Farm Credit East, ACA
Christopher Bessette has a diverse work experience spanning multiple companies in the finance and agricultural industries. Christopher began their career as a Loan Officer at Yankee Farm Credit in 1998 and then moved on to work as an Assistant Vice President in Agricultural Lending at Chittenden Bank in 2004. Bessette later joined Pennsylvania Farm Bureau- MSC Business Services as an Account Supervisor from 2004 to 2009. In 2009, they returned to Yankee Farm Credit, where they held various roles including Senior Loan Officer, Assistant Vice President, Vice President, and Senior Vice President. During this time, they were responsible for managing the Commercial Lending Division, serving as the Northern Region Manager, and overseeing lending operations. In 2022, Bessette joined Farm Credit East, ACA as the Senior Vice President of Risk and Analytics. In 2023, they transitioned into the role of Senior Vice President and Senior Credit Officer in the same company.
Christopher Bessette completed their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Economics & French (Double Major) from St. Lawrence University between 1994 and 1998.
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Farm Credit East, ACA
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Farm Credit East provides a full range of credit and financial services to more than 14,000 customers in our seven-state territory: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey. Farm Credit East's 20 Northeast offices serve people involved in the business of agriculture, including farmers, nursery and greenhouse operators, forest products businesses, fishermen, lobstermen, part-time growers, agribusinesses and country home owners. Farm Credit East is part of the national Farm Credit System, the number one lender to U.S. agriculture and Rural America since 1916. For more than 100 years, we have been a reliable source of credit to farmers — in good times and bad. Your Farm Credit East loan officer is a professional who knows the ins and outs of agricultural businesses, and makes a point to thoroughly understand your business and its financial needs. As a borrower-owned cooperative, Farm Credit East is committed to providing the best value in the marketplace. Farm Credit East also provides financial services tailored to the needs of agriculture businesses: tax preparation, tax planning, financial record-keeping, appraisals, business consulting, equipment leasing, credit life insurance, multi-peril crop insurance and more! For more information on the largest lender to Northeast agriculture, visit our website: FarmCreditEast.com