Company: AGM-PH
Filing Date: 2025-04-16
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000845877-25-000143
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Company: FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-16
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 30
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 2011, Mr. Culver founded the Chet Culver Group, a renewable energy, infrastructure, and public policy consultancy based in Des Moines, Iowa and has served as the firm’s President since its founding. Mr. Culver began his public service career working in the Iowa Attorney General’s Office and also served as a teacher and coach in the Des Moines public school system. In 1998, he was elected as the youngest Secretary of State in Iowa history and went on to serve two terms before being elected governor. Mr. Culver is a graduate of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He earned a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) from Drake University and was awarded a Fulbright Teachers Scholarship.

SARA L. FAIVRE, 60, has been a member of the Board of Directors of Farmer Mac since September 30, 2010 and serves as chair of the Business Development and Business Strategy Committee and as a member of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee and the Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. Dr. Faivre serves as an independent director of the agtech company True Algae and of the tech company One More Cloud. She also sits on the advisory board of Harvest Returns, an ag and agtech investment platform. She consults with emerging agtech and sustainable agricultural firms via Sara Faivre, Inc and has also held various executive positions in several early stage agtech companies, including Chief Science and Technology Officer, President, VP Business Development, and Chief Scientific Officer. From 2005 to 2025, Dr. Faivre co-owned and operated Wild Type Ranch, a grass-fed beef company in Milam County, Texas. In 2025, she founded Wild Type Ranch LLC, a fully regenerative pastured protein farm in Dane County, Wisconsin. Dr. Faivre began her career as a scientist with human and livestock genome projects at the USDA, University of Iowa, University of Illinois, and Texas A&M before becoming a biotech entrepreneur. Dr. Faivre holds a B.S. in Agricultural Business and Animal Science from Iowa State University and a Ph.D. in Genetics from Texas A&M. She is National Association of Corporate Directors Directorship Certified and was named to NACD’s Directorship 100 in 2021. She has served as co-chair of Women Corporate Directors, Austin, and the Austin NACD advisory board, and also serves on the board of NACD-Texas TriCities. Dr. Faivre has earned certificates in Climate Governance, Digital Director