State Women’s Leadership Committee

Left to right: Lou Nave, Cannon County; Holly Harper (OYW), Smith County; Linda Fowler, Weakley County; Brenda Baker (Chair), Obion County; Gloria Larrance (Vice Chair), Jefferson County; Valerie Teal, Coffee County; and Dawn Groves, Sumner County.

County Women’s Leadership Committees

My husband Keith and I live in Martin, TN. We have three children: Chris, Rachel and Emily along with 2 grandchildren. On our 6,000-acre family farm we raise corn, wheat and soybeans. We also have Robinson and Belew Grain Company that was started by my grandfather in the early 1950’s. Keith and I have been serving on the Weakley Co. Farm Bureau Board of Directors for 37 years. I am currently serving my 6th year as the Farm Bureau Women’s Chair. I enjoy helping to promote agriculture in my community and local school district. I am a Reading and Math Intervention teacher at a PreK – 2nd grade school. I served as an Ag-In-The-Classroom consultant for 10 plus years. My husband and I were very involved in Young Farmers and Ranchers and were chosen as American Farm Bureau Achievements Award Winners. We are active members of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where I serve as a teacher in Children’s Church, Vacation Bibe School and Sunday School along with our Family Life Committee. I love spending time with my family and babysitting our two grandsons. I enjoy traveling, cooking, the beach and spending time with friends. I am very thankful for the opportunity to represent the Farm Bureau Women in my district.

Chuck and I have been married since 2010. Together we have four adult children and three beautiful granddaughters. The crop land on the family farm that we live on is now being leased since Chuck’s father suffered a stroke in 2018 and then passed away in 2021. After 31 years of teaching in elementary schools, I retired in 2014. A few months later, I started babysitting the first of our grandchildren and continue doing that now. Chuck and I are both active in our church, Portland Church of Christ, teaching and working with the youth. I have enjoyed being able to be back in the school system with the work I do through Ag in the Classroom. We enjoy our work on our county Farm Bureau promoting and advocating agriculture across the area.

My husband, AJ, and I live in the Morrison area of Coffee County. We have three children: Blake, Caroline and Beau. My family farms corn, soybeans, wheat, hay and dairy cattle. I have been teaching for 18 years – first in the classroom for 11 ½ years, and the past 7 ½ years in the library at a rural PK3-5th grade school. I am also a consultant for Ag in the Classroom, where I am able to share my passion for agriculture and literacy with fellow teachers.  We are active members in Manchester First Baptist Church, where I sing in the choir and am on the Praise and Worship Team. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and attending dairy cow shows with my children.

My family operates a farm that’s been in my family for more than 150 years. I serve as field representative for Tennessee Congressman John Rose. I have worked with the Farm Animal Care Coalition of Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Virginia Department of Agriculture, Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Association, MTSU Alumni Relations Office and as a public school teacher. I serve on the Cannon County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, the Cannon County Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee, the American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee, and Cannon County Rescue Squad Board of Directors. I am a graduate of American Farm Bureau Women’s Communications Boot Camp. I am a member of the Rutherford Farmer’s Cooperative, Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association and the National FFA.

My husband, Nick and I live in New Market with our three sons. I was raised on a small dairy farm and currently live in the Rocky Valley community where we primarily raise beef cattle and hay. We are active members of New Market Baptist Church where Nick and I have attended our entire lives. I am a Certified Public Accountant and work for Duane Cline, CPA, LLC in Morristown. I am also the part-time City Recorder for the City of New Market. I serve on the Jefferson County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, and am also the Jefferson County Women’s Leadership Committee Chairman and also serve as the Vice Chairman for the Tennessee Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee. In my spare time, I enjoy watching my boys at football and baseball games and especially love watching them show pigs. Agriculture is a very important part of my life, and I enjoy every opportunity to educate and advocate for this industry.

Holly grew up on her family’s diverse farming operation in Smith County, raising tobacco, hay, cattle, and sheep. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture from Tennessee Tech and a Master’s in Agriculture and Natural Resources Systems Management from UT Martin. Since joining the USDA in 2011, Holly has excelled and now serves as Farm Loan Manager for 21 counties across Middle Tennessee. Alongside her husband and daughter, she continues her passion for agriculture on their Riddleton farm, focusing on sheep and expanding into produce, flowers, and feeder calves.