Meet Key's 2025 Interns

May 27, 2025


INTERN TAKEOVER!

Each spring, we welcome a fantastic group of interns to the Key Cooperative family. We always appreciate the opportunity to walk with them as they develop their skills and play a role in their future success!

Meet our 2025 interns:
  • Lane Auten, Accounting, Roland
  • Alec Bell, Agronomy, Nevada/Zearing
  • Bethany DeBruin, Feed, Gilbert
  • Preston Defauldt, Operations, Roland
  • Wyatt Eaton, Agronomy, Sully
  • Nels Hanson, Agronomy, Roland/Story City
  • Cameron Hiemstra, Feed, Grinnell
  • Lauren Huizenga, Agronomy, Grinnell
  • Traven Luark, Operations, Gilbert
  • Sophia Louden, Agronomy, Grinnell
  • Kenton Niehouse, Agronomy, Le Grand
  • Jonah Schumacher, Feed, Grinnell
  • Lilianna Sinclair, Agronomy, Newton
  • Nate Smith, Agronomy, Kelley
  • Lucas Tjernagel, Operations, Roland/Story City
  • Griffin Trego, Operations, Nevada
  • Brayden Veiseth, Agronomy, New Sharon
  • Holly Zahournes, Operations, Newton
 

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Back row (left to right): Nate Smith, Nels Hanson, Oliver Louden, Wyatt Eaton, Alec Bell, Brayden Veiseth and Cameron Hiemstra.
Front row: Jonah Schumacher, Kenton Niehouse, Lilianna Sinclair, Sophia Louden, Lauren Huizenga and Bethany DeBruin.

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