Oklahoma Farm Bureau members elected and re-elected several leaders during the organization’s 83rd annual meeting Nov. 8-10 in Oklahoma City.
Board of directors
Jimmy Taylor of Roger Mills County was elected to serve as the new District 2 director, filling the seat of retiring director Monte Tucker. He will serve a three-year term representing Beckham, Custer, Greer, Harmon, Kiowa, Jackson, Roger Mills, Tillman and Washita counties.
Gary Crawley of Pittsburg County will return to the OKFB board of directors after being elected to serve a three-year term as the new District 5 director. He will represent Atoka, Bryan, Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg and Pushmataha counties.
Mike Leverett of McClain County was re-elected to serve another three-year term as District 8 director. He will represent Cleveland, Coal, Garvin, Hughes, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties.
Women’s Leadership Committee
Jill Derusha of Greer County was elected to represent District 2 on the OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee.
Young Farmers and Ranchers
OKFB Young Farmers and Ranchers re-elected Jacob and Chastity Beck of Logan County to serve a one-year term as YF&R chair. Additional members re-elected include Jaclyn Darling of Coal County, District 8; and Tommy and Chalaynna Salisbury of Tulsa County, at-large.
Lincoln and Gracee Muller of Jackson County were elected to represent District 2; Jake and Jonessa Cantrell of Haskell County were elected to represent District 5; and Teegin Crosthwait of Oklahoma State University was elected to serve as the Collegiate Farm Bureau representative.
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Annual Meeting is the organization’s largest gathering of farmers and ranchers every year. At the event, members vote on grassroots policy, elect leaders and award outstanding individuals. OKFB has a presence in all 77 Oklahoma counties and serves as the voice of agriculture and the rural way of life. To learn more, visit okfarmbureau.org.
