NYFB Staff
Administration
Debra Remy
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer Lisa Ovitt
Executive Manager
Events & Development
Laurie Beach
Director of Events and Development
Vacant
Events and Development Assistant
County Relations & Development
Region 1
Tim Bigham
Manager & Training Specialist
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Steuben
Region 2
Amanda Krenning-Muoio
Manager
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development
Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Wayne, Wyoming
Region 3
Bailey Coon
Manager
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development / Young Farmer & Rancher Coordinator
Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego
Region 4
Mark James
Manager
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development
Cayuga, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Tioga, Tompkins, Yates
Region 5
John Wagner
Director & Insurance Agent
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development
Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida
Region 6
Natally Batiston
Manager
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development
Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Washington
Region 7
Todd Heyn
Manager & Training Specialist
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development
Delaware, Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan
Region 8
John VanDerwerken
Manager
County Farm Bureau Relations & Development
Albany, Columbia, Dutchess-Putnam-Westchester, Greene, Orange,
Rockland, Schenectady, Ulster
Region 9
Long Island Farm Bureau Office
Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Oueens, Richmond, Suffolk
County Support Offices
Felicia Dougherty
County Support Representative
Jill Williamson
County Support Representative
Member Services
Michele Bates
Manager of Workers' Compensation Services
Mark Crawford
Associate Director for Workers' Compensation Services
Clayton Bastiani Customer Service Representative for Workers' Compensation Services
Public Policy
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Renée St. Jacques
Director of Public Policy
Katherine Slye-Hernandez
Senior Associate Director of Public Policy
Ashley Sardo
Manager of National Affairs
Gabby Taylor
Policy Analyst
Benjamin Pallack
Policy Analyst
Member Advocacy & Insurance
Partner Relations
Scott Keyes
Director of Member Advocacy & Insurance Partner Relations
Thomas Denman
Associate Director, Membership Development and Engagement
Travis Virgil
Membership Database Analyst
Lisa Glueck
Member Engagement Specialist
Communications
Amanda Powers
Director of Communications
Laura Backaus
Graphic Design and Print Production Specialist
Vacant
Assistant Director of Communications
Vacant
Assistant Director of Communications for Content Creation and Digital Media
Finance
Deb Remy
Chief Financial Officer
Marcy Smith
Accounting Specialist
Carol Rightmyer
Membership Systems Coordinator
Foundation for Agricultural Education
Laurie Beach Director of Events and Development
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