Director Elections

2024 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 voting members to screen, interview and select director candidates for board elections. In 2024, Region 3 (Idaho) has two director positions up for election and Region 7 (Coastal California) has one director position up for election. The 2024 Nominating Committee selected two candidates to be placed on the ballot in each of these three positions. The committee also selected candidates to run for 12 positions on the 2025 Nominating Committee.

The 2024 Notice of Annual Stockholders’ Meeting and Information Statement was mailed to AgWest’s customer-members on August 30. Ballots and additional biographical and educational information about director candidates will be mailed to voting members following the Sept. 18 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting. Terms are effective Jan. 1, 2025.

2025 Director Elections

In 2025, Region 4 (Oregon) will have two director positions up for election, and Regions 6 (Southern San Joaquin Valley) and 8 (Southwest) will each have one director position up for election.

No person is eligible to serve on the Board of Directors unless he or she:

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

Director 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 4, 6 or 8 in 2025, apply online or contact jill.surby@agwestfc.com. You must submit your information by January 1 to be considered by the Nominating Committee for the 2025 director elections.

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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.