NYFB Staff
Administration
Jeff Kirby
Chief Executive Officer
jkirby@nyfb.org
Legal
Elizabeth Dribusch
General Counsel
edribusch@nyfb.org
Lisa Ovitt
Paralegal
lovitt@nyfb.org
Member Relations & Field Services
Henry Talmage
Director of Member Relations and Economic Services
htalmage@nyfb.org
Patti Dugan
Deputy Director & Young Farmer Coordinator
pdugan@nyfb.org
Sandra Prokop
Promotion & Education Coordinator
sprokop@nyfb.org
Pamela Rafferty
Associate Director and Human Resources Specialist
prafferty@nyfb.org
Field Staff
Region 1
Tim Bigham
Senior Field Advisor
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Steuben
Phone: 716-474-6585
tbigham@nyfb.org
Region 2
Amanda Krenning-Muoio
Senior Field Advisor
Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans, Wayne, Wyoming
Phone: 585-749-9508
akrenning@nyfb.org
Region 3
Lindsay Wickham
Senior Field Advisor
Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Schuyler, Tioga, Tompkins, Yates
Phone: 607-227-2547
lwickham@nyfb.org
Region 4
Mark James
Membership Strategy Specialist & Senior Field Advisor
Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Ontario, Oswego, Seneca
Phone: 585-738-0242
mjames@nyfb.org
Region 5
John Wagner
Deputy Director of Member Relations for Field Services
Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida
Phone: 315-761-9770
jwagner@nyfb.org
Region 6
Kim Trombly
Field Advisor
Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Saratoga, St. Lawrence, Washington
Phone: 518-935-8569
ktrombly@nyfb.org
Region 7
Todd Heyn
Senior Field Advisor
Delaware, Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Otsego, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan
Phone: 518-431-9338
theyn@nyfb.org
Region 8
Renee Ciardi
Field Advisor
Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester
Phone: 518-461-8659
rciardi@nyfb.org
Region 9
Rob Carpenter
Administrative Director, Long Island Farm Bureau
Long Island
Phone: 631-727-3777
rcarpenter@lifb.com
Regional Office Staff
Felicia Dougherty
Eastern/Central NY Regional Office
Phone: 866-995-7300
eny@nyfb.org
Diane Chamberlain
Western NY Regional Office
Phone: 877-383-7663
wny@nyfb.org
Jennifer Rossi
Central NY Regional Office
Phone: 315-252-1367
jrossi@nyfb.org
Member Services
Michele Bates
Manager of Workers' Compensation Services
mbates@nyfb.org
Rebecca Martin
Safety Group 486 Customer Service Representative
Rmartin@nyfb.org
William Foley, Jr.
Operations Specialist
wfoley@nyfb.org
Janice D'Arcy
Office Assistant
jdarcy@nyfb.org
Member Support Team
Lisa Glueck
Member Support Team Leader
lglueck@nyfb.org
Jenessa Matis
Member Support Team Representative
jmatis@nyfb.org
Missy Nichols
Secretary and Receptionist
mnichols@nyfb.org
Public Policy
Jeff Williams
Director of Public Policy
jwilliams@nyfb.org
Elizabeth Wolters
Deputy Director of Public Policy
ewolters@nyfb.org
Steve Ammerman
Manager of Public Affairs and Senior Associate Director of Public Policy Phone: 518-431-5643
sammerman@nyfb.org
Lauren Williams
Senior Associate Director of National Affairs
lwilliams@nyfb.org
Jaclyn Zaleski
Associate Director of Public Affairs
jzaleski@nyfb.org
Renee St. Jacques
Assistant Director of Public Policy
rstjacques@nyfb.org
Elizabeth Murray
Assistant Director of Public Policy
emurray@nyfb.org
Maureen Bartczak
Administrative Assistant
mbartczak@nyfb.org
Insurance Partner Relations & Membership Marketing
Scott Keyes
Director of Insurance Partner Relations & Membership Marketing
skeyes@nyfb.org
Jessica Gaige
Assistant Manager of Member Benefits
jgaige@nyfb.org
Finance
Michele Hannah
Director of Finance
mhannah@nyfb.org
Sue Hammond
Accounting Specialist
shammond@nyfb.org
Carol Rightmyer
Membership Systems Coordinator
crightmyer@nyfb.org
Kaelyn Dooley
Accounts Receivable Specialist
kdooley@nyfb.org
Information Systems
Darren Blanchard
Director of Information Systems
dblanchard@nyfb.org
Luke Hoehn
Database Manager
lhoehn@nyfb.org
Foundation for Agriculture Education
Sandra Prokop
Managing Director
sprokop@nyfb.org
