Committees

ASFMRA 2024-25 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 2024-25 Fiscal Year (October 1 - September 30):

  • President:Richard H. Hiatt, AFM, ARA (Illinois)
  • President Elect: Terry L. Kestner, ARA, RPRA (Iowa)
  • First Vice President:George E. Baird, IV, AFM, AAC (Tennessee)
  • Immediate Past President: Anthony J. Toso, ARA (California)
  • Academic Vice President: Wendong Zhang (New York)
  • District I VP: Rebecca L. Stone, ARA (New York)
  • District II VP: Juliana E. Young, ARA (Florida)
  • District III VP: Patrick J. Karst, ARA (Indiana)
  • District IV VP: Justin Bahr, AFM (Iowa)
  • 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: Brian Gatzke, ARA (South Dakota)
  • Vice Chair: George E. Luther, Jr., ARA (Montana)
  • Vice Chair: Chris Greenwalt, ARA, RPRA (Colorado)
  • Liaison: Andrew Gudajtes, ARA (North Dakota)
  • Liaison: Rebecca L. Stone, ARA (New York)
  • John Martin Humes, ARA (Kentucky)
  • Stacey Meneses, ARA (Montana)
  • Dennis Reyman, AFM, ARA (Iowa)
  • Brad A. Wisener, ARA (Florida)
  • Chair: Michael J. Krause, AFM (Nebraska)
  • Timothy E. Fevold, AFM (Iowa)
  • David W. GaNun, ARA - Retired (New Jersey)
  • Dennis Reyman, AFM, ARA (Iowa)
  • Paul E. Moore, ARA, RPRA (Kentucky)
  • Chair: Mark J. Peterson, AFM, ARA, AAC (NC)
  • Liaison: Juliana Young, ARA (Florida)
  • Douglas K. Hodge, ARA (Michigan)
  • Dennis Reyman, AFM, ARA (Iowa)
  • Chair:Kyle T. Walker, AFM, AAC (Iowa)
  • Vice-Chair:Vacant
  • Liaison:Wendong Zhang, Ph.D. (New York)
  • Charlotte Mitchell (California)
  • Mark J Peterson, AFM, ARA, AAC (North Carolina)
  • Billy Reed, AFM, AAC (Arizona)
  • George E. Baird, IV, AFM, AAC (Tennessee)
  • Dan Whisenhunt, AAC (California)
  • Chad Hertz, AFM (Iowa)
  • Chair:Gary Rainsdon, AAC (Idaho)
  • Vice Chair:Jeffrey D. Monhollon, AFM (Nebraska)
  • Liaison: Patrick J. Karst, ARA (Indiana)
  • Bonnie M. Downing, ARA (Nebraska)
  • Barbara Lechtenberg, ARA (Kansas)
  • Shirley J. Milli, RPRA (Minnesota)
  • Chair: Terry L. Kestner, ARA, RPRA (Iowa)
  • George E. Baird, IV, AFM, AAC (Tennessee)
  • Patrick J. Karst, ARA (Indiana)
  • Andrew J. Gudajtes, ARA (North Dakota)
  • Richard Hiatt, AFM, ARA (Illinois)
  • Chair: Gwendolyn “Wendy” Shaw Gunter (Virginia)
  • Vice Chair: Stacey Meneses, ARA (Montana)
  • Liaison:Mark Lewis, ARA, RPRA (Texas)
  • Dennis Reyman, AFM, ARA (Iowa)
  • Spencer Smith, AFM (Illinois)
  • Kyle Walker, AFM, AAC (Iowa)
  • Jerry R. Juhnke, ARA RPRA (Oklahoma)
  • Sandra Kuhn (Ohio)
  • Terry Longtin, AFM (North Dakota)
  • Kary D. Teagle, ARA (California)
  • Co-Chair: Bret Cude, AFM (Kentucky)
  • Co-Chair: Brian Field, ARA (North Dakota)
  • Legislative Representative: Stephen Frerichs (Virginia)
  • Liaison: Michael Merkley, ARA (California)
  • Dennis Badger (Kentucky)
  • Timothy A. Harris, AFM (Illinois)
  • John K. Maus, ARA (California)
  • Herbert Meyer, ARA (Illinois)
  • Benjamin W. Price, AFM (Iowa)
  • Devin Shobe (Ohio)
  • Paul Sickler, AFM (South Dakota)
  • Jennifer Stites (Colorado)
  • Chair: Russell L. Hiatt, AFM, ARA (Illinois)
  • Vice-Chair & Liaison: Danielle Harris, AFM (California)
  • Mollie Aronowitz, AFM (Iowa)
  • Justin Bahr, AFM (Iowa)
  • Carl Evers, III, AFM (California)
  • Donald Colter, AFM AAC (Idaho)
  • Stephen Herr, AFM (Michigan)
  • Eric M. Wilkinson, AFM (Illinois)
  • Chair: Dakota Buff Behrends (Illinois)
  • Liaison: Tyler Walsch, ARA (North Dakota)
  • Megan Sheeley, ARA (North Dakota)
  • Matthew D. Foos, AFM (Kansas)
  • Rylie Lin Miller (Indiana)
  • Paul Reisch, ARA (South Dakota)
  • Emily Ann Oberbroeckling (Iowa)
  • Brad A. Wisener, ARA (Florida)
  • Chelsea Kub (North Dakota)
  • Chair: Terry L. Kestner, ARA, RPRA (Iowa)
  • Chad Hertz, AFM (Iowa)
  • Carolyn J. Haygood, AFM (Iowa)
  • Jeffrey A. Hignight, AFM (Arkansas)
  • George E. Luther, ARA (Montana)
  • Michael Merkley, ARA (California)
  • Mark Van Den Berg, ARA (Michigan)
  • Jay H. Van Gorden, AFM (Ohio)
  • Chad Hertz, AFM (Iowa)
  • Douglas K. Hodge, ARA (Michigan)
  • George E. Baird, IV, AFM, AAC (Tennessee)
  • Paul E. Moore, ARA, RPRA (Kentucky)
  • Chair: Danielle Harris, AFM (California)
  • Vice Chair: Brian Rideout (Massachusetts)
  • Rachel Daberkow, ARA (Minnesota)
  • Brady Hammond (Indiana)
  • Sam King (Arkansas)
  • David J. Krier, AFM (Nebraska)
  • Andrew Rollins, ARA (Texas)
  • Chair: Terry L. Kestner, ARA, RPRA (Iowa)
  • Richard Hiatt, AFM, ARA (Illinois)
  • Donald B. Colter, Jr., AFM, AAC (Idaho)
  • Michael Merkley, ARA (Nevada)
  • Robert Regenwether, AFM (Iowa)
  • Russell L. Hiatt, AFM, ARA (Illinois)
  • Brian J Gatzke, ARA (South Dakota)
  • Kyle Walker, AFM, AAC (Iowa)
  • Gwendolyn Shaw Gunter (Virginia)
  • Georgia E. Baird, IV, AFM, AAC (Tennessee)
  • Brian Stockman (Colorado)



The ASFMRA offers a variety of opportunities where you can provide your support and expertise to advance key initiatives within the rural property professions of farm management, rural appraisal and agricultural consulting. Volunteers are a very important part of ASFMRA's work - providing exceptional experiences and essential tools to our community.

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