Executive Team
The Roach Ag Marketing family spans across 7 office locations and includes a diverse group ranging from Senior Advisors with decades of experience to recent college grads eager to learn the business. We are always looking for talented people who want to help farmers and become part of the important world of agriculture!
John Roach
John Roach
John Roach grew up on a small farm near Carlisle, Iowa and began his career in grain marketing with Lincoln Grain Company in 1973. He then moved to Farmer’s Grain and Livestock before founding Roach Ag Marketing in 1978 at Perry, Iowa.
Roach Ag has 4 Midwest offices with Roach Ag's corporate office located in beautiful Boca Raton, Florida since 2001.
Roach Ag employs 40 people helping over 10,000 agri-business customers with crop and livestock marketing decisions and brokerage transactions.
John's son, Todd, is president of their award-winning publishing company and John works with their brokerage company.
In 2021 Roach Ag Financial was born to help farmers make surprisingly large tax-deductible contributions to their retirement. John absolutely loves helping farmers get big tax deductions without spending the money.
In 1995 John was honored to be one of sixteen brokers featured in the book, “Master Brokers”, by John Walsh. However, he is better known as the Senior Market Analyst on Market to Market where he has appeared since 1978.
Brad Matthews
Brad Matthews
Brad Matthews is the CEO of Roach Ag Brokerage. He was born and raised in Naperville, Illinois. Brad attended Indiana University where he earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Finance and then headed into the world of grain marketing for producers and end users.
His first job was on the floor at the Chicago Board of Trade where he learned the futures and options business. He has been a highly successful Ag Consultant working with producers from all over the grain belt for over ten years.
Brad specializes in working with farmers to create individualized market plans that are tailored to their unique needs. Brad also hosts Roach Ag grain marketing seminars across the Corn Belt and makes regular appearances on US Farm Report and Ag Day. He resides in Geneva with his wife and four children.
J Todd Roach
J Todd Roach
Todd Roach was born and raised in Iowa and graduated high school in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He earned a B.S. from Iowa State and a Ph.D. from University of Mississippi in Experimental Psychology. Todd worked as a scientist for an Alzheimer's research group in Florida for a few years before pivoting from the academic path and returning to Oskaloosa to manage a family-owned title company, attracted by the opportunity to raise his family in Iowa.
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After 15+ years in the Iowa title industry, and two kids in high school, he was ready for the challenge of a second career pivot and to dust off his research and writing skills. During that time, John Roach was looking for someone to assist him with the publishing division of Roach Ag and knew bringing in Todd to follow in his footsteps was a natural fit. Todd joined Roach Ag in 2019 as a writer and editor of the First Look and Daily Grain Plan. With Todd in Iowa and John in Florida, the two conference over Zoom every day to discuss markets and craft the daily newsletter.
Todd takes pride in being a second-generation member of the Roach Ag Marketing team and is committed to the values of the family-owned business that John Roach started in 1978. He enjoys watching his kids' school sports and getting outdoors to play disc golf when he has free time.
Michelle Jackson
Michelle Jackson
Michelle originally hails from Millard, Nebraska where she learned by experience how challenging life is on the farm having spent summers de-tasseling corn. She has a reputation for professionalism, compassion, flexibility, and the highest dedication that distinguishes her ability to achieve consistently outstanding results.
Prior to working with Roach Ag in a recruiting consultant role, she worked for many years as a recruiter for diverse industries such as Dental, Media, Software, Insurance, and Marketing. Michelle feels at home at Roach Ag. and is proud to contribute to the company’s growth by adding new talent to our team. She lives in Boca Raton, Florida with her husband and family.
Boca Raton, FL
Jacob Kleinberg
Jacob Kleinberg
Jacob Kleinberg grew up in a suburb just outside of New York City, where his father and grandfather worked as market analysts. From a young age, talking markets interested Jacob. He earned a degree in Communications at Florida Atlantic University with a focus in professional communications, sales, and marketing.
During his time at FAU, Jacob began an internship with Roach Ag and learned many aspects of the grain market. Upon graduating, Roach Ag hired Jacob as a market advisor. After two years, Jacob was promoted to sales team lead where he helps develop junior advisors.
Since joining Roach Ag, Jacob has dedicated his time to helping farmers implement the Roach Ag selling system into their marketing. Jacob specializes in defining which marketing strategy will improve customers' bottom-line profits. Feel free to call Jacob at 800-622-7628 for help creating a marketing plan, or just to talk about markets.
Joe Aiello
Joe Aiello
Joe Aiello grew up in Long Island, New York. After college in 1993, he began a 17 year successful broker career working on Wall Street with his main focus in hedging and risk management. Joe moved to Florida in 1997.
In early 2009, he joined forces with Roach Ag Marketing in the corporate office located in Boca Raton, Florida. By applying his hedging and risk management expertise to Roach Ag’s grain marketing plan and philosophy, Joe is able to work with John Roach in helping farmers maximize their bottom line profits.
He has been very successful in carefully guiding producers through their grain marketing responsibilities as a Roach Ag consultant, commodity broker and seminar leader.
Joe Aiello is extremely accessible anytime his customers need him, and is just a phone call away from helping in anyway.
Nick Shreve
Nick Shreve
Nick Shreve grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana where he first worked as a stockbroker for Charles Schwab. He eventually focused his career on options and futures trading before working at Roach Ag Marketing. He began working for John in the summer of 2016 and primarily works in trading, compliance, and company financials.
Sam Lerner
Sam Lerner
Respectfully known as the New York Farmer, Sam Lerner is from Farmingdale Long Island, New York, formerly home to Farmingdale Agriculture University. For 30 years, he worked as a financial planner, working with Midwest department stores like Carson, Perry, Scott and Younker Brothers.
Following the events of September 11, 2001, he relocated his family to Florida and began his commodity career. He joined Roach Ag Marketing in 2004, leveraging his background in finance and planning. Sam holds a BA in Business from Columbia University.
Sam specializes in helping farmers with their cash grain sales and individual commodity marketing plans. He also leads grain marketing seminars across the Midwest. Sam is just a phone call away from helping you in any way he can.
Catherine Tunney
Catherine Tunney
Catherine Tunney was born and raised in London, England. She spent her childhood summers in a small Irish farming community doing chores on the family farm. Catherine learned, at an early age, the time a farmer must put in to succeed.
After high school, Catherine stayed in New York and graduated from St. John’s University. Prior to joining Roach Ag, she worked for many years as a commodity trader and account representative.
John is always looking for talent and saw in Catherine a hardworking commodity consultant who would fit in perfectly at Roach Ag.
Today, Catherine Tunney specializes in helping farmers with their cash grain sales, commodity marketing plans, and hedging. She works closely with John to recognize her customer’s individual farm situation needs and define which marketing strategy will help improve that customer’s bottom line profits. Catherine is just a phone call away from helping you in any way she can.
Joe Lincoln
Joe Lincoln
Joe was born and raised in Upland, IN. Growing up on a grain and livestock farm, Joe learned the value of a hard day’s work having spent most of his time working for his uncle’s farrow-to-finish hog and grain operation serving in numerous roles. Graduating from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management, Joe was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity – a fraternity founded on the principals of service through agriculture.
During his time at Purdue, Joe was also deeply involved in the College of Agriculture, serving as the College of Agriculture representative with the University Student-Senate and as a candidate for student body vice-president. Joe specializes in helping farmers with their cash grain sales and creating individual commodity marketing plans. He works closely with John Roach in recognizing his customer’s farming situation and defining which marketing strategy will help improve his customer’s bottom line profits for years to come.
Feel free to call Joe whenever you have a question or to discuss your farm marketing decisions.
Tom Ferraro
Tom Ferraro
Tom Ferraro was born and raised in Wallingford, a small town located in Connecticut. In 2001 his family moved to Boca Raton Florida where he currently resides. Upon completion of high school Tom had the opportunity to become a partner with his Father’s construction company. He worked there over 10 years, learning quickly the value of hard work and the importance of showing up every day.
His dedication to his company and his customers allowed him to build the necessary relationships that would help expand the business. When the financial crisis hit in 2008, Tom had to watch the company go through tough times. This time served to fuel his interest in the markets, as well as motivate him to gain better knowledge of how the markets work and the impact that they have on small businesses.
In 2015 he joined Roach Ag Marketing which combined his passion for the markets with the Roach Ag system allowing him to improve marketing confidence for growers one on one. He works closely with John Roach in recognizing his customer’s farming situation and defining which market strategy will help improve his customer’s bottom line.
Jonathan Grasso
Jonathan Grasso
Jonathan originally hails from Buffalo, NY and was raised in Tampa, FL. He graduated from Florida State University with a double major in finance, professional sales, and a minor in entrepreneurship.
Jonathan has been working with people in a sales-oriented environment since high school. His experience in working with farmers began during college at Boss Tools selling a revolutionary hoof trimming device, known as the “Hoof Boss.”
Jonathan became passionate about the Agricultural industry and is excited to be working with growers in production agriculture. He is dedicated to helping farmers learn the Roach Ag Marketing System. He helps growers formulate and implement written marketing plans and strategies to fit each client’s individual needs.
Feel free to call Jonathan whenever you have a question or to discuss your farm marketing decisions.
Taylor Townsend
Taylor Townsend
Taylor Townsend grew up in Sebring, Florida. He graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Agricultural Communication and a Minor in Agribusiness Management and Sales within the Food and Economics program. From a young age, Taylor has worked with many farmers in central/south Florida varying from watermelon, produce, and citrus.
As a student, Taylor worked for one of the largest citrus companies in the world, Cutrale Farms, and became the first intern for the University of Florida's Field and Fork program, managing students as they cultivate, and harvest produce for the school's pantry program. Taylor is said to be a pioneer, within the field and fork program, that is still flourishing to this day.
Prior to joining Roach Ag, he worked for Ground level Inc. an environmental service/ecosystem restoration company for two years as a foreman, working on everything from establishing erosion control and clearing the land, to revegetating barren landscapes and property management services for state and federal agencies, large Infrastructure companies, energy supply and delivery companies, the mining industry, and more.
Taylor joined the Roach Ag team as an Ag Consultant/Broker in 2018. His hands-on agricultural experience and strong work ethic were a perfect fit at Roach Ag marketing. With John Roach's guidance, Taylor focused his talents on helping growers across the Corn Belt market their grain and manage price risk.
Taylor works with farmers all over the Midwest and has an eye for recognizing farmers' unique situations and creating tailored marketing plans.
He currently lives in Boca Raton, FL with his wife and dog. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, fishing, and hunting, as well as spending time with friends and family.
He is eager to use the Roach Ag strategy to help farmers. Call Taylor at 561-404-1030 for help creating a marketing plan, or just to talk about the markets.
Dylan Hubiak
Dylan Hubiak
Dylan Hubiak grew up in Delray Beach, FL. He graduated from the University of North Florida with a degree in Finance and a Minor in Economics.
During Dylan's senior year, he was a member of the University of North Florida's student-managed investment fund. Here, he focused on the Asian economy and materials sector while actively managing equities and fixed income securities traded by his professor.
Dylan was previously an intern at an energy trading company in Jacksonville, FL, where he focused on physical natural gas markets and scheduling of the commodity on different pipelines throughout the southeast.
The combination of Dylan's experience in energy commodities, trading financials for his University, and interest in how different markets work, resulted in his desire to work in the field of commodities.
He works closely with John Roach in recognizing his customer's farming situation and defining which marketing strategy will help improve his customer's bottom-line profits for years to come. Feel free to call Dylan at 800-622-7628 whenever you have a question or to discuss your farm marketing decisions.
Cameron Stake
Cameron Stake
Cameron Stake was born and raised in Central Florida. He graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Food and Resource Economics and a specialization in Food and Agribusiness Marketing and Management.
During his time in college, Cameron was involved in the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity, Collegiate Farm Bureau, the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, as well as the National Agri-Marketing Association Team. In his last year, Cameron worked as a research assistant in the Food and Resource Economics Department. His research led him to completing an undergraduate honors thesis on the effects of COVID-19 on forestry in the Southeastern United States.
Cameron previously interned for Walther Farms, a potato farm. He worked in Georgia and Indiana conducting quality control on potato samples. Additionally, Cameron interned with Farm Credit of Florida where he learned about lending and crop insurance. He works closely with John Roach in recognizing his customer’s farming situation and defining which marketing strategy will help improve his customer’s bottom-line profits for years to come. Feel free to call Cameron at 800-622-7628 whenever you have a question or to discuss your farm marketing decisions.
Abigail Slaubaugh
Abigail Slaubaugh
Abigail was born and raised in Sarasota, Florida on her parent’s hobby farm. She gained an interest in agriculture from her farming family in North Dakota. Abigail spent 10 years in the 4-H program as a youth showing dairy cattle, beef cattle, and horses. Horses were and still are her focus, showing across the state of Florida in dressage and previously hunter jumpers.
She attended the University of Florida where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education and Communication and a minor in Management and Sales in Agribusiness. Abigail continued her love for agriculture throughout her collegiate career as well. She served as the treasurer for UF’s Collegiate 4-H club where she gained valuable professional development experience through guest speakers and faculty. Abigail also served as the co-captain of the UF Dressage Team where she actively competed and rode horses with her teammates. Abigail works closely with our sales team and is excited to start her career helping farmers with their marketing needs.
Hil Anderson
Hil Anderson
Writing about agriculture and commodity markets is the culmination of a rich journalism career that has taken Hil from his hometown in Michigan to both the east and west coasts.
Hil earned his degree in history from Michigan State University and began working for UPI covering national news. He started reporting on commodities at Standard & Poor, where his work focused mainly on the energy sector. In time, his focus broadened to include all facets of agriculture commodities.
Hil joined the Roach Ag team in 2023 as a grain-and-livestock editor. He contributes to the Daily Grain Plan and provides content on other news stories of interest to our customers.
Hil and his wife have a son in Southern California. He enjoys playing volleyball on the beaches of northern San Diego County and on Lake Michigan whenever he can.
Zachary Norton
Zachary Norton
Zachary Norton, like many South Florida transplants was originally born in New York. He later moved south with his family and settled in Parkland, FL. He graduated from Lynn University right near our corporate office in Boca Raton earning a degree in International Business.
Zachary has been working in a sales environment ever since. His first job entailed selling luxury cars, then he transitioned to providing and marketing various health insurance plans. His extensive sales experience and the desire to help others makes him a natural fit for Roach Ag.
He recently visited the Midwest for the first time with his girlfriend who was born and raised in Missouri. During his time there he found a new appreciation for farmers and the beauty of the agricultural landscape. Zachary has since developed a passion for helping our farmers market their crops in the most effective way possible. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing, visiting the beach, and the world-famous South Florida car scene.
Gretchen Hofmann
Gretchen Hofmann
Gretchen is a native Floridian. She was born and raised in the South Florida area. Gretchen feels very much at home in our Boca Raton Headquarters. She is an important part of our new tax savings plan. Our goal is to help Farmer’s plan for retirement and ease their tax burdens. She enjoys the interaction with customers and appreciates their dedication to agriculture. Gretchen has extensive project management experience and organizational skills which makes her a perfect fit for our newest business venture. She attended Florida Atlantic University and earned her bachelor’s degree.
While traveling to Northern California, Gretchen fell in love with the beautiful landscapes and large floriculture community in the area. This visit sparked her interest in starting her own small business in floral arranging. Gretchen designs arrangements for local farmer’s markets and other private events. Gretchen lives in Boca and in her spare time enjoys traveling, being outdoors, and gardening.
Cathy Flies
Cathy Flies
Cathy grew up on a farm in west central Iowa and has a deep appreciation for agriculture and the entire farming community. She and her husband own a farm in the rolling hills of southwest Iowa. They farm corn and beans and run a contract hog production operation. Cathy has been a long-time customer of Roach Ag and has five adult children.
She attended Iowa Western Community College and has experience working in various industries such as legal, government, and medical. She is a wonderful addition to our new tax savings team. Cathy is skilled at building and maintaining relationships with our customers since she is one herself!
In her spare time, Cathy enjoys scrapbooking and gardening. She also appreciates learning about current agriculture trends and attending local ag events.
Matt Ongel
Matt Ongel
Matt Ongel is a native Floridian and was raised in Port St. Lucie, FL. His father was involved in the produce and specialty crop industry while he was young which initially sparked his interest in agriculture. Matt enjoyed spending time traveling and working with his father to meet growers across the southeastern United States. Prior to pursuing higher education, Matt was very successful in the marine industry where he developed his relationship building skills and honed his ability to find solutions to make recommendations to customers’ unique needs.
He earned a B.S. from the University of Florida in Food and Resource Economics with a minor in Business Administration. One of Matt’s favorite classes was Agricultural Price Analysis, where he spent a semester understanding and researching the coffee futures markets. He was also heavily involved in the both the University of Florida Agricultural Mentorship Program and was a V.P. of the Agricultural Quiz bowl team. Just before his senior year at U.F. Matt participated in an internship with the International Fresh Produce Association where he did research and analytics in the international produce and floral markets. When he is not helping our customers with their marketing needs, he enjoys outdoor sports and spending time with his family.
Dylan Hartline
Dylan Hartline
Dylan was born and raised in Sebring, Florida. There he developed a strong sense of community that fueled his passion for small town values and a strong dedication to service. His upbringing pointed him in an agricultural direction from an early age as he grew up working at nurseries, spending his time with local growers throughout the community.
After completing high school, Dylan pursued his education at the University of Florida where he earned a bachelor’s degree in food and resource economics in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Throughout his college career Dylan held a role at Allstate Insurance where he provided first-rate customer service and was responsible for the management of client portfolios. Outside of work Dylan enjoys being outdoors with friends and family. Dylan brings a fresh point of view to Roach Ag and enjoys interacting with our customers on a daily basis.
Casey Vincent
Casey Vincent
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, and raised primarily in Jackson, Tennessee, with a brief stint in Daphne, Alabama, Casey has always embraced a diverse range of experiences. From rural roots, complete with backyard cows, to a passion for athletics, her upbringing shaped her drive and enthusiasm. Active in church, 4-H, Girl Scouts, and a dedicated athlete, she excelled in softball, volleyball, and basketball, even achieving varsity status in basketball as a high school freshman.
Casey’s academic journey led her to Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), where she studied Business Administration. After visiting West Palm Beach on vacation, she decided to relocate to Florida. When she is not enjoying the vibrant South Florida lifestyle, you can find Casey cheering on the UT Vols football team, exploring Florida’s waterways by boat, traveling to new destinations, indulging in culinary delights at fantastic restaurants, and enjoying the company of her two beloved cats.
Ella Carswell
Ella Carswell
Ella was born and raised in Jensen Beach, Florida, where her love for the outdoors and agriculture took root. She went on to attend the University of Florida, earning a bachelor’s degree in food and resource economics with a minor in Business Administration. During her time at UF, Ella was actively involved in the Agricultural Mentorship Program and completed several internships in marketing and finance, gaining hands-on experience in both the public and private sectors.
Ella’s upbringing played a key role in shaping her interests—she grew up competing in shotgun sports and represented her region at the national level. Whether on the water or in the woods, she continues to spend her free time outdoors, often hunting or fishing. Her background and time at the University of Florida deepened her passion for agribusiness and helped her develop the skills and drive to pursue a career supporting and advancing the agricultural industry.
Joaquin Gonzalez
Joaquin Gonzalez
Joaquin Gonzalez, of Colombian and Argentinean heritage, spent his formative years in Dubai, UAE. He came to the U.S. on a swimming scholarship to attend and compete at the University of Florida. He captained the Gator men's swim team and contributed to three SEC Championship victories. He later graduated with a degree in Food and Resource Economics, combining his interests in business and agriculture. Inspired by his grandfather's passion for farming on their Colombian farm, Joaquin founded Musa Coffee, a specialty brand dedicated to bringing high-quality Colombian coffee to the U.S. market. Beyond his entrepreneurial and athletic pursuits, Joaquin has a strong interest in the equine world, particularly polo. He now leverages his diverse background and experiences to assist farmers in improving their grain marketing strategies.
Kelly Patrick
Kelly Patrick
Kelly Patrick was born and raised in Palatka, FL. She grew up in a small southern town surrounded by potato and corn farms. It's just one of the many reason she loves working with farmers now.
After high school, she worked in the hospitality industry for Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores as a restaurant manager. She then went on to work as an administrator in the construction industry. She learned many skills but the most important one is the value of helping others.
Kelly joined Roach Ag Marketing in 2009 and focuses on events, advisor support, renewals and customer service.
Melanie Lynn
Melanie Lynn
Melanie is a rare native Floridian but has a strong foundation in the farming world as her Father grew up on a farm in upstate Ohio. She spent summers there as a child appreciating the beauty of the farming community.
Melanie has a solid history in commodities as she worked full time supporting a large brokerage firm while attending school at night. Melanie successfully passed her Series 3 exam and later worked for a commodity firm that specialized and focused solely on crude oil/gas. Currently, Melanie focuses on account management, renewals and customer service support for Roach Ag. Marketing, Ltd. She works closely with John to ensure customers are happy and have a positive experience.
Melanie has a love of helping others and is active in her local community assisting handicapped children and adults regularly and also coaches for the Special Olympics.
Stuart Pollack
Stuart Pollack
Woodridge, IL
John Garrity
John Garrity
John got his start in the futures and options arena back in 1995 at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He served as an equity raiser, currency analyst, and trainer with hundreds of clients in the art of trading. He spent four years gaining valuable experience as an arbitrage clerk in the Eurodollar pit. He has also written numerous articles for FutureSource, anywhere from how to place an order to advanced option strategies.
John Garrity believes his role is one that requires him to be both an educator, as well as a money manager. For the novice or first-time hedger or speculator, John acts as an educator, guiding the client through training via paper trading or in a classroom. With focus on the grains, he provides all of his clients with a fundamental and technical analysis on various markets in his writing and analysis.
John has two young children and enjoys the great Chicago weather for year round running. He enjoys educating farmers in the world of futures and options to protect customers from price risk. There is never a silly question!
Mike Henry
Mike Henry
Mike was born and raised in Naperville IL, a suburb of Chicago. From there he attended Purdue University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness Management.
Throughout his college career Mike was very involved in agriculture. He was a founder and treasurer of Purdue’s Agricultural Sales and Marketing club, and was introduced to commodity marketing through an internship at the Chicago Board of Trade.
Mike specializes in helping farmers with their cash grain sales, hedge strategies and individual commodity marketing plans. He works closely with John Roach in recognizing his customer’s farming situation and defining which marketing strategy will help improve his customer’s bottom line profits year after year.
Feel free to call Mike whenever you have a question or to discuss your farm marketing decisions.
Sam Giannola
Sam Giannola
Sam was born and raised in Summit IL, a small neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. After high school, he took his first job on the floor at the Chicago Board of Trade as a runner and trade clerk where he learned the futures and option market. After graduating from Illinois State University with a degree in finance, Sam continued his career as a commodities broker at the Chicago Board of Trade, focused in grain trading. In March of 2015, he joined the Roach Ag Marketing team.
Sam’s focus is on our consulting, helping farmers work through cash grain sales decisions using marketing plans tailored to each farmer’s needs. He also works with a group of growers using various hedging strategies as fit for each farm.
Logan Kimmel
Logan Kimmel
Logan was born and raised in Bloomington, IL. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Consumer Economics and a minor in Crop Sciences. Logan was an active member of the FarmHouse Fraternity.
Growing up, Logan spent most of his time working on his family’s livestock and grain farm. Serving in numerous roles as well as managing his dairy cattle operation traveling to county, state and national shows. Besides having a farming background, Logan had internships with 1st Farm Credit Services, and was deeply involved in the College of ACES at the U of I.
Logan specializes in helping farmers with their cash grain sales and creating individual commodity marketing plans. He works closely with John Roach in recognizing his customer’s farming situation and defining which marketing strategy will help improve that customer’s bottom line profits.
Feel free to call Logan whenever you have a question or to discuss your farm marketing decisions.
Mark Pool
Mark Pool
Mark was born and raised in Melvin, IL on a corn and soybean farm. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Consumer Economics. Mark was a member of the FarmHouse fraternity.
Growing up, Mark spent most of his time working on the farm. Besides having a farming background, Mark has had internships with Farm Credit Illinois and GROWMARK Energy.
Mark works closely with John Roach, specializing in helping farmers with their cash grain sales and developing tailored market plans for his customer’s unique needs.
Feel free to call Mark whenever you have a question or to discuss your farm marketing decisions.
Carolina McClure
Carolina McClure
Carolina McClure graduated from Purdue University May 2020, completing a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Sales and Marketing with a Minor in Communications.
While at Purdue, she was active in the Purdue Collegiate Cattleman’s Club. Carolina grew up on a farm in Vincennes, Indiana. She has 10 years of experience with 4-H and has shown various livestock species including beef, cattle, and sheep.
Carolina will be using her education and farm experience to assist the brokers in our Woodridge office.
Daniel Harris
Daniel Harris
Daniel was born and raised in Hinsdale, IL a suburb just outside of Chicago. He graduated from Western Illinois University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management.
After college, he worked as a Sales Engineer for 8 years and grew to appreciate the sales aspect of his profession. Daniel enjoyed the markets personally and desired to learn more. When the opportunity became available, he eagerly joined Roach Ag to further develop his trading and market knowledge while using his superior sales skills. He works closely with Brad on the latest market trends.
In his spare time he enjoys playing golf and spending time with his wife and two children. Feel free to call Daniel whenever you have questions or to discuss your farm marketing needs at 630-968-5494.
Adam Tuiaana
Adam Tuiaana
Adam grew up in Chicago, the heart of the commodities trading world. He was fascinated by the futures market and began trading individual stocks in 1997. Adam quickly expanded his knowledge base to include commodity markets. He takes pride in his ability to focus on educating and coaching his clients on the Grains, Livestock, and Energies markets daily. Adam has the unique ability to tailor his customer’s individual needs while helping them to preserve capital utilizing strategic and disciplined methods of expertise for the best outcome.
Adam resides near the Woodridge office with his wife and their five children. In his spare time he enjoys playing guitar and trying to improve his golf game and grilling skills. Adam works closely with Brad and his team developing tailored marketing plans and helping farmers with their grain sales.
Feel free to call Adam whenever you want to talk markets or to discuss your farm’s marketing needs.
Chris Eckard
Chris Eckard
Chris Eckard, a native of Bensenville, Illinois, holds a bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, and accounting from Augustana College. While at Augustana, he was involved in football and the student investment fund. He also gained sales and marketing experience at Industrial Drying Solutions.
In his free time, Chris enjoys outdoor activities like fishing, camping, and hunting. He is passionate about learning and investing in various assets. Above all, Chris is dedicated to helping farmers simplify marketing efforts and reduce stress and allowing them to focus on the essential work they do. He is proud to be a part of a team that helps makes farmers’ lives easier.
Other Offices
Dale Christensen
Dale Christensen
Dale Christensen has been a Commodity Broker and Market Analyst with Roach Ag. for more than 30 years. His office is located near Adel, Iowa, which is also where Dale and his wife Sandra, call home.
Dale grew up on a row crop and livestock farm near Exira, in Southwest Iowa. His family continues to actively participate in their farms. Dale is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University. Before becoming a broker, he was employed in Seed Corn Production and Livestock Nutrition Sales.
Dale enjoys the challenge of creating custom marketing strategies and risk management solutions that are unique to each of his clients. His business plan is simple. He strives to contribute maximum value to every business venture he participates in. This creates the opportunity to develop the long-term business partnership desired for the broker to more fully understand the client’s marketing needs. With the ultimate goal of producing more positive outcomes.
Feel free to give Dale a call with any questions regarding your marketing needs. He is always ready to help. He can be reached at 800-622-7628.
Mike Smith
Mike Smith
Mike Smith is our resident “ranching broker.” He grew up in the small Iowa town of Traer, helping with the family owned livestock auction. Prior to joining Roach Ag. Marketing in 1986, he was working as an independent hog buyer and auctioneer. In 2005, he opened a branch office in Brookfield, MO, bringing with him over 22 years of experience in financial services.
He spends his time outside of the office continuing his business as an auctioneer, order buying cattle and managing his cow herd.
Mike is extremely accessible anytime his customers need him, and is just a phone call away from helping in anyway he can.
Charlie Kuskie
Charlie Kuskie
Charlie Kuskie grew up in Hay Springs, NE and brings with him approximately fifteen years of experience in the financial services industry. Before joining Roach Ag. Marketing in 1996, he spent two years working as the branch manager at a grain elevator, a job he took after electing not to continue farming.
Kuskie began his relationship with John Roach and Roach Ag. Marketing when he met Roach at the Ferguson Institute in Tulsa, OK. He won a trip to the Institute from Successful Farming Magazine in 1991, a trip that took place when Roach was instructing there. Having stayed in touch with Roach through the years, the decision to later join Roach Ag. Marketing was an easy one. Outside the office, Kuskie enjoys spending his free time golfing and flying.
Broker Hall of Fame
Phil Roach
Phil Roach
Phil Roach was born and raised on a farm in Iowa. He is currently working as a Commodity Broker and Market Analyst in our St. Louis, Missouri office. Phil has been a licensed commodity broker since 1975. Prior to joining Roach Ag. Marketing in 1992, he was working as a soybean analyst with Farmers, Grain and Livestock out of Des Moines, Iowa. While working there, he put together a network of 50 radio stations in ten Midwestern states to broadcast his farm market reports. Previously, he was trading futures through A.E. Stanley and, in the 1980’s, hosting “Commodities Week,” a nationally broadcast television program on markets.
Phil’s experience in the farming industry extends back to high school, when he was working as a grain inspector for several Iowa grain elevators, a summer job that jump started into a lifelong career.
