Eisenmenger to serve as next President of FEMA

Published 6:41 pm Friday, October 16, 2026

Having been voted to serve on the FEMA Board since 2015, Scott Eisenmenger of West Point Design is ready for a new chapter.

Starting in November, Eisenmenger will become the next President for the FEMA Association. FEMA is an acronym for Farm Equipment Manufacturing Association.

“It has a long history of some of the best short-line manufacturing companies both in the United States and abroad and is not to be confused with the government group FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency),” Eisenmenger said.

The (farm) FEMA deals with a vast network of manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and manufacturing representatives, which becomes a wealth of knowledge for problem solving solutions.

“It has vastly improved the way we grew our business, on many fronts. Time away to attend the conferences is well spent. I look forward to every one,” Eisenmenger said.

“I have the chance to rub shoulders with multi-million-dollar sales companies, very successful mostly family-owned businesses. These companies are in just about every state, but mostly in the central belt of the USA.”

Eisenmenger noted that most of the manufacturing is done where the farms are located.

“This is why West Point Design has been blessed with great customers right here in Nebraska and most importantly in Cuming County. It’s nice to see a lot of customers in church: faith, family and fabrication,” Eisenmenger said.

Eisenmenger, who served in the United States Air Force from 1994-1998, said serving this country was quite rewarding. Now, he is looking forward to serving in a different capacity.

Eisenmenger will serve as FEMA President from November of 2026 for a year, then will stay on the board for another one to two years.

“This has been great to be selected, serve and advance to serve something bigger than myself. That has been said to me many times by a great customer of ours, Harry Knobbe,” Eisenmenger said.

“He has been one of many mentors in this area as well as others. He hasn’t been afraid to tell me to ‘show up and get involved’. To have a ‘no excuses’ mentality. This has been very rewarding to get involved, on so many levels, church, school, community, association and absolutely my family.”

Scott has been married to his wife, Lindsay, since 2007. They have three children: Ethan, Abigail and Audrey.

“My wife has been an absolute rock. She was raised on a farm near Scottsbluff in western Nebraska; so she knows that farming and fabrication isn’t necessarily a regular business hour situation,” Eisenmenger said.

“The attendance of conferences, to farm shows, to planting and harvesting time has a way of being a challenge; yet, she has been accommodating to allow it to happen. I am forever grateful for her and my family.”

FEMA typically has two conferences, one in spring and one in the fall. There is also a finance meeting and a risk management meeting in the summer.

Attending those are an honor, Eisenmenger noted: “I do believe the single most important aspect to life is the relationships that are formed and kept.”

He added, “FEMA has created a conduit for growth in member companies as well as the networking. I am grateful that I have the ability to become and serve as the head of this association.”

Past experience helps Eisenmenger with future endeavors

Scott Eisenmenger continues to work at West Point Design in West Point where the company fabricates and manufactures farm equipment for the cattle livestock industry.

“West Point Design has continuously helped in making customers grow their cattle more efficiently,” Eisenmenger said.

Scott’s father, Erv Eisenmenger, started West Point Design nearly 34 years ago, established in 1993.

This start-up company came about when the manure spreader company, DUAL, announced there was no profit margin in this equipment. Erv saw an opportunity to design, fabricate and sell his own version of manure spreaders and related equipment.”

“West Point Implement will not let our customers be without equipment to do their chores,” Eisenmenger said.

Scott explained, “The name SPREAD-ALL was a nod to the name DUAL for the newly formed company. The name also fits the history of the farm equipment FARMALL, which was also marketed by West Point Implement for nearly 56 years.”

Chad Eisenmenger, who is a brother, is also active in the sales of the equipment manufactured by West Point Design.

Back when Erv made the decision to start manufacturing spreaders, Scott recalled thinking: ‘wouldn’t it be cheaper to buy and sell an already established company.’

“Looking back, I was completely wrong, 34 years wrong,” he said. “The amount of great quality customers would not have been met, or even dealt with, if it wasn’t for that risk of a startup opportunity.”

Reflecting on that journey, Scott recalled, “Every aspect to the way we manufacture, to account inventory, to parts and to sales, has definitely improved, as it should. Our beginnings were humble, but we had great people, employees, mentors, and most importantly, the families we have been able to become associated with.”