Meet the Folks
Chad Roberts
Chad Roberts is director and general manager of the Florida Agricultural Marketing Association (FAMA), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Florida Farm Bureau Federation, which markets agricultural products across the country to over 25 states. In addition to promoting the Florida member-to-member marketing program, he travels extensively across the country working with other state Farm Bureaus, agricultural educators, FFA organizations as well as many civic groups to promote Florida Farm Bureau and Florida agriculture through fundraising and member service programs.
Chad is a graduate of the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in food and resource economics. He has been working for Florida Farm Bureau since October 2009. Chad and his wife Crystal, live in Umatilla. Chad and Crystal have three sons; Cooper, Colby and Cayden.
Nate Stewart
Nate Stewart is Assistant Director of the Florida Agricultural Marketing Association (FAMA).
Nate is a graduate of the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural communications. He has been working for Florida Farm Bureau since May 2015. A native to Florida, Nate and his wife, Kendall, live in Groveland. Nate and Kendall have one daughter; Paisley.
Suzanne Makin
Suzanne Makin joined Florida Farm Bureau in March of 2015 in the position of office manager.
Suzanne’s lengthy history of customer service experience comes from a diverse background in the retail and health care industries.
Suzanne has one adult son and one granddaughter.
Jill Gonzalez
Jill is a veteran of the United States Army; serving six years active duty as a Food Service Specialist, spending half of her time in Germany before returning stateside, where she met and married her husband of 25 years, David. They are a blended family with two grown sons, Michael and David Jr. She is a graduate of Bryant & Stratton College where she earned her Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies, graduating at the top of her class.
She is a native of New York State, but has lived in Florida for the last almost 24 years.
Gabe Mudger
Gabe was born in Greenville, South Carolina and raised in Lakeland, Florida. He went on to study at Santa Fe College. His current position is Manager of Direct Marketing for the Florida Agricultural Marketing Association, where he helps connect communities with farm fresh products. He joined Florida Farm Bureau in 2025. In Gabes free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, friends and dog, River
