FCS Financial is governed by a 15-person board. Of those, 12 are elected by the stockholders of FCS Financial. Additionally, the board has appointed three directors. The board meets monthly and provides overall direction to the organization's leadership.

James Nivens

James lives in LaRussell where his farming operation consists of corn, soybeans, wheat, cow/calf herd and backgrounding calves. He has served on the board since 1998 and his current term expires in 2012. James represents Barry, Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, and Stone counties.

Brian Peterson

Brian lives in Trenton where he operates a dairy and raises hay. He has been a member of the board since 2002. His current term expires in 2011. Brian represents Carroll, Chariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, and Sullivan counties.

Kenneth Bergmann

Kenny lives in Walnut Grove where he raises alfalfa, grass hay, wheat, Fescue seed, oats, and backgrounds 150-head calves. He was elected to the board in 2010 and his current term expires in 2013. Kenny represents Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede, Polk, Taney, Webster and Wright counties.

Bruce Bjornson

Dr. Bjornson is a financial economist and certified public accountant who works as an independent financial consultant. He previously worked 13 years in the Agribusiness Research Institute at the University of Missouri. Dr. Bjornson has been an appointed member of the board since 2007, and his current term on the board expires in 2013.

Mike Bruce

Mike lives in Nevada and his farming operation consists of wheat, soybeans, milo, corn and lespedeza. He also has a 150 head beef cattle operation. Mike has been a board member since 2002. His current term expires in 2011. Mike represents Bates, Camden, Cass, Cedar, Henry, Hickory, Johnson, St. Clair, and Vernon counties.

Michael Cook

Dr. Cook is a Professor of Agricultural Economics and Robert Partridge Chair of Cooperative Leadership at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He lives in Columbia. Dr. Cook has been an appointed member of the board since 1989 and his current term on the board expires in 2011.

Mark DeShon

Mark lives in Clarksdale and his farming operation consists of corn, soybeans, hay, silage, replacement dairy heifers, beef cows, broilers and hogs. He has been a member of the board since 2006 and his current term expires in 2012. Mark represents Andrew, Atchison, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison, Holt, Nodaway, and Worth counties.

Dan Devlin

Dan lives in Edina where he grows corn and soybeans. He has been a member of the board since 2009 and his current term expires in 2012. Dan represents Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Putnam, Schuyler, and Scotland counties.

Maurice Glosemeyer

Maurice lives in Marthasville where he raises corn, soybeans and wheat. He has been a board member since 2009 and his current term expires in 2012.  Maurice represents Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cooper, Howard, Montgomery, Saline and Warren counties.

Daniel Hulse

Danny lives in Hannibal where he raises corn, soybeans, wheat, and hay and sells calves as yearlings in their cow-calf operation. He was elected to the board in 2010 and his current term expires in 2013. Danny represents Macon, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Ralls, Randolph and Shelby counties.

Gene McClellan

Gene lives in Willow Springs where his dairy operation consists of Holstein cows and heifers. He also raises beef cattle, alfalfa hay and haylage, orchard grass and fescue hay. He has been a board member since 1996. His current term expires in 2011. Gene represents Crawford, Dent, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Phelps, Pulaski, Reynolds, Shannon, and Texas counties.

David Meneely

David lives in Chillicothe where he serves as the Livingston County Farm Service Agency Executive Director. David has been an appointed member of the board since 1990. His current term expires in 2012.

Mark Pierce

Mark lives in DeKalb and his operation consists of corn, soybeans, tobacco and beef cattle. He has served on the board since 2002 and his current term expires in 2013. Mark represents Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte, and Ray counties.

Gene Rademacher

Gene lives in Bland where he is a grain and livestock farmer. He has been a member of the board since 1995 and his current term expires in 2013. Gene represents Benton, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade, Maries, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage, and Pettis counties.

Jim Schulze

Jim lives in Troy where he is a grain and livestock farmer raising corn, soybeans, wheat and beef cattle. He has served on the board since 1998. Jim's current term on the board expires in 2011.  Jim represents Iron, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Perry, St. Charles, St. Francois, St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve, and Washington counties, and the City of St. Louis.