First Pioneer Farm Credit recently announced the appointment of Peggy Jo Jones, of Boise, Idaho, as an outside director on its board of directors.

Jones is a consultant providing training and human resource services to Albertsons LLC, a major food and drug retailer.  Prior to her current role, Jones held positions of increasing responsibility with Albertsons over her 31-year tenure with the organization, most recently as vice president of human resources for its Southern California division, which includes 292 stores and two distribution centers and employs more than 30,000 associates.

Jones’s professional profile also includes the chairmanship of the board of directors for Northwest Farm Credit Services, one of First Pioneer’s sister associations in the national Farm Credit System.  The Northwest association, headquartered in Spokane, Washington, serves farmers and ranchers in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.  In addition, Jones chaired that board’s compensation committee and served on its audit, finance, and financial services committees.