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Annual Stockholders’ Meeting
2025 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting
April 30th, 2025 at 10:00am MT
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We are pleased to announce our 2025 Annual Stockholders’ meeting!
The meeting will take place at the Colorado Springs Administration Office:
5110 Edison Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80915
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Meeting Agenda
- Meeting Called to Order – Whitney Hansen, Board Chair
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Adoption of the Minutes of the 2024 Annual Meeting – Whitney Hansen, Board Chair
- Report of Corporate and Financial Operations for 2024 and the First Quarter of 2025 – Jeremy Anderson, Chief Executive Officer
- Report of the Nominating Committee – Jeremy Anderson, Chief Executive Officer
- Determination of the Nominees for the Election of Four (4) Stockholders to the Board of Directors – Jeremy Anderson, Chief Executive Officer
- Determination of the Nominees for the Election of Five (5) Stockholders to the 2026 Nominating Committee – Jeremy Anderson, Chief Executive Officer
- Other Business – Jeremy Anderson, Chief Executive Officer and Whitney Hansen, Board Chair
- Closing Remarks / Adjourn
Follow along during the meeting with these documents:
2025 Q1 Shareholder Report
Meet the Board Elects
Learn more about the 2025 Board of Director Elects below.
James Andersen
Genoa, CO
Director Position 1
Incumbent
Chris Tomky
Rocky Ford, CO
Director Position 1
Director Candidate
Michael “Shawn” Bennett
Limon, CO
Director Position 2
Director Candidate
Dolph Courchaine
Beulah, CO
Director Position 2
Director Candidate
Colin Durham
Yoder, CO
Director Position 2
Incumbent
Michael Shields
Westcliffe, CO
Director Position 3
Director Candidate
Michael Whitmore
Burlington, CO
Director Position 3
Incumbent
Devin Dickey
Cheyenne Wells, CO
Director Position 4
Director Candidate
Anthony Even
Westcliffe, CO
Director Position 4
Director Candidate
Alex Lasater
Matheson, CO
Director Position 4
Director Candidate
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James Andersen
Genoa, CO
Director Position 1
James Andersen – Age 62
Genoa, CO – Vice Chairman of the Board currently serving a three-year term expiring in 2025 and is Chairman of the Association’s Scholarship Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Governance and Strategy Committee. He also serves as the District Farm Credit Council Representative. Mr. Andersen farms dryland wheat, corn, and millet on a six-generation family farm in the Genoa area that originated in 1906. Mr. Andersen started farming and ranching for himself in 1981 and works alongside his wife, son, brother, and nephew. He is a graduate from Colorado State University with an Agricultural degree. He graduated from the Colorado Ag Leadership Program and previously served on the Colorado Wheat Administrative Board, US Wheat Associate Board, and Wheat Food Council Board. Mr. Andersen also served eight years as a Limon Trustee for the Town of Limon. He presently serves on the Cooper Clark Foundation Board of Directors and is a member of the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers.
Chris Tomky
Rocky Ford, CO
Director Position 1
Chris Tomky – Age 45
Rocky Ford, CO – Mr. Tomky is a lifetime resident of the Rocky Ford area. After graduating from Colorado State University in Ft. Collins with a degree in Ag Business, he and his wife Jodi founded Tomky Farms in 2002.Tomky Farms is a commercial sized irrigated farm that specializes in alfalfa and silage production. Mr. Tomky is currently the president of the Highline Canal Co, a director of the Otero Ditch Co, and serves on the local conservation district board. He previously served on the FCSC Nominating Committee. Jodi, who is also a graduate of Colorado State University and has her CPA license, is the CFO of Tomky Farms. They have four children (three boys and a girl), and all have a desire to return to the farm after obtaining a degree in agriculture.
Michael “Shawn” Bennett
Limon, CO
Director Position 2
Michael “Shawn” Bennett – Age 51
Limon, CO – After retiring from the Colorado State Patrol in 2019, Mr. Bennett has raised bison on the family ranch. Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch runs about a thousand bison on five different ranches. He raises the calves for replacement animals for other producers and beginning bison ranchers. Mr. Bennett oversees the feeding program and provides both private meat sales and wholesale meat sales and has an onsite ranch store where customers can purchase individual cuts. Mr. Bennett and his wife Carrie are members of the Rocky Mountain Bison Association, the Dakota Territory Buffalo Association, the Kansas Buffalo Association, and the National Bison Association, where he is currently on the Board of Directors as the Region 2 Director. Carrie is a middle school English teacher in Limon. They have four adult children and enjoy spoiling their grandchildren. Shawn and Carrie are active in the local Christian church and enjoy hunting, fishing, and traveling.
Dolph Courchaine
Beulah, CO
Director Position 2
Dolph Courchaine – Age 64
Beulah, CO – Mr. Courchaine and his wife Brook are residents of Pueblo County, CO. They own 70 acres in the Beulah community where they raise and train horses. Mr. Courchaine is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. Mr. Courchaine has been operating his own technology consulting business since 2018 after a successful career as a Chief Information Officer for various health insurance organizations and medical provider organizations. Mr. Courchaine has previous board level experience with the non-profit organization of Community in Schools of San Antonio, Texas. He and his wife have started and operated two non-profit organizations to provide handicapped individuals therapeutic horseback riding. Mr. Courchaine brings extensive experience in information technology to large, regulated organizations. In these roles he has been very involved in cybersecurity and deploying or building Information Systems for these companies. Brook is a substitute teacher in Pueblo’s District 70 School District. They have two married sons and two lovely granddaughters. They are active in the Beulah community and enjoy hiking, riding horses, and stewarding their property in the foothills of the Wet Mountains.
Colin Durham
Yoder, CO
Director Position 2
Colin Durham – Age 37
Yoder, CO – Director currently serving a three-year term expiring in 2025 and is the Chairman of the Association’s Compensation Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Audit Committee. Dr. Durham resides 25 miles southeast of Yoder, Colorado and is a 2013 graduate of Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Durham is the owner of Durham Livestock Services, a mobile veterinary practice serving southeast Colorado. He and his brother run a commercial cow/calf and stocker operation.
Michael Shields
Westcliffe, CO
Director Position 3
Michael Shields – Age 56
Westcliffe, CO – Mr. Shields previously served on the FCSC Board of Directors from 2019 to 2022 and was the Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Association’s Compensation Committee. Mr. Shields was raised near Coaldale and currently resides in Westcliffe, Colorado in Custer County. Ranching has been his principal occupation for the past thirty years. He is self-employed as a limited partner in his family-owned limited liability partnership, San Isabel Ranch, LLP, and his agricultural operation consists of a cow/calf and stocker operation and a hay ranch. Mr. Shields is a member of the Custer County Planning and Zoning Committee and serves on the Board for the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District. Mr. Shields attended Wayne State College.
Michael Whitmore
Burlington, CO
Director Position 3
Michael Whitmore – Age 62
Burlington, CO – Director currently serving a three-year term expiring in 2025 and is Chairman of the Association’s YBS Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. Upon graduating college, Mr. Whitmore worked for the Soil Conservation Services for six years and learned to design and develop essential practices in combating water and wind erosion for agricultural use. He served as a member of the High Plains Water Board for sixteen years and is a member of the Corn Growers and Colorado Wheat Growers Association. In 1991, Mr. Whitmore partnered with his father on the family farm and he and his wife Karla are the owner/operators of irrigated and dryland wheat, corn and milo located SE of Burlington. Son Shadd joined the family farm in 2015, and son Shane recently joined the farm in 2024. Mr. Whitmore sets his priorities according to faith, family and farming, and enjoys an occasional golf game.
Devin Dickey
Cheyenne Wells, CO
Director Position 4
Devin Dickey – Age 45
Cheyenne Wells, CO – Mr. Dickey is the owner and operator of a family farm located in southeastern Colorado producing corn, wheat, and milo on both irrigated and dryland crop land. In addition to his farming enterprise, he actively holds a Colorado and Kansas real estate license and specializes in farm and ranch transactions. An active member of his community, Devin serves on the Cheyenne County Planning and Zoning Board, is a 24-year veteran of the local volunteer Fire Department and serves as an Elder at his local church. He also dedicated a decade (2014-2024) to volunteering and mentoring as the high school boys’ golf coach. Born and raised in Cheyenne Wells, Devin immersed himself on the family farm and in the retail and grocery convenience business, fostering a hard-work ethic and an impeccable business talent. As a young man, Devin earned the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout. As a grain producer Devin looks forward to continuing to help feed the world one acre at a time. In his down time, Devin enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife Wendy of 22 years and their three adult children.
Anthony Even
Westcliffe, CO
Director Position 4
Anthony R. Even – Age 58
Westcliffe, CO – Mr. Even has operated 5E Land and Cattle, raising Black Angus cattle since 2015. 5E Angus is a cow calf operation and a finishing producer for local consumption throughout Colorado. Mr. Even is the owner of Circle A Oil Country Tubulars, LLC, supplying casing and tubing to the oilfield, selling tubular goods throughout the United States and South America. He has also been a leader in the Custer County FFA as President. Mr. Even and his wife Patty Jo have three grown children, one grandson, and another one on the way. He is a graduate of Colorado State University with a BS in Industrial Engineering. His philanthropy is active in Dallas, Texas with CASA, in Oklahoma with the Bucky Foundation, the Eddie Sutton Foundation, Cowboys vs Cancer, Folds of Honor, and The Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges. Patty Jo works for the Heart of the Rockies Medical Clinic in Westcliffe, where she helps our growing aging population with comfort and care in the physical therapy hospital. They both enjoy horseback riding, hiking and traveling.
Alex Lasater
Matheson, CO
Director Position 4
Alex Lasater – Age 56
Matheson, CO – Mr. Lasater ranches in Elbert and Sedgwick counties. He has a cow/calf and stocker operation running Beefmaster cattle. His grandfather, Tom Lasater, developed the Beefmaster breed and closed the foundation herd in 1938 – the same herd that Mr. Lasater manages still today. His mother was from Spain, and he grew up in a bilingual household. After graduating with a B.A. from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, Mr. Lasater thought it most natural to move to Mexico to start a wholesale distribution company. He grew the enterprise and sold it to a publicly traded US company. From there, he moved into the oil patch in Mexico working for various international companies operating in Mexico. After spending twenty years in Mexico, Mr. Lasater returned to the family ranch in 2011. In 2015, he purchased the foundation herd of the Beefmaster Breed from his father’s siblings. In 2019, he purchased a second ranch in Julesburg, where he has expanded beyond cattle with gravel operations and South Platte water initiatives. He is a past board member of the Beefmaster Education Endowment Foundation and of the Palmer Land Conservancy.
*Farm Credit of Southern Colorado neither opposes nor endorses any candidate for election to the Board of Directors. Farm Credit of Southern Colorado does not make recommendations or specify potential candidates for election to the Nominating Committee for the Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of the Nominating Committee to identify, evaluate, and nominate candidates for stockholder election to the Board.
*The Association has one or more loans with this candidate and the candidate’s immediate family members and/or organizations affiliated with this candidate. The candidate has disclosed any such loan(s) and has made other disclosures, as required, to the Association’s Standards of Conduct Official. The Association’s Standards of Conduct Official has determined that the disclosed matter(s) can be addressed in the ordinary course of business.
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