Board of Directors

Progressive Farm Credit Services is comprised of three organizations:  Progressive Farm Credit Services, Agricultural Credit Association (ACA) is the holding company, with two subsidiaries: Progressive Farm Credit Services, Federal Land Credit Association (FLCA) and Progressive Farm Credit Services, Production Credit Association (PCA).

The three organizations are jointly managed and share the same group of knowledgeable staff members and the same 9 member local board of directors, 7 elected by the members (borrowers) and 2 board-appointed "outside" director. The elected directors are fellow Southeast Missouri farmers and PFCS customers. The board-appointed outside directors, by regulation, cannot be customers of the Association.

The Board of Directors sets Association policy and provides direction to management; however it does not make credit decisions on individual loans.  The Board meets every month to review operating results.

The current Board of Directors includes:

	Charles Parker, Chairman Term of Office: 1981 – 2012; Kennett branch office Senath, MO Charles produces cotton and soybeans and is Vice Chairman of the Cotton Council of America and a Director of Farmers Union Gin Co.
	James Yount, Vice-Chairman Term of Office: 1986 – 2012; Jackson branch office Millersville, MO Jim grows wheat, corn, hay, soybeans and fescue seed, raises cattle, and is a seed dealer.
	Ed C. Marshall III Term of Office: 2005 – 2011; Mississippi County branch office Charleston, MO Ed raises soybeans, wheat, and milo on his Mississippi County and Stoddard County farms.
	Darrell Nichols Term of Office: 1996 – 2011; Sikeston branch office Sikeston, MO Darrell produces wheat, corn, rice, milo, soybeans and wheat beans.
	James Priggel Term of Office: 2010 – 2013; Portageville & Caruthersville branch office Portageville, MO Jim produces rice, cotton, corn, and soybeans in partnership with his brother.
	John Robinson Term of Office: 1998 – 2011; Dexter branch office Dexter, MO John raises cotton, corn and soybeans and is a DeKalb seed dealer.
	Mark Yarbro Term of Office: 1998 – 2014; Poplar Bluff branch office Poplar Bluff, MO Mark produces rice, soybeans and wheat and is a part-time pharmacist.
	Thomas “Jake” Fisher, Outside Director Term of Office: 1989 - 2013 Portageville, MO Jake produces wheat and soybeans, and is Superintendent of the University of Missouri Delta Center in Portageville, MO.
	Philip Showmaker, Outside Director Term of Office:  2011 – 2014 Sikeston, MO Phil is a practicing CPA with the firm of Clay, Showmaker, & Clay, LLP, CPAs and is a partner at Clay and Showmaker Financial Services in Sikeston, MO.