Employee Spotlight: Cole Heizer

地点: 斯汤顿行政办公室

职称: 信用管理经理

任职期间: 15年

Briefly describe your involvement in FFA. I was heavily involved with both FFA and 4-H for many years, competing in numerous events such as livestock judging, public speaking and parliamentary procedure, as well as holding many leadership positions on officer teams. Participating in these activities, which ranged from the local to national level, played a large role in developing skills that I still utilize in my career.

Briefly describe your involvement in agriculture. I grew up on a family farm in southern Augusta County, VA consisting of beef cattle and horses and proud to be a 5th generation farmer. 我的妻子 and I currently have a cow/calf operation where we raise commercial Angus and purebred Shorthorn cattle as well as hay.   

​List and describe any other clubs or organizations that you are actively involved in. 农业信贷之外, I serve as an appointed representative on the Augusta County Agriculture Industry Board, which is an advisory committee working with the Board of Supervisors on agricultural related opportunities and issues impacting the county and surrounding area. 

Tell us about your family. 我的妻子, 吉尔, and I have been married for over 12 years and we have two kids, 埃文(7岁)和肯西(5岁). We spend lots of time working on the farm together as a family and feel very fortunate to be raising our kids in this lifestyle.

跟体育彩票外围平台说说你的宠物吧. In addition to our cow herd, which we spend lots of time with, we recently added a Beagle mix puppy, 罗西, 致体育彩票外围平台的家人.

What is your favorite book? It would be hard to pick one favorite, but in general I have always enjoyed reading history with a big focus on the Civil War and World War II.

你收集什么东西吗?? The only thing I collect is cows and my collection is always growing.

What is your favorite personal mantra or motto? My favorite motto is, “Always give 125% effort.”

Tell us about your hobbies. 种地是我的爱好。, although I've never been a fan of the term “hobby farmer" as even part-time farms are often still lots of work and collectively make up a significant portion of the agricultural industry. 

What is your favorite place you ever visited? We took a trip to the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and Glacier national parks and it was such beautiful scenery and so different from Virginia, but I would definitely not want to live there in the winter! Everywhere I've travelled, I'm always thankful to return home to the Shenandoah Valley. 

你的第一份工作是什么? My first “real" job off the farm was as a Credit Intern with Farm Credit while I was in college at Virginia Tech majoring in Ag & 应用经济学. This internship was invaluable to me as it provided my first experience working in an office setting, confirmed that I wanted a career involving numbers and finance, and positioned me well to pursue my first role with Farm Credit after graduation as a credit analyst.

What is the most interesting or favorite aspect of your job? In my current position as a 信用管理经理, I like that every day is a little bit different and I have a variety of duties to keep things interesting. From leading a credit analyst team, working with loan approvals, credit procedures and training as part of our credit management group, providing guidance to our lending team on unique issues that arise and still occasionally underwriting a few loans there is always something to keep me busy.

What is your favorite thing about Farm Credit? Farm Credit allows me to blend my interest in finance while serving the agricultural industry, which I am very passionate about, and I get to do so with a dedicated group of co-workers that share my enthusiasm. 

What three words would your friends use to describe you? Three words my friends might use to describe me would be dedicated, honest and hardworking.

What are your favorite weekend activities? My favorite weekend activities are spending time with family and being outside on the farm.