Elections for the SDBA’s Board of Directors are scheduled for March and April. Three directors have terms that expire on April 30, 2018, in addition to a vacancy in Group 5. Elections will take place in Group 2, Group 5, Country Bank Category and Large Commercial Bank Category.

Terms for Jeff Davis, Bryant State Bank, Bryant representing Group II; Brad Seaman, First State Bank of Warner, Aberdeen, representing the Country Bank Category; and David Bangasser, Dacotah Bank, Sioux Falls representing the Large Commercial Bank Category will expire on April 30, 2018. All three individuals have served one term and are each eligible to run for a second, three-year term. The Group V seat became vacant when Shawn Rost, First Interstate Bank, Rapid City, moved into the position of SDBA vice chairman last year.

If you are interested in running for one of the Board seats, please contact one of the nominating committee members by Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Please also submit a short bio and headshot photo for the voting ballot. Newly-elected Board members will take office on May 1, 2018, and serve a three-year term expiring April 30, 2021. See the list of nominating committee members.