May 26, 2026

This week’s Up-and-Comer is Gisselle Perez Jimenez, a mortgage loan advisor at CharterWest Bank Mortgage Center.

Name: Gisselle Perez Jimenez

Age: 30

Hometown: Milbank

What brought you to Sioux Falls?

Career development.

What keeps you in Sioux Falls?

Educational opportunities for my daughter and a drive to assist the Hispanic community.

What’s your favorite thing about your job?

Building community connections, educating others and being able to bridge the language gap.

How did you get connected to your industry?

A fellow board member of the South Dakota Hispanic Chamber of Commerce referred me.

Describe your workplace in three words.

Vibrant, collaborative, service-oriented.

What is something someone might be surprised to learn about you?

I graduated from Lake Area Tech for aviation maintenance.

What’s your favorite way to give back to your community?

I enjoy educating on programs in Sioux Falls that can help families, individuals and businesses.

What’s one business you’d like to see in Sioux Falls that isn’t here now?

Bilingual business consulting — building a pathway between languages in Sioux Falls to help grow and support local businesses.