SDBA Board of Directors

David Bangasser, Chair
SVP - Chief Banking Officer
Dacotah Bank
300 S. Phillips Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone: 605.367.6435

David D. Nelson

David Nelson, Chair-Elect

President/CEO
First Fidelity Bank
PO Box 376
Burke, SD 57523
Phone: 605.775.2641

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

Kristina Schaefer, Immediate Past Chair
EVP, Chief Risk Officer & Chief Administrative Officer
First Bank & Trust
2300 West 57th St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Phone: 605.782.8033

Term Ending April 30, 2023

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

Craig Davis

Craig Davis, Mid-Size Community Bank Director
President/CEO
First National Bank
125 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605.945.3900

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

Josh Horak, Emerging Leaders Work Group
Vice President
Pioneer Bank & Trust
140 East Jackson Blvd
Spearfish, SD 57783
Phone: 605.642.2725

Term Ending April 30, 2024

Pennie Lutz, Group II Director
President/CEO
Richland State Bank
PO Box 338
Bruce, SD 57220
Phone: 605.627.5671

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

Nathan Franzen, Large Community & Regional Bank Director
President of Ag Banking
First Dakota National Bank
PO Box 156
Yankton, SD 57078
Phone: 605.665.4903

Term Ending April 30, 2025

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