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Davenport Evans Law Firm Mary Akkerman practices in estate planning, including dynasty trusts, domestic asset protection trusts, estate and trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, business and tax planning, estate and gift tax planning, tax appeals, and related litigation. She is skilled at establishing public and private trust companies in South Dakota and regularly works with […]

Deputy Director, Department of Labor and Regulation Mike was raised on a farm near Lesterville, SD and graduated from Scotland (SD) high school. He attended college at South Dakota State University, graduating in 2003 with a BS in Mass Communications. After working for a large national bank, he started as an Examiner with the Division

fifth-generation rancher and owner of Radke Land & Cattle Amanda Radke is a fifth-generation rancher from Mitchell, SD. Alongside her husband, Tyler, and their four children, they operate Radke Land & Cattle, a Limousin and Angus seedstock op-eration.  A former National FFA Extemporaneous Speaking Champion and National Beef Ambassador, Radke has spent the last 15

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Brad Spears is, Member Relationships Director for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines. Brad is responsible for supervising a field staff of 10 relationship managers covering 13 states and over 1,300 members and has been at the bank since 2005.  Brad came to the FHLB of

We all know how hard it is to attract and retain top talent in the competitive community bank market. The challenge is even more acute today, considering how macroeconomic conditions have changed during the past several months. As a Chief Human Resources Officer, I have seen the value of creating and maintaining an agile, people-first

As a financial institution, you understand the importance of providing your customers with flexible and attractive financing options. In today\’s competitive market, staying ahead of the curve is crucial to maintaining a thriving business. That\’s where the Small Business Administration\’s (SBA) 504 loan program, in partnership with the First District Development Company (FDDC), can make

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ABOUT KEITH GRUEBELE, EVP BHG Financial Keith Gruebele is Executive Vice President, Institutional Relationships at BHG. In his role, he works to facilitate strategic partnerships with community banks, as part of BHG’s growing bank network of almost 1,300. Keith’s focus is not only on supporting BHG’s current customer banks, but also in forging new partnerships

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ABOUT JOHN PETERSON: Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer John Peterson is an Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and Economics, in addition to a Bachelor of Science degree in Law Enforcement, all from Minnesota State University Mankato.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ABOUT MIKE HINTON, President, ProAg  Mike Hinton is currently President of ProAg Bankware Technologies and has over 34 years of agricultural lending experience.  Prior to ProAg, Mike worked for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) as the Director of the Farm Loan Portfolio Management Division in Washington DC.  As the Director, he was responsible