2026 State Women's Leadership Committee
Chair – Nita Cooper, Boone County
Vice Chair – Sara Beth Johnson, Lonoke County
District 1 – Stacy Witcher, Cross County
District 2 – LeAnn Wilkison, Monroe County
District 3 – Polly Lichti, Carroll County
District 4 – Tracy Cooper, Sebastian County
District 5 – Abigail Meredith, Garland County
District 6 – Margie Raimondo, Pulaski County
District 7 – Heather Krost, Dallas County
Meet the 2026 State Committee
Nita Cooper is chair of the Arkansas Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee. She and her husband, Gary, own and operate a cow-calf operation in Everton (Boone County). They have two daughters, Nikki (Richey) and Kim (Jade), and five grandchildren – Rilee, Rex, Jhett, Lynlee and Steeley. Nita is a retired Boone County extension agent. She is serving her seventh year on the state committee and second year as chair.
Sara Beth Johnson is vice chair of the Arkansas Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee. She and her husband, Colton, are Lonoke County Farm Bureau members. They own and operate Flying Pig Cattle Co in Hickory Plains. In addition to their commercial cow-calf operation, they also sell raw cow and goat milk and make small batch goat milk soaps. Their daughter, Josey, loves the farm life and already helps milk the goats and cows, feeds all the livestock and drives every vehicle they own. Sara Beth is serving her fourth year on the state committee and second year as vice chair.
Stacy Witcher is the District 1 representative on the Arkansas Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Committee. She and her husband Kent live in Cherry Valley (Cross County) where they own and operate Witcher Farms, a cow-calf and feeder cattle operation. Stacy and Kent have 11 children - Madisyn, Ty (Lexie), Griffin, Ben, Henry, Mary Claire, Liberty, Felicity, Jackson, Warren and Rebekah. She is serving her first year on the state committee.
District 1: Craighead County, Crittenden County, Cross County, Lee County, Mississippi County, Phillips County, Poinsett County and St. Francis County.
LeAnn Wilkison is the District 2 representative on the Arkansas Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Committee. She and her husband Roger own and operate a row crop farm in Monroe County in Eastern Arkansas. They have two grown daughters Lynlee and Libby and one grandson Garrison. This will be LeAnn's first term on the state committee.
District 2: Clay County, Greene County, Independence County, Jackson County, Lawrence County, Monroe County, Prairie County, Randolph County, Sharp County, White County and Woodruff County.
Polly Lichti is the District 3 representative on the Arkansas Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee. She and her husband, David, work on both of their family's cow-calf operation in southern Carroll County. They have three grown children – Abigail, Katherine, and Keith. Polly previously taught English, journalism, and oral communications before returning to the farm full-time. She is serving her second year on the state committee.
District 3: Baxter County, Benton County, Boone County, Carroll County, Fulton County, Izard County, Madison County, Marion County, Newton County, Searcy County, Stone County and Washington County.
Tracy Cooper is the District 4 representative on the Arkansas Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee. Tracy is a retired math teacher/school counselor. She earned a BS in secondary education-math from Arkansas Tech University and a MS in school counseling from John Brown University. Tracy and her husband, Brent, live in Hackett (Sebastian County) and have two children Jonathan (Mary) and Mackenzie (Harrison). They have three grandchildren Jocelyn, Reggie and Wesley. Tracy and Brent own Big Branch-Cooper Cattle. She is serving her first year on the state committee.
District 4: Crawford County, Howard County, Little River County, Miller County, Montgomery County, North Logan County, Pike County, Polk County, Scott County, Sebastian County, Sevier County and South Logan County.
Abigail Meredith is the District 5 representative on the Arkansas Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee. She and her husband, Jack, raise beef cattle in Bonnerdale (Garland County). Abigail is a published author of multiple children’s books, most related to agriculture and life on the farm. Her full-time job is an alternative learning environment paraprofessional at Centerpoint High School. During the summer, she operates her own swim school She is serving her second year on the state committee.
District 5: Cleburne County, Conway County, Faulkner County, Franklin County, Garland County, Hot Spring County, Johnson County, Perry County, Pope County, Van Buren County and Yell County.
Margie Raimondo serves as the District 6 representative on the Arkansas Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee. She and her husband, Chris, operate Urbana Farmstead in Pulaski County, a one-third-acre urban discovery farm focused on soil health, conservation practices, and small-farm resilience. Margie also leads the Arkansas Heritage Grain Initiative, a multi-partner effort exploring heritage wheat as a conservation strategy for small farms. She and Chris have four children and seven grandchildren. She is in her second year serving on the state Women’s Leadership Committee.
District 6: Arkansas County, Cleveland County, Desha County, Drew County, Jefferson County, Lincoln County, Lonoke County, Pulaski County and Saline County
Heather Krost is the District 7 representative on the Arkansas Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Committee. With a deep-rooted passion for agriculture, Heather volunteers extensively in her county. She contributes to the community garden, local farmer's market, 4-H and the county fair board. She and her husband, Taylor, have three young children, Stella, Colten and Susie. When she isn't volunteering or managing the household, you can find her baking, sewing or with a book in her hand.
District 7: Ashley County, Bradley County, Calhoun County, Chicot County, Clark County, Columbia County, Dallas County, Grant County, Hempstead County, Lafayette County, Nevada County, Ouachita County and Union County.