Company: Kasa Companies, Inc.
Position: Senior Project Manager
Born: July 22 in Norfolk, NE.
Years with company/industry: 23/35.
Family: Wife, Carol; sons, Nathan and Cody; daughter, MeShell Rortina.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology from DeVry Institute of Technology, Kansas City, KS.
Favorite hobbies/interests: Hunting, fishing, and camping.
Favorite sports team: Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Favorite place to eat on the road: Any place with great steaks or great seafood.
Favorite vacation spot: Rocky Mountain National Park.
Best mentor: My father, Gerald, taught me a good work ethic and to do a job only if you’re going to do it right.
Favorite inspirational quote: “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” -Viktor E. Frankl
From July/August 2021 Grain Journal Issue