Western Kansas Directors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Brent Phillips, Chairman
Mitch Gillespie, Vice Chairman
James Wasson, Director
Tony Horinek, Director
David Sexson, Director
Sam Crouse, Director
Bryan Pearce, Director
Carl Ziegelmeier, Director
Michael Sieck, Director
Larry Barrett, Outside Director

Nine members of the Board of Directors of Farm Credit of Western Kansas, ACA are elected by the shareholders. Each of these nine members are also shareholders of the Association. The Outside Director is appointed by the elected Board and may not be a shareholder of the Association. All Directors serve for a 3 year term and there is no limit on the number of terms that may be served if reelected by the shareholders.

AUDIT COMMITTEE:

Larry Barrett, Audit Committee Chairman
Tony Horinek, Audit Committee Vice Chairman
James Wasson, Director
Sam Crouse, Director

The Audit Committee consists of three members of the Board of Directors who are appointed annually. The Audit Committee Charter defines the role of the Audit Committee. Shareholders and other interested parties may privately contact the Audit Committee by mailing a letter addressed as follows:

Attention: Larry Barrett
Audit Committee Chairman
Farm Credit of Western Kansas, ACA
PO Box 667
Colby, Kansas 67701

Other Information:

A Standards of Conduct Policy has been approved by the Board of Directors. Directors and employees sign an annual acknowledgement in which they agree to abide by these standards of conduct. As a supplement to these standards of conduct, the Board agrees to a Director's Code of Ethics and Senior Management agrees to an Officer's Code of Ethics to further define responsibilities as they relate to complete and accurate financial reporting.

The Board has adopted a Whistleblower Program for receiving and handling issues related to accounting, financial reporting, internal accounting controls, auditing matters or fraud. It provides for the confidential, anonymous submission by employees or vendors of the Association of concerns regarding questionable accounting, auditing matters or fraud. Employees or vendors may submit an anonymous alert through this internet link, http://fcwk.alertline.com/or by calling a toll-free hotline number at (877)874-8416. We do ask that you respect the nature of this program by understanding that this is not intended to be a complaint line.