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Jon Srna
President & CEO
I began my insurance industry career more than 30 years ago with Farm Bureau Financial Services as a customer service supervisor. My career encompasses tenures as business unit vice president at Farm Bureau Financial Services; executive vice president and COO at ACCC Insurance; and, most recently, senior vice president of operations and COO at Madison Mutual Insurance Company. My well-rounded industry knowledge spans claims, underwriting, sales, marketing, operations, and finance as well as a successful track record of continuous improvement initiatives and P&L leadership. I started my role as President and CEO of AFR Insurance in 2020. Outside of AFR work, I value quality time with my wife Cyla, our family, friends, and critters, as well as, time together at the gym.
Bernadette Autrey
CFO
Before being named Chief Financial Officer in December of 2019, I was a member of the AFR Accounting Department where I served as a Senior Accountant since 2014. Prior to joining the AFR family in 2013 where I started as a Treasury Accountant, I was an Insurance Defense Auditor for seven years with Farmers Insurance Group in Oklahoma City. All together, I have over 27 years of experience in Insurance Defense and the Accounting Industries. If I am not working, you can usually find me at a hockey rink or a dance competition watching and cheering on my grandkids.
Robson Cardoso
VP of Information Technology
As the VP of Information Technology, I have overseen the AFRMIC Information Technology department since August 2020 adding over three decades of IT experience in financial and manufacturing business, including 15 years in insurance companies like Kentucky Farm Bureau and Aflac. I earned an MBA from the University of Louisville and a Bachelor of Management Information Systems degree from FASP (Faculdades Associadas de Sao Paulo), Brazil. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family and my dog, traveling around the world, and exploring new places to eat!
Brandice Rhoades
Vice president of AFR Life
I have been working in the Life Insurance industry for over twenty years with a focus on leadership and providing an excellent customer experience. As both a leader at AFR Life and a customer, my mission is to provide excellent services and products to our customers and their loved ones. After running several insurance operations, I was thrilled to join the AFR team as the Assistant VP of AFR Life Insurance in February 2021. I spend most of my free time with my family at softball games and choir events, but on my down time I have a passion for reading and spend as much time consuming literature as possible.
Mark Hayhurst
Director of strategic Planning & operations
I joined as Director of Strategic Planning & Operations in October 2021. I have over 25 years of experience as an executive manager in various industries. In the roles of Army Lieutenant Colonel, Senior Program Manager, Vice President of Operations & Chief of Staff, I’ve been part of high-performance organizations with multi-million-dollar annual revenues and considerable invested capital. I’ve been responsible for both strategic business planning and international operations with the Department of Defense and Fortune-ranked companies. Faith, family, and outdoor adventures are how I recharge.
Mandy Coulter
Director of AFR Life
I joined as Director of Life Company in June 2022. I began my insurance career over 20 years ago. I am fortunate to have worked in a variety of roles including Customer Service Management, Operations Leadership, Process Improvement and Claims. This has developed an understanding of insurance from a multitude of perspectives. Outside of work, I enjoy hiking, reading and spending quality time with my family and friends.
Vanessa Wiebe
Marketing Supervisor
A hometown girl from the Panhandle of Oklahoma, I grew up on a centennial farm which is still in operation today. On the farm is where I learned the value of a hard day’s work and developed a foundation of determination and drive. I graduated from Oklahoma State University with a dual degree in Agricultural Communications and Agribusiness. After working in the political world, I began my career with AFR in 2019 and stepped into the role of marketing supervisor in 2021. I currently sit on the NAMIC Marketing & Communications Committee. When not working, I enjoy spending time with my basset hound Fitz, cooking and eating great food.
Mike Goodwin
Chairman of the Board
Mike Goodwin was raised in Mead and currently resides in Roberta. He is a lifelong resident of Bryan County. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Goodwin has spent his career as an educator in the high school classroom, as a high school principal, a school superintendent, and also as a Career Tech center administrator. Additionally, Goodwin served in the United States Army Reserves, retiring in 2016 at the rank of Command Sergeant Major with 36 years of total service. Goodwin has been a member of AFR since 1988 and currently sits on the AFR Board of Directors.
Brett Morris
Independent Director District 2
Brett Morris and his family have been involved in farming and ranching in the Ninnekah community for almost 90 years. . A former dairyman, he and his dad currently run a diversified operation which includes 1,000 acres of alfalfa, wheat and grassland, 200 beef cow/calf pairs and 100 stocker calves, as well as the Washita Fertilizer Company. Morris joined AFR in the early 1990s and is currently serving as the AFR representative on the Oklahoma Beef Council and on the AFR Board of Directors.
Jim Shelton
Independent Director District 3
Jim Shelton and his wife, Sara, live near Vinita and are lifelong residents of Craig County. In 2010, Shelton retired from a 35-year banking career with Oklahoma State Bank of Vinita to expand the cattle operation. The Sheltons operate a 3,500-acre commercial cow/calf and stocker operation. He has served on the AFR Board of Directors several times. Shelton earned a bachelor’s in animal science from Oklahoma State University and is a graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University.
Mason Mungle
Statewide Independent At-Large Director
Mason Mungle currently serves as the AFR Statewide Independent At-Large Director and the AFRMIC board chair on the Board of Directors. Mungle has been an AFR member and insured for more than 40 years. He worked for AFR in cooperative development and legislative affairs from 1997 to 2007. Mungle earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in animal science from Oklahoma State University.
John Porter
Agent Director District 1
John Porter is a third-generation full-time AFR agent; he owns Porters Insurance in Edmond. Porter attended Central State University in Edmond, where he specialized in business administration and was a member of the Oklahoma National Guard from 1965 to 1971. He was hired by Oklahoma Farmers Union as an adjuster in 1973. During a 37-plus-year career with the company, Porter worked directly with several of the company presidents in various capacities. He was elected in 2010 to the office of AFR Vice President and now serves on the AFR Board of Directors.
Dustin Tackett
Agent Director District 2
Dustin Tackett, his wife, Julie, and their son Hudson live north of Fort Cobb on the farm Tackett’s grandfather bought in 1913. Tackett has been an AFR insurance agent since 2004 and has served in several capacities before sitting on the AFR Board of Directors. Tackett is a two-time Oklahoma State University graduate with a bachelor’s in agricultural economics and an MBA.
John Odgen
Agent Director District 3
John Ogden, a rancher from Muskogee County, has been involved in an AFR leadership capacity for many years, including service as vice president and on the board of directors. Ogden and his wife, JoAnn, have been long-time AFR Insurance agents. They have owned and operated the Ogden Insurance Agency in Muskogee since 1976. They also owned the Ogden Insurance in Haskell and have been active in their local and Muskogee County AFR organizations. Ogden attended Connors State College and Bacone College.
Landon Jestis
Agent Director District 4
Landon Jestis is an AFR agent from Bokchito. He owns and operates Jestis Insurance Agency in Durant. He and his wife, Leandra, own 80 acres in Bokchito where they raise roping cattle and horses. He enjoys team roping and working on the ranch with his three children, Lainey, Luke and Lex. Jestis then attended Seminole State College and North Central Texas College and eventually graduated from East Central University in Ada. He accepted a position with AFR as a property claims adjuster and after four years had the opportunity to purchase his own AFR agency in September of 2015 and now serves as a director on the AFR Board.
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