Kathy Callies )
Interim President

Vice President of Advancement & Operations

"I was raised on a farm south of Howard, (five of my six siblings make their home in Miner County). Following graduation from Howard High I attended Dakota State..."
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Teresa Poppen  (email me!)
Vice President of Finance and Lending

" I grew up in Miner County and graduated from Howard High School. In 1990, after living away for about 9 years, my husband, Bob and I decided to move our family..."
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Tami Severson  (email me!)
Housing Coordinator, Miner County

"I was born and raised along with my three brothers in rural Howard South Dakota on our generations-old family farm. Both of my parents were born and raised..."
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Lindsey Karlson   (email me!)
Community Outreach Coordinator

"I am a native South Dakotan, born and raised. This is a fact I have come to acknowledge and appreciate more and more as the years pass..."
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Becki Mommaerts  (email me!)
Administrative Coordinator

I was a "military brat" with a dad in the Air Force, so I spent my childhood with the expectation that "home" would be changing every three to four years...

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Jim Beddow  (email me!)
Senior Consultant

"I'm a small town guy who grew up watching my Dad run a John Deere implement dealership and taking his turn as mayor. Little did I know that community engagement..."
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Randy Parry  (email me!)
Past President

"Rural has always been a guiding part of my life. I grew up on a farm near Canistota, South Dakota, where my father taught me the virtues of hard work and responsibility..."
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