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With almost 100 years of experience, the Executive Management Team for GreenStone Farm Credit Services is a tenured, talented, and knowledgeable leadership group. They possess the skills needed to guide GreenStone in the 21st Century and to make its vision "to be rural America's first choice for financial services" a reality.

These individuals have helped customers during the up-and-down cycles of agriculture. Through their leadership, GreenStone Farm Credit Services is committed to promoting the success of its customers and financing the growth of rural America.

Marketplace Delivery Team

	David B. Armstrong President and Chief Executive Officer			Jack W. Kelly Executive Vice President Customer Delivery
	Paul Anderson Sr. Vice President Chief Credit Officer			Brook E. Walsh Sr. Vice President Chief Information Officer
	Bethany L. Barker, SPHR Sr. Vice President Chief Human Resources Officer			Melissa A. Stolicker Sr. Vice President Chief Internal Auditor
	Travis D. Jones Sr. Vice President Chief Financial Officer			Peter L. Lemmer Sr. Vice President Chief Legal Counsel

The Chief Executive Officer reports directly to the Board of Directors and provides executive leadership to the organization. The position is charged with the responsibility to effectively manage the organization to fulfill its vision and mission. This includes planning, organizing, and insuring proper controls are in place that optimize the utilization of financial, physical, technical, and human resources in support of the vision and mission.

Dave has over 25 years of experience with Farm Credit Services in Michigan. After his graduation from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science, he started his Farm Credit career as a loan officer for the Production Credit Association of Southeastern Michigan in 1981. In 1985 he transferred to Farm Credit Services of East Central Michigan and assumed a branch manager role until 1993 when he was promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In 1996 he was named the Chief Executive Officer of East Central Michigan and served in that role until 1999 when the four organizations in Michigan merged to form GreenStone Farm Credit Services. He served as the Executive Vice President of Customer Delivery until being named Chief Executive Officer effective January 2, 2009.

He completed the Graduate School of Banking program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, currently serves on the boards of directors for the Michigan FFA Foundation, Michigan Livestock Expo, and Rural Partners of Michigan and is a former board member of the MSU College of Ag and Natural Resources Alumni Association.

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Jack has been with Farm Credit Services for over 23 years. He started his career as a Loan Officer for Farm Credit Services of Mid-Michigan in 1986. Since that time, he has held several positions in Farm Credit Services Associations in Michigan and southern California including Loan Officer, Branch Manager, Manager of Credit Processing, Director of Audit, Director of Information Services, Sr. Vice President of Customer Support Systems, and Sr. VP/Executive Director Joint Association Technology Development unit. He now serves as the Executive Vice President of Customer Delivery.

As the Executive Vice President of Customer Delivery, Jack plans, organizes, and directs the organization's marketplace performance in support of its mission, strategic and business plan objectives. He develops and provides guidance for the implementation of all sales and marketing programs and is responsible for retail field operations, which include product and service delivery across all market segments. He is also responsible for achieving a high level of customer satisfaction.

Jack is a graduate of Michigan State University with a degree in Agriculture with additional specialty work in process management. He is a recent past member of the Board of Directors of the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Alumni Association.

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As Chief Credit Officer, Paul is responsible for maintaining sound lending operations including underwriting, approvals, credit policies and procedures, and credit administration. He provides leadership and communications for Association credit direction, lending philosophy, and risk management. He also develops and assists in conducting credit education and training in addition to coordinating the Association response to its internal credit review programs and external audit reviews of credit.

Paul has over 26 years of experience with the Farm Credit System. He started his career as a loan officer with Farm Credit Services of Appleton in 1983 in their Clintonville branch. In 1985 he accepted a promotion to the position of Director – Internal Audit and Review for FCS – Northeast Wisconsin. From 1988 – 1992 he was responsible for lending functions as Director of Special Credit and Sr. Credit Officer. In 1992 he accepted a position with AgriBank, FCB as a Senior Credit Officer and was subsequently promoted to Manager, Credit in 1995 overseeing their high risk loan portfolio in Wisconsin. Paul accepted the position of Director – Risk Assets with GreenStone FCS in 2004. He was promoted to Vice President – Credit in 2005 and served in this capacity until his promotion to Senior Vice President - Chief Credit Officer in November 2009.

Paul is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – River Falls with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Farm Management and Animal Science. He completed the Graduate School of Banking program at Louisiana State University in 1998.

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As Chief Information Officer, Brook is responsible for defining and developing business solutions that will enable GreenStone to achieve its strategic goals, delivering cost savings through improved processes and helping to drive additional revenue through IT innovation. Brook also serves as the Executive Director of the BGM Technology Collaboration. The BGM Technology Collaboration is owned and operated by four Farm Credit Associations, including GreenStone. The mission of the BGM Technology Collaboration is to promote the business success of the Association Partners through the efficient and effective delivery of retail applications and technical systems.

Brook assumed full responsibilities as the Chief information Officer in November 2008. Prior to joining Greenstone FCS, Mr. Walsh served as the Chief Technology & Security Officer for Valley Baptist Health System. Prior positions also include senior technology management roles with Borders Group, USF Corporation, and Fifth Third Bank.

Brook earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Public Policy and Masters of Business Administration from Michigan State University. In addition, he holds numerous technology certifications and is an active member of several professional organizations that represent state-of-the-art development and networking in the field of information technology and security.

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Beth provides the broad workforce management focus that supports GreenStone’s efforts to be a marketplace leader and a desirable place to work. Her HR team provides services to Association managers and employees, including organizational assessment and planning, performance management, recruitment/selection, training and development, compensation and employee relations. Beth is committed to promoting a work environment that focuses on employee satisfaction and organizational effectiveness.

“We strive to hire employees who are bright, hardworking, have strong interpersonal relationship skills and otherwise fit our business culture. The organization places high value on career-oriented employees and will support their personal and professional development. We foster teamwork, but also value and reward individual accomplishments. When possible, the organization will promote from within, based upon demonstrated performance qualifications. We value all staff members as individuals and recognize that our diversity of background, experiences, and ideas enrich the organization as a whole.”

Beth has led the HR function for GreenStone since 1998 and has 17 years of human resources experience. She is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management and the Human Resources Management Association of Mid Michigan. Beth graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Human Resources Management.

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As the Vice President of Internal Audit, Melissa’s primary purpose is to design, plan, implement, and monitor an all inclusive audit program for GreenStone. The audit program includes a risk based approach to evaluating credit, collateral, financial, technology, and operational internal controls. The audit process will be designed to ensure regulatory compliance and enhance GreenStone’s overall financial soundness.

Melissa is a certified public accountant and has over 12 years of public accounting and auditing experience, with a major focus in the financial institutions industry. She is a member of the American Institute of CPA’s, Michigan Association of CPA’s, and the Institute for Internal Auditors. She graduated from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

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As Chief Financial Officer, Travis provides strategic and operational leadership to issues affecting the organization’s long range financial viability, as well as day-to-day financial activities. He leads the organization’s financial operations, including loan pricing, cash management, accounting, tax and financial analysis, and reporting. He also directs the organization’s financial and capital planning and utilization.

Travis began his career in 1989 in public accounting with Deloitte & Touche located in Lansing, Michigan. In 1993, he joined Republic Bancorp Inc. headquartered in Owosso, Michigan. He served as Audit Manager, Financial Reporting Officer, Risk Management Officer, and finally Vice President and Corporate Controller during his 14 years with the banking organization. After Republic’s merger with Citizens Bank in December 2006, he served as a Vice President and Accounting Administration Manager. He joined GreenStone in September 2007.

Travis is a certified public accountant and a graduate of the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.

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As Chief Legal Counsel, Pete provides advice and counsel on any legal, regulatory, or legislative matter or problems involving GreenStone FCS and acts as the chief in-house legal advisor of the organization. He advises and renders opinions to top management with respect to legal implications involved in establishing or changing company policy. He also works with representatives from various departments on developing and modifying practices and procedures to conform to legal and regulatory requirements.

Pete assumed full responsibilities as the Chief Legal Counsel in September 2008. He has 24 years of experience as an attorney, of which he served 17 years in the position of Chief Legal Counsel, primarily in diversified financial organizations. He has managed all aspects of in-house and outside legal matters and is experienced with federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to the banking industry and publically held companies.

Pete attended the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado, graduated from Villanova University in Pennsylvania, and obtained a Juris Doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. He is a member of the Michigan Bar Association, Michigan League of Savings Institutions, and American Corporate Counsel Association.

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Marketplace Delivery Team - Sales/Relationship Management Leaders:

• Brad Henion - Senior Vice President Sales
• Jack Koester - Senior Vice President of Operations
• Al Compton - Senior Vice President Capital Markets
• Rick Schroeder - Senior Vice President Commercial Lending
• Larry Johnson, Regional Vice President
• Tom Judd, Regional Vice President
• Tim McTigue, Regional Vice President
• Ron Musselman, Regional Vice President
• John Pohl, Regional Vice President
• Bert Sheridan, Regional Vice President
• Randy Stec, Regional Vice President
• Carl Treml, Regional Vice President

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