Committees

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.

Andrew Donahue

State Director
MN SBDC

Wendy Ethen

Amplio Board Chair
Guaranty Commercial Title

Nicole Fernholz

Executive Director
Alexandria Area Economic Development Commission

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

Timothy Siegle

CEO
First Resource Bank

Courtney Speer

VP of Channel Marketing
Bell Bank

Barb Steinhauser

Founder
Guiding Light Strategic Business Advisor

Tim Swanson

Business Finance Manager
Initiative Foundation

Ronn Thomas

Senior Vice President
HREC Investment Advisors

Kurt Thompson

Deputy Director, Operations
LEDC

Ken Wilmer

SVP Commercial Banking Team Lead
Bell Bank

Matthew Woodlee

Founder & Managing Director
MDW Trade & Tech

Barb Wolff

Assistant Port Authority Administrator
City of Bloomington

John Young

Vice President Real Estate Advisory
Forte Real Estate Partners

Committee One

Joe Bauer

Market President
Deerwood Bank

Tim Delforge

Commercial Banker SBA
Highland Bank

Noah Her

Business Advisor
NextStage

Rick Howden

Lead Infrastructure Funding Specialist
Apex Engineering Group

Nate Pearson

SVP Commercial Banking Manager
Nicolet National Bank

Barb Steinhauser

Founder
Guiding Light Strategic Business Advisor

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

Senior Vice President
Nicolet National Bank

Bryan Frandrup

Chief Lending Officer
BankCherokee

Michael Gay

President and Chief Operating Officer
Frandsen Bank & Trust

Brendan O’Meara

Chief Credit Officer
Scale Bank

Dion Muchow

Location President
Choice Bank

Jay Ruhl

Senior Vice President
Bell Bank

Justine Seidel

Market President
First Resource 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

Reese Lutgen

Commercial Banker
Bell Bank

Kari Schurmann

Vice President, SBA Officer
BankVista

Brian Whitemarsh

Vice President/Commercial Banking
CorTrust Bank