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Bryan Reichmuth: V.P. Grain

Bryan grew up in Northeast Nebraska in the small community of Humphrey. He graduated from North East Community College in 1981 with his Associate Degree in Agri-Business. Immediately after college Bryan got started in the Co-op world. Bryan started with the Farmers Co-op at Lindsay in 1981. In 1983 he took the position of Office Manager for Farmers Coop Grain & Lumber Co in Humphrey. In April of 1994 Bryan was promoted to General Manager of the Humphrey Coop. In 2003 Farmers Coop Grain & Lumber merged with Central Farmers Coop in O'Neill. In 2004 Bryan was asked to assume the position of V.P. of Grain with Central Valley Ag. Bryan brings 27 years of service to the Co-op industry and was born and raised on a farm near Humphrey. Bryan lives near Humphrey with his wife and has four children.

Jon Johnson: Grain Merchandising Manager

Jon calls the community of Fairmont in South Central Nebraska his hometown. You could say he grew up in the coop system having a father who was a manager of several local cooperatives. Jon graduated from Southeast Community College in 1981 with an associate degree in Agribusiness. After a couple of years working for a steel construction company (grain bins & legs) he was employed by a small town locally owned grain and fertilizer company. Jon started his coop career in 1990 at Farmers Cooperative Assn. in Ong, NE as a custom applicator and elevator operator, moving on to Branch Manager, then Assistant Manager. Next a year and a half as branch manager for Farmers Elevator Coop at Bagley, IA and one and a half years as the grain department head for Farmers Coop Oil Co. at Newman Grove, NE. In 2000 Jon came to work for Tri Valley Coop as Grain Merchandiser moving into his current position at St. Edward with the forming of CVA. Jon and wife Jean reside in Albion with their 3 sons and 2 daughters.

Steve Gleeson: Commodity Risk Manager

Steve grew up on a farm near Monroe in northeastern Nebraska. During his school years, Steve discovered what a sound marketing plan can do to a farming operation. He was introduced to the risk management business as an intern during his college summers. After graduating from the University of Nebraska at Kearney with a degree in Business Economics, Steve went to work at CVA in the ProEdge division. His current duties include a full-service brokerage, grain contracts and ProEdge consulting. Steve and his wife live on a farm near Humphrey.

Dan Nelson: Commodity Risk Manager

Dan grew up on a family farm in SE South Dakota. He attended South Dakota State University where he majored in Ag Business and minored in Accounting. Dan underwent a couple of internships while at college including a summer as an agronomy sales & marketing intern as well as a grain marketing internship at a soybean processing plant. He was married in July 2007 and lives in Oakland with his wife. Dan has been part of Central Valley Ag for a little over a year.

Tracy Denton: Grain Origination / Logistics

Tracy grew up in the Eastern Nebraska community of Oakland. He began his career with Central Valley Ag Cooperative in 1993. He was promoted to Eastern Grain Originator 2006. In Tracy’s 15-year career he’s held several different positions from truck driving to agronomy operations manager. Prior to his promotion in Grain Originating Tracy managed CVA’s Craig location. Tracy lives in Uehling Nebraska with his wife Paula and their three children Zachary, Kiley, and Ashley.

Brad Loseke: Grain Accountant

Brad grew up in a farm family that resided in a small town called Leigh in eastern Nebraska. After graduating high school he attended Northeast Community College for two years and then attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduating with a BS in Agribusiness. Brad started in the Cooperative system in 2001 working part-time for Farmer Coop Grain and Lumber. After his college graduation Brad became full time and has worked his way into his current position as Grain Accountant. He continues to be involved in the family farm operation. Brad and his wife Katie live on a farm northeast of Platte Center and have two daughters.