National Council Steering Committee Members

One of the NCOSAFP goals is to assist states that may be interested in developing state agriculture finance programs. For additional information or assistance feel free to contact any of the following NCOSAFP Steering Committee members:

State Contact
Iowa Jeff Ward
Missouri Tony Stafford
North Carolina Frank Bordeaux
South Dakota Michael Schelske
Montana G. Lee Boyer
Communicating for America
(Technical Advisor)
Wayne Nelson
North Dakota Bob Humann


Member Programs

Arkansas
Mr. Gene Eagle
AR Development Finance Authority
P.O. Box 8023
Little Rock, AR 72203
Telephone: (501) 682-5900
Fax: (501) 682-5939
geagle@adfa.state.ar.us

California
Mr. Herb Aarons
CA Coastal Rural Development Corp.
221 Main Street, Suite 301
Salinas, CA 93901
Telephone: (831) 424-1099
Fax: (831) 424-1094
Herb_Aarons@calcoastal.org
Colorado
Mr. Jim Rubingh
CO Agricultural Development Authority
700 Kipling, Suite 4000
Lakewood, CO 80215-8000
Telephone: (303) 815-9543
Fax: (303) 237-4851
jimrcada@comcast.net

Georgia

Mr. David Skinner
GA Development Authority
2295 Parklake Dr., Suite 550
Atlanta, GA 30345
Telephone: (770) 414-3400
Fax: (770) 414-3407
gadevauth@mindspring.com

Illinois
Mr. Eric Reed
Finance Authority
2929 Broadway Ste 7B
MT Vernon, IL 62864
Telephone: (618) 244-2424 ext. 1501
Fax: (618) 244-2433
EReed@il-fa.com

Indiana
Mr. Matt Tuohy
IN Development Finance Authority
One N. Capitol Ave., Suite 900
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Telephone: (317) 233-4332
Fax: (317) 232-6786
mtuohy@idfa.state.in.us

Iowa
Mr. Jeff Ward
IA Agricultural Development Authority
505 Fifth Avenue, Suite 327
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2322
Telephone: (515) 281-6444
Fax: (515) 281-8618
jeff.ward@iowa.gov


Kansas

Ms. Bonnie Gauntt
Kansas Development Finance Authority
555 S. Kansas Avenue, Suite 202
Topeka, KS 66603
Telephone: (785) 357-4445
Fax: (785) 357-4478
bgauntt@kdfa.org

Kentucky
Mr. Bill McCloskey
Director of Financial Services
Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation
404 Ann Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
Telephone: (502) 564-4627 ext. 235
Fax: (502) 564-0221
billb.mccloskey@Ky.gov


Louisiana
Mr. Randy Rogers
Louisiana Agriculture Finance Authority
P.O. Box 3334
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3334
Telephone: (225) 922-1292
Fax: (225) 922-1289
rrogers@ldas.state.la.us


Minnesota
Mr. Peter Scheffert
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority
625 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55155-2538
Telephone: (651) 201-6004
Fax: (651) 201-6109
peter.scheffert@state.mn.us

Missouri
Mr. Tony Stafford
MO Ag & Small Business Dev. Authority
P.O. Box 630
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Telephone: (573) 751-2129
Fax: (573) 751-1784
tony.stafford@mda.mo.gov

Montana
Mr. G. Lee Boyer
MT Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 200201
Helena, MT 59620-0201
Telephone: (406) 444-2402
Fax: (406) 444-9442
lboyer@state.mt.us


Nebraska

Mr. Dudley Beyer
NE Investment Finance Authority
200 Commerce Ct, 1230 "O" Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
Telephone: (402) 434-3900 or
(800) 204-NIFA (6432)
Fax: (402) 434-3921
dudley.beyer@nifa.org
North Carolina
Dr. Frank Bordeaux
NC Agricultural Finance Authority
P.O. Box 27908
Raleigh, NC 27611-7908
Telephone: (919) 790-3949
Fax: (919) 790-3954
frank.bordeaux@ncmail.net

North Dakota
Mr. Robert Humann
The Bank of North Dakota
P.O. Box 5509
Bismarck, ND 58506-5509
Telephone: (800) 472-2166
Fax: (701) 328-5731
bhumann@state.nd.us


Pennsylvania
Mr. Gary Smith
Chester Co. Development Council
737 Constitution Drive
Exton, PA 19341
Telephone: (610) 458-5700
Fax: (610) 458-7770
gsmith@cceconomicdevelopment.com

South Dakota
Mr. Michael Schelske
SD Department of Agriculture
523 E. Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-3182
Telephone: (605) 773-5436
Fax: (605) 773-3481
Michael.Schelske@state.sd.us

Utah
Mr. Dick Sandberg
UT Department of Agriculture & Food
350 N. Redwood Rd., PO Box 146500
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6500
Telephone: (801) 538-7172
Fax: (801) 538-4940
Rsandberg@utah.gov


Vermont
Ms. Sarah Isham
Vermont Economic Development Authority
58 East State Street, Suite 5
Montpelier, VT 05602-3044
Telephone: (802) 828-5627
Fax: (802) 828-5474
sisham@veda.org
Virginia
Mr. William P. Dickinson
VA Dept. of Ag & Consumer Services
1100 Bank Street
Richmond, VA 23218
Telephone: (804) 786-8183
Fax: (804) 371-2945
wdickinson@vdacs.state.va.us


Washington
Mr. Robert Gore
Washington State Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
Telephone: (360) 902-1887
Fax: (360) 902-2092
rgore@agr.wa.gov
Wisconsin
Ms. Denise Martin
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)
201 West Washington Avenue, Suite 700
Madison, WI 53703
Telephone: (800) 334-6873
Fax: (608) 267-1099
info@WHEDA.com



Wyoming

Mr. Fred Pannell
Office of State Lands & Investments
122 West Twenty-Fifth Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0600
Telephone: (307) 777-6635
Fax: (307) 777-5400
fpanne@state.wy.us


NCOSAFP Honorary Members

Communicating for Agriculture
and the Self-Employed, Inc.

Mr. Wayne Nelson
P.O. Box 677
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Telephone: (218) 739-3241
Fax: (218) 739-3832
wayne@cainc.org
www.selfemployedcountry.org
Council of Development
Finance Agencies
(CDFA)
340 West State Street, Unit 42
Athens, OH 45701
Ph. 740-597-1477
Fax 740-597-1504
www.cdfa.net


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