President: Ed Fine – Ed was born in Oregon and raised in Eugene where he now lives. Ed works as a crop consultant focusing on farms in Lane County, but he ventures throughout Linn and Benton County as well.
Vice President: Gordon Culbertson – A life-long resident of Lane County, Gordon has worked nearly 40 years managing timber, forestry and forest products operations. Active in a number of community activities; Gordon and his wife Gail live in Walterville, Oregon. Together they own Whitewater Forests LLC, managing two tree farms certified under the American Tree Farm System.
Secretary: Melinda Montgomery
Treasurer: Diann Washburn
Kate McMichael – LFFF Co-ordinator and small woodland owner up the McKenzie in East Lane County.
Board Members
Annaliese Johnston is a third-generation farmer rooted from a family farm established in 1939 in Tillamook, Oregon. Raised working on dairy and grass seed farms while later working in the logging industry, she is committed to advocating the voices of farmers and loggers. With an emphasis on valuing a holistic, ecological, and ethical approach to enhancing farming and logging Ms. Johnston is eager to spread industry awareness.
Shane Ruddell is a first-generation farmer in Junction City. He produces filberts and seed crops. Shane gained a passion for agriculture while working on local farms in high school. After graduating from Junction City High School became a certified mechanic and eventually worked for the Oregon Department of Forestry. Shane started Ruddell Farms LLC in 2017 and has become a star producer in Lane County. Today Shane serves on the Lane County Farm Bureau Board of Directors and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency Advisory Committee.
Bryan Harper was born in Nairobi, Kenya on a small farm that produced livestock, tea and corn. Bryan ran track at the University of Oregon and was the 2009 NWACC 400 meter Champion. After graduation, Harper returned to his family’s farm in Junction City, Oregon. Where they raise hazelnuts, row crops, grain, specialty seed, grass seed and timber.