Welcome to the Team Kendra Schaefer

Since 1934, we’ve been hiring team members who know what our customers are experiencing because they’ve been in the same boat. Our newest parts specialist is a great example of that. Kendra Schaefer grew up on her family’s cattle and row crop operation in Kalona, Iowa, and is still involved in it today. When she’s not at Stutsmans, she can be found in a tractor hauling corn and beans, working cattle, helping with calving, mowing hay and even taking seed to her family’s fields.

Kendra attended Kirkwood Community College and graduated in May 2023 with her associate degree in agricultural sciences with a focus on beef production. While in school, she worked at the Kirkwood farm and a daycare. Kendra joined our team this past October.

Kendra is excited to build relationships with customers in her new role. As a parts specialist for our manure equipment division, she enters orders into our order system, gathers parts for customers and helps answer customers’ questions.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

I enjoy spending most of my free time with family and friends. I love to golf and try to spend as much time on the golf course as I can. I also enjoy reading, so any extra free time I get is spent with a book.

What is your proudest accomplishment?

My proudest accomplishment is graduating college! I am a first-generation college student.

Who has influenced your career the most?

My family has influenced my career the most. They constantly push me to exceed my goals and are always supportive.

What is something random that most people don’t know about you?

I am an only child.

What is on your bucket list?

I would love to travel to Ireland.

Which Stutsman Core Value means the most to you?

Value Collaboration means the most to me because it takes a team to be successful. While everyone has a role, it takes communication and working together to achieve success.