Sarah Spivey. Today I shall behave as if this is the day I will be remembered. Dr. Suess

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1 Sarah Spivey Sarah E. Spivey is a senior consultant for FCC Services. In her current role, she works in organizational development and education assisting current and future agriculture and Farm Credit leaders to further their leadership skill sets. Sarah s role includes facilitating and teaching programs, such as Leadership Development, Gettysburg, and Crucial Conversations, as well as assisting in other programs in both a facilitation and trainer role. [Gettysburg] is hands down one of the best leadership programs I have ever had the privilege to be a part of, said Sarah. She is proud to be involved with a course that shows how leadership lessons transcend time and that goes beyond gender, age, and background to provide an open leadership development opportunity in modern business. Today I shall behave as if this is the day I will be remembered. Dr. Suess Sarah draws personal and professional inspiration from her parents, both teachers of over 30 years. Seeing the thousands of lives they positively impacted still amazes me, she said. Under the definition of inspire that states to influence or impel, I feel my parents inspired me to seek out how I can positively influence those around me. Outside of FCC Services events, Sarah is available for speaking engagements and has spoken for organizations, including the Southern Ag Econ, Utah Livestock Association, and Denver Texas A&M Musters. Sarah earned an M.A. in economics from North Carolina State University and a Bachelor of Science in animal science from Texas A&M University.

2 Jeff Shipp, Farm Credit Coucil Jeff Shipp is Executive Vice President for The Farm Credit Council, the national trade association for the Farm Credit System, rural-america s customer-owned partner. He works in the area of legislative affairs, and is treasurer of Farm Credit PAC. Before joining the Council in 1987, Mr. Shipp was the director of government affairs at the National Association of Wheat Growers. He previously served as a professional staff member in the office of legislative affairs at the Farmers Home Administration. Mr. Shipp, a native of the Washington, DC area, holds a master s degree in political science from Tulane University. He received his bachelor s degree in government and politics from the University of Maryland.

3 Dan Spencer Dan is an Assistant Vice President at the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation. Dan s role encompasses trading, compliance and documentation. He has been with the Funding Corporation since Prior to joining the Funding Corp., Dan worked at Municipal Asset Management for 10 years in positions of fixed income trading and portfolio management. Dan earned his B.S. in Finance from the State University of New York at Albany, his M.B.A. from Fordham University and his J.D., with an emphasis on securities issuance & regulation, from Brooklyn Law School.

4 Monika Morgan Monika Z. Morgan joined Farm Credit Funding Corporation as Investor Relations Analyst in October Monika supports all aspect of the Investor Relations program to assure consistent demand for Farm Credit System debt securities and contributes to programs that increase awareness and familiarity of the Farm Credit System with investors, analysts and fixed income market participants. Monika holds a Bachelor of Economics from Hunter College and an MS in Investor Relations from Fordham University.

5 Rupa Bandopadhyaya Rupa joined Funding Corp s Risk and Risk & Research department in October Prior to joining the Funding Corp Rupa has been at Ziff Brothers Investments (a hedge fund in New York) in a risk management role since August of Rupa is a graduate of Columbia University with a MS in Financial Engineering.

6 Michael Lyne Mr. Lyne has been with the Farm Credit System for 12 years. Prior to assuming his role as Assistant Vice President System Financial Reporting in July 2011, he served as Senior Financial Analyst. Mr. Lyne s responsibilities include support for the preparation of the annual and quarterly financial reports of the System, provide financial analysis of System Banks, and work with rating agencies to provide financial information to the bond market. In addition, he participates in the System s Accounting Standards Work Group and System Disclosure Committee, and provides support to the System Audit Committee. Prior to joining Farm Credit, he was a senior auditor with Deloitte in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for four years. Michael graduated from Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and graduated from New York University with a Master of Business Administration in Finance. Michael is a CPA.

7 Chris Keller Senior Vice-President, Talent & Leadership Development FCC Services Chris Keller is the senior vice president of talent and leadership development at FCC Services. Chris role in this position, which he began in early 2015, is to tap his over 20 years of exceptional talent management experience to engage, coach and lead his consulting team at FCC Services. Together, they deliver solutions to clients across the Farm Credit System and Agricultural Cooperatives, which include assessment for recruitment and selection as well as creating leadership development programs, coaching, talent management consulting, and facilitating employee engagement. Working closely with Jean Cantey Segal and her team of consultants, FCC Services is able to touch every facet of an organization s structure, from discovering and ushering aboard the best and brightest, to grooming thinkers, doers, leaders and directors to help optimize business performance. Summing up his work, Chris says: It s about bringing out the best of the individuals as well as the team. Effective leadership is really focused on the concept of team. He stresses the fundamentals of success: collaboration, creativity, perspective, and high standards of excellence. Chris, a native of Pittsburgh, credits his work ethic to his parents, who worked hard to provide for his education. He has built his career on the belief that all individuals have a talent to share, and that with the right encouragement those gifts can flourish. I think the potential for a fulfilling life exists in everybody, he added. In the end, it all comes down to discovering your talents, being creative in finding opportunities to use them, and, finally, what you get done in a servant-leadership kind of way. It s this belief that has fueled his mentoring work with the non-profit Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute, which guides first-time entrepreneurs in launching small businesses. It also positions him well for public speaking engagements, particularly when it comes to onboarding new hires. Before joining FCC Services, Chris consulted for national businesses in addition to serving in senior-level Talent and Human Resources positions at Level 3 Communications, Ann Taylor Stores Corporation, Deutsche Bank AG, Merrill Lynch and, among others, The McGraw-Hill Companies. It was at McGraw-Hill where he organized and implemented successful global programs to manage, assess and develop companywide leadership talent an accomplishment of which he is especially proud given the significant crossfunctional collaboration with his colleagues. He turns to one of his favorite quotes, from late tennis great Arthur Ashe, for personal and professional guidance: Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can. Chris has lived and worked in Europe and Canada, in addition to traveling the world on assignment. He earned his Bachelor s degree in Psychology from McGill University in Montreal, and his master s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from New York University. Chris is active in his church and enjoys skiing, tennis and golf. He resides in Denver.

8 Devon Brown, PhD Principal Consultant Linkage, Inc. DEVON BROWN is a Principal Consultant at Linkage. He has more than 20 years of experience in developing, designing, and facilitating leadership development programs; providing executive coaching; and consulting around strategy and organizational design. He has expertise developing individual leaders and working with teams and organizations to solve complex problems. Devon s focus is on developing and coaching leaders and helping organizations implement, foster, and get the most out of their leadership advancement efforts. Prior to joining Linkage, Devon was the VP of Leadership Development for eight years at FCC Services a consulting firm focusing on providing leadership development, talent selection, risk management, insurance management, and claims administration services to a variety of clients in the agricultural sector. In this role, Devon was responsible for managing the leadership development practice area, including executive coaching and leadership development program design, and consulting with clients on strategy development and implementation, organizational design, and strategic talent management. Devon worked as a faculty member, conducted research, and taught communication and leadership development courses at the University of Denver, Daniels College of Business; the University of Waikato, New Zealand, Management Communication Department; and the University of Colorado at Boulder, Communication Department. Devon was also the President and Founder of a training and development firm, Bridging the Gap Consulting. Over the years Devon has worked with diverse clients in a variety of industries. Devon has worked in a wide variety of industries, and has extensive experience in the financial services, agriculture, and energy sectors. Devon holds a PhD in Organizational Communication from the University of Colorado and a BA in Conflict Studies from Earlham College. Devon lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife, Amanda, and their two children. When not working, Devon can be found with his family in the mountains, skiing, hiking, climbing, and mountain biking. Clients Devon has worked with Toyota, Boeing, AT&T, Bank of America, Coors, Dave & Busters, Deloitte and Touche, the Farm Credit System CoBank, Philips, Hewlett-Packard, HUD, Kaiser Permanente, Monsanto, Ralston Purina, and the University of Denver Daniels College of Business