District 1 Zach Jones 570.267.8239 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Susquehanna, Wayne/Pike, Wyoming/Lackawanna
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District 2 Vacant Bucks, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton
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District 3 Courtney Love 610.621.7836 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Berks, Chester/Delaware, Montgomery
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District 4 Raleigh Masters, Committee Chair 570.954.7327 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Columbia, Luzerne, Schuylkill/Carbon
Raleigh and Blakslee Masters live and work in the beautiful Sugarloaf Valley of Luzerne County. Raleigh spends his days on the 2,000 acre grain & potato farm that has been owned and operated by his wife’s family for four generations. Raleigh & Blakslee are proud to call the farm ‘home’ and are even prouder to raise their two sons on the land and take part in the transition of it to another generation. In addition to farming, Blakslee runs a small horse boarding business and the couple operate two distinct locations on the property for AirBNB rentals which helps to introduce many guests over the course of the year to a day in the life of a farm family. Raleigh is passionate about many things, including precision agriculture, welding, and river kayaking. Blakslee is, of course, passionate about horses, environmental stewardship and fostering great relationships with people near and far.
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District 5 Philip Lehman 814.367.8167 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Bradford-Sullivan,McKean/Potter, Tioga
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District 6 Vacant Centre, Clinton, Lycoming
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District 7 Chloe Sees 570.317.7095 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union
Chloe Sees grew up in Montour County, active in her county 4H. Currently Chloe is majoring in Agricultural Education at Delaware Valley University with hopes to become a high school Ag teacher. On campus she serves as the Inter-Club Council president, Ducks Unlimited vice president, and Collegiate Farm Bureau treasurer. Chloe has competed in the Collegiate Discussion Meet representing DelVal and PA at the 2019 Fusion Conference. At home, Chloe lives with her boyfriend Kyle Whitmoyer and their blue heeler puppy Krone. The couple, along with Kyle's younger brother Ethan, operate a cow to calf operation. Additionally, the trio have recently taken on the challenge of converting 160 acres of fields to organic grains and forages. Beyond their own farming, the group runs a custom hay business during the summer months. When not at school or on the farm, Chloe can be found traveling the country competitively racing outboard speedboats.
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District 8 Courtney Meyer 717.875.3663 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York
Courtney grew up on a 200 cow dairy farm in Loganton, Pennsylvania. By growing up on her farm, Courtney has a strong passion for Agriculture. She continued her education at the Pennsylvania State University, receiving her Bachelor of Science Degree in Agribusiness Management. She currently works for Murray Securus, an insurance agency based in Lancaster – where her focus is on Farm and Agribusiness insurance sales. Her goal in the YAP Program is to help young farmers better themselves through education and leadership programs.
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District 9 Harrison Frantz 717.418.5802 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton
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District 10 Stacey Hann, Vice Chair 717.395.3288 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry
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District 11 Vacant
Bedford, Blair, Somerset
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District 12 Simon Itle 814.932.4356 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Cambria, Clearfield, Indiana
Simon is a 4th generation family member of Vale Wood Farms, comprising of a 200 dairy cow herd along with a processing plant to produce and home deliver a full line of dairy products to the local area. He graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Food Science. Applying his degree, Simon is working full-time in the dairy processing facility with an emphasis on food safety.
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District 13 Vacant Armstrong, Clarion/Venango/Forest, Elk, Jefferson
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District 14 Vacant Crawford, Erie, Warren
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District 15 Zach & Brittany Speer, Promotions Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Beaver/Lawrence, Butler, Mercer
Zach and Brittany Speer are co-chairs of District 15 and the YAP Butler County Program. Zach was raised on his family’s dairy farm in northern Butler County. Brittany was raised on her family’s cash crop farm in southern Butler County. Zach currently works full time at Brittany’s family farm: Har-Lo Farms Inc. Brittany is involved with the family farm by providing marketing advice and maintaining social media platforms for the farm. Brittany works full time off of the farm but helps during the harvest season. Zach hopes to own his own herd of long horn cattle. Brittany would like to have a micro pig as a pet. Zach and Brittany have the same values and love of agriculture. They hope to start a family someday and pass along their passion for agriculture.
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District 16 Drew Ross Manko 724.986.1607 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland
Drew Manko, District 16 Rep. (Washington, Westmoreland, Fayette, Greene, Allegheny)! Drew also serves as Washington County’s YAP chair and on the Washington county board of directors. Drew resides on his family’s PA century farm in Eighty Four, Washington county. He raises several breeds of rare and heritage breed livestock including 11 sheep breeds, 2 breeds of hogs, American Milking Devon cattle, and poultry. The farm’s main commodity is wool by selling it to a niche market and at their yarn and fiber shop in Washington, PA. Finally, Drew manages his own business of selling processed meat to local restaurants and businesses. Drew has a passion of advocating to support local businesses and agriculture.
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