Directors

AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND CHARTER

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ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS

Dan Childs

Director. Three-year term expiring in May 2010. Occupation – Farming/Ranching operation in Johnston County and employed as an Agricultural Economist with the Noble Foundation. Accredited member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, member of Oklahoma Farm Bureau, Oklahoma Cattleman’s Association, National Association of Enrolled Agents, Gideons International and Mannsville First Baptist Church. He is the Association’s Stockholders Advisory Committee member and serves as an ad hoc member of the Johnston County Industrial Authority Board.

Jimmy Eller

Director. Three-year term expiring in May 2009. Occupation - Farmer/Rancher. Member of Oklahoma Farm Bureau and Muskogee County Farm Bureau, East Central Electric Co-op Board of Directors, Freewill Baptist Church of Keefeton, and Oktaha Board of Education. He was the U.S. AgBank, association representative on the Farm Credit Council Board of Directors until his term expired at the end of 2007.

Bob Eubanks

Director. Three-year term expiring in May 2010. Occupation – Farmer/Rancher. Former Vocational Technology Education Teacher for Welch Schools. Member of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, Welch Baptist Church, Green Country Cooperative and Northeast Oklahoma Rural Electric Trust Board.

Jim Freeny

Director. Three-year term expiring in May 2009. Occupation - Rancher and Retired County Commissioner of McCurtain County after 8 years of service. Graduate of Oklahoma State University with a masters degree in Agricultural Education teaching Vo-Ag for 16 years, President of McCurtain County Cattleman’s Association, member of Sevier County Cooperative, Farm Bureau, and the Church of Christ.

James Freudenberger

Director. Three-year term expiring in May 2008. Occupation - Farmer/Rancher. He is a member of Farmers Cooperative Association and currently President of the Logan County Farm Bureau and former State Director of Oklahoma Farm Bureau. Member and Building Chairman of Zion Lutheran Church.

Dennis Igou

Director. Three-year term expiring in May 2008. Occupation - Farmer/Rancher. Operates a cow/calf operation on 1088 acres owned land and 590 acres leased land. He also does custom hay baling and weed spraying. Member People’s Electric Cooperative, Oklahoma Farmers Union, Hughes County Cattlemen’s Association and Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association.

Jimmie Jarrell

Vice Chairman. Three-year term expiring in May 2009. Occupation - Farmer/Rancher. Serves on the Garvin County Conservation District Board of Directors. He is a member of the Board of Education, Stratford Public Schools and President of the Stratford Public Schools Educational Foundation. Member of East Main Church of Christ and Oklahoma Farmers Union.

Wayne Johnson

Director. Three-year term expiring in May 2010. Occupation - Farmer/Rancher. Member of Oklahoma Soybean Association, Ottawa County Cattlemen’s Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, Ottawa County Farm Bureau, OSU Alumni and Afton First Baptist Church.

Ross Love

Appointed Director. Three-year term expiring May 2008. Occupation – Serves as the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Assistant Director for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development. In that role, he provides statewide programmatic leadership to those programs. He also provides leadership to OCES budgeting, planning, and reporting. Prior to his present position, Ross was a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics specializing in Agricultural Finance. Ross is the developer and coordinator of Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service's IFMAPS project and a co-developer of the IFFS financial planning software. He taught a junior-senior level class in Agricultural Finance for fifteen years. Ross has a B.S. from Cornell University and a Masters and PhD from Michigan State University in Agricultural Economics, Finance and Management. He has been at OSU since 1982.

Roger Moore

Director. Three-year term expires in May 2009. Occupation - Rural mail carrier, Farmer/Rancher. Serves as Vice President of the Mayes County Farm Bureau. Member American Angus Association, Mayes County Cattlemen’s Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, National Cattlemen’s Association, Mayes County Farm Bureau, Chouteau FFA Alumni, and Pleasant View Baptist Church.

Marvin Novak

Director. Three-year term expiring in May 2008. Occupation - Farmer/Rancher. Board Member of East Canadian County Conservation District, Canadian Valley Technology Center Foundation and a member of West Point Christian Church where he serves on their Board and Trust Committee.

Billy Wilson

Chairman. Three-year term expiring in May 2009. Occupation - Registered Land Surveyor, Farmer/Rancher. Member of the Board of Directors of the Haskell County Conservation District. Former President of the National Association of Conservation Districts. Member of the Board of Directors of U.S. LandCare, Topographic Land Surveyors of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Society of Land Surveyors, Arkansas Society of Professional Surveyors, Conservation Technology Information Center, Oklahoma Farmers Union, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, American Quarter Horse Association. Attends the Antioch Baptist Church, Stigler, Oklahoma.

EXECUTIVE STAFF

John Poindexter

President - has over 26 years experience with Farm Credit. John received his associate’s degree from Murray State College in 1978 and his bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from Oklahoma State University in 1980. Following a year of grad school, John began his career with Farm Credit in May 1981 at the Pauls Valley Farm Credit office, where he held various job duties. In 1998, he assumed the duties of Vice President – Operations of the Association and was the Executive Vice President serving as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Credit Officer for the association from 2002 to February 2007. John served as Acting President from February 18, 2007 to April 2007 when he was named President/CEO.

Dennis Green

Chief Credit Officer - has over 29 years experience with Farm Credit. Dennis graduated from Oklahoma State University receiving his bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics in May, 1978. Upon graduation he began his career with Farm Credit and has worked in various Farm Credit offices throughout Oklahoma and, for a short time, in Dodge City, Kansas. Dennis was previously in charge of the Association’s internal credit and operations review program until May 2007 when he assumed the duties of Chief Credit Officer.

Shirley Allen

Vice President Administration - has over 29 years experience with Farm Credit. Shirley began her Farm Credit career in 1978 working for the District Bank in Wichita Kansas and relocated in 1980 to Broken Arrow transferring to the Association. She has held various positions within the Association since 1980. Shirley was previously Assistant Vice President Operations until 2004 when she assumed the duties of Vice President Administration. In May 2007 she was promoted to the Senior Management Team.

Del Peterson

Senior Vice President - has over 20 years experience with Farm Credit. Del graduated from Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics in 1974, he spent thirteen years at a commercial bank before beginning his Farm Credit career in 1987. Prior to coming to the East Central Oklahoma association in 1995, Del managed three Farm Credit offices in central Kansas. Currently he serves as Senior Vice President working with the Muskogee, Stillwater, Kingfisher and Pauls Valley branch offices.

John Sutterfield

Senior Vice President - has over 29 years experience with Farm Credit. John graduated from Oklahoma State University in May of 1978. Upon graduation, he began his Farm Credit career at the Stillwater branch office before transferring to Broken Arrow. John has held several positions within the association and currently serves as Senior Vice President. He supervises the Broken Arrow, McAlester, Durant and Vinita branch offices.

Bill Haney

Vice President Finance – has over 10 years experience with Farm Credit. Bill graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics/Accounting and a minor in Finance. He began his Farm Credit career in 1996. Bill has held several positions including Credit Officer, Loan Officer, and Technology Specialist until May 2007, when he assumed the duties of Vice President Finance.