farms timber; board liaison to the forestry advisory committee.
District 11
Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda
4,206 members
John Pierson
Vacaville, CA
Grows hay and raises beef cattle; board liaison to the beef advisory committee.
District 12
Calaveras, San Joaquin
4,524 members
Michael David Fischer
Valley Springs, CA
Raises beef cattle and timber; board liaison to the beef advisory committee.
District 13
Stanislaus, Tuolumne
4,022 members
Mich Etchebarne
Modesto, CA
Is a large-animal nutritionist and grows almonds; board liaison to the dairy advisory committee.
District 14
Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Amador
7,869 members
Jim Spinetta
Plymouth, CA
Grows winegrapes and is a partner in a family-owned winery; board liaison to the grape advisory committee.
District 15
Butte, Nevada, Yuba-Sutter
3,639 members
Mat Conant
Rio Oso, CA
Grows walnuts; board liaison to the rice advisory committee.
District 16
Yolo, Colusa, Glenn
2,773 members
Casey Stone
Winters, CA
Raises cattle, hay and rangeland; board liaison to the animal health advisory committee.
District 17
Marin, Napa, Sonoma
4,817 members
Norm Yenni
Sonoma, CA
Grows barley, oats and other hay.
District 18
Mendocino, Lake
2,086 members
Peter Bradford
Boonville, CA
Raises beef cattle and timber; board liaison to the aquaculture committee.
District 19
Lassen, Modoc, Plumas-Sierra
1,191 members
David Roberti
Loyalton, CA
Grows alfalfa and hay; board liaison to the public lands advisory committee.
District 20
Tehama, Trinity, Shasta, Siskiyou
2,538 members
Shannon Wooten
Palo Cedro, CA
Raises bees and cattle; board liaison to the bee advisory committee.
District 21
Humboldt, Del Norte
1,663 members
John Vevoda
Ferndale, CA
Grows corn silage and raises beef and dairy cattle; board liaison to the sheep advisory committee.