Committees

ASFMRA 2025-26 Committees

ASFMRA Committees focus on key areas that support the rural property professions including accrediting and education, appraisal review, auction, awards, bylaws, ethics, editorial, finance, government relations, nominating, programs and sponsorship. 

Here is a list of ASFMRA Committee members for the 2025-26 Fiscal Year (October 1 - September 30):

  • President: Terry L. Kestner, ARA, RPRA (Iowa)
  • President Elect: George E. Baird, IV, AFM, AAC (Tennessee)
  • First Vice President: Rebecca L. Stone, ARA (New York)
  • Immediate Past President: Richard H. Hiatt, AFM, ARA (Illinois)
  • Academic Vice President: Wendong Zhang, Ph.D. (New York)
  • District I VP: Brad A Wisener, ARA (Ohio)
  • District II VP: Juliana E. Young, ARA (Florida)
  • District III VP: Luke Worrell, AFM (Illinois)
  • District IV VP: Shirley J. Milli, RPRA (Minnesota)
  • District V VP: Mark A. Lewis, ARA, RPRA (Texas)
  • District VI VP: Andrew J. Gudajtes, ARA (North Dakota)
  • District VII VP: Michael F. Merkley, ARA (Nevada)
  • YPN VP - Appraisal: Tyler J. Walsh, ARA (North Dakota)
  • YPN VP - Management: Danielle Harris, AFM (California)
  • Chair: Stacey Meneses, ARA (Montana)
  • Vice Chair: George E. Luther, Jr., ARA (Montana)
  • Vice Chair: Chris Greenwalt, ARA, RPRA (Colorado)
  • Officer Liaison: Andrew Gudajtes, ARA (North Dakota)
  • Staff Liaison: Laura Anderson (ASFMRA)
  • Brian J. Gatzke, ARA (South Dakota)
  • Jim Pruitt, RPRA (Florida)
  • Dennis Reyman, AFM, ARA (Iowa)
  • Brad A. Wisener, ARA (Ohio)
  • Chair: David W. GaNun, ARA - Retired (New Jersey)
  • Staff Liaison: Hope Evans (ASFMRA)
  • Timothy E. Fevold, AFM (Iowa)
  • Douglas K. Hodge, ARA (Michigan)
  • Paul E. Moore, ARA, RPRA (Kentucky)
  • Dennis Reyman, AFM, ARA (Iowa)
  • Chair: Anthony J. Toso, ARA (California)
  • Officer Liaison: Juliana Young, ARA (Florida)
  • Staff Liaison: Hope Evans (ASFMRA)
  • Douglas K. Hodge, ARA (Michigan)
  • Mark J. Peterson, AFM, ARA, AAC (North Carolina)
  • Dennis Reyman, AFM, ARA (Iowa)
  • Chair: Dan Whisenhunt, AAC (North Carolina)
  • Vice-Chair: Chad Hertz, AFM (Iowa)
  • Officer Liaison: Wendong Zhang, Ph.D. (New York)
  • Staff Liaison: Laura Anderson (ASFMRA)
  • Jose Baer, AFM, AAC (California)
  • Mark J. Peterson, AFM, ARA, AAC (North Carolina)
  • Billy Reed, AFM, AAC (Arizona)
  • Kyle T. Walker, AFM, AAC (Iowa)
  • Kenneth L. Warlick, AAC (North Carolina)
  • Chair: Jeffrey D. Monhollon, AFM (Nebraska)
  • Vice Chair: Bonnie M. Downing, ARA (Nebraska)
  • Officer Liaison: Shirley J. Milli, RPRA (Minnesota)
  • Staff Liaison: Hope Evans (ASFMRA)
  • Richard R. Edmunds, ARA, AAC (New York)
  • Barbara Lechtenberg, ARA (Kansas)
  • Shirley J. Milli, RPRA (Minnesota)
  • Chair: George E. Baird, IV, AFM, AAC (Tennessee)
  • EVP/CEO: Amanda De Jong (ASFMRA)
  • Staff Liaison: Megan Rathmann (ASFMRA)
  • Andrew J. Gudajtes, ARA (North Dakota)
  • Terry L. Kestner, ARA, RPRA (Iowa)
  • Mike F. Merkley, ARA (Nevada)
  • Rebecca L. Stone, ARA (New York)
  • Chair: Gwendolyn “Wendy” Shaw Gunter (Virginia)
  • Vice Chair: Lee W. Folsom (Georgia)
  • Officer Liaison: Mark A. Lewis, ARA, RPRA (Texas)
  • Staff Liaison: Hope Evans (ASFMRA)
  • Sandra Kuhn (Ohio)
  • Jason Lestina, AFM (Illinois)
  • Terry Longtin, AFM (North Dakota)
  • Stacey Meneses, ARA (Montana)
  • Rylie Lin Miller (Indiana)
  • Kary D. Teagle, ARA (California)
  • Co-Chair: Bret Cude, AFM (Kentucky)
  • Co-Chair: Douglas K. Hodge, ARA (Michigan)
  • Legislative Representative: Stephen Frerichs (Virginia)
  • Officer Liaison: Michael F. Merkley, ARA (Nevada)
  • EVP/CEO: Amanda De Jong (ASFMRA)
  • Staff Liaison: Kendra Zimmer (ASFMRA)
  • Chris L. Greenwalt, ARA, RPRA (Colorado)
  • Timothy A. Harris, AFM (Illinois)
  • John K. Maus, ARA (California)
  • Herbert Meyer, ARA (Illinois)
  • Benjamin W. Price, AFM (Iowa)
  • Devin Shobe, ARA (Ohio)
  • Paul Sickler, AFM (South Dakota)
  • Chair: Mark J. Peterson, AFM, ARA, AAC (North Carolina)
  • Vice-Chair & Liaison: Danielle Harris, AFM (California)
  • Staff Liaison: Laura Anderson (ASFMRA)
  • Justin Bahr, AFM (Iowa)
  • Paul Burgener, AFM (Texas)
  • Donald B. Colter, Jr., AFM, AAC (Idaho)
  • Stephen Herr, AFM (Michigan)
  • Russell L. Hiatt, AFM, ARA (Illinois)
  • Kyle T. Walker, AFM, AAC (Iowa)
  • Chair: Dakota Schaumburg, AFM (Illinois)
  • Officer Liaison: Tyler J. Walsh, ARA (North Dakota)
  • Staff Liaison: Hope Evans (ASFMRA)
  • Joe Howard Halderman (Indiana)
  • Chelsea Kub, ARA (North Dakota)
  • Rylie Lin Miller (Indiana)
  • Emily Ann Oberbroeckling, ARA (Iowa)
  • Kayla Windecker (New York)
  • Brad A. Wisener, ARA (Ohio)
  • Chair: George E. Baird, IV, AFM, AAC (Tennessee)
  • EVP/CEO: Amanda De Jong (ASFMRA)
  • Staff Liaison: Kendra Zimmer (ASFMRA)
  • Staff Liaison: Hope Evans (ASFMRA)
  • Mollie Aronowitz, AFM (Maryland)
  • Justin Bahr, AFM (Iowa)
  • Carolyn J. Haygood, ARA (Oklahoma)
  • Chad Hertz, AFM (Iowa)
  • Douglas K. Hodge, ARA (Michigan)
  • George E. Luther, ARA (Montana)
  • Michael F. Merkley, ARA (Nevada)
  • Paul E. Moore, ARA, RPRA (Kentucky)
  • Mark J. Peterson, AFM, ARA, AAC (North Carolina)
  • Rebecca L. Stone, ARA (New York)
  • Chair: Danielle Harris, AFM (California)
  • Vice Chair: Brian Rideout (Massachusetts)
  • Staff Liaison: Kendra Zimmer (ASFMRA)
  • John Green (South Dakota)
  • Brady Hammond (Indiana)
  • Sam King, AFM (Arkansas)
  • Ashley Poduska (Iowa)
  • Andrew Rollins, ARA (Texas)
  • Chair: George E. Baird, IV, AFM, AAC (Tennessee)
  • Terry L. Kestner, ARA, RPRA (Iowa)
  • Donald B. Colter, Jr., AFM, AAC (Idaho)
  • Michael F. Merkley, ARA (Nevada)
  • Jeffrey A. Hignight, AFM, AAC (Arkansas)
  • Mark J. Peterson, AFM, ARA, AAC (North Carolina)
  • Stacey Meneses, ARA (Montana)
  • Dan Whisenhunt, AAC (North Carolina)
  • Gwendolyn Shaw Gunter (Virginia)
  • Ron Sabatka (Nebraska)
  • Rebecca L. Stone, ARA (New York)
  • Amanda De Jong (ASFMRA)



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Editorial Committee  

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