Board of Directors
The Idaho AgCredit board consists of: five directors who are also borrowers, elected by Idaho AgCredit members, and two directors elected by the board, including one “outside director” who must not be a borrower. Directors are responsible for representing the best interests of the organization and its borrowers.
Customers can impact the business by electing the board of directors who set policy.
Idaho AgCredit board elections include a regional nominating process that ensures sound representation throughout our lending territory.
Chairman Kenneth S. Black / Burley, ID
Tina Clinger / American Falls, ID
Tina Clinger from American Falls is an Idaho girl who believes hard work can turn dreams into reality. Together with her husband, Jerome, and their son and daughter-in-law, Casey, and Andrea, they farm sugar beets and wheat in Power County. She is the numbers person in the family farming operation and manages the books for their rental and trucking businesses as well. She is proud to list truck driver (18-wheeler) on her resume as well as chef-who-only-burns-a-little. A few years ago, her son asked her if she wanted to buy some cows with him and she is now known as the cow-whisperer when working their small herd. She serves as a board member for American Falls Power of Pride and is proud of her 1200-plus day streak on Duolingo, a language learning program. Tina has been married to her best friend, Jerome, for 40 years and loves spending time with family, traveling, practicing yoga with her daughter, and enjoying the outdoors. Tina feels it is important in this day of electronic relationships to develop a personal relationship with the people with whom they do business. She understands that farming requires demanding work, dedication, and the ability to adapt, change, and grow as technological advances become available. Idaho AgCredit has been an essential business partner of Clinger Farms for more than 40 years.
Dawn Winder / Roberts, ID
Dawn Winder is a 3rd generation farmer/rancher born and raised in the Roberts area. She graduated from Rigby High School in 1992 and went on to study animal science at Utah State University. Dawn married the boy next door in 1997 and together they had two children: a son who recently graduated from Rigby High School and is looking forward to attending a university this fall and a daughter who enjoys farming with her husband and his family. Dawn’s favorite thing is being a grandma to her two grandchildren that she loves to spoil. In 2008, Dawn and her husband moved their family to Roberts and began farming. It was then that they founded their farming operation. They have loved having the opportunity to farm with her dad, Dennis. They became partners with him to continue the family farm. Together they run a 350 head cow calf operation and grow potatoes, barley, wheat, alfalfa and corn on their family farms in the Roberts and Osgood areas. Dawn runs all of the accounting and payroll for both operations. She was the owner and manager of The Framing Corner for 8 years until she sold the business in 2019. She also worked in Rexburg as a dental assistant until her dentist retired at the first of this year (2024) and she made the decision to do the same. She has served on the Miss Rodeo Idaho Board, as the director for Miss Teen Rodeo Idaho and Miss Jr. Rodeo Idaho, for several years. She enjoys traveling, watching sports, playing pickleball and reading.
Sam Jensen / Firth, ID
Sam Jensen is a 3rd generation farmer and rancher in Firth. He is a lifelong resident of Firth, Idaho. He graduated from Firth High School in 2005. He then went on and received his bachelor’s degree in agribusiness in 2012 from BYU-Idaho. He and his wife have 3 kids that enjoy helping on the farm and ranch. He followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, pursuing a career in farming and ranching. Sam farms and ranches in partnership with his father. Together they run 600 head of angus mother cows along the Blackfoot river in Bingham County. Summer pasture includes their family ranch, Eastern Idaho Grazing Association, and leased mountain pastures from individuals and Bureau of Indian Affairs. Sam and his Father also farm 1000 acres of alfalfa. Sam is a member of Eastern Idaho Grazing Association. He has been a customer of Idaho AgCredit since 2016.
Ryan Mathews / Blackfoot, ID
Scott R. Giltner / Jerome, ID
Scott is a life-long resident of the Jerome area, and farms with his father and other family members. He is vice president of Giltner Trucking and is president of Giltner Milk Transportation and GMT Logistics. The Giltner family operation milks 4,000 cows and owns 2,800 acres of irrigated land on which they raise feed including alfalfa and corn. They haul milk daily from about 70 dairy producers for the Jerome Cheese plant, as well as truck condensed milk to Minnesota and South Dakota and transport freight all over the United States. Scott and his wife Holly have two children. Scott has been a board member since November 2007 and an Idaho AgCredit member since 1996.
Rich Blaser / Rexburg, ID
Rich Blaser is a lifelong resident of the Rexburg area, having been born and raised in Plano, west of Rexburg. Rich graduated from Sugar-Salem High School in 1985 and went on to attend Ricks College and Utah State University. Rich received a BS in Agricultural Systems Technology from USU, before starting to farm with his father. Rich and his wife have 6 children, including a son who recently moved back to Plano to farm. Being the grandparents of 3 is a highlight for them. Rich owns and operates Blaser’s Sunset Farms Inc. where he raises potatoes, wheat and alfalfa in the sandy soil of the Egin Bench near the Snake River. Rich has served on the Madison County Farm Bureau board for over 20 years, with several terms as Vice-President, and is active in his church. The corporation has been an AgCredit member since 1979 and continues to this day.
