George
was raised on a farm in Rockville, Indiana and has been in
Agriculture all his life. His father was Dr. Joe Green, a
veterinarian who served as Head State Veterinarian of
Indiana for several years. From his position as State
Veterinarian, Dr. Green guided the legislation that created
the Purdue University School of Veterinary medicine. George
was active in FFA and in 4-H showing Charolais cattle while
growing up and he conducted tours of the famous Covered
Bridges in Parke County.
Following graduation from Indiana State University, he began
his Agribusiness career as a feed salesman. In 1982 he
assumed his first management role as General Manager of the
Kosciusko County Farm Bureau Co-op. In 1984 he became
Manager of Carroll County Farm Bureau Co-op which would
later become part of Excel Co-op. He was appointed General
Manager of Excel Co-op at the time of the merger in 1996.
His education has continued while serving as Excel Co-op's
General Manager. In December 2004 he received an MBA in
Food and Agribusiness from the Krannert School of Business
at Purdue University.
To strengthen the cooperative system that serves Excel
Co-op, George is active in various cooperative
organizations. He currently serves on the Land O’ Lakes
National Leadership Council. This council is a grassroots
member organization intended to improve communications and
assist in setting the direction for Land O’ Lakes. He is
President of the Board of Directors for the Mid America
Cooperative Council. Also known as The M.A.C.C. it has co-op
education and training as its primary purpose. Its
membership consists of cooperatives of all types in Indiana,
Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Illinois.
George and Debby live in a 140 year old home, which they
recently restored outside of Monticello. They have three
sons. Luke and his wife, Aya, live in Seattle and Luke works for Seattle
University. Josh is a Graduate Student at Colorado State
University at Fort Collins, Colorado and Ross works for the
Excel Co-op agronomy team at Bringhurst and resides in
Lafayette.
George’s hobbies include antique cars and tractors. He also
is a licensed private pilot and flies his own airplane.
Jerry Hendress------Customer Relationship / Career Path
Development Manager
Karen Wischmeier--------Lead Accountant/Controller
Deb Raderstorf -----Inventory Control Coordinator
Jim McCarthy-------Administrative Office Manager
Kelly Chamberlin----Executive Administrative Assistant
Tanya Abramczyk---Accounts Payable
Cory Cocanower---Management Trainee
Address:
P.O. Box 387
210 W. Harrison St.
Monticello, IN 47960
