Board of Directors

Barb Downey
Wamego, KS

Downey is CEO of Downey Ranch, Inc., which operates an Angus and Sim Angus seedstock herd, supplying bulls and bred females to ranches in Kansas and the Midwest. In addition, Downey is the CEO of DRI-Carpenter LLC, a commercial Angus-based herd. Downey Ranch finishes their cattle at commercial feedyards and occasionally on their home ranch. She is a founding member of U.S. Premium Beef and finished beef is marketed through their delivery rights. Downey is a member of the Kansas State University Livestock & Meat Industry Council Board and Chair of the Kansas State University Livestock and Meat Industry Council Nominating Committee. Downey was elected to the Frontier Farm Credit Board in 2025; her current term ends on August 31, 2025.

Lee Mueller
Board Chair
Hiawatha, KS

Mueller is president of Laus Creek Farm, Inc., and raises corn and soybeans. He also owns Laus Creek Trucking, LLC and Mueller Family Land, LLC. Mueller serves as a trustee for the Hiawatha First United Methodist Church. He currently serves as the Frontier Farm Credit Board Chairperson and the Frontier Farm Credit Board Governance Committee Chairperson. Mueller was elected to the Frontier Farm Credit Board in 2015; his current term ends August 31, 2027.

Marty Reichenberger
Board Vice Chair
Independence, KS

Reichenberger is the managing partner for Reichenberger Farms and Reichenberger Land, LLC, a fourth-generation family farming operation raising wheat, corn, and soybeans. He and his wife own Diamond R Cattle, a cow-calf operation and farm-to-table beef retailer. Reichenberger serves on the Unified School District No. 446 school board. He currently serves as the Frontier Farm Credit Board Vice Chairperson and the Frontier Farm Credit Board Business Risk Committee Chairperson. Reichenberger was elected to the Frontier Board in 2023; his current term ends August 31, 2026.

Shane Tiffany
Allen, KS

Tiffany is president of Tiffany Cattle Co., Inc., a custom cattle feeding operation. He also leads Tiffany Holdings, LLC and Tiffany Holdings II, LLC, both agricultural land-holding companies, and Tiffany Enterprises, LLC, a real estate investment company. He is vice president of Tiffany Family Farms, LLC, a farming operation, and has a minority ownership interest in OWNx, LLC, a gold and silver investment company, and Elevate Ag, LLC, an ag company that produces biological stimulants. He is a member of the KLA Cattle Feeders Council Executive Committee and an elder of High View Church. He also currently serves as the Frontier Farm Credit Board Human Capital Committee Chairperson and the CoBank District Farm Credit Council. Tiffany was elected to the Frontier Farm Credit Board in 2017; his current term ends August 31, 2029.

Tim Williams
Castle Pines, CO

As an appointed Director, Williams is highly experienced in information security, technology risk management, and secure innovation. He has more than 20 years of experience spanning healthcare, financial services, and other highly regulated industries. Williams advises organizations on cybersecurity strategy and advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence. He is also an advisor on quantum computing, with a focus on governance and risk, at Qryptonic. Williams most recently served as Chief Information Security Officer for Insulet Corporation, a global medical device manufacturer and publicly traded leader in diabetes care, and was the Chief Information Security Officer at ZOLL Medical, a medical device, software, and related services company. Across these roles, he led enterprise-wide cybersecurity, privacy, and resilience programs supporting regulated products, critical infrastructure, and global operations. Williams was appointed to the Frontier Farm Credit Board effective September 1, 2025; his current term ends August 31, 2029.