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Sonoma County Farm Bureau
3589 Westwind Blvd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Phone: (707) 544-5575
Fax: (707) 544-7452

Hours: M-F from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Please note that we occasionally close for events and holidays.

Tawny Tesconi
Executive Director

Tawny Tesconi joined the Sonoma County Farm Bureau as the Interim Executive Director in 2017. She had a 30 year career in fair management and public service, and in December of 2015, she retired as Director of General Services of Sonoma County to start her fair services company of Tesconi Event And Management Solutions (TEAMS).

Born and raised in Sonoma County, Tawny is a Santa Rosa native with strong ties to the local agriculture industry. As a student, she was an active member in 4-H and FFA, working closely with her parents and siblings on a small family farm in west county where she and her husband live today.

She is a past-president and current member of Petaluma Rotary Club; member of the SRJC Ag Trust Board; and a past member of the Richard and Saralee’s Barn fundraising committee. Tawny is a 1987 graduate of the Western Fairs Association Management Training program, is a past President of WFA and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2012. Tawny also has her CFE from the International Association of Fairs and Expositions and as a BS degree in Managerial Economics from University of California, Davis.

Denise Facendini
Compliance Division Coordinator

Denise will coordinate Farm Bureau’s efforts to help our farmers with various regulatory requirements including frost protection reporting, the District 2 Water Board’s vineyard permitting process, and outreach related to Air Quality Boards stationary ag diesel engines registration.

She is a highly experienced accounting professional with demonstrated expertise in accounting applications, reporting, and operations. Previously, she was the Accounts Payable Manager at River Distributing, LLC and the Accounting Manager at Carol Shelton Wines.

Denise, who was born in Sebastopol and has lived in Sonoma County her whole life, said that she is excited to work with Sonoma County farmers and ranchers.

Brytann Busick
Marketing & Communications Manager

Brytann is excited about sharing the story of Sonoma County agriculture with Farm Bureau members, consumers, and diverse stakeholders. She is passionate about advocating for the agriculture industry and connecting consumers to the sources and producers of their food.

Brytann was born and raised in Ferndale, CA, which is a small dairying community in Humboldt County. Her family has deep roots in the dairy and timber industries. She was an active 4-H and FFA member, loved spending time at her grandparent’s ranch in Crannel, CA, and is no stranger to getting her hands dirty. She raised registered polled Herefords, Jersey replacement heifers and dairy does. She is appreciative of her rural upbringing and attributes her strong work ethic and community-oriented nature to the lesson her parents and community instilled in her at a young age.

Brytann graduated with a Master of Science in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications from Texas A&M in May 2018.

Rebecca Pate
Director of Community Outreach and Membership

Rebecca Pate joined the Farm Bureau team in 2019 and serves as the Director of Community Outreach and Membership. Previously, Rebecca Pate was on the leadership team at Sonoma Media Investments, known to many as the Press Democrat, where she managed a team of marketing consultants whose focus was to help local small to medium-sized businesses increase revenue. In her 6-year career with SMI, she was awarded the California News Publishers Association, Best Mass Media Campaign, for her work on Destination Lake County and has since been the idea generator behind marketing campaigns for some of the North Bay’s top companies. With her diverse media background, she aims to elevate the voice of agriculture and gain unwavering community support.

Rebecca was born in Ukiah but has lived all over the United Sates including Hawaii, Baltimore, and Reno. Her father’s family grew up in Fort Bragg where they raised mules and worked in the logging industry while her mother’s family is from upper state New York. She attended Southern Arkansas University on a full ride volleyball scholarship where she received a degree in Mass Media Communications. After graduation, she moved back to her family and the Bay area.

Rebecca is excited to join the team and looks forward to meeting as many members as possible to learn about them, their business, what they find valuable in their current membership, and what they want from SCFB for the future.

Samantha Piehoff
Executive Assistant & Office Manager

Samantha Piehoff joined the Sonoma County Farm Bureau in 2018. Growing up in Sonoma County and being a fourth generation farmer instilled a strong passion and love for agriculture from a young age. She is excited to now be the third generation to serve and work for the Sonoma County Farm Bureau.

Samantha spent her formative years very active in local 4-H and FFA programs. She participated in countless public speaking and leadership programs along with raising and showing small and large animals, including a purebred flock of Hampshire Sheep. She graduated from Santa Rosa High School where she achieved the award of American Farmer. She then attended Santa Rosa Junior College where she studied Agriculture Communications.