NYFB Staff
Administration
Elizabeth Dribusch
Chief Executive Officer
edribusch@nyfb.org
Currently vacant
Executive Assistant
518-431-5613
Lisa Ovitt
Office Manager/Paralegal
518-431-5628
lovitt@nyfb.org
Laura Backaus
Mailroom and Copy Specialist
518-431-5619
lbackaus@nyfb.org
Events
Laurie Beach
Director of Events
518-431-5614
lbeach@nyfb.org
Legal
Lisa Ovitt
Paralegal/Office Manager
lovitt@nyfb.org
County Relations & Development
Region 1
Tim Bigham
Manager & Training Specialist
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Steuben
Phone: 716-474-6585
tbigham@nyfb.org
Region 2
Amanda Krenning-Muoio
Manager & Insurance Agent
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development
Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans, Wayne, Wyoming
Phone: 585-504-8308
akrenning@nyfb.org
Region 3
Bailey Coon
Manager
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development
Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga
Phone: 518-937-0566
bcoon@nyfb.org
Region 4
Mark James
Manager
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development
Cayuga, Chemung, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins, Yates
Phone: 585-738-0242
mjames@nyfb.org
Region 5
John Wagner
Director & Insurance Agent
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development
Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida
Phone: 315-761-9770
jwagner@nyfb.org
Region 6
Natally Batiston
Manager
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development
Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Washington
Phone: 518-937-0269
nbatiston@nyfb.org
Region 7
Todd Heyn
Manager & Training Specialist
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development
Albany, Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Otsego, Schenectady, Schoharie
Phone: 518-431-9338
theyn@nyfb.org
Region 8
Renee Ciardi
Manager
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development & Young Farmers and Ranchers
Columbia, Dutchess-Putnam-Westchester, Greene, Orange,
Rensselaer, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster
Phone: 518-461-8659
rciardi@nyfb.org
Region 9
Lauren McGrath
Manager
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development
Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Oueens, Richmond, Suffolk
Phone: 631-599-0230
County Support Offices
Felicia Dougherty
County Support Representative
Phone: 518-431-5650
eny@nyfb.org
Jill Williamson
County Support Representative
Phone: 518-431-5670
jwilliamson@nyfb.org
Member Services
Eman Badr Wilder
Director, Insurance Services
518-431-5605
ewilder@nyfb.org
Michele Bates
Manager of Workers' Compensation Services
mbates@nyfb.org
Lucy Tefft
Safety Group 486 Customer Service Representative
ltefft@nyfb.org
Emma Rose Wegner
Safety Group 486 Customer Service Representative
ewegner@nyfb.org
Member Support Team
Lisa Glueck
Member Support Team Leader
lglueck@nyfb.org
Missy Nichols
Secretary and Receptionist
mnichols@nyfb.org
Public Policy
Jeff Williams
Director of Public Policy
jwilliams@nyfb.org
Lauren Williams
Deputy Public Policy Director
lwilliams@nyfb.org
Renee St. Jacques
Associate Director of Public Policy
rstjacques@nyfb.org
Kyle Wallach
Associate Director of Public Policy
kwallach@nyfb.org
Ashley Oeser
Associate Director of Public Policy
aoeser@nyfb.org
Currently Vacant
Executive Assistant
Marketing & Insurance
Partner Relations
Scott Keyes
Director of Member Advocacy & Insurance Partner Relations
skeyes@nyfb.org
Travis Virgil
Membership Database Analyst
tvirgil@nyfb.org
Thomas Denman
Manager, Membership Development & Engagement
518-431-5606
tdenman@nyfb.org
Communications
Steve Ammerman
Director of Communications
sammerman@nyfb.org
Brooks Brown
Assistant Director of Communications
bbrown@nyfb.org
Seth Moser-Katz
Content Creator
smoser-katz@nyfb.org
Finance
Deb Remy
Chief Financial Officer
518-431-5622
dremy@nyfb.org
Marcy Smith
Accounting Specialist
518-431-5624
msmith@nyfb.org
Carol Rightmyer
Membership Systems Coordinator
518-431-5617
crightmyer@nyfb.org
Foundation for Agricultural Education
Lisa Ovitt
Paralegal/Office Manager
518-431-5628
lovitt@nyfb.org
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