Western Kansas Directors


Board of Directors:

  • Sam Crouse, Chairman
  • Mitch Gillespie, Vice Chairman
  • Beau Larson, Director
  • Ron Maifeld, Director
  • Chad Hendricks, Director
  • David Sexson, Director
  • Kyle Kennedy, Director
  • Mark Wood, Outside Director
  • Michael Sieck, Director
  • Tony Horinek, Director

Members of the Board of Directors of Farm Credit of Western Kansas, ACA are elected by the shareholders. Each of these members are also shareholders of the Association. The Outside Director is appointed by the elected Board and may not be a shareholder of the Association. All Directors serve for a 3 year term and there is no limit on the number of terms that may be served if reelected by the shareholders.

Audit committee:

  • Mark Wood, Chairman
  • David Sexson, Vice Chairman
  • Kyle Kennedy, Director
  • Mike Sieck, Director

The Audit Committee consists of the Outside Director and three members of the Board of Directors who are appointed annually. The Audit Committee Charter (PDF) defines the role of the Audit Committee. Shareholders and other interested parties may privately contact the Audit Committee by mailing a letter addressed as follows:

Attention: Mark Wood
Audit Committee Chairman
Farm Credit of Western Kansas, ACA
PO Box 667
Colby, Kansas 67701

Other Information:

The Board has adopted a Whistleblower Program for receiving and handling issues including but not limited to employment practices, workplace conditions, accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, auditing matters or fraud. It provides for the confidential, anonymous submission without retaliation, by Association employees, vendors or others of such issues or concerns.