MFBF Staff & Leadership

MFBF President

Warren Shaw serves as the president of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he assess the overall direction and strategy…

MFBF Vice President

Ryan MacKay serves as vice president of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he assess the overall direction and strategy of…

MFBF Treasurer 

Wayne Smith serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he assesses the overall direction and strategy of…

MFBF Immediate Past President

Mark Amato serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he helps guide the overall direction and strategy…

MFBF BOD Berkshire County Representative

Robert Kilmer serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he assesses the overall direction and strategy…

MFBF BOD Bristol County Representative

Skip Vadnai serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he assesses the overall direction and strategy of MFBF.…

MFBF BOD Cape & Island Representative

David Ross serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he assesses the overall direction and strategy of MFBF. …

MFBF BOD Essex County Representative

Barbara Rogers-Scharneck serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, she assesses the overall direction and strategy…

MFBF BOD Franklin County Representative

Lenny Roberts serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he assesses the overall direction and strategy of MFBF. …

MFBF BOD Hampden County Representative

Richard Woodger serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he assesses the overall direction and strategy of…

MFBF BOD Hampshire County Representative

Karl Norris serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he assesses the overall direction and strategy of MFBF. …

MFBF BOD Martha's Vineyard Representative

Dan Martino serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, s/he assesses the overall direction and strategy…

MFBF BOD Middlesex County Representative

Charlie Tully serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he assesses the overall direction and strategy of MFBF. …

MFBF BOD Norfolk County Representative

MFBF BOD Plymouth County Representative

Jim Hayward serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he assesses the overall direction and strategy of MFBF. …

MFBF BOD Worcester County Representative

Heidi Cooper serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, she assesses the overall direction and strategy of MFBF. …

MFBF Director At Large

Alex Dowse serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he assesses the overall direction and strategy of…

MFBF Director At Large

Meghan Gennings serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, she assesses the overall direction and strategy…

MFBF Director At Large

Laura Abrams serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, she assesses the overall direction and strategy of MFBF. …

MFBF Budget committee

Steve Ward serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he assesses the overall direction and strategy of…

MFBF Budget committee

Meghan Gennings serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, she assesses the overall direction and strategy…

MFBF Budget committee

Will Pickard serves as a member of the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he assesses the overall direction and strategy of MFBF. …

MFBF Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee Chair

Heather Bonanno-Baker serves as the Young Farmers & Ranchers committee chair on the 23-person board of directors for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing nearly 6,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he…

Executive Director

Deputy Director

T. Nicolas John "Nick" serves as the Deputy Director and Government Affairs Director for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing farms and family members across the Commonwealth. Nick has been with MFBF since 2021. Prior to joining…

Membership Coordinator

Since 2015, Kim Ashe has served as the Membership Coordinator for the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing family farms and individual members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, she maintains the membership database, dues and…