FACES & PLACES
New Faces & Promotions South Dakota native Emily Sorenson joined HenkinSchultz Creative Services as Digital Project Manager. Sorenson has spent her career in digital media and is a graduate of the University of South Dakota with a degree in contemporary media and journalism. Randee Van Bruggen joined Epicosity as its media buyer and planner. Van Bruggen previously held sales representative positions with the Sioux Falls Business Journal and Brown & Saenger, and most recently served as a media specialist for Vision Video Interactive (VVI). Tammi Soehl joined Security National Bank of South Dakota as Mortgage Originator. Soehl has more than 15 years of mortgage lending experience, serving customers in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. Roger Priestley joined The Salvation Army as Director of Practical Ministries. Priestley is a graduate of Sioux Falls Seminary and is currently working on his MBA from the University of Sioux Falls.
Mark Terveen was elected to the Board of Directors of MSH Architects, Inc. He also serves as the firm’s comptroller. Terveen graduated from the University of Nebraska with a degree in business administration. Four new market presidents have been promoted from within Dacotah Bank as part of a new regional management structure. Regional presidents Dave Bangasser, Sioux Falls; Brad Moore, Aberdeen; Rick Rylance, Rapid City; and Dan Vollmer, Minot, have all assumed their new responsibilities. The newly-appointed market presidents are: Kelly Bursinger, Rolla; Kip Hansen, Aberdeen; Randy Silver, Rapid City; and Matt Smith, Sioux Falls. Smith has been with Dacotah Bank since 1998 and is a graduate of the University of Sioux Falls with a degree in accounting and business administration. In 2006, he completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Renae Gibson and Jody Miller were promoted to Collection Representative by the Credit Collections Bureau.
Leadership Sioux Empire United Way’s officers elected for 2016 include: Chair Julie Norton, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center; First Vice Chair Tom Simmons, Midco; Second Vice Chair Bill O’Connor, First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard; Secretary/Treasurer Dr. Dan Heineman, Sanford Health; Past Chair Paul Sova, Showplace Wood Products. Division representatives include: Campaign Division Chair Jay Huizenga, KELOLAND TV; Campaign Division Vice-Chair Bob Thimjon, The Ramkota Companies; Community Impact Division Chair Monie Siemonsma, Citi; Community Impact Division Vice Chair Brenda Kibbe, Citi; and Marketing Division Chair Jennie Doyen, First Bank & Trust. Members elected to a first three-year term are: Ben Arndt, Bell Incorporated; Jeff Eisele, Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church; Clara Hart; and Curt Zaske, Wells Fargo. Other board members for 2016 include: Paul Bruflat, CNA Surety; Randy Bury, Sanford Health; Tracy Dahl-Webb, Howalt+McDowell Insurance, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC company; Dan Doyle, Cutler Law Firm
First Bank & Trust added three new bankers to their Sioux Falls team. Robbie Arend is a Vice President, Senior Trust Investment Officer; he has 13 years of experience in private banking, investment management and wealth management. Sadie Bell is Vice President, Retail Banking Manager, and will oversee all Sioux Falls retail operations. She has 12 years of experience in retail banking and management. Chad Kriech joins as Vice President, Private Banker. He has 12 years of personal banking and private banking experience. Shannon Carder is the new Executive Director of the South Dakota Advertising Federation (SDAF). She replaces Ruth Ann Scott who served as executive director for more than a dozen years. Carder comes to SDAF with 16 years of communications-related experience: she was a reporter and anchor at KSFY-TV in Sioux Falls for seven years. She also worked for Sanford Health, Paulsen and Media One Advertising/Marketing.
Good Deeds LLP; Ryan Dulaney, First Dakota National Bank; Marie Fredrickson, U.S. Bank; Jim Jarding, Eide Bailly LLP; Chris Kray, Scheels; Tom McAdaragh, SONIFI Solutions; Eric McDonald, DocuTAP; Dean Mertz, The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society; Dan Rykhus, Raven Industries; Sue Simons, RAS; and Dr. Fernando Soares, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. The Salvation Army of Sioux Falls named its 2016 Advisory Board Members: Advisory Board Chair Steve Cook and Advisory Board Vice Chair Ron Mattice; additional Board Members include: Jean Beddow, Jim Berman, Melanie Bliss, Norm Dittman, Merl Duba, Dan Fosness, Roger Haugo, Catherine Lacey, Regan Leafstedt, Al Meyer, Darlene Michael, John Mogen, Steve Pankratz, Denise Schoolmeester, Don Toft and Donna Zacharias.
Fareway Stores, Inc., in partnership with Variety-the Children’s Charity, provided a monetary donation of more than $80 to the Boys & Girls Club in Sioux Falls. The contribution is part of a Round-Up at the Register campaign that took place at the Sioux Falls Fareway store.
Anniversaries
March 2016 marks the 25-year anniversary of AMERI/STAR Real Estate, Inc. Since its inception in 1991, the original eight founding partners have grown the company to 42 real estate professionals.
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