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Sanford Health

Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health, will be a panelist at HLTH Europe in June in Amsterdam. Gassen will be part of the main-stage session Bridging Access Gaps in Rural Care: The Power of Virtual Health. HLTH Europe draws 5,000 attendees and 350 speakers representing more than 50 countries to talk about health innovation.

Jack Hopkins

CorTrust Bank

Jack Hopkins, president and CEO of CorTrust Bank, has been elected chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America. Hopkins is a third-generation community banker and the learned the business from the ground up.

First Bank & Trust

Jason Long

Chris Knight

First Bank & Trust has promoted two employees.

Chris Knight, chief mortgage officer, to senior vice president. Knight has 16 years of banking experience in mortgage and personal financing.

Jason Long, director of agribusiness banking, to senior vice president. Long has 11 years of industry experience, mostly in agricultural banking and lending.

First Premier Bank

Jordan Huisman

Mark Henkelman

Jackie Dumansky

First Premier Bank has promoted five employees.

• Jackie Dumansky to vice president, credit services.
• Mark Henkelman to vice president, retail area manager.
• Jordan Huisman to vice president, business banking.

Heather Cross

Melody Westra

Ryan Schneider

• Ryan Schneider to vice president, business banking.
• Melody Westra to vice president, integrated marketing.

Heather Cross has joined First Premier Bank as director of data analytics and operations support. Cross has 21 years of experience in the financial industry.

Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce

Jeff Griffin, president and CEO of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce, has been named to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100. Chamber leaders on the committee serve as advisers to the U.S. Chamber’s board of directors.

Joseph Schartz

Midco

Joseph Schartz has joined Midco as director of communications and public relations. He recently completed four years as an active-duty Marine Corps intelligence officer and continues to serve as a reservist with the Intelligence Support Battalion.

Jared Vanbockern

Security National Bank of South Dakota

Jared Vanbockern has joined Security National Bank of South Dakota as vice president of commercial services. Vanbockern has more than 30 years of experience in business development and finance.

 South Dakota Multi-Housing Association

Brady Bretzman

Chad Fetters

Melissa Hoag

The South Dakota Multi-Housing Association has presented its annual Merit Awards:

• Property Manager, Affordable Property: Melissa Hoag, Thies & Talle Management.
• Property Maintenance, Affordable Property: Chad Fetters, Costello Property Management.
• Property Manager, Market Property: Brady Bretzman, Real Property Management Express.
• Property Maintenance, Market Property: Adam Kroupa, Enclave Cos.

Jill Madsen

Adam Kroupa

• Property of Excellence, Affordable: Cathedral Heights Apartments, managed by Costello Property Management.
• Property of Excellence, Market: Millstone Commons, managed by Enclave Cos.
• Trade Partner of the Year: Dan Anderson, WinSupply.
• Owner of the Year: Volunteers of America, Dakotas.
• Star of Excellence: Jill Madsen, Bender Midwest Services.

Johnson, Janklow & Abdallah

Johnson, Janklow & Abdallah has been named South Dakota’s Law Firm of the Year by Benchmark Litigation. It’s the sixth year the firm has won the award.