Board of Directors

As a financial cooperative, we are governed by a customer-elected Board of Directors. Meet the farmers and ranchers who currently serve as Directors.

Board Overview

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Board Structure

Our Board includes 12 customer-elected Directors and three Board-appointed Directors. Elections are held annually for open governance positions. The appointed Directors are selected based on specific areas of expertise and to address unique Board requirements.

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Code of Ethics

At Farm Credit Services of America, our core values of honesty and integrity are at the heart of everything we stand for and are reflected in everything we do. By pledging to follow ethical practices, we reaffirm our commitment to serve the long-term interests of our customers. 

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Board Responsibilities

The Board is responsible for overseeing and interacting with executive leadership. They exercise sound judgment on key aspects of our business including strategic planning, leadership development and succession, operating performance, compliance and stockholder value.

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Corporate Governance

We continually review corporate governance guidelines to ensure they align with financial services industry best practices. In fact, as a privately held cooperative, Farm Credit Services of America’s Board has proactively implemented changes to its structure and business practices to align with financial industry standards. The Audit Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its fiduciary and oversight responsibilities.

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Board Elections

Directors are elected annually on a staggered basis. Nominating Committee members are elected to a one-year term annually. Candidates elected in the 2024 election began their terms on April 1, 2024. 

Board of Directors

Jeff Burg

Jeff Burg
Wessington Springs, SD

Burg is president of Firesteel Ranch Corporation, which includes calving and beef feedlot operations and corn, soybeans, small grains and alfalfa crops. Burg was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board effective May 1, 2019; his current elected term ends August 31, 2025.

Jason Frerichs

Jason Frerichs
Wilmot, SD

Frerichs owns and operates a diversified family farming operation that includes soybeans, corn, wheat and alfalfa, as well as a cow-calf and yearling operation. Frerichs was elected to the Board effective April 1, 2022; his term will end on August 31, 2026.

Shane Greckel

Shane Greckel
Bloomfield, NE

Greckel owns Greckel Farms, LLC, a family farming operation that includes corn and soybeans, a cow-calf herd and feeder-to-finish feedlot. Greckel serves on the Nebraska Information Technology Commission and is vice-chair of the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission. Greckel was elected to the Board effective April 1, 2023; his current term ends on August 31, 2027.

Steve Henry

Steve Henry
Nevada, IA

Henry is a co-owner and partner at LongView Farms, a farming partnership. He owns and manages Henry Land II, LLC, a land ownership business, and is the owner and president of Henry Corp and SLV Farms. He also serves on the Farm Credit Council and the AgriBank District Farm Credit Council. Henry was elected to the Board effective January 1, 2011; his current term ends August 31, 2027.

Nick Hunt

Nick Hunt
Atlantic, IA

Hunt is partner of Hunt Bros., Inc., a family farm corporation, and Clan Farms, Inc., a beef cattle feedlot. He is manager in Hunt Land, LC, a family agricultural holding company; a partner in Hunt Investment, LC, a holding company for family investments in stock and bonds; Horizons Partnership, a family agricultural business; and manager of Hunt Legacy Farms, LC, a family agricultural land-holding company. Hunt was elected to the Board effective January 1, 2007; his current term ends August 31, 2025.

Nick Jorgensen

Nick Jorgensen
Board Chairperson
Ideal, SD

An appointed stockholder Director, Jorgensen owns and operates Jorgensen Land and Cattle Partnership with his father, cousin and uncle. The family grows multiple crops, has a registered Angus cow herd and commercial Angus bull operation, and provides guided pheasant hunts. Jorgensen was appointed to the Board effective April 1, 2016; his current term ends August 31, 2028.

Duane Kristensen

Duane Kristensen
Minden, NE

Kristensen is president of Kristensen Enterprises, LLC, and Gran Boi, LLC. He farms with his children, raising crops that include corn, soybeans, potatoes and seed corn along with managing a cow-calf operation. He is retired from Chief Industries Ethanol Division, where he served as general manager/vice president. He was elected to the FCSAmerica Board effective April 1, 2022; his term ends on August 31, 2026.

Rick Maxfield

Rick Maxfield
Lyman, WY

Maxfield is a general partner in Maxfield Ranch. The multigenerational family business includes a cow-calf and backgrounding operation. The family also grows hay. Maxfield serves on the AgriBank District Farm Credit Council Nominating Committee and the Bridger Valley Electric Association Board. Maxfield was elected to the FCSAmerica Board effective April 1, 2015; his current term ends August 31, 2027. Maxfield previously served on the FCSAmerica Board from 2004 to 2006.

Cris Miller

Cris Miller
Spearfish, SD

Miller is a manager of Miller’s Crow Creek Ranch, LLC, a family ranching business with a commercial cow-calf operation, a backgrounding operation and feed crops. He serves on the AgriBank District Farm Credit Council and is the chairman of the Butte Electric Cooperative Board. Miller was elected to the FCSAmerica Board effective January 1, 2012; his current term ends August 31, 2028.

Dana Morgan

Dana Morgan
Vice Chairperson
Corning, IA

Morgan is the commercial ingredient manager for New Balance Commodities, a division of BALANCE4WARD, cattle feeding company that provides ingredient solutions and business management systems. He and his wife operate Morgan Land & Cattle Company, a cow-calf and cattle feeding operation. He is co-owner of Morgan Brothers, LLC, a land-holding company, and owns Bragg & Morgan, LLC, a rental property business. He also has a farming partnership with Turner Farms Partnership. He currently serves on the Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative Board. Morgan was appointed to fill a vacancy on the FCSAmerica Board effective July 1, 2020; his current term ends August 31, 2025.

Jon Van Beek

Jon Van Beek
Primghar, IA

Van Beek has a family farm operation raising corn and soybean seed and is a partner in D-Nine, Inc., custom feeding hogs. Van Beek was elected to the FCSAmerica Board effective January 1, 2009; his current term ends August 31, 2024. Van Beek previously served on the FCSAmerica Board from 1995 to 1997 and from 2001 to 2003.

Susan Voss

Susan Voss
North English, IA

Voss is the vice president, secretary, treasurer and director of BS Farms, Inc., a family corn, soybean, hay and cow-calf operation, and chair of BS Lands, LLC, which holds real estate. Susan is a certified public accountant and has more than 35 years of business experience in tax, audit and consulting services for small- to medium-size family farm operations, agribusinesses and a variety of other business entities. She is currently the controller for Ralston Construction, Inc., and its related entities. Voss also serves as chair for the Farm Credit Foundations Board and the plan sponsor committee. Voss was elected to the FCSAmerica Board effective April 1, 2014; her current term ends August 31, 2026.

Mark Weiss

Mark Weiss
Denver, CO

An appointed Director, Weiss is the chief technology officer for Platte River Power Authority, a public power provider serving Northern Colorado. He brings extensive expertise in technology, cybersecurity and risk management. A Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Weiss has also completed the National Association of Corporate Directors’ (NACD) Cyber Risk Oversight Program and holds the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight. Over the past five years, he served as chief information and technology officer for Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., a not-for-profit power supply cooperative, and held an executive role with Smart Energy Water. Weiss was appointed to the Board effective April 1, 2014; his current term ends August 31, 2026.

Bill Yates

Bill Yates
Elkhorn, NE

An appointed Director, Yates has more than 35 years of experience in both public accounting and leading corporate treasury, accounting, budgeting and strategic planning, acquisition integration and financial risk management functions. He is retired from TD Ameritrade, where he held senior corporate finance positions, including treasurer and managing director of finance. Yates is the managing member of Yates River Farm LLC, a family farm real estate venture in Hall County, Nebraska. Yates was appointed to the FCSAmerica Board effective April 1, 2023; his current term ends August 31, 2027.

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