Sondra has been with the Farm Credit System since 2005; previously as a loan officer, then as an appraiser from 2011. She earned a bachelors degree in Animal Science and Ag Business from UW-Platteville and her Accredited Rural Appraiser (ARA) designation in 2025. Sondra primarily performs appraisals for specialty properties throughout the Upper Midwest including irrigated cropland, potato/vegetable operations and cranberry marshes. She lives in Central Wisconsin with her husband and two children on their family farm.