SUN PRAIRIE — Compeer Financial, a member-owned Farm Credit cooperative serving Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin, is pleased to announce Kimberly Wedig, Darlington, has been elected to serve on the organization’s board of directors.

Wedig and her husband have dairy and cow-calf show cattle beef operation where she manages financial records and marketing plans, along with calf care and employee relations.

Kimberly previously served on Compeer Financials’ Client Advisory Council and the organization’s nominating committee.  She was a member of the Lafayette County Livestock Auction Committee and co-chaired and clerked the auction at the Lafayette County Fair. Kimberly and her husband, Joe, have four adult children, three of whom have returned to work on the family farm.

Wedig will serve a 4-year term and is among five people elected in Compeer’s 2021 Board of Director elections.

Elections took place via mailed ballots in Sept. Directors are elected across Compeer’s three regions, which follow state boundaries for the 144 counties the organization serves in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. In total, there are 17 members of the board; 14 of whom are elected by member-owners and three of whom are appointed by the board to offer additional expertise and insights.

Additionally, 24 candidates were elected to a one-year term on the Nominating Committee, which is responsible for identifying, evaluating and nominating suitable candidates for director positions and future Nominating Committee positions.

Learn more about the newly elected directors and find a list of the Nominating Committee on the Compeer Financial election information page at compeer.com/elections.