BAKER & MITCHELL JOIN
FARM CREDIT TEAM

Mike Baker
  

Michael Baker and Cory Mitchell were recently hired by Farm Credit Services of Illinois and are based at the corporate office in Mahomet.

Mike Baker serves as vice president of credit services, and previously worked for Farm Credit as a loan officer and credit analyst from 1986-1991. Mike worked in the office furniture industry in Michigan the past 14 years most recently as director of operations with Trendway Corporation. In the office furniture industry, he worked in various roles including manager of quality, engineering, and manufacturing engineering.   

A Champaign Centennial High School graduate, Mike earned bachelor degrees at the University of Illinois in economics and mechanical engineering. Mike and his wife, Laura (Ramshaw) Baker, reside in Philo with their children—Nick, Jamie, Abigail, and Nathan.  A master gardener with Michigan State University, Mike enjoys gardening, trees, and landscape design.
 
Cory Mitchell
  

Cory Mitchell was named regional vice president of crop insurance. Most recently, Cory worked as regional sales manager for 1st Farm Credit Services in Normal. He previously served as a funding manager with the Illinois Finance Authority and as vice president of agribusiness for the Gifford State Bank. Cory earned an agriculture degree at the University of Illinois, attended the Graduate School of Banking in Madison, Wisconsin, and is currently enrolled in the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program. Cory is a Saint Joseph-Ogden High School graduate and resides in Mahomet with his wife, Michelle, and children—Madison, Natalie, and Hayden.   
 

Farm Credit Services of Illinois is a farmer owned and directed agriculture lending cooperative. With $2.4 billion of assets and 175 employees in 21 branch offices, Farm Credit provides competitive farm financing and crop insurance expertise to 8,000 farm families, agribusinesses, and rural landowners throughout the southern 60 counties of Illinois. The national Farm Credit System’s mission is to provide a sound, dependable, and competitive source of financial capital and related services to agriculture and Rural America.
 

For More Information

Contact: Rod Stoll, Public Relations
217-590-2174
 

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