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Georgia Farm Bureau elects 2024 Board of Directors
Posted on Dec 06, 2023 at 22:27 PM
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December 6, 2023
Georgia Farm Bureau elects 2024 Board of Directors
GFB主席汤姆·麦考尔继续连任GFB主席
GFB南乔治亚副总裁丹尼尔·约翰逊重新任命GFB第一副总裁
Bernard Sims re-elected GFB North Georgia vice president
拉尔夫·考德威尔继续担任GFB乔治亚中学副校长
MACON, Ga. - 乔治亚州农场局(GFB)投票代表于12月11日选举了该组织的2024年董事会. 5 during the 86th Annual GFB Convention held on Jekyll Island.
GFB主席汤姆·麦考尔开始了他的第二个两年任期的第二年. He was first elected in 2020. McCall and his family grow a variety of grain crops, sweet corn, hay and straw along with beef cattle, hogs and sheep on their farm in Fortsonia in Elbert County. 他和他的妻子简有两个成年子女:阿尔(儿媳雷切尔)和凯蒂M. Archer (son-in-law Bristol), two grandsons and one granddaughter. Their oldest son, Bud, died in 2000. The McCalls are of the Methodist faith.
McCall has been a Farm Bureau member since 1978. 他在农业局的第一个领导角色是担任埃尔伯特县农业局(ECFB)青年农民的主席 & Ranchers (YF&R) Committee. He represented GFB’s 2nd District on the GFB YF&R Committee in 1981-82 and chaired the state committee in 1982. McCall从1984-1996年在GFB董事会代表GFB的第二区. He also served as ECFB president for several years.
自2009年1月1日起，麦考尔在乔治亚州众议院任职26年. 9, 1995, when he was sworn into office, until he retired from the legislature at the end of his 2020 term. As a state representative, McCall represented Georgia’s House Dist. 33, 当时包括艾尔伯特和林肯县以及麦迪逊的部分地区, Wilkes and Columbia counties. McCall chaired the Georgia House Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Committee from January 2005-2020.
GFB投票代表重新任命GFB南乔治亚州皮尔斯县副总裁丹尼尔·约翰逊为该组织的第一任副总裁，从该组织的三个地区副总裁中脱颖而出, a position he has held since 2021. 如果GFB第一副主席不能任职，将由第一副主席来领导该组织. Daniel begins the second year of his third, 任期三年，代表GFB的南乔治亚地区，该地区由该州南部三分之一的53个县组成.
Johnson, who grows tobacco, corn, cotton and peanuts, 曾于2006-2016年在GFB董事会代表该组织的第10地区. 他是皮尔斯县农业局的副总裁，此前曾担任PCFB总裁25年. 约翰逊是乔治亚州烟草农业商品委员会主席. 他和妻子帕特丽夏育有4个孩子和3个孙辈.
希尔德县的拉尔夫·考德威尔开始了他作为佐治亚中学副校长三年任期的第三年, 该组织中乔治亚地区的哪些成员在2021年选举了他. 乔治亚州中部地区包括56个县农业局，位于乔治亚州中部三分之一的地区，从阿拉巴马州线延伸到南卡罗来纳州线.
考德威尔和他的妻子金在种植玉米和大豆的同时饲养家禽和牛. The couple’s son, Colton, who is married to Delayna, helps on the farm when he isn’t at his law practice. Caldwell, a preacher for more than 30 years, is currently serving as a fill-in pastor for area churches.
考德威尔于1990年开始担任赫德县农业局局长，并担任HCFB主席. He served on the GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee from 1992-1994.
该组织北部地区的成员再次选举卡图萨县的伯纳德·西姆斯为他的第六次, three-year term as the GFB North Georgia vice president. Sims was first elected to the position in 2008.
GFB北乔治亚地区包括佐治亚州上三分之一的49个县农业局. 西姆斯自1979年以来一直担任卡图萨县农业局主席. 西姆斯和他的妻子珍妮特种植草坪草、小谷物和干草，并养牛. Sims夫妇有两个成年子女，八个孙子孙女和两个曾孙女. They are members of Burning Bush Baptist Church.
以下人在无异议的情况下再次当选为佐治亚州农业局董事会成员，任期两年:查图加县的比尔·布莱恩, 1st District; Gilbert Barrett of Habersham County, 2nd District; Brad Marks of Newton County, 3rd District; Russ Wilburn of Barrow County, 4th District; Leighton Cooley of Crawford County, 5th District; James Malone of Laurens County, 6th District; Gary Bell of Evans County, 7th District; Scotty Raines of Turner County, 8th District; Paul Shirah of Mitchell County, 9th District and David Lee of Bacon County, 10th District.
在2022年当选的两年任期的第二年开始的GFB董事是:福赛斯县的韦斯利·霍尔, 1st District; Russ Moon of Madison County, 2nd District; Nora Goodman of Paulding County, 3rd District; Skeetter McCorkle of McDuffie County, 4th District; Matt Bottoms of Pike County, 5th District; James Emory Tate of Jeff Davis County, 6th District; Ben Boyd of Screven County, 7th District; Don Wood of Wilcox County, 8th District; Lucius Adkins of Baker County, 9th District; and Lamar Vickers of Berrien County, 10th District.
弗洛伊德县的克利夫·杰克逊被任命为GFB青年农民协会主席 & Ranchers Committee. 拉本县的斯蒂芬妮·布兰奇被选为GFB妇女领导委员会主席. 每个人都将担任为期一年的委员会主席，并将在GFB董事会任职.
GFB董事会任命的官员包括总法律顾问Duke Groover，
Chief Financial Officer & 公司财务主管David Jolley，首席行政官Jeffrey Harvey，公司秘书 & 高级法律顾问Jeanna Fennell和助理公司财务主管Rachel Mosely.
代表们还就政策进行了投票，这些政策将指导该组织在来年有关农业的立法问题上的立场.
ABOUT GEORGIA FARM BUREAU
Founded in 1937, 乔治亚州农场局联合会是该州最大的综合性农场组织，拥有158个分支机构，覆盖了乔治亚州所有159个县. As a membership-driven, nongovernmental organization, GFB通过在立法问题上为格鲁吉亚农民和农村地区宣传和推广格鲁吉亚商品，为他们发声. 它的志愿者成员积极参加提高农业意识的活动.
GFB亚洲体育博彩平台资格向公众开放，并提供各种各样的福利. 参加任何亚洲体育博彩平台福利都是可选的，而不是成为亚洲体育博彩平台的必要条件. 如果您想了解更多有关农业的信息，请访问www.gfb.比如佐治亚州农场局的Facebook账号@GeorgiaFarmBureau，或者关注Twitter账号@GaFarmBureau.
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左起为亚洲体育博彩平台局长Tom McCall，亚洲体育博彩平台第一副主席 & South Georgia Vice President Daniel Johnson, 北乔治亚州副总统伯纳德·西姆斯和中乔治亚州副总统拉尔夫·考德威尔将在2024年领导该州最大的综合农场组织.
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