Tenacious about Achieving Client Goals
Collaborating to capture each other’s collective perspectives.
Our Team
We are an experienced, insightful and proven team of professionals with more than four decades of transaction experience. We are committed to helping business owners get where they want to go.
Gordon Stofer
Managing Partner
Chad Johnson
Managing Partner
Merritt Jackley
Vice President
Chari Fournier
Marketing Associate
Tony Christianson
Managing Partner
Dave Latzke
Managing Partner
Ben Huss
Senior Associate
Deb Opificius
Senior Accountant
Jane Bortnem
CFO
Steve Ruelle
Managing Director
Joseph McArthur
Associate
Denise Engebretson
Marketing Administrative Assistant
Chuck Gorman
Senior Executive Director
Mik Gusenius
Director
Tom Astrup
Associate
Skyler Palmer
Administrative Assistant
Elmer Baldwin
Senior Executive Director
Mike Buttry
Senior Executive Director
John Bergstrom
Senior Advisor
In Memoriam
Wayne Atkins
Wayne was a Managing Director at Cherry Tree for more than 10 years. He was also a co-founder of Entrepreneurs House (E-House), a community service project for the Twin Cities entrepreneurial community.
Wayne had a tremendous influence on everyone at Cherry Tree. He was deeply admired and his memory continues to be an inspiration to all of us.
Cherry Tree & Associates provides investment banking services through our FINRA-licensed broker dealer.