Meet the Staff

John Deere farm equipment, lawn care equipment and commercial worksite products available at Ellefson Implement, in Mitchell South Dakota.

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  Corey Thelen
  AMS Consultant, 3 years
  
  
  Experience: 18 years as a service technician; fleet manager.
  Family: Wife Lisa, two daughters, one son.
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  Brian Sevareid
  Controller, 34 years
  
  
  Experience: Attended DWU for Business administration.
  Family: Wife Kim, four children, 5 grandchildren.
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  Gary Ellingson
  Service manager, 31 years
  
  
  Experience: Tech School; parts person, parts manager, service clerk.
  Interests: Golfing, spending time outside.
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  Shane Royston
  Service Clerk, 2 years
  
  
  Family: Wife and two children
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  Todd Warnke
  Shop Foreman, Master Service Technician, 29 years
  
  
  Experience: Vo-Tech
  Family: Wife, two daughters, one son, one grandson.
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  Douglas Roth
  Advance Service Technician, 19 years
  
  
  Experience: Vo-Tech
  Interests: Dogs, cats, horses, and ’69 camaro.
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  Bryan Bork
  Advance Service Technician, 3 years
  
  
  Experience: Farmer, NDSCS John Deere Tech program
  Family: Wife, and Daughter
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  Chris Shelton
  Master Service Technician, 12 years
  
  
  Experience: Southeast Vo-tech, Family farm
  Family: Wife, and two sons
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  Bob Jandl
  Technician, 2 years
  
  
  Experience: 25 years in concrete.
  Interests: Hunting, fishing
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  Justin Iburg
  Advance Service Technician, 1 year
  
  
  Experience: SCC John Deere Tech program
  Interests: Hunting, trucks
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  Mike Jackson
  Master Service Technician, 6 years
  
  
  Experience: Ag technician; independent shop.
  Interests: Family, hunting, fishing.
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  Derek Koch
  Technician, 2 years
  
  
  Experience: Lake Area Tech
  Interests: Hunting, golfing, fishing, camping.
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  Jared Hanson
  Technician, 1 year
  
  
  Interests: 2-cylinders, old farm equipment.
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  Mark Zwinger
  Parts, 19 years
  
  
  Experience: Farmer
  Interests: Hunting, welding, horseback riding
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  Mike Smith
  Parts, 6 years
  
  
  Experience: Farmer, small business owner.
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  Mike Weber
  Parts, 10 years
  
  
  Experience: Construction, farmer
  Interests: Hunting, motorcycles
  Family: Wife, step son
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  Max Ellefson
  General Manager, Sales manager, 34 years
  
  
  Interests: Motorcycles, hunting.
  Family: Wife Sandy, 6 children, 5 grand kids.
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  Rex Dummer
  Sales, 37 years
  
  
  Experience: Business owner.
  Interests: Camping, fishing, golfing
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  Troy Becker
  Sales, 15 years
  
  
  Experience: Auto mechanic, business owner
  Family: Wife, and three sons.
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  Tyler Page
  Truck Driver, 5 years
  
  
  Experience: Farmer
  Interests: Hunting, Ranching
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  Kent Schelhaas
  Master Service Technician, 16 years
  
  
  Experience: Cenex store
  Interests: Sledding, hunting
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  Jarrod Watembach
  Parts Manager, 23 years
  
  
  Experience: Farmer; Vo-tech school
  Family: Wife, and 2 kids
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  Travis Hohrman
  Advance Service Technician, 18 years
  
  
  Experience: Mechanic
  Family: Wife, 2 daughters
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  Kevin Thuringer
  Sales
  
  
  Experience: Mechanic
  Interests: Hunting
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  Natasha Klumb
  AMS Intern
  
  
  Experience: Farming; Parts
  Interests: Sports, farming