Meet the Team
Leadership | Risk Management | 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.
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.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Kim Rugel
Commodity Hedging Strategist
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20+ years of experience in the grain industry as a Commodity Risk Management Specialist.
Former Account Executive and Commodity Analyst at ADM Benson Quinn
B.S. from the University of Minnesota, and enjoys running, cycling, and exploring new ideas through reading and learning.
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.
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.
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.
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 Officer
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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.
Lindsey Sneen
Senior Credit Officer
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Jackie Mosier
Account Manager
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19+ years in lending and business development, specializing in mortgage and agricultural finance.
Former Vice President of Mortgage Lending at Growers Edge and Relationship Manager at Conterra Ag Capital.
B.A. from Defiance College, B.S. from the University of Northwestern Ohio.
Travis Stepro
Head of Asset Management & Credit Product Strategies
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20+ years in commercial and agricultural lending, portfolio management, and risk management.
Former Chief Credit Officer at AgAmerica and Chief Credit and Risk Officer at Ag Resource Management.
MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University, and B.S. from Indiana State University.
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.
Looking to join our expanding team with a fresh lens on ag lending?