KENT FARM - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Associate Broker / Farm Manager
Hilary Masters is a lifelong resident of Chariton, graduating from CHS is 1997. After receiving a degree in Interior Design from the University of Northern Iowa, she was a kitchen designer in Des Moines. Hilary and her husband Seth own and reside on a farm northwest of Chariton where they have a small cow/calf operation. They have two young children, Stuart and Ellie. In her free time Hilary enjoys photography, assisting Seth on the farm, and spending time with her family. She is the daughter of agent John Hamilton.
Jamie Keller is a Chariton native graduating from CHS in 2004. After high school he went on to play baseball at Southwestern Community College in Creston, as well as baseball and football at Grandview University in Des Moines. Jamie has had his real estate license since 2010 previously working the Des Moines market. He works full time for Midwest Family Insurance as a claims adjustor and is pursuing real estate sales part time.
In his free time he enjoys hunting, fishing and spending time with his family.
Michelle Folkerts grew up in Melrose and graduated from Albia High School. Married to Todde Folkerts, Lucas County Engineer. They have 3 children Will (Sarah), Tyler, and Micaela(Vadim). They also have 2 granddaughters Eleanor and Lucy.
Michelle is the Administrative Assistant. Some of her tasks are balancing accounts for the farms that Dan manages, correspondence, typing forms for our real estate sales and computer imputing. Before coming to work for Kent Farm Management and Real Estate Michelle worked at Columbus Elementary School for 13 years.
Tara Hopkins grew up in Maryland and graduated from Goldey-Beacom business college in 1993. She married her husband Jeff in 1993 as well. She worked in corporate credit card banking for 17 years. Her husband Jeff has been a professional archer since 1993. They have 2 children, Jena and Scott. And they also have 2 grandchildren, Rosalee and Ricky. Jeff, Tara and Scott moved to Lucas county in 2013. They purchased a farm just south of Lacona and a home on 30 acres in the south side of Chariton.
Tara enjoys spending time with her family, traveling with her husband and enjoying time on the farm.