Corporate Office wbahan@heritagecooperative.com 877-240-4393 Wes grew up in North Lewisburg, Ohio, attended the Triad Local School district, and Wilmington College, graduating in 1999 with a degree in Agriculture. Following graduation, he joined Champaign Landmark working in the feed division as a general laborer and eventually mill manager. In 2006, Wes started in the grain division doing the company hedging. Since the merger into Heritage Cooperative, Wes has managed elevators and originated grain, and obtaining his series 3 and 30 license to operate a branch office of FCC Futures. In his current role of Grain Purchasing Director for Heritage, his responsibilities include originating grain, operating a futures brokerage office, operating the hedge desk, and assisting with grain shipping logistics. The diversity of Wes’ background gives Heritage growers an advantage as he can customize solutions to fit any operation. Wes currently resides in the Cable area with his wife Holly and son Eli.
Kenton lbaughman@heritagecooperative.com 419-674-4045 Lou graduated from Kenton High school and then Ohio State ATI in Wooster in 1990 with an associate degree in Beef and Sheep Production. She started her career with Mid States as a seasonal grain grader and in 1993 joined Country Mark as a full-time grader. The following few years, she had various roles in grain grading and selling feed. In 1996, as Farmers Commission, Lou had the opportunity to change her focus to learning grain marketing. In 2001, she worked as the grain merchandiser out of the then corporate office in Upper Sandusky. 10 years later, as part of Heritage Cooperative, she became the district grain originator in Kenton. Although Lou has worked for several different company names over the years, the one constant has been loyal customers. Today, she still enjoys working with them in making their grain marketing choices and hope to continue to help them grow into the future.
Urbana sbricher@heritagecooperative.com 800-424-2584 Steve grew up in Coldwater, Ohio and graduated with a degree in Business and Marketing from Northwestern College in Lima. He started his career in corporate services for Ohio Farmers Grain and Supply Association and joined Champaign Landmark and then Heritage Cooperative in 1985. His roles included credit manager, branch manager for multiple locations, and regional grain merchant in the Urbana region. He obtained a Series 3 and Series 30 security license and has been the Region 3 Grain Manager for the past three years. Steve enjoys the day to day contact with customers to understand their needs and concerns when merchandising their grain. Steve and his wife Denise have two grown sons and one grandson and spend their time volunteering in the Urbana community.