State Board
Putting Georgia Farm Bureau Federation policies into action are the organization's officers and board of directors. The president, three vice presidents and 22 members of the board of directors, each of them an active farmer, are elected by the voting delegates at the annual meeting held each December at Jekyll Island, Georgia.
The 2024 Officers and Board of the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation
President & CEO
Tom McCall, Elbert County
First Vice President
Daniel Johnson, Pierce County
North Georgia Vice President
Bernard Sims, Catoosa County
Middle Georgia Vice President
Ralph Caldwell, Heard County
Executive VP/ Chief Financial Officer
David Jolley
Chief Administrative Officer
Jeffrey Harvey
Corporate Secretary & Senior Counsel
Jeanna Fennell
Assistant Corporate Treasurer & Senior Director of Accounting
Rachel Mosely
General Counsel
Duke Groover
1st District Directors
Wesley Hall, Forsyth County
Bill Bryan, Chattooga County
2nd District Directors
Gilbert Barrett, Habersham County
Russ Moon, Madison County
3rd District Directors
Brad Marks, Newton County
4th District Directors
Russ Wilburn, Barrow County
Skeetter McCorkle, McDuffie County
5th District Directors
Matt Bottoms, Pike County
Leighton Cooley, Crawford County
6th District Directors
James Emory Tate, Jeff Davis County
James Malone, Laurens County
7th District Directors
Ben Boyd, Screven County
Gary Bell, Evans County
8th District Directors
Scotty Raines, Turner County
Don Wood, Wilcox County
9th District Directors
Lucius Adkins, Baker, County
Paul Shirah, Mitchell County
10th District Directors
David Lee, Bacon County
Lamar Vickers, Berrien County
Young Farmer Committee Chair
Cleve Jackson, Floyd County
Women's Committee Chair
Stephanie H Branch, Rabun County
The president and district directors serve two-year terms. Each vice-president serves a three-year term.
The chairs of the Women's and Young Farmer Committees serve one-year terms.