Group I: The Group I seat became vacant when the director who previously held the seat, Kristina Schaefer with First Bank & Trust in Sioux Falls, was voted SDBA vice chair last year. There are two years remaining in the term for the Group I seat (through April 30, 2022). Employees of member banks located in the following counties are eligible to run for the Group I seat: Bon Homme, Clay, Davison, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union and Yankton counties.

Group IV: The Group IV seat, currently held by Pete Mehlhaff with Great Plains Bank in Aberdeen, is up for election. Mehlhaff is eligible to run for a second, three-year term.  Employees of member banks located in the following counties are eligible to run for the Group IV seat: Banks in Butte, Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, Harding, Hughes, Hyde, McPherson, Perkins, Potter, Sully, Walworth and Ziebach counties.

Mid-Size Community Bank Category: The Mid-Size Community Bank seat, currently held by Craig Davis with First National Bank in Pierre, is up for election. Davis has served one, three-year term and is eligible to run for a second, three-year term. Employees of member banks with deposits between $200 million and $750 million are eligible to run for the Mid-Size Community Bank Category seat.

Community Bank Category: A new Community Bank Category seat is up for election. Employees of banks with deposits between $75 million and $200 million are eligible to run for the Community Bank Category seat.

If you are interested in running for one of the Board seats, please contact one of the nominating committee members listed here by Thursday, April 2, 2020. Please also submit a short bio and headshot photo for the voting ballot to Alisa Bousa. Newly-elected Board members will take office on May 1, 2020, and serve a three-year term expiring April 30, 2023 (except for the Group I seat which is a two-year term). Questions, contact  Alisa Bousa.