Larry has a long and successful history of cooperative leadership at various Southern Wisconsin agricultural cooperatives. He served as general manager at both the Sauk City Cooperative and Ellsworth Farmers Union. He then joined the Dane County Farmers Union, first as grain and marketing manager and then CEO in 1991. The cooperative changed its name to Cottage Grove Cooperative in 1997 and became Landmark Services Cooperative in 2003. Larry is a recognized expert in the operations, structure and benefits of agricultural cooperative and has traveled the world on behalf of the cooperative industry. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Luther College. He enjoys many outdoor activities as well as spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren.

Bob joined Landmark as its Chief Operations Officer in 2007. Bob has managed cooperatives in South Dakota and Southern Minnesota, was a commercial ag loan officer with Cenex Finance Association, the director of producer lending for Cofina Financial and vice president of case management for Resolute Systems. He has a bachelor’s degree in business and public administration and a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration on finance. He is a participant of Leadership Wisconsin — formerly the Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program. Bob was raised on a 1,200 acre grain farm in North Dakota’s Red River Valley. He and his wife have three grown children.

Dan joined Landmark as Chief Financial Officer in 2009. He has more than 30 years experience in agribusiness, serving for 10 years as CFO at Innovative Ag Services Company, an eastern Iowa cooperative. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting. Dan and his wife have two college-age daughters.

Dennis joined Landmark in 2008 as Retail Manager. He has an associate’s degree in business administration. Prior to joining Landmark, Dennis worked for 26 years for Wareco, a regional chain of convenience stores, — 10 years as District Manager. Dennis is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys spending time with his wife, children and grandchild on his 40 acres of woodlands outside of Dodgeville.

Mike has worked in the agricultural cooperative industry for more than 25 years. He has been Energy Division Manager for Landmark since 1997 when the Cottage Grove Cooperative merged with the Rio Farmers Union Cooperative. Prior to the merger, Mike was General Manager of Rio Farmers Union Cooperative, Feed and Grain Division Manager and Nutrition Consultant. He holds a bachelor’s degree in meat and animal science – business and industry. Mike and his family operate a small farm near Arlington where they breed Quarter horses, registered Corriedale sheep and several chickens.

Heather, a South Dakota native, is Landmark’s Marketing and Public Relations Manager. With more than seven years of professional public relations and marketing experience, Heather oversees marketing, advertising and public relations in Landmark’s continuing mission to ‘Work for You’. Heather explains, “It is my personal goal to make our customer communications, Web site and overall marketing strategy become leading programs for ag cooperatives everywhere. I am excited to get to know our customers better and find ways to make their lives easier.”

Doug is the Grain Division Manager and has been with Landmark for six years. He works with growers in helping them set and achieve their grain pricing goals. He also serves on the board and is Secretary-Treasurer of the Wisconsin Agri-Service Association (WASA). Doug lives in Janesville and enjoys fishing, yard work and spending time with his wife and two sons.

Mike has been with Landmark for 25 years and has headed up the Logistics Division since it was created approximately five years ago. He has worked in cooperatives all his life, beginning as a relief driver in fuel, then working in agronomy, feed sales and eventually as branch manager for the Albany Feed Mill. Mike is currently the Evansville Fire Chief, a post he’s held since 2000. He and his wife have three children, the youngest of which graduated from Evansville High School in 2009.

Diane has been with Landmark for 30 years, beginning in the bookkeeping department and assuming her role as Human Resources Manager in 1999. Diane and her husband have two married sons and several grandchildren and enjoy spending time at their Black River Falls-area cabin.

Tom has more than 30 years experience in ag credit. He has been Landmark's Credit Manager for 25 years, working with Landmark's individual, agricultural and business members. Tom has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin in agricultural economics. He is an avid bass fisherman.

John was elected to the Landmark Services Cooperative Board of Directors in 1995 and currently serves as its president. He is a majority owner of The Oak’s Golf Course (www.golftheoaks.com) as well as owning and managing 300,000 sq. ft. of commercial real estate, primarily warehouse and retail office space. In addition, John farms 150 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat.

Junior was first elected to the Landmark Services Cooperative Board of Directors in 1994 and currently serves as its vice president. He grows corn, soybeans and hay on 3,000 acres, provides custom baling and chopping and raises 1,200 dairy heifers at his Deforest-area farm. Junior’s wife, Sherri; daughter, Tracy; and son-in-law, Mike Paulson are very active in the operation of the family farm.

Jerry has served on the Landmark Services Cooperative Board of Directors since 1996 and is currently its secretary/treasurer. In partnership with his mother and brother, his custom farming operation in the Rio-area is a dairy and cash crop farm with 1,500 acres.

Jamie joined the Landmark Services Cooperative Board of Directors in 2005 and operates a fourth-generation family farm near Marshall. He grows cash crops of corn, soybeans, winter wheat and alternate oilseed test plots on his 400 acres, no-till farm. Jamie is also an independent renewable energy consultant in the areas of development of biomass resources.

John was elected to the Landmark Services Cooperative Board of Directors in 2007. Together with his father and brother, John has a dairy farm of 600 cows and a grain operation of 4,000 acres. He also operates a semi-tractor trailer company with 10 tractors and reefer, belt and hopper trailers.

Jim was elected to the Landmark board in 2008. He and his family operate a fifth-generation dairy farm in the Belleville area where they milk 700 cows, operate a heifer facility and grow hay and corn on 2,000 acres. Jim is also a member of the Badgerland Financial Board — a member-owned cooperative providing capital and financial services to rural clients around the state. For more than 20 years he has been elected to the Belleville School Board, serving as president for more than a decade.

Mike joined the Landmark Services Cooperative Board of Directors in 2008 with the merger with Grand River Cooperative. He and his son operate a fourth-generation dairy farm near Pickett with 200 dairy cows and 300 acres. Mike also serves on the executive board for Winnebago Lutheran Academy in Fond du Lac.

Randy has been a member of the Landmark Services Cooperative Board of Directors since 1995. In partnership with his father and brother, he operates a cash crop farm and raises Holstein steers.

Joe was elected to the Board of Directors in 2010. He operates a third generation farm  near Monroe where he milks 80 cows, raises 60 steers, and has more than 900 acres of hay, wheat, beans and corn. He was a member of the Union Cooperative Board and hosted the Green County Dairy Breakfast in 2008. He is an active member of the Green County Drainage Board and the Green County Dairy Herd Information Association Board.

Scott was elected to the Landmark Services Cooperative Board of Directors in 2003. His Janesville-area farm is a partnership among Scott, his father and two brothers. Together they have a dairy operation of 400 cows and raise cash crops by customer operation on 500 acres. They also raise heifers, farming some out to other operations.