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亚洲体育博彩平台成员选举新总统汤姆·麦考尔

发布 2020年12月8日 在凌晨0点

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亚洲体育博彩平台成员选举新总统汤姆·麦考尔

GFB宣布2021年董事会

佐治亚州梅肯市的. - 乔治亚州农场局 (GFB) members elected Tom McCall for a two-year term as president of Georgia’s largest general farm organization on Dec. 8.  McCall of Elbert County grows wheat, oats, triticale, grain corn, sweet corn and hay. 麦考尔家族还饲养肉牛、猪和羊. 

McCall replaces Gerald 长, who retired from the position after serving as GFB president since 2016. 长, 的班布里奇, served on the GFB Board of Directors in various roles since 1999 including GFB 9th District director, GFB南乔治亚副主席，GFB第一副主席.

麦考尔自1978年以来一直是农业局的成员. McCall’s first leadership role with Farm Bureau was serving as the chairman of 埃尔伯特县农业局(ECFB)青年农民 & 农场主(YF&R)委员会. 他代表GFB第二区参加GFB青年基金&1981-82年任R委员会主席，1982年任州委员会主席. McCall represented GFB’s 2nd District on the GFB Board of Directors from 1984-1996.  他还曾担任ECFB总裁多年. 

McCall served in the Georgia House of Representatives for 26 years from Jan. 9, 1995, 当他宣誓就职时, 直到他在2020年任期结束时从立法机构退休. 作为州代表，麦考尔代表乔治亚州众议院区. 33, which includes Elbert and Lincoln counties and portions of Madison, Wilkes and Columbia counties. 麦考尔是乔治亚州农业委员会主席 & 2005-2020年1月任消费者事务委员会委员. 他也曾在House Game, Fish任职 & 自然资源公园委员会 & 环境委员会和运输委员会.

McCall and his wife, Jane, have two living adult children: Al (spouse Rachel) and Katie M.  射手(配偶布里斯托尔). 他们的大儿子巴德于2000年去世. The couple have two grandchildren, Winn and Wilkes, who love farm life. 麦考尔一家参加伊莱姆联合卫理公会教堂.

GFB members in the organization’s North Georgia Region re-elected Bernard Sims of Catoosa County to represent their region on the 乔治亚州农场局 Board of Directors for his fifth, 任期三年. GFB’s North Georgia Region is comprised of 49 counties in the upper third of the state ranging from the state’s northern border down to Carroll, 富尔顿, 迪卡尔布, Rockdale, 沃尔顿, 摩根, 格林, 塔利, 威尔克斯郡和林肯郡. 

Sims is the Catoosa County Farm Bureau president, a position he has held since 1979. Sims was a dairy farmer for 40 years until he sold his milking herd in 2004. 西姆斯一家目前种植草坪草、小谷物和干草. The family also raises beef cattle and strawberries sold to the public through a you-pick patch.

除了他在农业局的活动之外, Sims previously served on his local USDA Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service Committee and served on the boards of three dairy cooperatives during his years as a dairy farmer. Bernard and his wife, Janet, have two adult children, Kevin and Cindy, and eight grandchildren. 他们的儿子杰夫于2010年去世. Sims一家是Burning Bush浸信会的成员.

Daniel 约翰逊 of Pierce County was re-designated the organization’s 1st vice president by all GFB voting delegates. 约翰逊还代表GFB的南乔治亚地区, which includes 53 counties in the lower third of the state running from the Georgia coast to the Alabama line. 约翰逊, 谁种植烟草?, 棉花和花生, previously represented the organization’s10th District on the GFB Board of Directors from 2006-2016. He is vice president of Pierce County Farm Bureau and previously served as PCFB president for 25 years. 约翰逊 chairs the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Tobacco. 他和妻子帕特丽夏育有四个子女和两个孙辈.

小罗伯特·方丹. of Emanuel County continues to represent the organization’s Middle Georgia region on the GFB Board of Directors in the third year of his seventh term. The GFB Middle Georgia Region includes 56 county Farm Bureaus in the middle third of Georgia. 在GFB董事会任职期间, 方丹曾担任GFB立法会主席, 金融和亚洲体育博彩平台委员会. He is the third generation to own his family’s farm located in Emanuel and 约翰逊 counties. 他养牛、干草、木材、小谷物和山核桃.   

Russ Moon was elected to a two-year term on the GFB Board of Directors, 代表该组织在乔治亚州东北部的第二区. 文在寅一家养鸡和肉牛, 种植小谷物和大豆, 经营一个草莓采摘农场. 他是麦迪逊县农业局的主席. 

The following individuals were re-elected without opposition to serve two-year terms on the 乔治亚州农场局 Board of Directors: Wesley Hall of Forsyth County, 1st 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, 第十区.         

GFB directors beginning the second year of the two-year terms they were elected to in 2019 are: Bill Bryan of Chattooga County, 1st District; Bobby Gunter of Lumpkin County, 2nd District; George Chambers of Carroll County, 3rd District; Marvin Ruark of 摩根 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, 第九区和培根县的大卫·李, 第十区.

Will Godowns of Pike County was re-appointed chairman of the GFB Young Farmers & 牧场主委员会. Heather Cabe of Franklin County was re-appointed chairman of the GFB Women’s Leadership Committee. Godowns and Cabe were asked to chair their respective committees for a second year because the COVID-19 pandemic limited their opportunities to serve. Each will serve an additional one-year term on the GFB Board of Directors to represent their committees.

Appointed officers of the GFB Board of Directors include General Counsel Duke Groover, 首席行政官 & 公司秘书Jon Huffmaster，首席财务官 & 公司司库大卫·乔利，公司助理秘书 & 高级法律顾问Jeanna Fennell和助理公司财务主管 & 会计高级总监Rachel Mosely. 

成立于1937年, the 乔治亚州农场局 Federation is the state’s largest general farm organization with 158 county chapters. 作为一个亚洲体育博彩平台驱动, 非政府组织, GFB serves as the voice of Georgia farmers and rural Georgiaby advocating for them on legislative issues and promoting Georgia commodities. Its volunteer members actively participate in activities that promote agriculture awareness. 

GFB membership is open to the public and offers a wide variety of benefits, 包括亚洲体育博彩平台和医疗服务折扣, 旅游和家庭娱乐. Enrollment in any of the member benefits is optional and not a requirement for membership. If you would like more information about agriculture, please visit xbz.tb35018.net, like 乔治亚州农场局 on 脸谱网 @GeorgiaFarmBureau or follow on 推特 @GaFarmBureau.

 

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