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The First National Bank in Sioux Falls

The First National Bank in Sioux Falls has promoted three staff members.

Bri Ridley

Nick Ratzloff

Lauren Gilbertson

Lauren Gilbertson to assistant vice president. Gilbertson is an institutional wealth officer with First National Wealth Management and has been with the bank for two years.

Nick Ratzloff to assistant vice president. Ratzloff is a wealth adviser with First National Wealth Management and has been with the bank for five years.

Bri Ridley to officer. Ridley is a branch manager at the Arrowhead location and has been with the bank for eight years.

Greg Woods

Greg Woods has joined The First National Bank in Sioux Falls board of directors. Woods is an account executive at Evolving Solutions. He has held leadership roles as chief information officer at POET and Great Western Bank, and also spent time at Dell EMC. He is a Marine Corps veteran.

Sanford Health

Brad Reimer

Becker’s Hospital Review has named Brad Reimer, Sanford Health senior vice president and chief information officer, to its 2025 list of hospital and health system CIOs to know. Under Reimer’s leadership, Sanford Health has strengthened its information security program, optimized efficiencies and enhanced technical infrastructure to support a $350 million virtual care initiative. Reimer also pioneered a reverse rounding program, connecting IT teams with front-line caregivers to better understand technology’s role in patient care. Additionally, Reimer launched “ask me anything” virtual sessions to boost communication and engagement, ensuring transparency and team alignment.

SDN Communications

The SDN Communications board of managers has elected its leadership: president, Ross Petrick, general manager and CEO of Alliance Communications, based out of Garretson; vice president, Tracy Bandemer, general manager and CEO of Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative, based out of Clear Lake; and secretary/treasurer, Chad Mutziger, general manager and CEO of Midstate Communications, based out of Kimball. The board also elected a new member: Nick Rogness, general manager and CEO of Golden West Telecommunications in Wall.

Boyce Law Firm

Three attorneys have joined Boyce Law Firm LLP.

Joe Dylla

Michael Hauck

John Quaintance

John Quaintance has more than 50 years of experience in business transactions, real estate and creditors’ rights.

Michael Hauck has been licensed to practice in South Dakota since 1989 and also has experience as a commercial real estate broker, investor and small-business owner.

Joe Dylla most recently served as in-house counsel for a financial institution and has additional experience in in-counsel roles and private practice.

Children’s Home Society

Pam and Steve Jansa have been announced as the first recipients of the Caring Heart Award from the Children’s Home Society. Pam Jansa served on both the Children’s Home Society and the Children’s Home Foundation boards for many years and served a pivotal role in shaping CHS into the organization it is today.

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith

Charles Gullickson

Charles Gullickson has been selected for the 2025 Class of Distinguished Alumni by the South Dakota State University Alumni Association. Gullickson, who graduated from SDSU in 1977, has practiced law at Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith since 1980, focusing on financial institutions, and has been a partner since 1984. Gullickson also serves as executive director and general counsel for the South Dakota Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association. He is widely considered to be the primary lawyer responsible for developing the business model used by several banks to market credit products on a national basis, allowing banks to expand their business beyond the borders of South Dakota. He also has been instrumental in task forces addressing nationwide insurance insolvencies, including chairing Guaranty Association’s national task force appointed to handle the 2017 insolvency of Penn Treaty, a long-term care insurer.

Raker Rhodes Engineering

Jeremy Feist

Jeremy Feist has joined Raker Rhodes Engineering as a structural engineer. Feist earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from South Dakota Mines. He had been working for the past seven years in Seattle, where he served as lead design engineer on major projects across the country, including the Mutual of Omaha Tower, which is the tallest building in Omaha, and the new convention center in Austin, Texas.