Farm Credit Illinois recently three new employees throughout its 60-county territory – Rachel Hawk, of Bloomington, Dylan Reetz, of Cissna Park, and Jon Strohl, of Sigel.

Rachel Hawk

Hawk started June 5 as a human resources generalist in the human resource department based at the financial cooperative’s headquarters in Mahomet. She was raised on her family’s grain farm and graduated from Mercer County High School before receiving her bachelor’s degree in agricultural and consumer economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining the Farm Credit team, Hawk worked for two years as a human resources intern at Farm Credit Illinois in Mahomet and as a development intern for two months at American Farmland Trust in Washington, DC. She is an active member of the Illinois Farm Bureau Yong Leaders and Illinois FFA Alumni Association. Hawk is the daughter of Mark and Shelly Hawk of Aledo.

Dylan Reetz

Reetz began May 21 as a sales service specialist at the Watseka regional office. The Watseka office serves farm families and rural landowners in Iroquois and northern Ford Counties. He was raised on his family’s Iroquois County grain farm and graduated from Cissna Park High School before receiving his bachelor’s degree in agriculture and consumer economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining the Farm Credit team, Reetz worked as a summer intern for CoBank based in St. Louis and a Farm Credit Illinois intern based out of the cooperative headquarters in Mahomet for two years. He is the son of Bob and Betty Reetz of Cissna Park.

Jon Strohl

Strohl started May 21 as an assistant vice president of crop insurance at the Effingham regional office.  The Effingham office serves farm families and rural landowners in Clay, Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Marion and Shelby Counties. He was raised on his family’s Shelby County grain and livestock farm and graduated from Neoga High School before receiving his associate’s degree in social science from Lake Land College. Prior to joining the Farm Credit team, Strohl worked for more than four years as a sales consultant at Crop Production Services in Neoga. Strohl resides in Sigel with his wife Elissa with their three children – Liam, Griffin, and Ada.