Board of Directors

MaJeana, daughter of Douglass Steiger, began her “career” working for Steiger family businesses, including driving those big green tractors as a young teenager. She spent 33 years in large-scale student assessment and was a co-founder of Questar Educational Systems. Since her retirement, she has worked on preserving early Steiger tractor history.

Kevin is a third-generation farmer in the Yaggie Farms operation. His grandfather, Leo Yaggie, purchased two Steiger tractors in the mid-1960s. Leo often attributed the growth of his farming operation to Steiger tractors. The Yaggie family has long been loyal Steiger and CaseIH users.

Peter is Earl Christianson’s son. Earl was the implement dealer out of Elbow Lake, MN, who convinced Doug and Maurice to go into the tractor-building business. Earl not only was their main salesman in the early years, he also was integral to the development and design of the first production-line tractors. Peter served as President/COO of Titan Machinery, helping lead that organization to be the top CaseIH dealership.

David, also a grandson of Leo Yaggie, led the restoration efforts of his grandfather’s combine, which was donated by the family to the WMSTR. Like all Board members, his background is in agriculture. He is the owner of Heartland Capital Group, LLC and MegaIron Equipment in Fargo, ND.

Bryan is the son of Maurice Steiger. At the age of ten, he began working on the farm and in the various Steiger businesses. He is the President and owner of Steiger Farms and Steiger Manufacturing, which manufactures Toreq scrapers and other equipment.

Jeri is the wife of David Yaggie and mother of Mark Yaggie (both deceased). David was a son of Leo Yaggie. David and Mark farmed near Breckenridge, MN, and in 2005, they purchased the 50,000th Steiger tractor built. As noted earlier, David and Jeri built the Mark Yaggie STEIGER HERITAGE HALL in memory of Mark and as a tribute to Steiger tractor history.

Sherry is editor and owner of Heritage Iron MagazineTM and owner of 3 Point Ink, LLC. She is a classic tractor authority. In addition to her tractor expertise, she is an avid pilot, owns a plane, is a certified airplane mechanic, and participates in World War II re-enactment events. Sherry publishes a variety of magazines, books, calendars, and all things “vintage” tractor. She recently published Peter D. Simpson’s book, The Green Steiger Tractor Story.