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Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and PFB Members Service Corporation operate with a professional staff of 97 men and women led by Administrative Secretary/Treasurer Sam Kieffer. PFB provides its members with a voice in public affairs, industry-related information and the opportunity for savings through services and member benefits.
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau serves its members through the following divisions: Member Relations, Government Affairs and Communications, MSC Business Services, Controller and Pennsylvania Friends of Ag Foundation.
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Keri Zeigler/Human Resources Director
Keri is responsible for carrying out all aspects of human resources, with a focus on formulating a strategic human capital management plan for all staff of PFB and affiliated companies. Working towards accomplishing set goals within the framework of PFB’s core values and mission, she establishes a direction for all aspects of the human resources functions, including programs, policies and employee benefits.
hr@pfb.com
717-731-3502
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Ginny Keever/Executive Assistant
Ginny handles all logistics relating to the Board of Directors, including correspondence, meeting details and recording of minutes. She provides assistance in maintaining current corporate files, as well as assisting with payroll processing procedures.
vkkeever@pfb.com
717-731-3540
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Member Relations Division
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Member Relations Division is the link between the state organization and its 54 county Farm Bureaus. The state is divided into eight regions with assistance provided in each area by a Regional Organization Director (ROD). A membership drive is conducted each year as well as coordinating county Farm Bureau programs with local leadership.
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Todd Bailey
Manager Member Relations Division
717-761-2740
Todd is a graduate of Susquehanna University Sigmund Weis School of Business with an emphasis on marketing and business administration. Before coming to PFB 16 years ago Todd was east coast training director for a Fortune 500 company. Previous positions held at PFB were Regional Organization Director and Marketing Director.
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RODs each manage a multi-county territory with six or more county Farm Bureaus per region. They implement all programming, training and provide member engagement opportunities throughout PA. They deliver marketing, communication and public awareness opportunities in their local communities and responsible for the yearly membership campaign and growth of the organization. |
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Ethan Howard
ewhoward@pfb.com
Region 1 | Board Districts 2 & 3
Berks, Bucks, Chester/Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Monroe, Northampton
Justin Clapper
jdclapper@pfb.com
Region 2 | Board Districts 7 & 8
Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland,
Snyder, Union, York
Kyle Kotzmoyer
kfkotzmoyer@pfb.com
Region 3 | Board Districts 9 & 10
Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry
Joe Diamond
jmdiamond@pfb.com
Region 4 | Board Districts 11 & 12
Cambria, Clearfield, Bedford, Blair, Indiana, Somerset
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Al Weber
alweber@pfb.com
Region 5 | Board Districts 15 & 16
Beaver/Lawrence, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Mercer, Washington, Westmoreland
Brittany Eisenman
breisenman@pfb.com
Region 6 | Board Districts 13 & 14
Armstrong, Clarion/Venango/Forest, Crawford, Erie, Elk, Jefferson, Warren
Brendan Reed
bjreed@pfb.com
Region 7 | Board Districts 5 & 6
Bradford/Sullian, Centre, Clinton, McKean/Potter, Tioga/Potter, Lycoming
Bob Perhacs
rjperhacs@pfb.com
Region 8 | Board Districts 1 & 4
Columbia, Luzene, Schuylkill/Carbon, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming/Lackawanna
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Judy Moul/Membership Coordinator
jdmoul@pfb.com
Heather Krumenaker/Membership Coordinator
hakrumenaker@pfb.com
Judy and Heather are responsible for maintaining the membership database and coordinating billings, and help members understand all PFB member benefits. They also handle customer service calls in addition to communications to county volunteer members.
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Government Affairs & Communications Division
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The Government Affairs & Communications Division is responsible for PFB’s lobbying and communications programs. It works to implement PFB policy objectives in state and national legislative and regulatory activities. It also provides members with information to aid in their involvement in policy development and implementation efforts and informs the public on issues crucial to agriculture and rural life. In addition, the division assists with the marketing of member programs such as Nationwide and builds productive working relationships with the news media and other groups.
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Joel Rotz
Manager Government Affairs & Communications Division
jbrotz@pfb.com
Before being named manager, Joel coordinated the grassroots efforts of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau members in several different positions regarding local, federal and state legislative and regulatory issues. Joel was a dairy farmer for twenty years and County Farm Bureau Leader before his employment with Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.Joel has a BA in Organizational Management from Eastern University.
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Government
John Bell/Environmental Issues Counsel
John oversees state & national environmental regulatory compliance, air & water quality, nutrient management & CAFO regulations along with state & national environmental legislation & regulation.
jjbell@pfb.com
717-731-3572
Ginny Keever/Office CoordinatorGinny is the office coordinator for state legislative conference, federal affairs trips, FARMER dinner, state policy development meeting and regional legislative update meetings.
vkkeever@pfb.com
717-731-3540
Joe Montenegro/Government Affairs Counsel
Joe oversees legislation & regulations review, county Farm Bureau governance, agriculture legal proceedings, local ordinances & regulations, Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board and policy development.
jdmontenegro@pfb.com
717.731.3572
Darrin Youker/Director, State Government Affairs
Darrin is PFB’s principal Harrisburg lobbyist, and oversees agricultural program funding, rural development, state regulatory proposals, transportation, state legislative committee coordination, and FARMER PAC.
deyouker@pfb.com
717-731-3582
Kristina Watson/Director, Federal Government Affairs
Kristina is the principal Washington lobbyist and oversees national farm programs, dairy Issues, federal regulatory proposals, farm labor & farm safety.
klwatson@pfb.com
717-731-3585
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Communications
Holly Cohick/Graphic Designer
Holly oversees graphic design & production and logo copyright & branding.
hlcohick@pfb.com
717-724-9424
Kim Flegal/Administrative Assistant & Special Events Coordinator
Kim coordinates the PFB state annual meeting & Sponsorships, Country Focus & Postively PA advertising, county newsletter ad sponsorship program and trade shows.
klflegal@pfb.com
717.731.3580
Liam Migdail/Director of Communications
Liam manages news media outreach & engagement, chief PFB spokesman, editor of Country Focus, Positively Pennsylvania, Farm Bureau Express, member communications, Companion and Ag Alliance.
ldmigdail@pfb.com
717-724-9425
Lorraine Potochney-Kobold/Website Director
Lorraine manages website design, content & web security and assists with county Farm Bureau webpages.
webmaster@pfb.com
717.731.3584
Bill Zeiders/Co-Director of Communications and
Wildlife & Domestic Animal Issue Specialist
Bill is co-director of communications and manages email marketing strategies, social media policy and strategy,
Wildlife issues and animal health/well-being.
wrzeiders@pfb.com
717-731-3541
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| MSC Business Services |
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MSC Business Services corporation employs approximately 40 professional and support staff, and provides services to members including income tax preparation, recordkeeping, payroll services, financial statement compilation, benchmarking and consulting.
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Michael Volinskie
Manager MSC Business Services
717.731.3517
Michael graduated from Lycoming College earning a bachelor of arts degree with majors in accounting and music performance. He started his career with MSC Business Services in 1999 as an Account Supervisor serving Snyder and Union counties. He was promoted to Regional Manager where he also managed six account supervisors in the Northeast region of Pennsylvania. He took a short pause from MSC as as hybrid business/ag lender for M&T Bank, then returned as manager of MSC Business Services in 2018. He has 20 years’ experience in agricultural related accounting and farm management.
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Marie Achey/Payroll Director
Marie manages our payroll department which operates as a third-party payroll processor for over 160 clients. She has over 30 years of experience in payroll and 10 years of experience providing support to human resources in compliance issues relating to payroll.
Gail Bryner/Payroll Specialist
Gail prepares, verifies and processes client’s payroll and performs associated tasks in our payroll department. She updates and maintains client’s employer information, handles changes related to employee benefits, union dues, leaves of absences, pay rates, terminations, department transfers, and other payroll-related functions for our clients’ employees.
Kanthy Vaylay/Operations Director
Kanthy has a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Accounting, and a master’s degree in Information Systems.
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Tara Sue Myers/Bookkeeping Specialist
Tara Sue manages our bookkeeping clients while compiling financial data into useful reports with MSC’s exclusive FACCTS accounting software. She is also our QuickBooks support professional and serves as administrative office support.
Christine Stephenson/Office Administrator
Christine focuses on supporting staff in tax preparation and distribution of taxes, overseeing office procedures, accounting for receivables, coordinating admin and remote staff, and assisting our clients.
Tim Wirt/Director of Training
Tim develops, schedules and conducts staff trainings for our remote accounting staff while keeping abreast of program, farm management and tax-related changes. He is the primary auditor for our entity tax returns and chief mentor for our staff employed under 18 months. In conjunction with this position, Tim also maintains a set of clients to keep him current in tax and farm related matters.
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Information Technology (IT)
The Information Technology department is responsible for the PFB internal network and servers, telephone system, purchasing and maintenance of desktop PCs, printers, corporate application programming, and purchase and updating of third party software.
Dave McAfee/Director of IT Services
Dave oversees the Information Technology department and sets the priorities for application development and network infrastructure. He is a graduate of Millersville University with a bachelor’s degree in Social Studies/Economics and also holds a 1984 graduate of Penn State University a degree in Computer Science from Penn State University. Dave has been with PFB since 1984, starting as a Junior Programmer and promoted to Director in 2019.
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Gregory Brown/Senior Programmer/Analyst
Greg is responsible for application maintenance and web development.
Robert Mentzer/Programmer/Analyst
Bob is responsible for FACCTS development, FMS hardware/software support, and tax processing.
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Gemmy Siegel/Solutions Delivery Administrator
Gemmy is responsible for network, computer, and phone system support and administration.
Dale Myers/FACCTS Support
Dale is responsible for FACCTS user support and FACCTS PC maintenance and leases.
DRMyers@pfb.com
717-731-3552
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Controllers Division
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The Controllers Division is responsible for corporate records and the administration of the Blue Cross group health insurance program.
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William Montgomery
Corporate Controller
Bill oversees the finances for PFB and Affiliates, the company fleet, and building and ground maintenance. He is a graduate of Shippensburg University with a bachelor’s degree as an Accounting major and joined PFB in 1984, starting out as an accountant and promoted to the Controller’s position in 2000.
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Darlene Kapp/Senior Bookkeeper
Darlene handles all of the bookkeeping functions for the organization.
Kristen Yost/Senior Accountant
Kristen assists the Corporate Controller in preparation of the corporate books, financial statements, and other applicable financial matters of PFB and Affiliates.
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Health Services
800-522-2375
Dave Fleming/Health Service Director
Dave oversees a program that delivers health, dental and vision insurance plans to PFB members and non-members as well.
Kim Lehmer/Health Services Account Representative
Kim handles the day-to-day processing of the health services cash receipts and assists members with new enrollments and medical contract changes. She also handles the contract invoicing and quoting for new business. |
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| Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation |
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The Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation is a charitable organization supported by Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and its affiliates. The foundation promotes agriculture literacy and education through in-school and community programs, such as Ag Literacy Week, Ag Careers, Mobile Ag Ed Science Lab, Ag on the Go and Educator’s Ag Institute.
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Charlene Shupp Espenshade
Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation
friendsofag@pfb.com
717-724-9499
Charlene received her Bachelor of Science in Dairy Science and minor in Communication Studies from Virginia Tech. Previously, Charlene was the special sections editor at Lancaster Farming newspaper for 15 years.
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Natalie Slembarski/Director of Operations
Natalie is responsible for writing Foundation grants, coordinating the Annual Foundation Golf Outing, planning the logistics of Ag Literacy Week, develops Foundation fundraising events and is the state contact for National Ag in the Classroom.
717-731-3555
naslembarski@pfb.com
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Paula Shoop/Ag Lab Coordinator
Paula coordinates the Ag Lab program and other education programs.
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Becky Freeman/Program Assistant
Becky is responsible for Ag Lab scheduling, Ag Literacy Week registration and accounts receivable.
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