At Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery, our team members are more than employees; they are like family. This culture has contributed to the longevity of our staff, whose careers with us often span decades. See our most recent Commitment to Craft acknowledgements.
December, 2022
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Congratulations to Marti Gillespie on one year of service with us in our retail store!
Marti Gillespie – 1 Year of Service
Travis Gans – 1 Year of Service
November, 2022
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Congratulations to Dennis Boettcher for 35 years of dedicated service to our organization!
Kelly Blodgett – 1 Year of Service
Josh Cammarata – 1 Year of Service
Dennis Boettcher – 35 Years of Service
October, 2022
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A salute to Tom Messicci for his 43 years of service with Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery!
Tom Messicci- 43 years of service (and retiring!)
Justin Eggenberger – 5 years
Jason Fuchs – 1 Year
Andrea Boettcher – 1 Year
September, 2022
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Congratulations on 25 years Norma!
Valerie Herpst – 5 years of service
Chris Johnson – 5 years of service
Amber Pinnerud – 5 years of service
Scott Kruse – 5 years of service
Vickie Anderson – 9 years of service (and retiring!)
Norman Lundstrom – 25 years of service
August, 2022
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Congratulations on 5 years, Scott Tulloch!
Scott Tulloch- 5 Years of Service
July, 2022
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Wow, a decade of service. Thank you, Lucas!
Lucas Huggett – 10 Years of Service
Dan Boley – 5 Years of Service
Chelsey Thompson – 1 Year of Service
June, 2022
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Congratulations on 15 years with us, Dan Daleiden!
Dan Daleiden – 15 years of service
Emily Maier – 5 years of service
Bryce Harris – 1 year of service
May, 2022
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John Geister retired this month after a 50 year career with Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery. A great BIG congratulations and happy retirement!
Bill Ray – 25 years
Lisa Radkey – 15 years
Reegan Spriggle – 1 year
John Cormican – 1 year
Nathan Seipel – 1 year
Bradley Frier – 1 year
April, 2022
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Congratulations to Carol Fletcher on a combined 30 years with Wohlt and Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery!
Rob Landis – 15 years
Carol Fletcher – 30 years
March, 2022
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40 years of service is quite the milestone and in April we had two team members celebrating. Congratulations to Chuck Kreye and Marc Johnson!
Peter Elwood – 1 year of service
Brandon Bee – 5 years of service
Sarah Richardson – 5 years of service
Chuck Kreye – 40 years of service
Marc Johnson – 40 years of service
February, 2022
Brent Hove – 20 years
Danny McNamara – 5 years
Cassie Hewitt – 1 year
January, 2022
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Not many can boast a 45-year career with the same organization. Congratulations to Brian Thalacker. We wish him all the best in retirement.
Tyler Schulz – 1 Year of Service
Robbin Randall – 1 Year of Service
Mark Peterson – 5 years of service
Brian Thalacker – 45 years of service