GFB News Magazine

Women's Leadership Committee prepares to connect with local members

by Heather King

Posted on May 25, 2025 4:36 AM

Attending the AFBF FUSION Conference in Denver, Colorado, March 7-10 were from left, GFB Women’s Leadership Program Coordinator Heather King, Thomas Co. Farm Bureau Office Manager Stacey Merritt, GFB Women’s Leadership Committee Chairman Julie Hardy, Thomas Co. GFB Dist. 9; WLC Vice Chairman Alicia Berry, Sumter Co., GFB Dist. 8; GFB Dist. 4 Chair Angie Roberts, McDuffie Co.; GFB Dist. 5 Chair Romy Strickland, Spalding Co.; GFB Dist. 6 Chair Jane Wooten, Jeff Davis Co.; & GFB Dist. 1 Chair Missy Petty. /Photo courtesy of Julie Hardy

Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) Women’s Leadership Committee (WLC) members have been busy learning and leading in 2025. Committee members have been planning district meetings that will start in June and continue through the fall. 

GFB WLC District 3 Chair Carol McQueen will host a meeting at Alo Farms in Peachtree City on June 10. Romy Strickland, GFB WLC District 5 chair, will host her district’s meeting on June 11 at Fitzgerald Fruit Farms in Woodbury. GFB WLC District 6 Chair Jane Wooten will host a meeting at Rocking A Farm in Sandersville on July 29. Anna Strickland, GFB WLC District 2 chair, will host her meeting in Danielsville at the R.G. Strickland Mercantile on September 18. Please contact your county Farm Bureau office to register.

Each Women’s Leadership district meeting will feature a leadership development component, as well as fellowship and networking. If your GFB district meeting isn’t listed above and you’re interested in attending it, reach out to your county Farm Bureau office manager to let them know and look for announcements on the Friends of Georgia Farm Bureau Facebook group page.

The Georgia Farm Bureau WLC will host its 4th Women in Ag Summit in Savannah on March 19-20, 2026, to provide personal and professional development to women in agriculture. Due to scheduling issues, a summit will not be held this year.

Georgia Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Programs Coordinator Heather King may be reached at hcking@gfb.org or 478-474-0679, ext. 5232. Contact your county Farm Bureau if you’d like to volunteer with your local Women’s Leadership Committee.