Fresno County Farm Bureau
Staff
Fresno County Farm Bureau
Staff
Fresno County
Farm Bureau Board
Officers
Ryan Indart, President
Indart is a third-generation California sheep producer and owner of The Indart Group, Inc., which is engaged in sheep ranching, direct marketing of lamb, dry land farming, and custom farm work. Ryan is also the owner of Indart Solar Sheep Grazing, specializing in sheep grazing for fire fuel loads reduction in large utility scale solar sites throughout the Western U.S. Along with his sheep operation, Indart and his family farm cherries, oranges, almonds and dry land wheat.
Nick Rocca, Vice President
Rocca is a fourth-generation California farmer who grows almonds, raisin grapes and pumpkins. He is also involved in land management as well as custom grape and almond harvesting.
Lorna Roush, Treasurer
Roush is a fifth-generation California farmer with her family's operation, Schultz Ranch, Inc., located in Burrel of Southwestern Fresno County. She serves as the chief financial officer for the farm which grows almonds, pistachios and wine grapes. Roush and her daughter also run The 1903 Barn, a historical venue used for events.
Jeremy Lane, Secretary
Lane is the sales and marketing manager for Baloian Farms. Lane is responsible for developing and executing company sales and marketing goals, commodity management, and overseeing the company’s in-house logistics and quality control departments. Lane’s passion is working for a family legacy that has been around for more than one hundred years and driving that legacy far into the future.
Board of Directors
Gilbert Altamirano
Gilbert is FCFB’s Rural Health Chair. He comes to the Board with several years of experience in human resources and safety training for ag employees and employers. Currently, Gilbert works for Fowler Packing as a training manager.
Michael Bliss
John Chandler
John is a fourth-generation diversified farmer in the Selma area. He farms alongside his parents, Bill and Carol, and brother, Tom. His great-grandfather started the farm in 1888. John has extensive experience in agricultural politics and policy.
Brent DeBorde
Brent is in charge of grower relations at Suterra. He is a graduate of Fresno State.
Bailey Routt
Bailey comes from a family of ranchers in the Eastern foothills. She helps manage the family's cattle herd and works as the executive administrative assistant for the Kings River Water Association.
Bob Felker
Bob is a longtime beekeeper in Western Fresno County.
Melissa Fries
Melissa leads production performance, accounting and compliance for the live production department for Pitman Family Farms. She keeps track of the performance of all chickens, ducks and turkeys for the entire company. Pitman is Certified Humane and part of the Global Animal Partnership. Her responsibilities include making sure that the farms are in compliance with these auditing bodies and is the point of contact with these organizations.
Daniel Hartwig
Daniel is a fourth-generation farmer from Easton. He serves as the president of the California Fresh Fruit Assocation.
Todd Hirasuna
Todd has been around farming his whole life. He was a part of a family vegetable operation for a number of years. He currently works in farm administration at Morning Star Company.
Matt Lindsey
Matt is a diversified farmer in the Easton-Fowler area. Matt is the owner of Lindsey Farms which owns, leases, manages and custom farms raisins, almonds, citrus and cherries. He also does grape and almond harvesting.
Richard Matoian
Karen Musson
As the managing partner of GAR Bennett, LLC and CEO of the Gar and Esther Tootelian Charitable Foundation, Karen oversees philanthropy and community engagement. She serves on numerous agricultural and non-profit organizations and is the 2020 Leon S. Peters Award recipient for her ethical and philanthropic leadership.
Sal Parra Jr.
Sal Parra Jr. is the assistant farm manager for Burford Ranch, where he is responsible for various crops that include almonds, wine grapes, garlic, onions, alfalfa hay and parsley. He is a graduate of Class 46 of the California Agricultural Leadership Program and is actively involved with several other organizations.
Navi Pooni
Navi, a third-generation farmer in the Fresno area, has deep roots in agriculture. His ancestors farmed in India for generations. In 1978, his parents immigrated to the United States and his father continued the tradition by farming Thompson seedless grapes for raisins.
George Porter
George is a lifelong resident of Fresno County and has been farming in the Kerman area since 1976. He serves on the Fresno Irrigation District Board of Directors and is actively involved in the local rodeo scene.
Jon Reelhorn
Jon is the owner of Belmont Nursery, a grower and retailer of ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers, which was started in 1943. He is a graduate of the California Ag Leadership Foundation and serves on the Boards of AmericanHort, the National Nursery and Greenhouse Association.
Pat Ricchiuti
Pat is a third-generation diversified fruit and nut crop grower-packer-shipper. He and his family own and operate P-R Farms, Inc. and the ENZO Olive Oil Company. Pat is also involved with many agricultural organizations and previously served as FCFB president from 2004-06.
Alfreda Sebasto
Alfreda is an active member of a third-generation farm family and operates an independent public relations and marketing agency. She earned her bachelor's degree in agricultural communications from U.C. Davis and is a graduate of Class 35 of the California Ag Leadership Program.
Mark Thompson
Mark served 50 years as a chattel appraiser for Fresno Madera Farm Credit, specializing in non-real estate assets. He is also involved in several organizations including the Clovis Rodeo Association, Fresno-Kings Cattlemen's Association, Champions Club, the Junior Livestock Auction Committee at the Big Fresno Fair and three different committees for Reedley Junior College.
Jace White
Jace is a farm manager for Sorensen Farms, LLC and Sorensen Harvesting, LLC. He aids in growing, replanting, transportation and sales for the company during blueberry season. Additionally, he manages crews during the company's commercial raisin harvest.