Committees
Advisory Committee
AJ Austerman
Senior Business Banking Market Manager – Twin Cities
Huntington National Bank
Amy Baldwin
Community Development Director
Otter Tail County
Tonya Bauer
Director of Strategic Development
Saint Paul Port Authority
John Bennett
SVP, Commercial Services & Nonprofit Banking
21st Century Bank
Jason Brisson
Loan Portfolio Manager
Choice Bank
Kirk Bustrom
Director of Economic Development
Rochester Area Economic Development, Inc.
Nicole Fernholz
Executive Director
Alexandria Area Economic Development Commission
Wendy Ethen
Amplio Board Chair
Guaranty Commercial Title
Dan Friedner
Managing Director
Newmark Knight Frank
Gene Gelgelu
Founder, President, and CEO
African Economic Development Solutions
Melissa Johnston
Chief Credit Officer and Co-Founder
EntreBank
Rob Mattei
Director of Community Development
Grand Rapids Economic Development Authority
Dion Muchow
Location President
Choice Bank
Ryan Nolander
Associate
Hamilton Real Estate, Inc.
Danette Parr
Community Development Director
City of Maplewood
Al Roder
City Administrator
City of Byron
Adrian Ruddock
Vice President of Lending
Meda
Nasibu Sareva
Executive Director
African Development Center
Timothy Siegle
CEO
First Resource Bank
Barb Steinhauser
Partner
B2B CFO
Tim Swanson
Business Finance Manager
Initiative Foundation
Ronn Thomas
Senior Vice President
HREC Investment Advisors
Kurt Thompson
Chief Operating Officer
Entrepreneur Fund
Ken Wilmer
Senior Vice President
Minnesota Bank & Trust
John Young
Vice President Real Estate Advisory
Forte Real Estate Partners
Loan Committees
Committee One
Joe Bauer
Market President
Deerwood Bank
Tim Delforge
Senior SBA Product Specialist
Huntington National Bank
Noah Her
Business Advisor
NextStage
Rick Howden
Economic Development Specialist
Saint Paul Port Authority
Nate Pearson
Senior Vice President/Commercial Banking
Bremer Bank
Barb Steinhauser
Partner
B2B CFO
Mary Stoick
Senior Vice President/New Markets Tax Credits
Sunrise Banks
Andrew Swammi
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banker
American National Bank
Committee Two
Mark Erickson
Regional President
Midwest One Bank
Bryan Frandrup
Chief Lending Officer
BankCherokee
Michael Gay
President and Chief Operating Officer
Frandsen Bank & Trust
Kelly Manke
Senior Vice President/Commercial Real Estate Banker
Bell Bank
Dion Muchow
Location President
Choice Bank
Justine Seidel
Market President
First Resource Bank
Ron R Richard
The Banker
The Richard White Consulting Company
Todd Williams
President
Scale Bank
Committee Three
Lisa Franxman
Vice President/SBA Specialist
Drake Bank
Jeff Fischbach
Senior Consultant
TMG Consulting
John Fritz
Market President
Choice Bank
Erin Hammer
Senior Vice President/Senior Commercial Banker
Highland Bank
Cindy Ohlenkamp
Loan Portfolio Manager, Business Advisor
Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers
Kari Schurmann
Vice President, SBA Officer
BankVista
Brian Whitemarsh
Vice President/Commercial Banking
CorTrust Bank
