The 2008-2009 Mendocino County Farm Bureau board of directors elected at the annual meeting held in June are:

New to the board are:   Ana Cox, Paul Paulin and Mark Edwards

Ana lives in Willits, with her husband of 25 years, Gilbert.  They moved here from Upper Carmel Valley seven years ago after their Grade A Dairy/Cheese Plant property was rezoned and they were put out of business.  She has been raising dairy goats since 1972 and again owns a commercial Grade A dairy/cheese facility on Reynolds Highway where they make artisan goat cheese and sell it at the local farmers’ markets. They have 130 acres in hay that keeps the goats well fed. Ana has two adult children; a daughter who works for the Dept. of Agriculture in New Mexico, and a son who owns a tree service in Carmel.

Paul and his family moved to Ukiah when he was four, then moved to Potter Valley when he was eight.  Paul grew up working for local farmers and ranchers before attending CSU, Fresno where he received his degree in Plant Science with an emphasis in Viticulture.  In 1987 he married Julie, also from Potter Valley, before moving to Porterville, CA where he managed a custom spraying operation.  In 1992, they started their own custom farming and farm management company which they still operate today.  They have farmed a good number of different crops including, alfalfa, almonds, apricots, grapes (table, raisin, wine), kiwi, plums, peaches, prunes, quince, walnuts and wheat. The family returned to Potter Valley this past December and has planted a new vineyard. 
Paul has two children; a son who attends Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo and a daughter who attends CSU, Chico.  He has been a Tulare County Farm Bureau member since 1986 and served two different times on the board and still chairs their Scholarship Trust Fund. Now a MCFB Member, Paul is excited about serving on the Mendocino County Farm Bureau Board and looks forward to reacquainting himself with the issues affecting our county.

Mark is a registered professional forester and a small vineyard owner. Mark has twenty-two years experience in forestry and related land management services. His company North Coast Resource Management was established in 1982 and is a provider of professional forestry and land management consulting services.
Mark and his wife, Bunny, live in Redwood Valley. He has two grown children, Austin and Alydia. His son Austin and son-in-law Andrew Atkins both work for the family company.

The new officers are:

Mike Anderson, President. In late 1976 Anderson Logging was founded by Don Anderson (Mike’s father) when he and Bud Eastman decided to dissolve their partnership. The equipment from the partnership was auctioned off and Don ended up buying some of the pieces. In the 1990’s after Mike took over the business, the fleet of trucks grew to over 50 on the coast and in the Sierras. Father and son argued long and hard whether to stay in the cable logging business; Mike won out. Mike and his wife Maribelle love sailing and have a 42 foot mailbar, the Legacy, that is docked near Richmond. They try to enjoy it as much as possible. They have two children; Myles and Stacey. Myles attended Cal Poly and was involved with two other students who designed and constructed a modified tractor “Mustang Fever” that can be seen promoting Cal Poly’s Ag Engineering Dept at various county fairs. Myles’ senior project was a Cable Spool Rig which is now used by the family business. It transports the cable to and from the woods for replacing worn haulbacks and mainlines on the yarders. Myles currently runs Anderson Angus Ranch.
Mike is involved in many organizations; board member of Employers Council of Mendocino County, board member and past president of Associated California Loggers, board member of the 12th District Agricultural Association, member of the Jackson Demonstration State Forest Advisory Committee, member and past president of California Forestry Association, member of California Licensed Foresters Association, and past member of the State Board of Forestry.

Tom Estes, 1st Vice President. Tom has been residing in Fort Bragg with his wife, Julee for 43 years. They came to Fort Bragg as teachers. He has always been interested in fishing and worked on a boat to help with education expenses. He built a boat in the 60’s for albacore, salmon and crabbing. A second boat was built in the 70’s, the Tara Dawn, and is used for trawl fishing. They operated the Estes Marine Store for about 25 years. Tom’s wife, Julee co-founded the organization Noyo Women for Fisheries over 30 years ago as a support group for women left at home while their husbands were at sea for long periods of time. Her daughter-in-law, Jen is vice president currently. Tom has been a board member and officer of the Salmon Trollers Marketing Board, the Western Fishboat Owners Assoc., the Fisherman’s Marketing Assoc., the Coastal Fish Boat Owners Alliance, the North Coast Central Region Stakeholders Group, last year’s MCFB’s 2nd VP last year, and currently serves on the California Farm Bureau Federation Aquaculture Committee. Tom has two sons and a daughter who are all active in fishing today. They have six grandchildren who are active 4-H members.

David Koball, 2nd Vice President. David has been working with Bonterra Vineyards for the last eight years, and six years before that with the Fetzer family on their Redwood Valley vineyards.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Plant Science from the University of California at Davis, and a Master of Science degree in Plant Pathology from Cornell University.  Growing up, he worked with his family farming olives, prunes, and walnuts in Tehama County.  David currently oversees production on 1,200 acres of certified organic winegrapes in Mendocino County.  He is married with twin 4 ½ year old boys.  David and his wife Amy, a veterinarian in Cloverdale, moved to Mendocino County for the mountains, lakes, and vineyards.

Joe Hurlbut, Secretary/Treasurer. Joe has worked in the financial sector of the wine industry for the last 14 years.  He served as the controller of Parducci Wine Cellars from 1995 to 2001.  Since 2001 he has been working for Beckstoffer Vineyards and currently is the vice-president of finance for the company.  Joe is a graduate of San Jose State University and a local graduate of Ukiah High School.  Joe feels very fortunate to be able to live and work in the area in which he grew up.  He and his wife live in Redwood Valley. Joe feels very strongly about preserving agriculture as a way of life in Mendocino County and is proud to be serving as the Secretary/Treasurer of the Mendocino County Farm Bureau.