The 2011-2012 OFB Board of Directors: front row from left: Roberta Valladao, 4th Vice President & WAC Chair; Barb Iverson, 3rd Vice President; Peggy Browne, 2nd Vice President; Tracey Liskey, 1st Vice President; and Barry Bushue, President. Standing from left: Dan Anderson, Region 13; Eugene Hawes, Region 2; Bruce Chapin, Region 15; Peter Kenagy, Region 10; Dale Buck, Region 8; Dave Dillon, EVP; Lyndon Kerns, Region 4; K.C. VanNatta, Region 14; Jeff Thomas, Region 3; Jason Flowers, YF&R Chair; Mike Hathaway, outgoing YF&R Chair; Wade Flegel, Region 5; Larry Lear, Region 1; Rick Epp, Region 16; Dean McAllister, Region 6; Pete Postlewait, Region 7; Dean Freeborn, Region 9; and Sharon Waterman, Region 12. Not pictured: Bill Ryan, Region 11.
As a grassroots organization, the OFB Board of Directors is comprised of volunteer leaders — farmers and ranchers who take time away from their fields or livestock to make a difference for Oregon agriculture.
All of our policy and political priorities develop from a time-tested, democratic process, beginning at the county level. Positions, ideas, and initiatives then make their way to the OFB annual convention, where Farm Bureau members from around the state meet to discuss and vote upon the organization’s goals for the coming year.
To contact an OFB Board member, email a request to OFB by clicking on the board member’s name.
2011 OFB Board of Directors
President Barry Bushue runs a family nursery, berry, and flowering basket operation near Boring. 503-663-4240
1st Vice President Tracey Liskey is a flower, hay, beef, and fish producer based in Klamath Falls. 541-798-1651
2nd Vice President Peggy Browne is a cattle rancher from North Powder. 541-898-2805
3rd Vice President Barb Iverson grows tulips in Woodburn. 503-634-2314
4th Vice President/Women’s Advisory Council Chair Roberta Valladao runs a ranch in Bly. 541-353-2336
Regional Directors
Region 1 (Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla)
Larry Lear is a retired wheat and hog producer from Condon. 541-384-2604
Region 2 (Baker, Union, Wallowa)
Eugene Hawes is a cattle rancher based in Baker City. 541-523-1013
Region 3 (Grant, Harney)
Jeff Thomas is an orchardist based in Kimberly. 541-934-2655
Region 4 (Klamath, Lake)
Lyndon Kerns raises cattle and hay in Klamath Falls. 541-883-2939
Region 5 (Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Wheeler)
Wade Flegel is a farmer from Prineville. 541-408-4471
Region 6 (Hood River, Sherman, Wasco)
Dean McAllister grows cherries in The Dalles. 541-296-4595
Region 7 (Clackamas, Multnomah)
Pete Postlewait of Clackamas Co. Farm Bureau grows row crops in Aurora. 503-651-2874
Region 8 (Clatsop, Tillamook)
Dale Buck is a retired dairyman based in Cloverdale. 503-398-5191
Region 9 (Polk, Yamhill)
Dean Freeborn produces grass seed, hay, and cattle in Rickreall. 503-364-2511
Region 10 (Benton, Lincoln, Linn)
Peter Kenagy operates a family farm in Albany. 541-926-8038
Region 11 (Jackson, Josephine)
Bill Ryan raises cattle and hay on his ranch in White City. 541-826-8171
Region 12 (Coos, Curry)
Sharon Waterman produces timber and raises cattle and sheep in Bandon. 541-347-3453
Region 13 (Malheur)
Dan Andersen is a farmer from Ontario. 541-889-5061
Region 14 (Columbia, Washington)
KC VanNatta has forestland and cattle in Rainier. 503-556-5503
Region 15 (Marion)
Bruce Chapin grows cherries and hazelnuts in Salem. 503-393-6327
Region 16 (Lane, Douglas)
Rick Epp produces hay in Roseburg. 541-679-1565
Young Farmers & Ranchers Chair
Jason Flowers raises grain and hay in Klamath Falls. 541-273-1510
Ex Officio
Dr. Larry Curtis - Associate Dean, College of Ag Sciences, Oregon State University
To contact an OFB Board Member, email Tiffany Niño at tiffany@oregonfb.org or call (503) 399-1701, ext. 301.
