Our Board of Directors
King-Pierce Board of Director positions are elected every two years. Six from King County and six from Pierce County. Even numbers positions are voted in even years, odd positions in odd years.
Dan Muir serves as Pierce County Position 8 and is our Board President
Dan and his wife originally moved to Pierce County over 20 years ago. Their children were born and raised in Pierce County and have now graduated from Pierce County schools! Agriculture is near and dear to Dan’s heart, having a long family history in agriculture, and he is still active today on their multi-generational family farm.
As an agricultural consultant in Pierce County, Dan served as the Coordinator of the Pierce County Agriculture Advisory Committee 2017-2022. Other past work has included serving as the Coordinator for the Farm to School Pierce County Team; conducted interviews with Pierce County Farmers for WSU Agriculture Infrastructure Study; performed site audits of local farms with the WSU Extension Director; worked on Pierce County zoning and land use issues related to agriculture including the Agriculture Resource Lands (ARL) issue; served on the Agriculture Drainage Task Force and participated in Flood Plains by Design meetings.
Dan originally joined the King-Pierce Farm Bureau in 2015 and served on the Board of Directors. He has experience as both a member leader of the Farm Bureau and as staff, having served as the Washington Farm Bureau’s Member Services Coordinator during 2023-2025. Dan rejoined the KPFB Board in 2025 and was elected President of the Board in 2026. Dan is a past chair of the KPFB’s Finance Committee and Policy Development Committee. Dan also currently serves as a Commissioner on the Pierce County Agriculture Commission.
For Dan, supporting agriculture is core to both his personal beliefs and his professional endeavors.
Mark Dodrill is our Vice President and Policy Development Committee Chair, AgTourism Committee Chair serves as
King County Position 3.
Mark Dodrill is a long time Western Washington resident, graduating from Mercer Island High School and Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. While living and raising 3 kids in Bellevue with his wife Kandi, the youngest joined 4H, raising rabbits and chickens. Being a part of 4H and participating in innumerable shows and fairs ignited a passion for raising animals and rural living. When the kids were grown and graduated from high school they left suburban life and purchased 5 acres in Auburn.
Mark and Kandi launched Green Apple Alpacas ranch in 2020 with the dual goals of agritourism and fiber production. They currently have llamas, alpacas, sheep, goats, chickens, ducks, and geese. Mark is an active member of the Alpaca Association of Western Washington, as President and Treasurer, as well as supporting the 4H club that meets at their ranch. Living and working in rural King County has surfaced the importance of farming and ranching and Mark wants to ensure a sustainable future for agriculture in our state.
Sarah Howard serves Pierce County in Position 9 and chairs the Legislative Committee.
Her love of advocacy began as a 4H and FFA member competing in speaking contests and participating in livestock shows. The general population's lack of familiarity with agriculture has never been a secret in a fair barn!
Sarah met her now-husband Josh while studying for her Animal Science degree at University of Idaho in 2005, and they have a daughter and two sons. The kids have their own projects on the farm, including a dairy cow and a flock of ducks.
In addition to farming and parenting, Sarah teaches classical ballet at the local dance studio.
Sarah has served on the King Pierce Farm Bureau Board of Directors since 2014.
Judy Gwerder is our King-Pierce Farm Bureau Treasurer and serves
King County - Position 4.
Judy and her husband Paul owned and operated a dairy on the Enumclaw Plateau for 30 years. They recently retired and now house heifers and dry cows and manage 240 acres of forage in support of the dairy industry. Judy handled the cow records and all of the bookkeeping for the dairy and is Quickbooks proficient. On the dairy, she also filled in wherever necessary feeding calves, driving tractor, making parts runs.
Judy and Paul raised four kids and Judy was the soccer Mom chauffeur for several years while also being Treasurer for different teams. Judy belongs to the local chapter of 100 Women Who Care supporting non-profits in the Enumclaw, Black Diamond, Covington area.
In her spare time Judy enjoys gardening, yoga and spending time with her four adult children.
Leann Krainick serves
King County - Position 1 and is our Scholarship Committee Chair.
After earning her BS in Animal Science from Oregon State University in 1993, Leann Krainick moved to Seattle to work in feed formulation for Land O’Lakes Feed. Six years later, she married Mike Krainick, a third generation dairy farmer. Together, they now and own and operate Krainick Dairy in Enumclaw, Washington, which consists of 1250 milking cows and over 1500 acres of farmland. With a strong focus on sustainability, Krainick Dairy has been innovative in recycling food waste as feed and manure into bedding which is also marketed throughout Washington as Scarecrow’s Pride, a WSDA certified organic soil amendment. These efforts have garnered several awards including 2014 King County Rural Small Business of the Year.
In addition, Krainick also serves on the King County Agriculture Commission and is a board member of Washington State Dairy Council. Strongly believing in public outreach, Krainick has linked activities with her farm to advocate for all of agriculture at fairs, festivals and universities across the state.
Sharee Thompson
Pierce County - Position 3.
Biography coming soon.
Ashleigh Stouffer serves as Pierce County Position 11.
Photo and biography coming soon.
Working for Farmers and Ranchers
King-Pierce Farm Bureau manages and conducts the business of this grassroots county organization. We are a non-partisan group of agriculturists who provide leadership for the organization through loyalty, initiative, participation and influence. Regular responsibilities of the Board of Directors are established the articles of incorporation and ByLaws adopted by the Board of Directors and King-Pierce Farm Bureau membership.