Skagit Farmers Supply producer members elect the Board of Directors. This dedicated team works together to ensure the smooth operation of the cooperative, assessing needs, managing risk and planning for the future with the needs of members, customers and employees in mind. The Board continually strives to position Skagit Farmers Supply for the future.
Nels Lagerlund:
Nels, Board Chair, has served on the Board since 2011, continuing a family history of cooperative board involvement. A fourth generation farmer, he operates an organic dairy farm in Burlington. Nels has served on many local agricultural boards and committees.
Spencer Fuentes:
Spencer has served on the Board since 2018. He and his wife Karen Wolden-Fuentes both grew up on dairy farms in the Valley. They operate Hazel Blue Acres, a store on their farm in Silvana, where they sell many products, including Lopez Island Creamery Hazel Blue Acres ice cream, made from the organic blueberries grown on their farm. The store offers seafood from Spencer’s summer business fishing in Alaska. The Fuentes also grow hazelnuts, hay, grains and various other crops in addition to raising two sons and a daughter. Spencer continues to serve on the local water district board.
Mark 
Wesen:
Mark is serving his second term on the board after being elected in 2020. A graduate of Cal Poly State University, he returned to Skagit Country to join the family dairy business. An active member in the agricultural community, he has served on several boards and FSA committees, including NDA/Darigold cooperative. He and his wife, Barbara have a daughter involved in the education field and a son who has continued the family tradition of attending Cal Poly and working in agriculture.
We are currently searching for a new candidate to fill this role on our board of directors.
Jennifer Jones:
Jennifer Jones was elected in 2022. An owner of 3 Sisters Cattle Company, LLC, a Whidbey Island multigenerational family farm with a diverse direct marketing business, Jennifer manages the production ag side of the business including crops and animals. Both her father and grandfather previously served on the Skagit Farmers Supply Board of Directors. A representative on the regional Land O’Lakes council, Jennifer also serves on the Island County Farm Bureau board. She and her husband Tom are parents to two young daughters.
