NFU Staff

Meet the advocates for family farmers, fishers and ranchers.

Roger Johnson

President

Donn Teske

Vice President

Rob Larew

Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Communications

Ethan Whitmore

Vice President of Operations

Martha Van Dale

Director of Finance

Tom Driscoll

Director of NFU Foundation & Conservation Policy

Barbara Patterson

Director of Government Relations

Tom Bryant

Director of Membership

Zack Clark

Director of Government Relations

Matt Perdue

Government Relations Representative

Andrew Jerome

Communications Director

Melissa Miller

Education Director

David Thews

Assistant to the President

Chelsea Matzen

FSMA Project Coordinator

Sue Arends

Assistant to the Board of Directors

Dave Velde

General Counsel

Hannah Packman

Communications Coordinator

Skylar Schneider

Executive Assistant