Landon grew up in Mellette, SD on a family farm. After high school, he went on to Dakota Wesleyan University for his undergraduate degree in Accounting. At DWU, he served as a mentor in Big Friend-Little Friend. He also enjoyed mentoring all ages throughout his time as a resident assistant at DWU. After graduating, he moved to Sioux Falls, SD to intern for Eide Bailly and to pursue his CPA. After his internship, he was offered an opportunity to get back to his agricultural roots while using his financial background at Hurley & Associates in Brookings, SD. Landon joined BCYMP as a board member and mentor in 2019. He hopes that his work as a mentor will keep him on the front lines to bring some new input and ideas. He knows that having a direct mentor in one’s life helps with confidence and decision making that will positively affect a person and every person that they will encounter over their life. We all make a larger impact than we imagine. Our interactions with others send ripple effects to numerous people in a day, and my hope is that our program will help those ripples always be positive!