Melinda Petrowske

Melinda Petrowske is a senior credit risk officer at Farmer Mac, a cooperative bank with over $130 billion in assets serving vital industries across rural America. Melinda previously worked at CoBank from December 2016 to April 2022 as a regional agribusiness group - senior credit officer. In this role, they managed the credit origination process from application through final approval, closing, booking and servicing for large and complex CoBank relationships. Her portfolio included approximately $1.5 billion (peak) in middle market loan commitments to regional borrowers.

CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture and the nation's rural economy. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.

Melinda Petrowske earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with a focus in finance and general business from Bemidji State University. Melinda then went on to earn their MBA in finance from the University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business.

Melinda Petrowske works with Stephen Yose - Senior Credit Risk Officer, Danny Odom - Senior Credit Risk Officer, and Jordan Theis - Senior Director, Credit Underwriting. Melinda Petrowske reports to Marc J. Crady, SVP, Chief Credit Officer.