Aberdeen, S.D.-based Dacotah Bank hired Dave Miller as senior vice president of technology services. Based in Sioux Falls, Miller has held several technology roles in the last decade, most recently as senior director of information technology and security at Sioux Falls-based biotechnology company SAB Biotherapeutics, Inc.  Miller has Bachelor of Science and Master of Science … Read more

Saint Michael, Minn.-based Highland Bank elected Dan Lee and William Lehner as board directors in early December. Experienced in acquiring, managing and repurposing commercial properties, Lee started with Highland in 2009 as a special assets officer. A former pilot, Lee joined property management firm Wall Companies, expanding its acquisitions department by focusing on acquiring value-add … Read more

St. Paul-based Bremer Bank recently hired Trent Bowman as its first community impact manager. Bowman, who was also named vice president, most recently managed mortgage lending outreach in the Minneapolis area as VP, CRA business development officer at MidWestOne Bank, Iowa City, Iowa. His main office at Bremer will be in Brooklyn Center, Minn. At … Read more

Merrillville, Ind.-based Centier Bank promoted Dan Gibson to vice president, director of talent development in Merrillville, Ind. A former educator, Gibson joined the $6.2 billion bank in 2013 as an intern with Centier’s Learning Center. Gibson, who graduated from Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, Ind., was promoted to assistant vice president and manager of the bank’s … Read more

The Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison promoted Erin Dunn from administrative assistant to student engagement and outreach coordinator. Dunn joined GSB in June 2014, and is often the initial point of contact for bankers who inquire about GSB online seminars and other programs.  “[Dunn] is an outgoing, people person who does … Read more

Oregon, Wis.-based One Community Bank promoted Amy Bailey to vice president and director of treasury management.  Bailey joined the bank in the summer of 2020. She has more than 30 years of financial services experience in retail, commercial and business banking, mortgage and consumer lending and operational and location management. “It’s rewarding being able to … Read more

Beloit, Wis.-based First National Bank and Trust Co. promoted Chelsea Ballou to executive vice president, director of bank operations. Ballou has nearly 15 years of experience in banking. She graduated from Lewis University, Romeoville, Ill., with a Bachelor of Science degree and received an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, in 2011. She is a … Read more

Lincoln-based West Gate Bank hired Tony Nienas as vice president, correspondent account executive. Nienas has more than 33 years of mortgage lending experience. He is involved with the Nebraska Mortgage Association and Iowa Mortgage Association.  “Nienas will be responsible for developing long-term correspondent business relationships with financial institutions in the Central Plains region, increasing market … Read more

Aberdeen, S.D.-based Dacotah Bank promoted Kimberly Bowman to senior vice president and chief talent officer.  Bowman began her career with the $3.5 billion bank in 2005. She’s been with Dacotah Bank’s human resources department for the last 15 years. Bowman graduated in 2008 from Northern State University, Aberdeen, with a double major in economics and … Read more