FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE NON (AGM)

Sector: Financials

Name	Position	Age	Qualifications and Experience	Committee Memberships	Filing Year
AMY H. GALES	Chair of the Credit Committee	67	["Executive Vice President of CoBank, ACB","Member of CoBank’s management executive committee","Executive Vice President, Regional Agribusiness Banking Group","Central Region President","Region Vice President, Minneapolis Banking Center","Vice President, Commercial Banking at Wells Fargo, N.A.","Vice President, Commercial Lending at Commerce Bank, N.A.","Executive Director for Value-Added Agriculture Development Center","CEO and General Manager of the United Farmers Cooperative","Various roles at St. Paul Bank for Cooperatives","Owner of Hempstead Farms"]	["Credit Committee","Business Development and Business Strategy Committee","Finance Committee"]	2026
Bradford T. Nordholm	President and Chief Executive Officer	70	["First Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director at Starwood Energy Group","Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tyr Energy","Co-Founder & Chairman of Tyr Capital","Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Central","Senior-level positions at Aquila","Employment at National Cooperative Bank","Employment by Federal Land Bank of St. Paul","Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Carleton College"]	[]	2026
CHARLES A. STONES	Chair of the Audit Committee	71	["Retired President of the Kansas Bankers Association","15 years as President of the Kansas Bankers Association","33 years in the banking industry","Director of member relations","Director of research","Senior vice president","Head lobbyist","Experience in investment division of Fourth National Bank for seven years","Worked with banking schools in Nebraska and Wisconsin","Graduated from Washburn University with a degree in Communications"]	["Audit Committee","Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee","Credit Committee"]	2026
CLaJuana S. Wilcher			[]	["Enterprise Risk Committee"]	2026
Dale E. Crawford	Director Nominee	69	["experienced agricultural producer","leadership in agricultural finance","cooperative governance","rural community service","expertise in production agriculture","risk management","capital investment","long-term land stewardship","board service within the Farm Credit System","vice chair roles on Audit and Risk Committees","director and vice chairman of Farm Credit Illinois","national-level policy engagement through the Farm Credit Council","leadership with local and regional cooperatives","education boards","community institutions","Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Technology Systems","expertise in audit, risk, compliance, and fiduciary oversight"]	[]	2026
DANIEL L. SHAW	Vice Chair	70	["Owned and operated Shaw Farms, LLC since 1975","Owned and managed a local grain elevator since 2006","Operated a commercial poultry breeder barn since 2017","Previously served on Farmer Mac’s Board of Directors from December 2019 through May 2021","Chair of the Risk Management Committee at AgriBank Farm Credit Bank from 2016 to 2018","Chair and member of various committees at Farm Credit Services of America","Chair of the Edgar Township Board","Studied business and economics at Nebraska Wesleyan University"]	["Business Development and Business Strategy Committee","Credit Committee","Enterprise Risk Committee","Cybersecurity Subcommittee of the Enterprise Risk Committee"]	2026
ERIC T. McKISSACK	Director	72	["Founder and former CEO of Channing Capital Management, LLC","Former Vice Chair and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Ariel Capital Management","Former research analyst for First Chicago and First Chicago Investment Advisors","Chair of the board of FlexShares","Chair and independent trustee on the board of Morgan Stanley Pathway Funds","Experience in engineering and design firms"]	["Finance Committee","Audit Committee","Corporate Governance Committee"]	2026
JAMES R. ENGEBRETSEN	Vice Chair of the Finance Committee	70	["Member of the Board of Directors for Agreed since 2019","Advisor to Epic Ventures since January 2014","Advisor to Soltis Advisors since 2012","Advisor to SGT Capital","Former advisor to XIO Group from June 2016 to 2018","Former Assistant Dean of the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University","Professor of Finance from 2004 until August 2014","Former Managing Director of the Peery Institute of Financial Services at the Marriott School from 2004 to 2006","Nearly fifteen years of experience at Lehman Brothers, JP Morgan, and Goldman Sachs","Set up own hedge fund, Associates Capital Management","Registered investment advisor","MBA and Bachelor of Science in Economics from Brigham Young University"]	["Finance Committee","Audit Committee","Human Capital and Compensation Committee"]	2026
JEFFREY L. PLAGGE	Vice Chair of the Board	70	["Managing Director and consultant for Barnes & Co.","Chairman of the board audit committee at Northwest Financial Corporation","Member of the executive loan committee of Northwest Financial Corporation","Former President and CEO of Northwest Financial Corporation from 2009 to 2020","Chair of American Bankers Mutual Insurance Co. until 2019","Vice chair of the technology committee and a member of the finance committee of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines","Iowa Superintendent of Banking for the Iowa Division of Banking from September 2019 to December 2023","Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Business from Iowa State University","Graduate School of Banking program at the University of Colorado-Boulder"]	["Credit Committee","Audit Committee","Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee"]	2026
KEVIN G. RIEL	Vice Chair	60	["hop farmer for 39 years","President of Double 'R' Hop Ranches, Inc. since January 1995","served on the board of directors of Yakima Chief Hops since 2021","served on the board of directors of Northwest Farm Credit Services from 2007 to 2017","served on the board of directors of CoBank, ACB from 2014 to 2021","board council of Nationwide Insurance Company from 2018 to 2021","Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems","certifications for the Premier Governance Series from the Farm Credit System","completed director certification course from NACD"]	["Human Capital and Compensation Committee","Business Development and Business Strategy Committee","Enterprise Risk Committee"]	2026
LAJUANA S. WILCHER	Board Vice Chair	71	["Owner and operator of Scuffle Hill Farm","Certified Crop Advisor","Master Grazer","Master Cattleman","Partner at law firm English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP","Experience in federal and state government agencies","Former Assistant Administrator of Water for EPA","Former Cabinet Secretary of Kentucky’s Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet","Chair of the Energy and Environmental Policy Council for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce","Bachelor of Science degree from Western Kentucky University","J.D. from Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University","CERT Cybersecurity Oversight Certification for Directors"]	["Enterprise Risk Committee","Corporate Governance Committee","Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee"]	2026
LOWELL L. JUNKINS	Board Chair	82	["Political affairs consultant","Owned and operated Hillcrest Farms","Former Mayor of Montrose","Iowa State Senator (including minority leader and majority leader)"]	["Corporate Governance Committee","Enterprise Risk Committee","Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee"]	2026
LYLE LOGAN	Director Nominee	66	["retired financial services executive","experienced public company director","more than 45 years of experience in commercial banking, asset management, capital markets, and credit management","served as Vice Chairman of Northern Trust","held senior leadership positions at Bank of America","more than 20 years of board experience with public companies and nonprofit organizations"]	["Lead Director","Board Chair","Audit Committee Chair","Compensation Committee Chair","Nominating and Governance Committee Chair"]	2026
Mitchell A. Johnson			[]	["Business Development and Business Strategy Committee"]	2026
Richard H. Davidson			[]	["Credit Committee"]	2026
Robert G. Sexton	Vice Chair of the Audit Committee	66	["Has operated a citrus growing and packing business since 1983","President of the Oslo Citrus Growers Association since 1983","Chair of the board of directors for Dairy Feed since January 2024","Member of the board of directors of Farm Credit of Florida since 2011","Chair of Farm Credit of Florida from 2015 to 2017","Member of the board of directors of Farm Credit of South Florida from 1996 until 2010","Chair of Farm Credit of South Florida from 2003 to 2005","Served on the board of directors of AgFirst Farm Credit Bank","Earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida"]	["Audit Committee","Corporate Governance Committee","Finance Committee"]	2026
SARA L. FAIVRE	Director	61	["National Association of Corporate Directors Directorship Certified","NACD's Directorship 100 in 2021","Partner and general manager of Wild Type Ranch, LLC","Executive consulting to emerging agtech and sustainable agricultural firms","Founder and President of agricultural biotech startups","Interim Chief Science and Technology officer for Earthwise Global","Experience as a scientist with human and livestock genome projects"]	["Business Development and Business Strategy Committee","Human Capital and Compensation Committee","Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee"]	2026
Todd P. Ware	Chairman of the Board	60	["President and Chief Executive Officer of Licking Rural Electrification – The Energy Cooperative since January 2012","Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2001 until 2012","Vice President – Finance from 1998 to 2000","Board member of National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation from June 2015 to June 2021","Board member of Buckeye Power Cooperative since 2012","Treasurer and member of executive committee, rate committee, risk management committee, and legislative committee at Buckeye Power Cooperative","Board member of Altheirs Oil Corporation since 2002","Board member of National Gas & Oil Cooperative since 2002","Member of The Ohio State University-Newark Regional Campus Advisory Board from 2016 to 2025","Board member of Cardinal Operating Company since 2019","Bachelor of Science in Accounting from The Ohio State University"]	["Enterprise Risk Committee","Cybersecurity Subcommittee of the Enterprise Risk Committee","Human Capital and Compensation Committee","Corporate Governance Committee"]	2026

Name

Position

Age

Qualifications and Experience

Committee Memberships

Filing Year

AMY H. GALES

Chair of the Credit Committee

["Executive Vice President of CoBank, ACB","Member of CoBank’s management executive committee","Executive Vice President, Regional Agribusiness Banking Group","Central Region President","Region Vice President, Minneapolis Banking Center","Vice President, Commercial Banking at Wells Fargo, N.A.","Vice President, Commercial Lending at Commerce Bank, N.A.","Executive Director for Value-Added Agriculture Development Center","CEO and General Manager of the United Farmers Cooperative","Various roles at St. Paul Bank for Cooperatives","Owner of Hempstead Farms"]

["Credit Committee","Business Development and Business Strategy Committee","Finance Committee"]

2026

Bradford T. Nordholm

President and Chief Executive Officer

["First Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director at Starwood Energy Group","Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tyr Energy","Co-Founder & Chairman of Tyr Capital","Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Central","Senior-level positions at Aquila","Employment at National Cooperative Bank","Employment by Federal Land Bank of St. Paul","Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Carleton College"]

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2026

CHARLES A. STONES

Chair of the Audit Committee

["Retired President of the Kansas Bankers Association","15 years as President of the Kansas Bankers Association","33 years in the banking industry","Director of member relations","Director of research","Senior vice president","Head lobbyist","Experience in investment division of Fourth National Bank for seven years","Worked with banking schools in Nebraska and Wisconsin","Graduated from Washburn University with a degree in Communications"]

["Audit Committee","Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee","Credit Committee"]

2026

CLaJuana S. Wilcher

[]

["Enterprise Risk Committee"]

2026

Dale E. Crawford

Director Nominee

["experienced agricultural producer","leadership in agricultural finance","cooperative governance","rural community service","expertise in production agriculture","risk management","capital investment","long-term land stewardship","board service within the Farm Credit System","vice chair roles on Audit and Risk Committees","director and vice chairman of Farm Credit Illinois","national-level policy engagement through the Farm Credit Council","leadership with local and regional cooperatives","education boards","community institutions","Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Technology Systems","expertise in audit, risk, compliance, and fiduciary oversight"]

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2026

DANIEL L. SHAW

Vice Chair

["Owned and operated Shaw Farms, LLC since 1975","Owned and managed a local grain elevator since 2006","Operated a commercial poultry breeder barn since 2017","Previously served on Farmer Mac’s Board of Directors from December 2019 through May 2021","Chair of the Risk Management Committee at AgriBank Farm Credit Bank from 2016 to 2018","Chair and member of various committees at Farm Credit Services of America","Chair of the Edgar Township Board","Studied business and economics at Nebraska Wesleyan University"]

["Business Development and Business Strategy Committee","Credit Committee","Enterprise Risk Committee","Cybersecurity Subcommittee of the Enterprise Risk Committee"]

2026

ERIC T. McKISSACK

Director

["Founder and former CEO of Channing Capital Management, LLC","Former Vice Chair and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Ariel Capital Management","Former research analyst for First Chicago and First Chicago Investment Advisors","Chair of the board of FlexShares","Chair and independent trustee on the board of Morgan Stanley Pathway Funds","Experience in engineering and design firms"]

["Finance Committee","Audit Committee","Corporate Governance Committee"]

2026

JAMES R. ENGEBRETSEN

Vice Chair of the Finance Committee

["Member of the Board of Directors for Agreed since 2019","Advisor to Epic Ventures since January 2014","Advisor to Soltis Advisors since 2012","Advisor to SGT Capital","Former advisor to XIO Group from June 2016 to 2018","Former Assistant Dean of the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University","Professor of Finance from 2004 until August 2014","Former Managing Director of the Peery Institute of Financial Services at the Marriott School from 2004 to 2006","Nearly fifteen years of experience at Lehman Brothers, JP Morgan, and Goldman Sachs","Set up own hedge fund, Associates Capital Management","Registered investment advisor","MBA and Bachelor of Science in Economics from Brigham Young University"]

["Finance Committee","Audit Committee","Human Capital and Compensation Committee"]

2026

JEFFREY L. PLAGGE

Vice Chair of the Board

["Managing Director and consultant for Barnes & Co.","Chairman of the board audit committee at Northwest Financial Corporation","Member of the executive loan committee of Northwest Financial Corporation","Former President and CEO of Northwest Financial Corporation from 2009 to 2020","Chair of American Bankers Mutual Insurance Co. until 2019","Vice chair of the technology committee and a member of the finance committee of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines","Iowa Superintendent of Banking for the Iowa Division of Banking from September 2019 to December 2023","Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Business from Iowa State University","Graduate School of Banking program at the University of Colorado-Boulder"]

["Credit Committee","Audit Committee","Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee"]

2026

KEVIN G. RIEL

Vice Chair

["hop farmer for 39 years","President of Double 'R' Hop Ranches, Inc. since January 1995","served on the board of directors of Yakima Chief Hops since 2021","served on the board of directors of Northwest Farm Credit Services from 2007 to 2017","served on the board of directors of CoBank, ACB from 2014 to 2021","board council of Nationwide Insurance Company from 2018 to 2021","Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems","certifications for the Premier Governance Series from the Farm Credit System","completed director certification course from NACD"]

["Human Capital and Compensation Committee","Business Development and Business Strategy Committee","Enterprise Risk Committee"]

2026

LAJUANA S. WILCHER

Board Vice Chair

["Owner and operator of Scuffle Hill Farm","Certified Crop Advisor","Master Grazer","Master Cattleman","Partner at law firm English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP","Experience in federal and state government agencies","Former Assistant Administrator of Water for EPA","Former Cabinet Secretary of Kentucky’s Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet","Chair of the Energy and Environmental Policy Council for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce","Bachelor of Science degree from Western Kentucky University","J.D. from Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University","CERT Cybersecurity Oversight Certification for Directors"]

["Enterprise Risk Committee","Corporate Governance Committee","Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee"]

2026

LOWELL L. JUNKINS

Board Chair

["Political affairs consultant","Owned and operated Hillcrest Farms","Former Mayor of Montrose","Iowa State Senator (including minority leader and majority leader)"]

["Corporate Governance Committee","Enterprise Risk Committee","Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee"]

2026

LYLE LOGAN

Director Nominee

["retired financial services executive","experienced public company director","more than 45 years of experience in commercial banking, asset management, capital markets, and credit management","served as Vice Chairman of Northern Trust","held senior leadership positions at Bank of America","more than 20 years of board experience with public companies and nonprofit organizations"]

["Lead Director","Board Chair","Audit Committee Chair","Compensation Committee Chair","Nominating and Governance Committee Chair"]

2026

Mitchell A. Johnson

[]

["Business Development and Business Strategy Committee"]

2026

Richard H. Davidson

[]

["Credit Committee"]

2026

Robert G. Sexton

Vice Chair of the Audit Committee

["Has operated a citrus growing and packing business since 1983","President of the Oslo Citrus Growers Association since 1983","Chair of the board of directors for Dairy Feed since January 2024","Member of the board of directors of Farm Credit of Florida since 2011","Chair of Farm Credit of Florida from 2015 to 2017","Member of the board of directors of Farm Credit of South Florida from 1996 until 2010","Chair of Farm Credit of South Florida from 2003 to 2005","Served on the board of directors of AgFirst Farm Credit Bank","Earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida"]

["Audit Committee","Corporate Governance Committee","Finance Committee"]

2026

SARA L. FAIVRE

Director

["National Association of Corporate Directors Directorship Certified","NACD's Directorship 100 in 2021","Partner and general manager of Wild Type Ranch, LLC","Executive consulting to emerging agtech and sustainable agricultural firms","Founder and President of agricultural biotech startups","Interim Chief Science and Technology officer for Earthwise Global","Experience as a scientist with human and livestock genome projects"]

["Business Development and Business Strategy Committee","Human Capital and Compensation Committee","Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee"]

2026

Todd P. Ware

Chairman of the Board

["President and Chief Executive Officer of Licking Rural Electrification – The Energy Cooperative since January 2012","Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2001 until 2012","Vice President – Finance from 1998 to 2000","Board member of National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation from June 2015 to June 2021","Board member of Buckeye Power Cooperative since 2012","Treasurer and member of executive committee, rate committee, risk management committee, and legislative committee at Buckeye Power Cooperative","Board member of Altheirs Oil Corporation since 2002","Board member of National Gas & Oil Cooperative since 2002","Member of The Ohio State University-Newark Regional Campus Advisory Board from 2016 to 2025","Board member of Cardinal Operating Company since 2019","Bachelor of Science in Accounting from The Ohio State University"]

["Enterprise Risk Committee","Cybersecurity Subcommittee of the Enterprise Risk Committee","Human Capital and Compensation Committee","Corporate Governance Committee"]

2026