McGrew was raised in Ford County. Before joining the workforce, she studied at Northern Illinois University. During her Farm Credit career, McGrew was based in Paxton, Gibson City, and Champaign offices, before moving to the newly purchased cooperative headquarters and Mahomet regional office in 2008.

McGrew and her husband Lance have one daughter – Holli Applegate – and two grandchildren – Austin and Arin. The Farm Credit Illinois team is grateful for McGrew’s leadership and service to farm families and rural communities.

Farm Credit Illinois is a farmer owned and directed agricultural lending cooperative serving 11,000 farm families, agribusinesses, and rural landowners in the southern 60 counties of Illinois with competitive and flexible financing and crop insurance expertise. The Association manages a $4.34 billion loan portfolio, sells 1.2 million acres of crop insurance coverage, and employs 210 staff based in the Mahomet central office and 14 regional office locations. The U.S. Farm Credit System supports rural communities, farm families, and agriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financial services today and tomorrow.

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