About Us

Contact Us

Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau
141 Monte Vista Ave.
Watsonville, CA. 95076

Phone: (831) 724-1356 or (831) 688-0748
Fax: (831) 724-5821
Email: sccfb@sbcglobal.net

2003-2004 Board of Directors

Members

  • Matthew Bissell
  • President
  • Steve Bontadelli
  • First Vice-President
  • John Eiskamp
  • Second Vice-President
  • Edward Ortega
  • Past President

Directors

  • Dave Cavanaugh,Ornamental Horticulture
  • John Eiskamp,Berries
  • Chris Enright, Orchids
  • Nita Gizdich, Apples
  • George Marciel, Rose Plants/Cut Roses
  • Cynthia Mathiesen, Berries
  • James Nagamine, Cut Flowers
  • Dick Peixoto, Vegetables
  • John Pisturino, Cattle
  • Silvia Prevedelli, Apples
  • Jim Rider, Apples/Flowers
  • Michael Theriot, Apples
  • Cathy Walls, Bees/Honey
  • Janet Webb, Timber

Ex-Officio

  • Elia Vasquez, CFBF District Director
  • Dave Moeller, Ag Commissioner
  • Laura Tourte, Ag Extension Director
  • Bill Ringe, Agri-Culture

Staff

  • Jess Brown, Executive Director
  • Rose Kevern, Program Assistant
  • Carol LeGrande, Office Assistant, Membership Record Keeper
  • Mary Walter, Bookkeeper, Newsletter Editor, Special Events Assistant
  • Debbie Ojeda, Office Assistant, Advertising Representative

Past Presidents

  • 1918 Roger Rice
  • 1919 O. W. Fletter
  • 1920-1924 Frank L. Selleck
  • 1925 M. D. Wilder
  • 1927-1930 James Cox
  • 1933*-1935 J. E. Kroenlein
  • 1936-1937 A. F. Oettl
  • 1940-1943 Chris Sandholdt
  • 1944 Herbert Dalton
  • 1945-1946 Joe Scaroni
  • 1947-1948 Leland Ford
  • 1949-1950 Roy R. Day
  • 1951-1952 John Hess
  • 1953-1954 Lewis Nelson
  • 1955 Abe Kliewer
  • 1956 S. M. Fidel
  • 1957-1959 John Litchfield
  • 1960-1961 Bruce Rider
  • 1962-1963 Henry Berbert
  • 1964-1966 Adolph Rapp
  • 1967 John Litchfield
  • 1968-1969 Charles Barr
  • 1970-1971 Harry Farris
  • 1972-1973 Bob Harris
  • 1974 Clint Miller
  • 1975-1976 Bob Harris
  • 1977-1978 Cal Wikstrom
  • 1979-1980 Charles Barr, Jr.
  • 1981-1982 Frank Siri
  • 1983-1984 Don W. Hagerty
  • 1985 Sherry Mehl
  • 1986 Frank Siri
  • 1987-1988 Thomas Am Rhein
  • 1989-1990 Steven Siri
  • 1991-1992 Jeff E. Brothers
  • 1993-1994 Kirk F. Schmidt
  • 1995-1996 Michael E. Jani
  • 1997-1998 Elia E. Vasquez
  • 1999-2000 Michael Theriot
  • 2001-2002 Nita Gizdich
  • 2003-2004 Edward Ortega