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Idaho Farm Bureau Federation Staff

State Office
275 Tierra Vista Drive
Pocatello ID 83201 (shipping)
PO Box 4848
Pocatello ID 83205-4848 (mailing)
(208) 232-7914
Boise Office
500 W. Washington
Boise ID 83702 (shipping)
PO Box 167
Boise ID 83701-0167 (mailing)
(208) 342-2688



Administrative Services Division (Pocatello)

Rick D. Keller Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer 208-239-4200 rkeller@idahofb.org
Nancy Shiozawa Director of Administrative Services, Assistant Treasurer 208-239-4225 nshiozawa@idahofb.org
Peggy Pratt Commodities and Marketing Assistant, Women's Committee Coordinator 208-239-4228 ppratt@idahofb.org
Peggy Moore Member Services Assistant 208-239-4271 pmoore@idahofb.org
Dixie Ashton Market Information Assistant 208-239-4279 dashton@idahofb.org



Commodity Division (Pocatello)

Gary Fuhriman Director of Commodities and Marketing 208-239-4206 gfuhriman@idahofb.org



Governmental Affairs Division (Boise)

Kent Lauer Director of Governmental Affairs 208-333-7080 klauer@idahofb.org
Dennis Tanikuni Assistant Director of Governmental Affairs 208-333-7083 dtanikuni@idahofb.org
Wally Butler Range & Livestock Specialist 208-333-7089 wbutler@idahofb.org
Shawna Yasuda Boise Office Manager 208-333-7084 syasuda@idahofb.org



Public Relations Division (Pocatello)

John Thompson Director of Public Relations 208-239-4292 jthompson@idahofb.org



Public Relations Division (Boise)

Steve Ritter Video Services Manager 208-333-7087 sritter@idahofb.org
Jake Putnam Broadcast Services Manager 208-333-7090 jputnam@idahofb.org



Member Services Division

Ray Poe Director of Member Services 208-239-4325 rpoe@idahofb.org
Kendall Keller Regional Manager, Southeast Idaho, YF&R Coordinator 208-239-4341 kkeller@idahofb.org
Dennis Brower Regional Manager, Upper Snake River Valley 208-239-4351 dbrower@idahofb.org
Bob Smathers Regional Manager, North Idaho 208-596-6015 bsmathers@idahofb.org
Charles Garner  Regional Manager, South Central Idaho 208-333-7086 cgarner@idahofb.org
Russ Hendricks Regional Manager, Southwest Idaho  208-333-7082 rhendricks@idahofb.org 
Joel Benson Member Benefits Manager 208-239-4289

jbenson@idahofb.org