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
Kurt Martens
Director
Tyler Stehr
Vice-Chairman
Kevin Lindeman
Director
Ryan Mackenthun
Secretary
Ryan Ponwith
Director
Todd Kettner
Director
Jim Carlson
VP of Agronomy
Jonathan Olmscheid
Chief Financial Officer
Ryan Altmann
Director of IT
Jason Tews
VP of Grain & Feed
Darv Turbes
VP of Energy
Chad Wilson
VP of Ag Services
Jenny Krohn
Human Resources Manager
Jim Carlson
VP of Agronomy
Craig WIlson
Seed Manager, Account Manager
Brett Amberg
Agronomy Sales 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
Operations Manager
Roger Trebbensee
Project Manager
Karen Firle
Accounting Manager
Kayla Leifermann
Accounting and Customer Service
Seth Lokensgard
Account Manager
Jeff Kiewatt
Account Manager
Jack Wolter
Account Manager
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
Judy Waldvogel
Accounting Manager
Brady Webster
Parts Manager
Chad WIlson
Vice President of Ag Services
Dan Hayes
Precision Planting Manager
Abby Voges
Customer Service Specialist
Jason Tews
VP of Grain & Feed
Kim Hague
Feed/Grain Controller
Kelly Powell
Feed Sales Manager
Leon Wenninger
Operations Manager
Bob Rehbein
Dairy Tech Services Manager
Robert Westman
Nutrition/Management Consultant
John Kiese
Nutrition/Management Consultant
Rich Schug
Nutrition/Management Consultant
Deb Walter
Customer Service
Cologne
Paula Walter
Customer Service
Cologne
Tara Hawks
Customer Service
Le Sueur
Jason Tews
Vice President of Grain & Feed
Darrell Abrahamson
Grain Originator/Operations
Matt Rettmann
Grain Originator/Merchandiser
Mitch Koepp
Grain Originator
Dan Klancke
Grain Operations Manager