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January 20, 2006

TFB announces personnel
changes in field operations

The Texas Farm Bureau has announced a number of personnel changes effective Jan. 1, 2006. These changes affect the Field Operations division and the organization division.

Six veteran field staff members have been named "Senior Field Service Representatives." The six are Jeff Ammons of Amarillo, Mike Barrett of Sulphur Springs, Charles Benton of Riesel, Dennis Dean of Hunt, Sutton Page of San Angelo, and Don Sugarek of Beeville.

According to TFB Director of Field Operations Jim Nance, the six were promoted to strengthen the Field Operations team and to focus more directly on volunteer leadership development within the 207 county Farm Bureaus in Texas. The six Senior Field Service representatives will continue to serve the county Farm Bureaus to which they have been assigned. The new duties will be added to their job descriptions.

"We made these changes to more efficiently meet the needs of county Farm Bureau members and leaders," Nance said. "The six new Senior Field Service representatives have more than a century of combined experience in carrying out the Farm Bureau program at the county level and we are confident this move will make our programs stronger for the future."

TFB's Field Operations staff serves as liaison between the state organization and the 207 county Farm Bureau organizations. Durwood Tucker of Thorndale and Dale Bullock of Graham will continue to serve as associate directors of the division.

Coleburn Davis, a former associate director in the Field Operations Division, has been named Associate Director of Organization Programs and will assist Si Cook, director of that department, by taking primary responsibility for the Young Farmer and Rancher activities, TFB Youth programs and scholarship activities. Member benefits and services will also be a new responsibility of this department.

"Si Cook and Coleburn Davis will have a full load handling these programs directed at the younger portion of our membership, as well as member benefits and services," said TFB Organization Division Director Joe Maley.

Maley added that the pair will continue to focus on the young volunteer leader development program known as AgLead as well as develop a new and similar program for Farm Bureau volunteer leaders more than 35 years of age. This new program is a key element of TFB's strategic plan.

TFB Executive Director Vernie Glasson said, "These changes and promotions will put the best players in the right positions and build a better team for serving Farm Bureau members in Texas."