Our Team

Homestead’s investment platform is led by a team of professionals with deep experience in investing, farm management, farm acquisition, portfolio construction, and risk management.

Leadership

DANIEL LITTLE
Co-Founder & Co-CEO

    • 19+ years of investment management and agriculture experience

    • Former Fund Manager at J.P. Morgan

    • M.A. Columbia University, B.A. Hamilton College

GABE SANTOS
Co-Founder & Co-CEO

    • 20+ years of investment management and agriculture experience

    • Former Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, Global Natural Resources Group Investment Banking Division

    • J.D. Georgetown University Law Center, B.A. University of California, Los Angeles

Investment Team

PATRICK TRAINOR
Managing Director

    • 15+ years of experience in the acquisition, disposition, and management of agricultural assets

    • Former Executive Vice President and Head of Portfolio Management at Westchester, a TIAA subsidiary

    • B.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

JUSTIN BURNS
Director

    • 20+ years of experience in the acquisition, management, disposition, leasing, and financing of agricultural assets

    • Former private attorney and credit fund founder

    • J.D. Willamette University College of Law, B.A. Oregon State University

JEREMY MENKHAUS
Director

    • 7+ years of direct investing experience in farmland and lower middle market businesses

    • Previously held roles at Agriculture Capital, Brockway Moran & Partners, and Wells Fargo Securities

    • M.B.A. & Master of Forestry, Yale University; B.S.B.A., Georgetown University

KYLE JACOBS
Vice President

    • 15+ years of experience in production agriculture in the Mountain West Region

    • Formerly a second-generation farmer at Silver K Farms in Idaho and Board Member of Potatoes USA

    • B.S. Brigham Young University, Idaho

JACOB BIEZE
Vice President

    • 10+ years of investment banking and direct investment experience in farmland and lower middle-market businesses

    • Previously held roles at Agriculture Capital, Saw Mill Capital, and Piper Jaffray & Co.

    • B.A. Duke University

DANIEL RIEWERTS
Vice President

    • 15+ years of experience in farmland acquisitions and asset management

    • Former Professional Farm Manager and Broker at Hertz Farm Management and Deputy Portfolio Manager within TIAA’s farmland investment platform

    • B.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

TONY WINDHAM, PH.D.
Vice President

    • 30+ years of experience in agricultural finance, crop budgeting, commodity marketing, and farm management

    • Former Director of the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

    • Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. Mississippi State University

MAX PRAGER
Associate

    • 4 years of real assets investing and environmental analysis experience

    • Research experience in Conservation Biology and Agro-Forestry in Africa

    • B.A. Harvard University

DRAKE DELOREFICE
Associate

    • 5+ years of sales & trading and investment management experience

    • Former Associate at Goldman Sachs, Structured Products Group

    • B.A. University of California, Los Angeles

NICOLE FORINGER
Associate

    • 3+ years of experience in mergers and acquisitions

    • Former Investment Banking Analyst at Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBank Capital Markets

    • B.A. Boston University

GRANT POWERS
Associate

    • 5+ years of experience in agriculture/financial analysis

    • Former Analyst at Wonderful Pistachios

    • B.S. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

CAROL KIDO
Senior Analyst

    • 25+ years of experience in agriculture credit / financial analysis

    • Former Sr. Financial Analyst at large financial institutions, including American Ag Credit, Rabo AgriFinance, and Bank of America

    • M.B.A. University of Notre Dame, B.A. University of Hawaii

CRAIG BUTLER
Analyst

    • 12+ years experience in start-up and manufacturing businesses

    • Former account management, sales, and operations leader

    • B.S. Miami University of Ohio

Professional Team

ANDREA DAVIDSON
Chief Financial & Compliance Officer

    • 15+ years of investment industry experience including financial accounting & reporting, operations, SEC compliance, tax compliance, and consulting services

    • Former Accounting Manager at Capricorn Investment Group and Senior Tax Associate at PwC

    • M.S. and B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz; Certified Public Accountant

DAVID CHAN
Head of Investor Relations

    • 10+ years of direct investment and operational experience across agtech, farmland, and agribusiness

    • Previously held roles at FarmTogether, AMERRA Capital Management, PGIM, & Barclays Investment Bank

    • M.B.A. Harvard Business School (Toigo Fellow), B.S. Cornell University & LeadNY Class 19 Graduate

ALEX MASCIA
Fund Controller

    • 10+ years of experience in property operations, financial accounting and reporting, performance analytics and tax compliance

    • Former Assistant Controller of Investments at Mosser Companies and Assistant Controller at LaSalle Investment Management

    • M.S. Roosevelt University, B.S. Purdue University; Certified Public Accountant

ANNIE LUONG
Property Controller

    • 14+ years of corporate accounting experience in public, private, and start-up companies as well as property operations

    • Former Accounting Manager at Attivo Partners and Live Nation Entertainment

    • B.S. San Francisco State University

ANA BROCHER
Senior Executive Assistant

    • 8+ years in Office Management and 4+ years as Executive Assistant to the CEO

    • Former Executive Assistant at CircleUp and Former Office Manager to Indiegogo

    • B.A. University of California, Berkeley

Regional Farm & Credit Managers*

DELTA

STEVE BRUNSON

ARDITH MORGAN

DANIEL SPENCER

MICHAEL ANDREWS

MIDWEST

LUKE WORRELL

ALLISON WORRELL

AUSTIN HORNSTEIN

DAVID THIEN

ADAM THIEN

GRETCHEN EBERLY

MOUNTAIN WEST

SKYE ROOT

BRADLEY CALAWAY

ARNAV VIRMANI

JIM REDMOND

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

SONORA ZAUGG

MARYELLEN ZEISE

JEFF FAGG

KARI RICKENBACH

PACIFIC

DARRELL ATKINSON

SCOTT BOZZO

TODD COMBS

CHARLES MCELLIGOTT

TATUM KELL

*The Regional Farm and Credit Managers are independent contractors retained to assist in the identification, management and disposition of Fund assets in their respective regions and are not affiliates of Homestead Capital.

  • AFM indicates Accredited Farm Manager, a designation awarded by the American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA).

  • AAC indicates Accredited Agricultural Consultant, a designation awarded by the American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA).  

  • ALC indicates Accredited Land Consultant, a designation awarded by the National Association of Realtors©.

  • CCA-SSp indicates Certified Crop Advisor-Sustainability Specialist, a designation awarded by the American Society of Agronomy.