SDBA Board of Directors

Pete Mehlhaff, Chair
President/CEO
Great Plains Bank
PO Box 2140
Aberdeen, SD 57402
Phone: 605.725.9400

Nate Franzen

Nathan Franzén, Chair-Elect

President of Ag Banking
First Dakota National Bank
PO Box 156
Yankton, SD 57078
Phone: 605.665.4903

Pennie Lutz, Vice Chair
President/CEO
Richland State Bank
PO Box 338
Bruce, SD 57220
Phone: 605.627.5671

Dylan Clarkson, Immediate Past Chair
President/CEO
Pioneer Bank & Trust
PO Box 729
Belle Fourche, SD 57717
Phone: 605.892.2536

Term Ending April 30, 2026

Terry Fitzke, Group IV Director
Chief Lending Officer
BankWest
420 S Pierre St
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605.224.7391

Todd Christoffer

Todd Christoffer, Mid-Size Community Bank Director
Chief Credit Officer & SD Division President
First National Bank
632 Main St
Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone: 605.391.8705

Cameron Becker, Community Bank Director
President & Chief Credit Officer
Rivers Edge Bank
PO Box 7
Marion, SD 57043
Phone: 605.648.3683

Sarah Wilson, Emerging Leaders Work Group
Vice President, Mortgage Sales Manager
First PREMIER Bank
PO Box 1348
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone: 605.978.9761

Term Ending April 30, 2027

Group II Director
Not Appointed

Keith Knuppe, Small Community Bank Director
Senior Vice President-Loan Officer
BankNorth
PO Box 80
Warner, SD 57479
Phone: 605.225.9605

Matt Smith, Large Community & Regional Bank Director
Market President
Dacotah Bank
300 S Phillips Ave, Ste 100
Sioux Falls, SD 57104-6323
Phone: 605.367.6411

Term Ending April 30, 2028

John McGrath, Group I Director
Sr. VP Chief Credit Officer
First PREMIER Bank
PO Box 1348
Sioux Falls, SD 57101-1348
Phone: 605.357.3007

Dusty Petersen, Group III Director
VP/Retail Manager III, Rapid City Market
First Interstate Bank
PO Box 2530
Rapid City, SD 57709
Phone: 605.348.3322