Mr. Hesterberg was hired on June 13, 2013 and serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. He has 27 years of experience working in the Farm Credit System. Prior to joining Fresno Madera Farm Credit, he worked for CoBank, ACB for 14 years primarily based in Denver, Colorado and Sacramento, California. His CoBank experience included management of credit administration teams in Denver and Sacramento, and also portfolio management, including managing two regional banking centers serving 14 states in the West, Midwest, and Southeastern U.S. Mr. Hesterberg began his Farm Credit service in Illinois in various roles including Branch Manager and Vice President of Commercial Lending.

Mr. Kiggens serves as ACA Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer and has 23 years of Farm Credit experience. Mr. Kiggens manages the credit administration function of the Association, including ensuring loans are properly structured, documented and are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations prior to closing. He is also responsible for ensuring that the Association’s lending policies and guidelines are in compliance with FCA regulations and Board approved policies, as well as overseeing the operations of the loan documentation department. He was hired in October 1996 and has served in various capacities including Loan Officer, Portfolio Manager, Fresno Branch Manager and Portfolio Manager, and Assistant Chief Credit Officer. He has served in his current capacity since November 1, 2012. Mr. Kiggens Farm Credit experience includes complex direct lending, branch management, credit administration, development of supervisory controls and loan approvals.

Mr. Soto serves as ACA Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and was hired in June 2015. He is responsible for the Association’s fiscal operations including regulatory and financial reporting, development and monitoring of internal control systems, and asset/liability management functions. He also serves as the executive sponsor to oversee the Association's outsourced technology operations. He is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the state of California and is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and California Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Soto’s prior experience includes over 13 years of public accounting experience including service as a Senior Manager leading teams in performing financial statement audits, consulting, internal control evaluations, and merger and acquisition services. His previous clients included numerous financial institutions from community banks, credit unions, and SEC registrants located within California, including Fresno.

Mr. Luis serves as ACA Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer and was hired in November 2019. He is responsible for ensuring the Associations lending and loan quality objectives are met and compliance to the Association’s credit standards, quality control programs and policies and procedures. Additionally, he oversees the Association’s business intelligence reporting to create a program that ensures strong controls around data and fosters effective risk management within the organization. Mr. Luis is also a board member of the Pacific Coast Banking School. He has over 36 years of experience in various roles including leading a 16-state region covering the Midwest and Eastern United States. He has over 25 years of experience in all phases of credit and problem loan administration leading several nationwide teams with an emphasis in production Agriculture and Agribusiness.

Ms. Graham serves as ACA Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Information Security Officer, and Corporate Secretary and has 22 years of Farm Credit experience. Ms. Graham directs administrative operations including human resources, training and staff programs, marketing, insurance risk management, and the facilities and fleet operations. Additionally, she has oversight responsibilities of the Association's loan accounting operations. She was hired in January, 1998 and has served in various capacities within the organization including Loan Accounting Manager and Administrative Services/HR Manager. She has served in her current capacity as Chief Administrative Officer since March 15, 2012. Prior to joining Fresno Madera Farm Credit, Ms. Graham worked in public accounting.

Mr. Ylarregui serves as ACA Senior Vice President, Relationship Management and has 29 years of Farm Credit experience. Mr. Ylarregui is responsible for loan origination and servicing, branch management, and achieving individual and branch portfolio credit quality standards and profitability. He was hired in September 1990 and has served in various capacities including Loan Officer, Portfolio Manager, and Madera Branch Manager. He has served in his current capacity since February 1, 2014.

Mr. Brown serves as ACA Senior Vice President and Appraisal Program Manager and has 29 years of Farm Credit experience. Mr. Brown is responsible for the operation of the real estate and chattel appraisal department and ensures the delivery of credible, accurate and timely appraisals which are developed independently from credit delivery operations to mitigate risk. He was hired in April 1991 and has held his current position as Appraisal Program Manager since August 16, 1999. He is a Certified General Real Estate appraiser and is designated as an Accredited Rural Appraiser (ARA). Prior to joining Fresno Madera Farm Credit, Mr. Brown worked for Farmers Home Administration in agricultural lending and appraisal as Assistant County Supervisor.