Good People Make Great Partners
It goes without saying that no great operation exists without great people. From our board of directors, to our leadership team, to the people on the road and in the field, United Farmers Cooperative team brings together the best people to guide your cooperative today – and into the future. As you grow and evolve, we evolve with you.
Meet the team that is here to support you, your livelihood, our communities and our rural way of life.
Our Board

Jeff Manderscheid
Chairman

Kevin Lindeman
Director

Todd Kettner
Vice Chairman

Jeff Franta
Director

Tyler Stehr
Secretary

Ryan Mackenthun
Director

Kurt Martens
Director

Mitch Altermatt
CEO / General Manager

Jonathan Olmscheid
Chief Financial Officer

Ryan Altmann
Director of IT

Jason Tews
VP of Grain & Feed

Darv Turbes
VP of Energy

Jim Carlson
VP of Agronomy

Chad Wilson
VP of Ag Services

Jenny Krohn
Human Resources Manager

Beth Magnusson
Controller

Jim Carlson
VP of Agronomy

Craig WIlson
Seed Manager, Account Manager

Brett Amberg
United Insight, Account Manager

Bob Wilkinson
Account Manager
Norseland Location Manager

Jim Ebbers
Account Manager
Hector Location Manager

Mark Hoekstra
Master Agronomy Adviser/Account Manager
Brownton

Tyler WIlson
Account Manager
Lafayette

Patrick Kopesky
Account Manager
Hamburg

Aaron Schwab
Agronomy Operations Manager

Roger Trebbensee
Project Manager

Karen Firle
Agronomy Accounting Manager

Kayla Leifermann
Accounting and Customer Service

Anthony Martens
Agronomy Sales Manager
Seth Lokensgard
Sales Associate
Lilly Pollasky
Sales Associate

Darv Turbes
VP of Energy

Merle Bohlin
Energy Sales & Service
Klossner

Zac Kuehn
Operations Manager
Winthrop

Jesse Matthews
Operations Manager
New Germany

Josh Fischer
Gas Services Technician
Klossner

Mike Hulke
Lead Gas Service Technician
Klossner

Ruth Domeier
Energy Account Lead
Winthrop

Tony Kammerlander
Energy Accounting Manager
Winthrop

Cindy Kuehn-Gleason
Energy Accountant
Winthrop

Sarah Olson
Energy Accountant
New Germany

Andy Berdan
Farm Equipment/Grain Handling Sales

Kyle Burnett
Commercial Field Sales

Scott Maynard
Farm Equipment Product Sales Manager

Jeff Nelson
Service Manager

Kelly Norell
Customer Service
Lafayette

Judy Waldvogel
Accounting Manager

Brady Webster
Parts Manger

Teresa Wenninger
Office Manger

Chad WIlson
Vice President of Ag Services

Dan Hayes
Precision Planting Manager

Jason Tews
VP of Grain & Feed

Kim Hague
Feed Accounting Manager

Kelly Powell
Feed Sales Manger

Leon Wenniger
Operations Manger

Bob Rehbein
Dairy Tech Services Manager

Robert Westman
Nutrition/Management Consultant

John Kiese
Nutrition/Management Consultant

Mitchell McCosh
Nutrition/Management Consultant
Rich Schug
Nutrition/Manement Consultant
Deb Walter
Customer Service
Cologne
Paula Walter
Customer Service
Cologne
Tara Hawks
Customer Service
Le Sueur
Cassandra Brandes
Customer Service
Klossner

Jason Tews
Vice President of Grain & Feed

Darrell Abrahamson
Grain Orginator/Operations

Brett Annexstad
Grain Originator/Merchandiser

Anthony Martens
Grain Controller

Matt Rettmann
Grain Originator/Merchandiser
Dan Klancke
Grain Operations Manager