Two current Board of Directors, Bill Johnson and Mike Hanigan are up for re-election this year. Kay Riley is the 2026 nominee candidate for Board of Directors. Learn more about these candidates below.

Kay Riley

Kay grew up in Payson, Utah. He has been a resident of Idaho since 1999. He attended BYU. He worked for a produce business in Utah. When he moved to Idaho, he bought an onion packing shed in Nyssa, Oregon. He currently works part-time at Fort Boise Produce. Kay is married to Karen and they raised 4 children.

Bill Johnson

Raised in Vale, Bill studied Aeronautical Engineering at MIT. He joined Microsoft after college where he led the design of early versions of Microsoft Excel. Later, he served as a Vice President at InterNAP, an internet routing optimization firm. In 2005 he created Sage Farms, which quickly expanded into one of the largest row crop operations in the Treasure Valley. In 2017 he sold the farm and established Loft Property Management, a leading provider of single and multi-family housing in the Western Treasure Valley.

He is a founding member of Malheur County Poverty to Prosperity, is a trustee at Eastern Oregon University and serves on several other business and civic boards. Bill enjoys flying his airplane, riding his bicycle and playing tennis with his wife Kathy.

J. Michael (Mike) Hanigan

Mike was raised in Payette. He attended the University of Idaho where he earned a double major in Business. He worked as a Systems Engineer for Electronic Data Systems in New Jersey before coming back to his hometown to become a third-generation Chevrolet dealer. Soon after, he purchased three additional new car dealerships. In 2016, he sold his dealerships. He currently is an owner of residential memory care facilities, an RV park, duplexes, and other ventures in the area.

Mike is married to Kim, and they have raised their four children here in Fruitland.