Business Development can help you achieve greater effectiveness in managing and growing your cooperative, as well as in satisfying your customers. 

Our experience in business consulting and our unique perspective on industry insights and trends are available to you.

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Contact the Consulting Team

Click on the links below to contact your local Business Development Manager

 Bob Walker
Strategic Director

Holly Whaley
Administrative Coordinator

Colleen Downham
Learning and Development Coordinator

Eastern Region 

Tom Kalbacher
Region Director - IN, OH, MI

Martin Hall
Ohio and Michigan

Mike Hirt
Indiana and Ohio

Roger Nicol
Human Resources - IN, OH, MI

Northeast Region

Bill Zuhlke
Region Director - WI, IL

Ron Raub
Illinois and Missouri

Larry Wojchik
Wisconsin

Northwest Region

Gene Traxler
Region Director - MN, IA, ND, SD

Jim Nelson
Central Minnesota

Roger Hermes
Northern Minnesota

Dean Matthies
Western Minnesota and South Dakota

Larry Holst
North Dakota

Danny Janssen
Iowa

Bob Lehmann
Iowa and Missouri

Southwest Region

Merle Lyons
Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado