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We seek to understand your vision
Our Story
At Tradition Capital Bank, we believe there is more to life than numbers. That’s why we look beyond them and seek to truly understand your vision, your passion, and your unique situation. This, combined with the personal approach we bring to banking, is what allows us to do what we do best; build relationships, businesses, communities, and futures.
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Banking with Purpose
We recognize the importance of giving back in the communities we serve. Our Keystone Giving Program is an evergreen initiative that allows us to contribute our time, talents, and financial resources to improve the communities in which we live and work.
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I had always worked with a big bank. To them, I never mattered. Banking with Tradition has been a refreshing experience.
-Frank, Customer
They're values based. They're working with a bigger purpose.
- Bill, Customer
It's not just a business. I feel like part of a family or community.
- Lori, Opportunity International
Tradition is so nimble. Changed my perceptions on banking.
- John, Customer
Tradition has been outstanding because of their friendly "let's get it done" approach. We were blown away by the prompt, efficient, and courteous service.
- Peter, Customer
With Tradition, I actually enjoyed acquiring a mortgage for the first time in my life.
- Paul, Customer
All we have to do is call, and we are taken care of.
- Steve and Noreen, Customers
Tradition really bent over backwards to help us with our home purchase.
- Sally, Customer
Tradition is a wonderful model of what a bank should look like - sharing resources, expertise, and support when needed.
- Julie, Barnabas Group
One Team
We are passionate about bringing a new level of service and success to private banking through understanding. With that understanding, comes the power to customize solutions, tailored to fit your vision or unique business situation.
Matt Schmidt
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Construction & Development
NMLS # 2009033
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Favorite hobbies are golf and poker.
Tara Hall
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Risk Management
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Once performed during the halftime show at a Vikings vs. Packers game in college
Tom Kruse
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Business Banking
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It's not a slice. It's a power fade.
Angie Eckley
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Treasury Management
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Dream big, stay positive, work hard, and enjoy the journey.
Jenell O'Brien
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Private Client Services
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Enjoy gardening, outdoors and traveling
Ted Becker
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Treasury Management
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I don't really care for cheese. Except on pizza...something has to hold on the toppings!
Dan Fagan
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President & Chief Executive Officer
NMLS# 403441
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Met wife at an exam…an FDIC audit exam.
Kaylee Andersen
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Operations
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Proud dance team coach and enthusiast. Why walk through life when you can dance.
Kevin Howk
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Market Leader
NMLS# 586580
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I was once chased down a fairway by a black bear. Made a bogey.
Jarrett Isaacson
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Business Banking
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Wisconsin Transplant. Golden Gopher Alumni. The best of both worlds!
Emma Onyancha
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Risk Management
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I’m a huge fan of languages. I personally speak fluently two other languages besides English. I listen to Korean music almost exclusively and have picked up some Korean, French, and Spanish along the way. Looking to learn Turkish language next.
Steve Bringgold
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Business Banking
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I once rode an airplane to 14,000 feet and jumped out.
Johanna Pape
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Loan Administration
NMLS #709676
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I wanted to be a veterinarian when I grew up, but somehow fell into banking instead.
Matt Kruse
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Credit
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My “before I turn 30” bucket list
- Get a hole-in-one
- Climb a “14er” in Colorado
- Swim with sharks
Kari Kalkman
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Finance
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I was an au pair near New York City one summer in college. It was quite an adventure for a small town farm girl from SD! Still love NYC to this day.
Alysha Larkin
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Deposit Client Services
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Homegrown on Caribou Coffee and Twins Baseball.
Arlo Rissman
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Deposit Client Services
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I have a family cabin in Canada, the cabin has no electricity, no running water, and is on an island.
Jordana Lewis
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Accounting
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In June 2022 I enjoyed time at 6 amusement parks in 6 different states. On this trip I rode Fury 325, the tallest, fastest, and longest giga coaster in North America.
Mike Lundin
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Residential Mortgage & Construction
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I have lived in Canada, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, and Finland.
Josh Eifert
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Chief Financial Officer
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First Investment Portfolio = baseball card collection.
Debra Nilson
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Credit
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Failed Retirement - even though it was all it was supposed to be.
Brett Ewig
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Residential Mortgage & Construction
NMLS# 553419
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Life-long Packers fan.
Jack Freeman
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Loan Coordinator
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Fitness enthusiast; dog lover; outdoor person; only Badger in the bank.
Lorri Borgelt
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Private Banking
NMLS# 403463
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Twin kids. Twin labs. Twinning.
Travis Brown
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Residential Mortgage & Construction
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Playing hockey, catching fish, swinging for par
Brad Losee
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Market Leader
NMLS # 2136544
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When not in the office, you'll find me in the woods with my golden retriever.
Eric Wergin
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Credit
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Someday, somehow, I WILL fly in one of those wing suits.
Chris Conati
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Loan Administration
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Will be participating in the MUDGIRL event on July 20th with a group of friends.
Jessica Porter
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Chief Innovation Officer
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If stranded on a deserted island with wi-fi, she’d tune into Steve Winwood radio.
Kelley Miller
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Loan Operations
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Lover of vitamin D, Halloween enthusiast, aspiring momager.
Katrina Oehlerking
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Executive Assistant
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I once lived on a 27 square mile island yet my biggest fear is being stranded in the ocean.
Dave Peterson
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Business Banking
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I love spending time with my family and officiating college women’s basketball.
Doug Munson
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Operations
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My second car is an airplane, and it’s way more fun to drive.
JP Moreno
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Arizona Market
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Would love to retire to a foreign country
Jana Letendre
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Loan Operations
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Proud mom of two boys (aka my Monsters!). I also love baking, campfires, and my hammock!
Alaina Boys
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Chief Experience Officer
NMLS # 826249
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I have not been everywhere, but it is on my list.
Kassandra Thurow
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Treasury Management
NMLS# 953537
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Probably drinking a Starbuck’s Chai Tea Latte at this very moment.
Kelly McCloskey
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Construction & Development
NMLS # 2075469
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Changed 142 diapers in a single daycare shift.
Nate Hanson
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Residential Mortgage & Construction
NMLS# 2102739
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My love of baseball took me to 35 different states.
Chasen Dobranski
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Arizona Market
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People always tell me over the phone that I sound like I'm in my 40's or 50's
David Boyce
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Private Banking
NMLS # 470346
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Give me a mountain or a lake, I love to ski.
Stacy Greven
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Treasury Management
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I was the 96-97 Hopkins Raspberry Princess.
Sophia Forthun
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Loan Administration
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San Diego and Estes Park always have a special place in my heart.
Dee Henry-Boeck
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Private Banking
NMLS # 930879
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I live on the lake in a less than 500 square feet cabin, and spend as much time as I can fishing for large mouth bass.
Trina Hoover
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Loan Administration
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In March, 2019 I went on a two week African safari and stayed in a tent out on the Serengeti National Park and there was a pride of lions crossing less than 10 feet in front of the vehicle we were in.
Kayla Renfer
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Loan Administration
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Still sad they took "That 70's Show" off of Netflix.
Mary Vossen
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Organizational Development
NMLS# 1008804
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Two roads diverged, and I - I took the one with a Starbucks drive-thru, and that has made all the difference.
Matt Zelinsky
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Construction & Development
NMLS # 2134910
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Minneapolis restaurant bucket list: Martina – Check; Bellacour – Check; Manny’s – ; Spoon & Stable – ; The Capital Grille – . Two down, three to go.
Lauren Withers
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Keystone Giving Program
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The most daring thing I’ve done is diving headfirst off a cliff in Switzerland. Looking to top that this year. Suggestions welcome.
CJ Becker
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Business Banking
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Golf and upland hunting! A person can’t ask for much more.
Emily Montgomery
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Private Client Services
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My goal is to bring my kids to all 50 states by their 18th birthday.
Anthony Foote
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IT
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Die hard Viking's fan since 1998, even though I'm from Beloit, Wisconsin.
Cooper Johnson
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Deposit Client Services
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Worked for an airline for 5 years and have been to over 20 different countries.
Kerri Metz
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Credit
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I almost bypassed a banking career because I enjoyed working at the GAP.
Hannah Regehr
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Deposit Client Services
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Once rode a camel in the Sahara Desert in Morocco and managed to not fall off.
Mike Smith
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Chief Operating Officer
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If I’m in a boat that floats, I’m happy!
Shannon Wynne
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Deposit Client Services
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Hallmark movies are my ultimate guilty pleasure... 100% don't feel guilty about it.
Sean Lang
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Residential Mortgage & Construction
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Life is a choice. Making a difference is someone else’s isn’t.
Kim Berger
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Loan Administration
NMLS# 2070813
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You can take the girl out of Wisconsin, but cannot take Wisconsin outta the girl
Jen Ware
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Client Experience
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“What if I fall? Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?” - Winnie the Pooh
Liam Vue
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Information Technology
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Went scuba diving in Costa Rica "with whales", didn’t see any.
Holly Benson
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Human Resources
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I am a huge Minnesota Twins fan - I live for Opening Day.
Amanda Olson
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Private Client Services
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My main motivation for buying a house last spring was to make more room for more puppies!
Jessyca Bellinger
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Operations
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I always name my fur babies after candy bars. I have a dog named Butterfinger, a cat named Snickers, and a fish named Twizzler.
Kerry Kelzenberg
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Deposit Client Services
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Retirement trip plans – revisit all the cities where once lived: Washington, DC; Slough, England; Paris, France; Chicago, IL and Statesville, NC.
Vicki Lindgren
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Loan Operations
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I started my Banking career in Hawaii where we lived for a short time while my husband was in the Navy.
Gregory Canfield
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Deposit Client Services
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Shook a former U.S. President’s hand whilst wearing a rabbit mascot suit.
James Fischer
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Residential Mortgage & Construction
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An avid MN sports fan...still waiting to witness a championship
Amy Kirsch
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Residential Mortgage & Construction
NMLS# 1584093
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Proud Mother.
Braidy Swanson
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Credit
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Spending time outdoors hunting, fishing and golfing. Skol vikes.
Andrew Krough
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Commercial Construction & Development
NMLS # 2161829
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Big Ben: Check
Eiffel Tower: Check
Colosseum: Check
Parthenon: Check
Next Stop: Pyramids in Egypt
Laura Adams
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Office Manager & Shareholder Relations
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“The lake is my happy place.”
Heidi Bellefy
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Market Leader
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Mom, coach and Minnesota Gopher Enthusiast. Hoping for a Rose Bowl before I die.
Jennifer Soens
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Residential Mortgage & Construction
NMLS #1656252
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Born and raised in Wisconsin. Yes, I love cheese and the Green Bay Packers.
Gail Riesgraf
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Deposit Client Services
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There is nothing better than Family Fun time with my kids.
Rebecca Weber
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Loan Administration
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I am licensed to teach high school math in MN & WI. Numbers are my passion.
Kelly Murphy
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Treasury Management
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I may not look it, but I love loud rock music and am covered in tattoos.
Bill Picka
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Loan Administration
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I've been a professional wrestler since 2008. Even with 500+ matches under my belt, I have no plans on stopping anytime soon.
Anne Sheldon
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Deposit Client Services
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Manager of Sheldon Frat House since 1996. Five boys (including husband).
Amir Mashad
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Credit
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Favorite hobbies are skiing, golf and eating Thai food
Chris Futrell
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Residential Mortgage & Construction
NMLS# 1108510
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Future climber of Kilimanjaro.
Pat Kasid
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Commercial Construction & Development
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Your life is an occasion... rise to it.
Angela Berntsen
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Experience
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Addicted to crossword puzzles, Wordle, Duolingo (689 day streak), and playing cards. Try to do them all every day!
Brenda Skeate
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Deposit Client Services
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Once sang the National Anthem at a Twins game.
Erin Larson
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Treasury Management
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Went canyoning through the Julian Alps, played Tejo in Bogotá, walked across the Marienbruke in the snow, but my biggest fear is spiders. Needless to say I am a cat person.
Sherri Ostman
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Client Services
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The most rewarding getaway – taking time off of work to help friends work (HARD WORK) on a ranch in Miles City, MT. This has always been a dream of mine, and it came true in June 2021.
Jon Fisher
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Loan Operations
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Hockey isn’t a passion, it’s a way of life.
Stacey Essary
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Deposit Client Services
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Iowa transplant. Dog mom. Twins fan.
Jenny Vincelli
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Treasury Management
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Instead of saying “I have to…”, I now say “I get to…” This tiny change has had a huge impact on my mindset.
Molly Ingeman
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Residential Mortgage & Construction
NMLS# 1617767
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I started banking at age five, stuffing statements and rolling coin. I’m not sure I was ever paid for those hours...
Amintha Ratnayake
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Information Technology
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My childhood ambition to be a snake charmer was squashed when my father killed the baby cobra that wondered into our yard in Sri Lanka.
I once ran a marathon.
I will enthusiastically cheer for all sports ball teams I see live but don’t follow any team.
Lisa Bullerman
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Loan Administration
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You haven’t really lived until you’ve shared your bed with a gassy French bulldog (or two).
Mike Richter
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Credit
NMLS # 2241954
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I have my private pilot's license.
Paul McGee
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Business Banking
NMLS# 1561335
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Iowa State Golf Team Alum with 3 hole in ones.
Darleen Mendoza
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Loan Administration
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I love to travel. So far, I have visited 35 states and D.C. I have also been to Mexico, Canada, and Islands within the Caribbean. I would like to see all 50 states and visit some of the European countries before I am done traveling.
Steve Casey
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Credit Analysis
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Attended game 7 of the 1991 World Series (arguably one the greatest WS games of all time). Never would have believed it would be the last time a professional team (men) from MN would play in a championship game/series, let alone win one……I’m sure this is the year it all changes
Julie Pleshe
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Human Resources
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She once drove her car into a snowbank trying to see Donald Driver. She also crashed her bike trying to see his swing set. She regrets neither.
Hayley Monnens
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Private Banking
NMLS # 553891
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Learned to read a daily racing form at 8; I still have yet to bet enough on a winning horse.
Josh Essert
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Information Technology
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Lived in Texas where it was too hot, then in Alaska where it was too cold, and now lives in Minnesota where it is just right!
Sovalon Torres
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Information Technology
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I listen to almost all types of music, from Elvis to Wu-Tang Clan. You will never hear me listening to country though, that is not my jam.
John Lindquist
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Business Banking
NMLS # 1755145
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Lived in Florence, Italy for a year.
Amy Hilgers
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Chief Risk Officer
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Diet Coke is the only true diet cola.
Joe Bauer
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Chief Revenue Officer
NMLS # 1815502
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Played hockey at Brown.
Jake Schoenberg
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Private Banking
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“Don’t play too much golf. Two rounds a day are plenty.”
Ryan Wilson
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Business Banking
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It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Super Analyst.
Kim Stratton
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Executive Assistant
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I'm the best version of myself when I'm on cabin-time.
Olivia Draskovich
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Treasury Management
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I used to train in powerlifting. In 2016, I threw my back out lifting over 2x my bodyweight. I haven’t touched anything over 200 lbs. since then.
Amy Hoover
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Chief Credit Officer
NMLS# 1198667
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Loves College Game Day and Kirk Herbstreit. Not in that order.
Jamie Smith
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Credit
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I'm a Marine wife, left-handed, and a mom of three, including twins.
Meet the team
At a glance
At Tradition Bank, we go beyond the numbers and seek to understand the bigger picture. Simply put, understanding is just good business. And when business is good, so is the bottom line.
1.75
BILLION IN ASSETS
Supported by $145 million in capital and 258 shareholders assure a strong and stable financial partner.
25
MILLION DOLLAR LENDING LIMIT
Accommodates a wide variety of ventures and all of your business and personal lending needs.
125
EMPLOYEES
Experienced, resourceful, and responsive banking professionals committed to the highest level of service.
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