About NDFB - Meet the Staff
Fargo
Jeffrey Missling
Executive Vice President
General administration. Oversight of staff and coordination of leadership training efforts throughout the state. Tracks membership numbers and coordinates statewide membership recruitment and retention plan. Partners with agribusiness for mutually beneficial programs. Sources funding for the NDFB Foundation, and coordinates NDFB strategic plan implementation.
Sandy Knutson
Assistant Treasurer
General accounting; payroll taxes, W-2s and 1099s Form 990's; Fidelity Bond Insurance.
Joey Tigges
Director of Development
Serves as staff liaison to state-level Young Farmer and Rancher Committee and the Promotion and Education Committee. Advisor to NDSU Collegiate Farm Bureau.
Debbie White
Assistant Corporate Secretary
Membership verification and changes, county membership lists, arrangements for Executive Vice President and NDFB Board of Directors, logistics for NDFB Board meetings, update monthly county board meeting agendas, maintain and update Route 1000 records.
Darlene Thomason
Meetings and Member Services Assistant
Membership, process and distribute new membership cards, member benefits, county membership lists, monthly membership report, NDFB annual meeting and Leadership Conference coordinator, leadership directory design & updates, promotional items and orders.
Gail Bakko
Director of Special Programs
North Dakota Agriculture in the Classroom contact representative. Coordinates Food, Land and People workshops for the ND Agriculture in the Classroom Council.
Bismarck
Lisa Davis
Public Information Specialist/Office Manager
Focus and Leader Update editor, news releases, assists public policy division with information dissemination, Route 1000.
Dawn Smith-Pfeifer
Director of Communications
Promotional material oversight, design, NDFB website, social media, radio, video.
NDFB Field Staff
John Jacobson
Director of Leadership Development
Oversight of field staff. Also provides support and leadership development opportunities for Farm Bureau members in Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Foster, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Pembina, Ramsey, Steele, Towner, Traill and Walsh counties.
Steve Finsaas
Leadership Development Assistant
Provides support and leadership development opportunities for Farm Bureau members in Burleigh, Morton, Oliver, Mercer, Grant, Adams, Hettinger, Stark, Dunn, McKenzie, Golden Valley and Bowman counties. Finsaas also has staff oversight of the Dickinson State University Collegiate Farm Bureau.
Seth Estenson
Leadership Development Assistant
Provides support and leadership development opportunities for Farm Bureau members in Divide, Williams, Burke, Mountrail, Renville, Ward, McLean, Bottineau, McHenry, Sheridan, Rolette and Pierce counties.
Conor Smith
Leadership Development Assistant
Provides support and leadership development opportunities for Farm Bureau members in Cass, Barnes, Stutsman, Kidder, Wells, Emmons, Logan, McIntosh, LaMoure, Dickey, Ransom, Sargent and Richland counties.
