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 (New York)
  • District I VP: Brad A Wisener, AR (Ohio)
  • District II VP: Juliana E. Young, ARA (Florida)
  • District III VP: Luke Worrell, AFM (Illinois)
  • District IV VP: Shirley 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)
  • Jim Pruitt, RPRA (Florida)
  • Brian J. Gatzke, ARA (South Dakota)
  • Dennis Reyman, AFM, ARA (Iowa)
  • Brad A. Wisener, ARA (Florida)
  • Chair: David W. GaNun, ARA - Retired (New Jersey)
  • Staff Liaison: Hope Evans (ASFMRA)
  • Staff Liaison: Kody Riley (ASFMRA)
  • Timothy E. Fevold, AFM (Iowa)
  • Douglas K. Hodge, ARA (Michigan)
  • Dennis Reyman, AFM, ARA (Iowa)
  • Paul E. Moore, ARA, RPRA (Kentucky)
  • Chair: Anthony J. Toso, ARA (California)
  • Liaison: Juliana Young, ARA (Florida)
  • Staff Liaison: Hope Evans (ASFMRA)
  • Douglas K. Hodge, ARA (Michigan)
  • Mark J. Peterson, AFM, ARA, AAC (NC)
  • Dennis Reyman, AFM, ARA (Iowa)
  • Chair:Dan Whisenhunt, AAC (California)
  • Vice-Chair:Chad Hertz, AFM (Iowa)
  • Officer Liaison:Wendong Zhang, Ph.D. (New York)
  • Staff Liaison:Laura Anderson (ASFMRA)
  • Jose Baer (California)
  • Mark J Peterson, AFM, ARA, AAC (North Carolina)
  • Billy Reed, AFM, AAC (Arizona)
  • Kenneth L. Warlick, AAC (North Carolina)
  • Kyle T. Walker, AFM, AAC (Iowa)
  • Chair:Jeffrey D. Monhollon, AFM (Nebraska)
  • Vice Chair:Bonnie M. Downing, ARA (Nebraska)
  • 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)
  • Terry L. Kestner, ARA, RPRA (Iowa)
  • Rebecca L. Stone, ARA (New York)
  • Andrew J. Gudajtes, ARA (North Dakota)
  • Mike F. Merkley, ARA (Nevada)
  • Chair: Gwendolyn “Wendy” Shaw Gunter (Virginia)
  • Vice Chair: Lee W. Folsom (Georgia)
  • Officer Liaison:Mark Lewis, ARA, RPRA (Texas)
  • Staff Liaison:Hope Evans (ASFMRA)
  • Staff Liaison:Kody Riley (ASFMRA)
  • Stacey Meneses, ARA (Montana)
  • Jason Lestina, AFM (Illinois)
  • 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: Douglas K. Hodge, ARA (Michigan)
  • Legislative Representative: Stephen Frerichs (Virginia)
  • Officer Liaison: Michael Merkley, ARA (California)
  • 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 (Ohio)
  • Paul Sickler, AFM (South Dakota)
  • Tyler Mullins, ARA (Mississippi)
  • Chair: Mark J. Peterson, AFM, ARA, AAC (North Carolina)
  • Vice-Chair & Liaison: Danielle Harris, AFM (California)
  • Staff Liaison: Laura Anderson (ASFMRA)
  • Russell L. Hiatt, AFM, ARA (Illinois)
  • Justin Bahr, AFM (Iowa)
  • Carl Evers, III, AFM (California)
  • Donald Colter, AFM AAC (Idaho)
  • Stephen Herr, AFM (Michigan)
  • Paul Burgener, AFM (Texas)
  • Chair: Dakota Schaumburg (Illinois)
  • Officer Liaison: Tyler Walsch, ARA (North Dakota)
  • Staff Liaison: Hope Evans (ASFMRA)
  • Rylie Lin Miller (Indiana)
  • Emily Ann Oberbroeckling (Iowa)
  • Chelsea Kub (North Dakota)
  • Joe Howard Halderman (Indiana)
  • Kayla Windecker (New York)
  • Brad A. Wisener, ARA (Florida)
  • Chair: George E. Baird, IV, AFM, AAC (Tennessee)
  • EVP/CEO:Amanda De Jong (ASFMRA)
  • Staff Liaison: Kendra Zimmer (ASFMRA)
  • Staff Liaison: Hpe Evans (ASFMRA)
  • Rebecca L. Stone (New York)
  • Chad Hertz, AFM (Iowa)
  • Carolyn J. Haygood, AFM (Iowa)
  • George E. Luther, ARA (Montana)
  • Michael Merkley, ARA (California)
  • Mark Van Den Berg, ARA (Michigan)
  • Paul E. Moore, ARA, RPRA (Kentucky)
  • Douglas K. Hodge, ARA (Michigan)
  • Mollie Aronowitz, AFM (Iowa)
  • Mark J. Peterson, AFM, ARA, AAC (North Carolina)
  • Chair: Danielle Harris, AFM (California)
  • Vice Chair: Brian Rideout (Massachusetts)
  • Staff Liaison: Kendra Zimmer (ASFMRA)
  • Brady Hammond (Indiana)
  • Sam King (Arkansas)
  • Andrew Rollins, ARA (Texas)
  • Ashley Poduska (Iowa)
  • John Green (South Dakota)
  • Chair: George E. Baird, IV, AFM, AAC (Tennessee)
  • Terry L. Kestner, ARA, RPRA (Iowa)
  • Donald B. Colter, Jr., AFM, AAC (Idaho)
  • Michael Merkley, ARA (Nevada)
  • Jeffrey A. Hignight, AFM, AAC (Arkansas)
  • Mark J. Peterson, AFM, ARA, AAC (North Carolina)
  • Stacey Meneses, ARA (Montana)
  • Dan Whisenhunt, AAC (California)
  • Gwendolyn Shaw Gunter (Virginia)
  • Ron Sabatka (Nebraska)
  • Rebecca L. Stone, ARA (New York)
  • Amanda De Jong (Iowa)



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Appraisal Education/Accrediting Committee  

Appraisal Education/Accrediting Committee

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Awards Committee  

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Bylaws Committee  

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Editorial Committee  

Editorial Committee

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Education Foundation Board  

Education Foundation Board

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Ethics and Standards Committee  

Ethics and Standards Committee

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Executive Council  

Executive Council

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Financial Review/Investment Committee  

Financial Review/Investment Committee

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Foundation Legacy Funding Committee  

Foundation Legacy Funding Committee

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Government Relations Committee  

Government Relations Committee

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Management/Consulting Education/Accrediting Committee  

Management/Consulting Education/Accrediting Committee

  last discussions posted 7 years ago

Nominating Committee  

Nominating Committee

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Young Professionals Network Leadership Committee  

Young Professionals Network Leadership Committee

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