Meet the Team
Leadership | Legal & Capital Markets | Lending | Credit | Finance & Operations | Technology
LEADERSHIP
Keir Renick
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
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19+ years of experience in commercial and investment banking, and private equity.
Former AVP at Moody’s Investors Service and Vice President of Real Estate Structured Finance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Grew up in Dalhart, Texas, where his family operated a community bank serving local farmers. Receive a BBA & BS from Texas Tech University and a MPS/RE from Georgetown University.
LEGAL & CAPITAL MARKETS
Cameron Seymore
Chief Legal Officer and Head of Capital Markets
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20+ years of experience in capital markets and structured finance.
Former COO and General Counsel of Hyrex Servicing, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Finance of America Companies, and Senior Managing Director and Counsel at Blackstone Residential Trust/BXRT.
B.S. from Spring Hill College and J.D. from Depaul College of Law.
Darwin Melnyk
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
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20+ years advancing ag technology
Former Founder and CEO of Iron Solutions (now Trimble) and Consonus, Inc.
Grew up on a grain farm in western Canada and currently serves as Outside Director for the Western Equipment Dealers Association. Attended Emory University and Friends University.
LENDING
Matt Mostad
VP Of Revenue Operations
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16+ years in agricultural finance, specializing in lending and financial operations.
Former Ag Loan Officer with First Financial Bank and Finance & Lending Manager with CHS Capital.
Grew up in North Dakota and resides in Luverne, Minnesota.
Michael Motis
Regional Relationship Manager
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30+ years of experience in agriculture, ag finance, and sales leadership across the Midwest.
Former Senior Area Manager at Ag Resource Management, with previous roles including Territory Finance Manager at John Deere Financial and leadership positions in ag lending and equipment finance.
Nebraska native serving producers across Nebraska and surrounding regions. Graduate of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with a degree in Animal Science and Agricultural Marketing.
Matthew Stellpflug
Sales Development Coordinator
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10+ years of experience in agriculture finance, specializing in revenue operations and lending solutions.
Former Analyst at CHS Inc. and Bremer Bank.
Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness/Agriculture Business Operations from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
Dan Grube
Regional Relationship Manager
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25+ years in financial services, specializing in lending and agricultural finance.
Former Area Manager with Ag Resource Management.
Graduate of the University of Toledo. Grew up on a family farm in Ohio and resides in Bryan, Ohio.
Sam Johnson
Regional Relationship Manager
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9+ years building client relationships and delivering results across lending, business development, and sales
Former Senior Loan Officer at Ag Resource Management and Mortgage Loan Officer at Cornerstone Bank
BA in Business Administration, Bellevue University
Dawn Odenthal
Regional Relationship Manager
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20+ years of experience in agricultural technology, business development, and sales leadership.
Former Director of Sales at Conservis and Director of Business Development & Partnerships at Traction Ag.
Holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse and an MBA from Metropolitan State University.
Jason Hayes
Regional Relationship Manager
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20+ years of experience in agricultural lending, crop insurance, and producer finance.
Former Area Manager at Ag Resource Management and Vice President of Lending & Branch Manager at AgHeritage Farm Credit Services.
Based in Stuttgart, Arkansas. Received a B.S. in Agricultural Business from Arkansas State University and attended the Barret Graduate School of Banking.
CREDIT
Chris Armstrong
Chief Credit Officer
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15+ years of experience in agriculture finance, specializing in credit risk management, analysis, and policy development..
Former Senior Credit Analyst at US Bank and CoBank.
Originally from Coon Rapids, Minnesota, B.S. from Metro State University.
Karen Hartmann
Senior Credit Office
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20+ years in agricultural finance, with expertise in credit analysis, portfolio management, and application development.
Former Senior Credit Analyst at AgriBank and CoBank
M.S. from The Ohio State University and a B.S. from University of Minnesota.
Clay Caswell
Associate Credit Analyst
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Experience in financial analysis and credit underwriting.
Former Intern at AgCountry Farm Credit Services, supporting tax preparation and financial analysis.
B.S. in Finance from North Dakota State University.
FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Katie Damberg
Chief Operating Officer
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25+ years in capital markets, asset-backed lending, and process optimization.
Former Senior Managing Director at Blackstone TORO and Podium Mortgage Capital.
Farm family ties in southern Minnesota, BA from College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University.
Lindsey Sneen
Director of Asset Management
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15+ years in agriculture finance, specializing in credit analysis, risk management, and underwriting.
Former AVP of Underwriting at American AgCredit and Credit Manager at CHS, Inc.
B.S. from Metro State University.
Beth Lewis
Controller
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30+ years in accounting and finance, with extensive expertise in corporate tax, financial operations, and accounting leadership.
Former Controller at Brown & Brown and Director of Accounting at Hays Companies.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), B.S. from Minnesota State University.
Anne Helmer
Account Manager
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30+ years of experience in agricultural financing.
Former Senior Credit Officer - AgTech at Compeer Financial and Director of Business Development at Grower’s Edge.
Graduate of the University of Minnesota.
Tanya Simmer
Head of Loan Closing
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20+ years of experience in commercial loan operations and agricultural lending.
Former Manager of Collateral Management and Lease Operations at CoBank Farm Credit Leasing Services Corporation.
Studied Business Administration at Kirkwood Community College
Michi Eichinger
Senior Loan Accounting Analyst
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20+ years in finance and real estate.
Former positions within the State of Minnesota’s Treasury Division.
M.B.A. from The College of St. Scholastica.
TECHNOLOGY
Josh Allen
Director of Engineering
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15+ years in business software development, specializing in solutions architecture and technology consulting.
Former VP of Technology at Total Warehouse and CEBA Solutions, and Sr. Software Engineer at Trimble.
Has worked with various ag clients, including Trimble dealers, hay exporters, greenhouse automation, and cooperatives, implementing and customizing scalable ERP solutions.
Don Ross
Product Manager - Technology
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27+ years of experience in software product development, Agile delivery, and technical leadership across multiple industries.
Former Technical Solutions Consultant at Schneider Electric, Senior Product Analyst at IDEMIA, and VP of Product Development at IRON Solutions (now Trimble).
Former U.S. Army officer and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran. Mechanical engineering graduate of Arizona State University who contributed to International Space Station hardware.
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