Board of Directors

Ludlow Co-op Elevator Company

John Ark, Jr.

John Ark, Jr.

John lives and farms northeast of Piper City. He is the father of two grown children, son John and daughter Angela. He is also the proud grandparent of four granddaughters and one grandson. John served on the Board of Directors of Farmers Grain Company of Piper City for 24 years, serving as President the last 4 years until the merger with Ludlow Coop. John has served on the Ludlow Coop board since 2009. He also serves on the Drainage District Board.

Rick Nelson

Kenny During

Kenny and his wife, Jeanette live and farm west of Ludlow. They are the parents of two children, daughter Taylor and son Reece. Kenny owns During Seed Service, and him and his wife own Town & Country Reality in Rantoul. Kenny has also served on St. Thomas More and St. Malachy School Education Commissions’ and has been on the Ludlow Coop Board since 2016.

Kenny During

Steve Glazik

Steve and his wife Jackie live on their farm south of Paxton. He is in a farm partnership with his two sons Matt and Alex, and brother Gary. Steve & Jackie have five grandchildren.

Roger Gustafson

Roger Gustafson

Roger has served as Vice President since 2002. Roger and his wife Diane, live 2 miles north of Paxton and farms in the Paxton area. Roger was elected to the Board in 1997.

Richard Peavler

Dane Kief

Dane and his wife Emily live east of Loda with their two daughters Evynn and Remi.  He is a partner in the family farm based out of Rankin.  Dane is also a sales manager with Farmers Mutual Hail.

Jeff McGehee

Jeff McGehee

Jeff and his wife Julie live on a grain farm southeast of Onarga. They have 3 grown sons.

Pat Quinlan

Pat Quinlan

Pat has served as Secretary from 1995 until 2018. First elected to the Board in 1993, he and his wife, Joyce, operate a grain farm in the Ludlow area. Pat has been a long-term member of the Ludlow Fire Department, and also serves on the One Earth Energy Board.

Greg Niewold

Dan Schumacher

Dan and his wife Barb operate the family farm northwest of Buckley. They have two grown children, Casey and Austin, and one grandson. Dan is an elder at their local church and in their spare time Dan and Barb enjoy seeing the country from their
motorcycle.

Brent Neukomm

Brent was born and raised in the area and is a former graduate of Cissna Park School. He is a farmer and has 4 children who currently attend Cissna Park Schools.

Robert Schmid

Robert Schmid

Robert has been farming in the Fountain Creek/Cissna Park area for 25 years. He is married to Katy and they have four children, Trent, Ashlyn, Kylie ,and Trevor. He was a former member of the Goodwine Co-op Board.

Cory Roelfs

Cory Roelfs

Cory has been farming in the Ludlow and Rantoul area for twenty years and lives on his family’s farm with his wife Casey, a teacher at Rantoul Township High School. Cory has two children, Sofi (17) and Charlie (15). He raises soybeans, corn, wheat, hay, and cattle. Outside of farming, Cory is the Assistant Fire Chief for the Ludlow Fire Department and a trustee on the Harwood Township board.