Our Board of Directors

Representing cooperative businesses across the Commonwealth, our board of directors guide the work of the Virginia Cooperative Council to support all Virginia cooperatives.

Dustin Francis

Board President (2026)

*Representing Service Cooperatives

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative

Adam Ford

Board Vice-President (2026)

*Representing Purchasing Cooperatives

Farm Credit of the Virginia’s

Mary Howell

Executive Secretary

Gerald Anderson

Fredricksburg Food Cooperative

*Representing Cooperatives At Large

Brad Brown

*Representing Purchasing Cooperatives

Augusta Cooperative

Mike Cannon

Culpeper Farmers Cooperative

*Representing Purchasing Cooperatives

Nicole Clem

Horizon Farm Credit

*Representing Service Cooperatives

Lucy Cook

Southside Electric Cooperative

*Representing Service Cooperatives

Seth Diggs

*Representing Cooperatives At Large

Southern States Cooperative

Jim Robertson

Northern Neck Electric Cooperative

*Representing Service Cooperatives

Adam Shifflett

Farm Credit of the Virginias

*Public Director

Jennifer Armstrong

Virginia FFA Foundation

*Advisor

LaVeta Nutter

Virginia Department of Education

*Advisor

Dr. Dixie Watts Dalton

Virginia Tech Dept of Agriculture & Applied Economics

*Advisor

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