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.

Chad Johnson
Managing Partner

Mik Gusenius
Managing Director

Michael Amelio
Senior Associate

Carlton Ogata
Analyst

Dave Latzke
Managing Partner

Mike Buttry
Managing Director

Alex Brigino
Associate

Deb Opificius
Senior Accountant

Jane Bortnem
CFO, CCO and Partner

Elmer Baldwin
Senior Executive Director

David Wetterstrom
Associate

Denise Engebretson
Marketing Administrative Assistant

Gordon Stofer
Founder, Co-Chairman

Scott Brown
Senior Executive Director

Allison Murphy
Analyst

Lora Hicks
Administrative Assistant

Tony Christianson
Founder, Co-Chairman

Justin Krabben
Vice President

Charlie Montang
Analyst

Charlotte Desai
Marketing Associate
In Memoriam

Chuck Gorman
Chuck Gorman was a Managing Director at Cherry Tree for 20 years and proved to be an extremely successful investment banker. He always put his clients first, and in doing so, turned his engagements into big successes and enduring relationships.
Chuck had a huge impact on our firm both financially and culturally. He was a true gentleman, mentor, and leader — a dear and trusted friend forever.

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.