Board Composition

The Preston County Farmland Protection Board is composed of seven members, each serving without compensation but eligible for reimbursement of actual expenses while engaged in the discharge of official duties provided however that reimbursement not exceed the amount paid to members of the Legislature. All members are required to be county residents. Each member is a voting member, except for the Preston County Commissioner, who shall serve in a non-voting, advisory capacity. All members are appointed by the Preston County Commission and serve at the will and pleasure of the Commission.

The specific composition of the Board is as follows:

• One Preston County Commissioner (Hunter Thomas, Advisor)
• Preston County WVU Extension Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent (Carrie See, Advisor)
• Executive Director of the Preston County Economic Development Authority (Roberta Baylor)
• One farmer who is a member of the Preston County Farm Bureau (Kevin Lyons)
• One farmer who is a member of the Monongahela Conservation District (Bob Spaid)
• One farmer who need not be a member of any farm organization (Kevin Luke Seese)
• One county resident who is not a member of the foregoing organizations (Jonathan Wilhelm)
• One county resident who is not a member of the foregoing organizations (Steven Bolyard)

The 2026 Officers of the Preston County Farmland Protection Board are as follows:

• Board Chair (K. Luke Seese)
• Board Vice-Chair (Bob Spaid)
• Board Secretary (Roberta Baylor)
• Board Treasurer (Kevin R. Lyons)

Mary Hibbs, Executive Director (non-member)