Terry Lammers

Terry is a graduate of Webster University in St. Louis with a bachelor degree in business management. He was the President and Owner of Tri-County Petroleum, Inc. TCPI was a wholesale fuel and lubricants supplier servicing Southern, IL and the St. Louis Metro area. From 1992 until the company was sold in 2010, Terry grew the business from $750,000 in sales to over $42,000,000 including the acquisition of 11 different companies. This business was sold in 2010 to Growmark, Inc. and 8 of its FS Member Companies. After the successful sale of his company, Terry spent three and a half years with Regions Bank as a Vice President of Commercial Banking because his wife told him he had to have a job. In July of 2014, Terry teamed up with Dave Kunkel and launched Innovative Business Advisors. Innovative is a comprehensive business brokerage firm that helps people buy and sell companies, performs business valuations, and provides exit planning advice and coaching. You can visit their website at www.Innovativeba.com.

Terry is a lifelong resident of the Highland, IL area where he currently lives with his wife Julie of 23 years and their three children. Sydney (21), Caitlin (19), and Trent (17). Sydney is a junior at the University of Kentucky where she is studying to be a doctor. Caitlin is a freshman at the University of Columbia and is studying to be a CPA and would like to specialize in forensic accounting. Trent is a junior at Highland High School and enjoys basketball. He is leaning towards pursuing a degree in finance.

Terry is an avid outdoorsman and has enjoyed several North American large game hunts. His local involvement in community organizations include, President of the Highland-Pierron Fire District, 22 years as a volunteer fireman for the Highland-Pierron Fire Dept., Past President of the Pierron Improvement Club, Past President of the Highland Rotary Club and Paul Harris Fellow, Member of St. Joseph Hospital Friends Board, Past President of the Highland Area Community Foundation, and Member of the Highland Optimist Club.