[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”People You Should Know: Teresa Thill” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Advantage Network Manager, The Advantage Network, The First National Bank in Sioux Falls   INSPIRED BY COMMUNITY Teresa Thill has always had a love for finance. Even as a young child, she played restaurant with her sister and cousins — creating a menu with prices, calculating the bill, […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Federal Delegate’s Report” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text] By: Valerie Anderson-Boudaka, President, Farmers State Bank of Canton Hello community bankers! Representing South Dakota as the Federal Delegate is a career highlight for me. I have met some of you, but there are many of you left that I need to meet. Let me introduce myself! My name is […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”Federal Delegate\’s Report\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text] By: Valerie Anderson-Boudaka, President, Farmers State Bank of Canton Hello community bankers! Representing South Dakota as the Federal Delegate is a career highlight for me. I have met some of you, but there are many of you left that I need to meet. Let me introduce myself! My name is […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”Federal Delegate\’s Report\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text] By: Valerie Anderson-Boudaka, President, Farmers State Bank of Canton Hello community bankers! Representing South Dakota as the Federal Delegate is a career highlight for me. I have met some of you, but there are many of you left that I need to meet. Let me introduce myself! My name is […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”Staying True to Rural America\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text]By: Brian Gilbert, Senior Vice President, The First National Bank in Sioux Falls Many community banks have been serving farmers for more than a century because they understand the essential role the agricultural community serves in supporting our nation’s food supply and bolstering our economy.  The food and agricultural […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”The Case Against Bureaucratic Banking\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text] by: Megan Olson, President & CEO, ICBSD Community banks in South Dakota and nationwide have been instrumental in sustaining small businesses and local communities throughout the coronavirus pandemic, but proponents of taxpayer-funded banking in certain states and municipalities threaten to undermine this system and its benefits to consumers. […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”Meet the Presenter: Lucas White\” font_container=\”tag:h2|text_align:center\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text]Lucas White, Vice Chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America, will be joining us at the 2022 ICBSD Black Hills Retreat! Lucas will provide an update on what ICBA is doing to ensure community banks can flourish.  He will cover ICBA’s efforts in the areas of advocacy, […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”Meet the Presenter: Christopher Williston VI\” font_container=\”tag:h2|text_align:center\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text]President and CEO of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas, Christopher Williston VI, will be joining us at the 2022 Black Hills Retreat! During his presentation, Christopher will address key challenges that community banks face with technology. He will also discuss an exciting new solution available to […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”Meet the Presenter: Ashley Podhradsky\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text]During her presentation at the 2022 ICBSD Black Hills Retreat, Ashley Podhradsky will provide an overview on Project Boundary Fence. Project Boundary Fence is a free resource for South Dakota county and city governments provided by the Attorney General’s Office of South Dakota. The goal of the project is […]