Meet Keith
Keith is a business consultant based in the Bridgeton, N.J. office. He works primarily in New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and the lower Hudson Valley region of New York.
Keith earned a bachelor’s degree in agronomy and a master’s degree in agricultural economics, both from Virginia Tech. Prior to his employment with Farm Credit East, he worked as an agricultural business management educator with Penn State Extension, and as a farm business management extension agent with Virginia Cooperative Extension. He completed the extensive coursework and exam to become a Certified Financial Planner™ Professional (CFP), Retirement Income Certified Professional and is recognized by the American Society of Agricultural Consultants as a Certified Agricultural Consultant (CAC).
Keith’s strong communication skills and depth of experience help him effectively work with farm families to lead crucial conversations about the future. He works with farmers and other agricultural business owners to assist them with the planning and management of their businesses relying on a wide range of training, experience and skills. Keith has experience with a diverse array of agricultural industries. Chances are if the industry exists in the Mid-Atlantic, Keith has done work with it at some point.
Consulting services
- Succession planning
- GenerationNext
- Estate and retirement planning
- Business management and communications
- Financial analysis
- Cash flow budgeting
- Business transition planning
- Enterprise analysis
- Expansion planning
Benchmark work
Personal
Keith lives and helps out on the family grain and vegetable farm where he was raised in Stow Creek Township, N.J., with his wife Yvonne and their three children. Keith is the treasurer of the Cumberland County Board of Agriculture, serves on the NJ Farm Bureau Board of Directors and is involved in his local church teaching the pre-teen class.