Committees

ASFMRA 2023-24 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 2023-24 Fiscal Year (October 1 - September 30):

  • President: Anthony J. Toso, ARA (California)
  • President Elect: Richard H. Hiatt, AFM, ARA (Illinois)
  • First Vice President: Terry L. Kestner, ARA, RPRA (Iowa)
  • Immediate Past President: Mark J. Peterson, AFM, ARA, AAC (North Carolina)
  • Academic Vice President: Mykel R. Taylor, PhD (Alabama)
  • 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: Carolyn J. Haygood, ARA (Oklahoma)
  • District VI VP: Andrew J. Gudajtes, ARA (North Dakota)
  • District VII VP: Michael F. Merkley, ARA (Nevada)
  • YPN VP - Appraisal: Justin C. Patterson, ARA (Kansas)
  • YPN VP - Management: Danielle Harris, AFM (California)
  • Chair: Brian Gatzke, ARA (South Dakota)
  • Vice Chair: George E. Luther, Jr., ARA (Montana)
  • Vice Chair: Jenna McCarty, ARA, RPRA (Colorado)
  • Liaison: Andrew Gudajtes, ARA (North Dakota)
  • Liaison: Rebecca L. Stone, ARA (New York)
  • Chris Greenwalt, ARA, RPRA (Colorado)
  • John Martin Humes, ARA (Kentucky)
  • Stacey Meneses, ARA (Montana)
  • James H. Rothermich, ARA (Iowa)
  • John F. Voris, ARA (California)
  • Raymond L. Wagester, ARA (Colorado)
  • Chair: Merril E. Swanson, ARA (Texas)
  • Timothy E. Fevold, AFM (Iowa)
  • David W. GaNun, ARA (New Jersey)
  • Michael J. Krause, AFM (Nebraska)
  • Paul E. Moore, ARA, RPRA (Kentucky)
  • Chair: Kirk D. Weih, AFM (Iowa)
  • Liaison: Juliana Young, ARA (Florida)
  • Timothy E. Fevold, AFM (Iowa)
  • David W. GaNun ARA (New Jersey)
  • Paul E. Moore, ARA, RPRA (Kentucky)
  • Brian S. Neville, AFM (Illinois)
  • Chair: George E. Baird, IV, AFM, AAC (Tennessee)
  • Vice-Chair: Kyle T. Walker, AFM, AAC (Iowa)
  • Liaison: Mykel Taylor, PhD (Alabama)
  • Douglas K. Hodge, ARA (Michigan)
  • Charlotte Mitchell (California)
  • Billy Reed, AFM, AAC (Arizona)
  • Chair: Wendy Walker, ARA, RPRA (California)
  • Vice Chair: Gary Rainsdon, AAC (Idaho)
  • Liaison: Patrick J. Karst, ARA (Indiana)
  • Bonnie M. Downing, ARA (Nebraska)
  • Barbara Lechtenberg, ARA (Kansas)
  • Jeffrey D. Monhollon, AFM (Nebraska)
  • Chair: Richard Hiatt, AFM, ARA (Illinois)
  • Carolyn J. Haygood, ARA (Oklahoma)
  • Patrick J. Karst, ARA (Indiana)
  • Terry L. Kestner, ARA, RPRA (Iowa)
  • Anthony 'Tony' J. Toso, ARA (California)
  • Chair: Gwendolyn “Wendy” Shaw Gunter (Virginia)
  • Vice Chair: Stacey Meneses, ARA (Montana)
  • Liaison: Carolyn Haygood, ARA (Oklahoma)
  • Dennis Reyman, AFM, ARA (Iowa)
  • Spencer Smith, AFM (Illinois)
  • Kyle Walker, AFM, AAC (Iowa)
  • 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)
  • Jerry Hicks, AFM-Retired (Illinois)
  • John K. Maus, ARA (California)
  • Herbert Meyer, ARA (Illinois)
  • Devin Shobe (Ohio)
  • Paul T. Sickler, AFM (South Dakota)
  • Jennifer Stites (Colorado)
  • Chair: Russell L. Hiatt, AFM, ARA (Illinois)
  • Vice-Chair: Danielle Harris, AFM (California)
  • Liaison: Justin S. Bahr, AFM (Iowa)
  • Mollie Aronowitz, AFM (Iowa)
  • Donald Colter, AFM, AAC (Idaho)
  • Carl Evers, III, AFM (California)
  • Stephen Herr, AFM (Michigan)
  • Eric M. Wilkinson, AFM (Illinois)
  • Ryan T. Kay, AFM (Iowa)
  • Chair: Megan Sheeley, ARA (North Dakota)
  • Liaison: Justin C. Patterson, ARA (Kansas)
  • Dakota Buff Behrends (Illinois)
  • Matthew D. Foos, AFM (Kansas)
  • Rylie Lin Miller (Indiana)
  • Paul E. Moore, ARA, RPRA (Kentucky)
  • Paul Reisch, ARA (South Dakota)
  • Paul T. Sickler, AFM (South Dakota)
  • Chair: Richard Hiatt, AFM, ARA (Illinois)
  • Chad Hertz, AFM (Iowa)
  • Jeffrey A. Hignight, AFM (Arkansas)
  • Terry L. Kestner, ARA, RPRA (Iowa)
  • George E. Luther, ARA (Montana)
  • Michael Merkley, ARA (California)
  • Paul E. Moore, ARA, RPRA (Kentucky)
  • Nathan L. Tonne, ARA (Texas)
  • Mark Van Den Berg, ARA (Michigan)
  • Jay H. Van Gorden, AFM (Ohio)
  • Brian Stockman (Colorado)
  • Robert H. Woodrow, AFM (Illinois)
  • Chair: Grant Fitzgerald, AFM (Nebraska)
  • Vice Chair: Danielle Harris, AFM (California)
  • Daniel P. Barnett, ARA (Texas)
  • Rachel Daberkow, ARA (Minnesota)
  • Brian Rideout (Massachusetts)
  • Mark Van Den Berg, ARA (Michigan)
  • Kevin Wright (Florida)
  • Chair: Richard Hiatt, AFM, ARA (Illinois)
  • George E. Baird, IV, AFM, AAC (Tennessee)
  • Donald B. Colter, Jr., AFM, AAC (Idaho)
  • Brian J. Gatzke, ARA (South Dakota)
  • Gwendolyn Shaw Gunter (Virginia)
  • Russell L. Hiatt, AFM, ARA (Illinois)
  • Alan Hopkins (Illinois)
  • Terry L. Kestner, ARA, RPRA (Iowa)
  • Paul T. Reisch, ARA (South Dakota)
  • Robert Regenwether, AFM (Iowa)
  • Anthony 'Tony' J. Toso, ARA (California)
  • Doug Hodge, ARA (Michigan)
  • Tom Boyer, AFM, ARA, AAC (Utah)
  • Rick Hiatt, AFM, ARA (Illinois)
  • Corey Prins, AFM (Minnesota)
  • Justin Patterson, ARA (Kansas)
  • Grant Fitzgerald, AFM (Nebraska)
  • Skye Root, AFM, AAC (Idaho)
  • Howard Halderman, AFM (Indiana)
  • Mykel Taylor, PhD (Alabama)
  • Cynthia Best, ARA (Michigan)



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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