Meet Our Team

As I ponder what makes the greatest impact in building a company, I am reminded of values set forth for myself and my company seven years ago; Passion, Integrity, Teamwork, Commitment, Resourcefulness, Respect for Others and Quality.  Many of my successes come from the successes of those I work with. Being raised on a large farm, my path in life was clear; High School (Shelby High), College (MSU in Bozeman graduating with a B.S. in accounting), Marriage and more farming with my twin brother for three years. In 1998, my father asked me to computerize the company’s bookkeeping and the rest is history. I continued to do the bookkeeping then sold equipment for a few years. We purchased Great Falls Tractor in 2001 and have continued to grow to eight locations today. Continuing to build upon our company successes, we look forward to steady growth in the expanding markets. I met and married my lovely wife Tammy 20 years ago. Together we have three boys. I enjoy anything activity related including sports as long as it involves my boys. 

Bob Boatman joined Torgerson’s, LLC in 2016 bringing with him over 38 years of experience in the construction, mining and agricultural equipment industry. A seasoned professional, Mr. Boatman has traveled the world lending his character of getting the job done to distributors and customers in the mining, construction and agriculture equipment industries. His focus on the development of strong management teams insures the long term success of the business partners. He has served on various advisory boards and project teams relating to equipment distribution, product quality and operational excellence. During his worldwide travels whether at  earth moving construction customers, coal mines in Australia and China, large cement production facilities in Japan, precious metal mines in South America, the oil sands in Canada or the vast farm lands across the United States, his work ethic is always the same and has led to a successful track record in management of operations, product quality improvements and increased customer confidence in the company and the product. His love of and interest in machinery, farming, ranching and mining come from his roots in Idaho where he learned farmer’s values; “you say what you do & do what you say”.  He studied Diesel & Heavy Mechanics Technology in college and met & married his sweetheart Linda, “the light of my life”, 36 years ago. Together they have three wonderful children and nine equally wonderful grandchildren.  Family is very important to him and his greatest joy comes from spending time with his family followed by all things sports, grilling, woodworking, building & restoring things. 

Kolten Williams is a Montana native from Great Falls. He began his career with Torgerson’s in January of 2022, quickly earning the respect and trust of his coworkers for his accuracy in financial reports, data presentation and analytic abilities. It was an easy move in 2024 for Kolten to step into the Chief Financial Officer position. Kolten has played a key role in the development of reporting and managing financial data information for Torgerson’s. Kolten graduated from Montana State – Bozeman with a degree in Financial Engineering and a minor in economics. He enjoys anything numbers oriented and developed algorithms for trading computation with cryptocurrency. He is very process oriented and has established and revamped business intelligence reports for optimal calculations and data processing.

Kolten enjoyed learning different disciplines; computer science, stats, finance, accounting, industrial engineering and feels that has been key in his development for this role. Learning the role of debt in the economy and understanding what that allows us to do in business has also been invaluable as he strategically applies this to the financial department development and success.

Kolten was a member of BPA – Business Professionals of America, where he was a national qualifier. He enjoys reading finance-oriented articles, playing golf, and has been known to play a few video games here and there.

Linda Boatman joined Torgerson’s in July of 2016.  Her experience in Human Resources began over 14 years ago when she managed Gurnee Primary Care in Illinois.  Linda was the Practice Manager and responsible for the day to day operations, all employee relations  and long term planning for a busy Family Practice Medical Office. Linda facilitated the merger between Gurnee Primary Care and Northshore University Healthsystems in the Chicago area where she continued as Practice Manager.  Prior to that she was an Immunization Specialist for the Northeast Health District in Athens Georgia where she worked with Immunology and the Centers for Disease Control.  While attending college at what is now Utah Valley University where she majored in nursing, she met and married her sweetheart, Bob.  Together they have three children and nine grandchildren.  She loves to write, read, sew, quilt and cook but her favorite thing is just being with her husband and family. 

Wayne Fischer joined Torgerson’s in 1999 and worked his way through the ranks of the company.  He gained experience over the years in operations starting in his early years on his family run farm and livestock operation in southwest North Dakota.  Here he learned the values of hard work and integrity. His love of the industry led him to major in agriculture in college.  Over the years he has been a motivational leader with proven business expertise in the agricultural industry.  He accomplished route sales in the top 25 for the nation eight years with Schwan’s Foods.  A 22 year veteran of Torgerson’s, Mr. Fischer is recognized for his leadership and operational excellence serving on advisory boards and professional organizations across the industry.  It gives him pleasure to help others and mentoring them to recognize and solve their problems is a signature of Mr. Fischer’s.  Wayne met and married his lovely wife Julie and has three children; a daughter and two sons.  His happiness comes from family, spending time at home, shooting sports and being outdoors. 

Jim Sargent “Sarge” started his career broadcasting with KSEN Radio in Shelby, Mt before moving to KMON and KINX in Great Falls. He has been in the radio business for the past 33 years broadcasting Ag Stories and Sports at all levels and enjoys following the Montana State Bobcats, local high school sports, and the Chicago Cubs.

Some of the highlights of Sarge’s radio career include interviewing Hilary Clinton and meeting President Obama while in DC promoting agriculture. Sarge was the sideline broadcaster for the MSU Bobcats football team and broadcasted from the sidelines at Texas A&M stadium when the Cats played the Aggies. Sarge has a good Ag background growing up south of Chester with cattle, pigs, and wheat. He started an Ag Tour in Great Falls to give Urban residents an opportunity to see what Rural residents are faced with every year in agricultural production.

Sarge has been honored by the current Governor, Greg Gianforte, with the Spirit of Montana Award. He has received several awards from the FFA Foundation in support of the Future of Agricultural and was named Media Personality for Special Olympics Montana for his involvement with Special Olympic Athletes. Sarge also uses his radio skills to work tirelessly raising funds for many nonprofits.

“I’m very honored to be an active part of the community by serving on numerous boards, such as Vice President of the Cascade County Mt Farm Bureau Foundation, as well as being the current Vice President of the Great Falls Policeman Gala.” He has served 15 years on the Mt State Fair Advisory Committee, a member of the Great Falls Park and Rec Committee and was a member of the Mt Officials Association for over 20 years.

Sarge has a passion for living in Montana with his wife of 40 years, Sue. They both enjoy outdoor activities, attending sporting events, and both are always willing to help in the community wherever they can.

Sarge was the Assistant Athletic Director for the University of Providence before coming to Torgerson’s Equipment as the current Marketing Manager.