Council/Committees

2024-25 ASFMRA Executive Council

Rick Hiatt, AFM, ARA

President

Richard H. Hiatt, AFM, ARA
Hiatt Enterprises, LLC
PO Box 198
Pontiac, IL 61764-0198
Phone: 815.842-2344

Cell: 309.838.7933

Email: rick@hiattland.com

Terry Kestner, ARA, RPRA

President-Elect

Terry L. Kestner, ARA RPRA
Hertz Appraisal Services
715 Fireside Dr
Cedar Falls, IA 50613-2033
Cell: 319.215.6564
Email: terryk@hertz.ag

Terry Kestner, ARA, RPRA

First Vice President

George E. Baird, IV, AFM, AAC
Landmark Ag Capital LLC
6225 Greenlee St Ste 101 #9
Arlington, TN 38002-8029
Cell: 901.483.0373
Email: gbaird@landmarkag.net

Tony Toso, ARA

Immediate Past President

Anthony “Tony” J. Toso, ARA
Edwards, Lien, & Toso, Inc.
8408 Lander Ave
Hilmar, CA 95324-8330
Phone: 209.634.9484
Cell: 209.988.4468
Wendong Zhang

Academic Vice President

Wendong Zhang
Cornell University
461 Warren Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-7801
wendongz@cornell.edu

Rebecca Stone, ARA

District I Vice President

Rebecca L. Stone, ARA
Agrinomic Insights, LLC
272 Bissell Rd
Cooperstown, NY 13326-5417
Phone: (607) 435-4730
Email: rebecca@agrinomicinsights.com
Chapters Include: CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, DC, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Novia Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island

Juliana E. Young, ARA

District II Vice President

Juliana E. Young, ARA
Young Appraisal and Consulting
1924 44th Ave
Vero Beach, FL 32966-2280
Phone: (772) 569-4548
Email: julie@young-appraisals.com
Chapters Include: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA and WV

Patrick Karst, ARA

District III Vice President

Patrick J. Karst, ARA
Halderman Farm Management Services, Inc.
PO Box 297
Wabash, IN 46992-0297
Phone: 260.563-8888
Email: patk@halderman.com
Chapters Include: IL, IN and MI

Justin Bahr, AFM

District IV Vice President

Justin S. Bahr, AFM
10640 Highway D20
Alden, IA 50006-4814
Phone: (641) 373-2017
Email: jbahr@summitag.com
Chapters Include: IA, MN, MO, WI and Manitoba

Carolyn Haygood, ARA

District V Vice President

Mark A. Lewis, ARA, RPRA
Lewis & Seely Appraisals, Inc.
308 E Lufkin Ave
Lufkin, TX 75901-0212
Cell: 936.675.1706
Email: mark@lewisseely.com

Chapters Include: CO, KS, NM, OK and  TX

Andrew Gudajtes, ARA

District VI Vice President

Andrew J. Gudajtes, ARA
Farmers National Company
4050 Gardenview Dr Ste 103
Grand Forks, ND 58201-7215
Phone: (218) 779-7305
Email: agudajtes@gmail.com
Chapters Include: MT, NE, ND, SD, WY, Alberta and Saskatchewan

Mike Merkley, ARA

District VII Vice President

Michael F. Merkley, ARA
American AgCredit
1440 W Williams Ave PO Box 1708
Fallon, NV 89406-2640
Phone: 775.771.4971
Email: mmerkley@agloan.com
Chapters Include: AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA and British Columbia

Danielle Harris, AFM

YPN Vice President Management

Danielle Harris, AFM
Manulife Investment Management
301 E Main St
Turlock, CA 95380-4537
Phone: (508) 245-0615
Email: dharris@manulife.com

ASFMRA Council

YPN Vice President Appraisal

Tyler J. Walsh, ARA
Crown Appraisals, Inc.
2750 7th Ave S
Fargo, ND 58103-8710
Phone: 701.478.3130
Cell: 320.808.5891
tylerw@crownappraisalsinc.com