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

John Bergstrom
Senior Advisor

Deb Opificius
Senior Accountant

Dave Latzke
Managing Partner

Mike Buttry
Managing Director

Michael Amelio
Senior Associate

Charlotte Desai
Marketing Associate

Jane Bortnem
CFO, CCO and Partner

Elmer Baldwin
Senior Executive Director

Alex Brigino
Senior Analyst

Denise Engebretson
Marketing Administrative Assistant

Gordon Stofer
Founder, Co-Chairman

Chuck Gorman
Senior Executive Director

David Wetterstrom
Senior Analyst

Lora Hicks
Administrative Assistant

Tony Christianson
Founder, Co-Chairman

Merritt Jackley
Director

Allison Murphy
Analyst

Chad Johnson
Managing Partner

Dave Latzke
Managing Partner

Jane Bortnem
CFO, CCO and Partner

Gordon Stofer
Founder, Co-Chairman

Tony Christianson
Founder, Co-Chairman

Mik Gusenius
Managing Director

Mike Buttry
Managing Director

Elmer Baldwin
Senior Executive Director

Chuck Gorman
Senior Executive Director

Merritt Jackley
Director

John Bergstrom
Senior Advisor

Michael Amelio
Senior Associate

Alex Brigino
Senior Analyst

David Wetterstrom
Senior Analyst

Allison Murphy
Analyst

Deb Opificius
Senior Accountant

Charlotte Desai
Marketing Associate

Denise Engebretson
Marketing Administrative Assistant

Lora Hicks
Administrative Assistant

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.