Association Elects New Directors, Officers

Member companies of our Association elected two directors to its 16-person Board of Directors at the 2018 Marketing & Distribution Convention in Minneapolis.

Serving their first, three-year terms on the Board of Directors are:

Brad Baker, Salford Group. Baker is product manager at Salford, a global supplier of tillage, seeding, and granular application equipment based in Salford, Ontario, Canada. The company has five North American manufacturing sites and one in Russia. Baker has been at Salford since 2007.

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Craig Harthoorn, H&S Manufacturing. Harthoorn is president of H&S Manufacturing, a Marshfield, Wis., company and manufacturer of tools for hay production, manure handling, and feed handling. Before joining H&S, Harthoorn was president for an Alamo Group company and held leadership positions at Kinze Manufacturing.

Among first tasks for the new directors was to join the full board hours later to elect new officers.

Serving as Association president for 2019 will be Nick Jensen, who is president of Thurston Manufacturing Co. in Thurston, Neb. The company manufactures fertilizer injection and conservation tillage equipment, lawn and landscape attachments, and mobile grilling systems. It also manages a contract manufacturing facility.

Jensen joined the family business in 2003 and served in a series of roles before becoming president. His father Layton, mother Carolyn and brother Ryan are active in the company’s operations. Layton Jensen served as Association president in 2000.

Serving with Jensen for one-year terms on the 2019 executive committee will be:

• First Vice President Janea Danuser, who is vice president and co-owner of Danuser Machine Company in Fulton, Mo.
• Second Vice President Matt Westendorf, general manager of Westendorf Manufacturing Co. in Onawa, Iowa.
• Secretary Tim Burenga, vice president of sales and purchasing at Worksaver, Inc., in Litchfield, Ill.
• Treasurer Paul Jeffrey, general manager at MacDon. Jeffrey is based in Kansas City.

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Stan McFarlane, vice president for McFarlane Manufacturing Co., Inc., in Sauk City, Wis., completed his term as Association president. He will transition to an ex officio role.

“The Association is strong today because of its outstanding board leadership over the last many decades,” said Executive Vice President Vernon Schmidt. “That continues with the roster of officers and directors in Minneapolis. Great things await during their tenure.”