Director Elections

2025 Director Elections

AgWest’s cooperative structure with customer-member governance is one of the unique qualities that separates us from other lenders. Nominating Committee members are elected each year by the voting members to screen, interview and select director candidates for board elections. In 2025, Region 4 (Oregon) has two director positions up for election and Regions 6 (Southern San Joaquin Valley) and 8 (Southwest) each have one director position up for election. The 2025 Nominating Committee will interview and select candidates from Regions 4, 6 and 8 to be placed on the ballots that will be mailed to voting members following the Sept. 17 Annual Stockholders’ meeting. The committee will also select candidates to be voted on by voting members to fill eleven positions on the 2026 Nominating Committee, who will select candidates for the 2026 director elections.

2026 Director Elections

In 2026, Region 1 (Washington), Region 2 (Montana) and Region 8 (Southwest) will each have one director position up for election.

No person is eligible to be nominated, elected or appointed as an AgWest director unless he or she:

• Owns voting stock
• Is a bona fide farmer, rancher or producer or harvester of aquatic products
• Has headquarters or relevant business operations in AgWest Farm Credit's chartered territory
• Is assigned to the nominating region corresponding to the director position up for election
• Has all loans classified fully acceptable

Candidates are required to provide information on business/financial relationships, financial disclosures and other information required to establish eligibility and that are required by regulation, AgWest Farm Credit bylaws and applicable board policies. If you would like to be considered for a director position in Regions 1, 2 or 8, apply online or contact jill.surby@agwestfc.com. 

Apply online

The Nominating Committee considers numerous potential candidates from a number of different sources. Only those candidates that are selected by the Nominating Committee will be contacted to interview.