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

Mik Gusenius
Managing Director

Ben Huss
Senior Associate

Deb Opificius
Senior Accountant

Tony Christianson
Managing Partner

Mike Buttry
Senior Executive Director

Tyler Norgren
Senior Analyst

Denise Engebretson
Marketing Administrative Assistant

Jane Bortnem
CFO

Elmer Baldwin
Senior Executive Director

Alex Brigino
Analyst

Skyler Palmer
Administrative Assistant

Chad Johnson
Managing Partner

Chuck Gorman
Senior Executive Director

John Bergstrom
Senior Advisor

Dave Latzke
Managing Partner

Merritt Jackley
Vice President

Chari Fournier
Marketing Associate

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.