ABERDEEN, S.D. (Dacotah Bank) -Robert Fouberg, president and CEO, and members of management are excited to announce the graduation of the third class of The Academy. The Academy was developed to prepare individuals for future leadership roles in conjunction with succession planning. Through a partnership with talent management and MDA Leadership, a leadership consulting firm from Minneapolis, Minnesota, the participants completed their journey through individual development, leadership skill-building, teamwork and Action Learning Projects. The Action Learning Projects were drawn from Dacotah Bank’s strategic planning efforts and three teams of seven participants developed viable solutions. The teams presented the projects to management on October 26 and thereafter received graduation certificates.

Fouberg stated, “I am very proud of each of the Academy graduates, Dacotah Bank’s future leaders. The time invested by the participants, their executive sponsors and the talent management team will provide financial and performance rewards long into the future. The results of their project work and the discovery of new ideas have already reaffirmed that Dacotah Bank is an employer of choice and dedicated to remaining independent and viable in the Dacotah Territory.”

Please join us in congratulating the following participants!

Alex Grieben, VP of Risk Management, Aberdeen; Alex King, VP of Trust and Wealth Management, Aberdeen; Brandon Herr, Market President, Clark; Brandon Spanier, Market President, Faulkton; Bryan Phillips, Director of Information Security, Aberdeen; Chad Jager, Market President, Mobridge; Curry Kuehl, Director of Credit Administration, Aberdeen; Dave Mouw, Business Development Banker, Sioux Falls; Elliot Gall, VP of Card Services, Aberdeen; Galen Van Otterloo, Senior Business Banker, Sioux Falls; Jordan Eggestein, Regional Retail Manager, Sioux Falls; Kim Bowman, Director of Talent Management, Aberdeen; Kristie Martin, Market President, Aberdeen; Lloyd Sanderson, Service Center Manager, Aberdeen; MeChelle Lang, SR VP of Mortgage Banking; Nate Zerface, SR Ag Banker, Valley City; Rachel Deutsch, Director of Project Management; Seth Skogen, Market President, Hettinger; Teddi Dalton, Director of Data Management, Aberdeen; Travis Ellison, Market President, Dickinson; Tyler Wenbourne, Business Banker, Aberdeen.