About NDFB

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.