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Our People

The SSB Team

The Security State Bank staff is always ready to deliver unsurpassed customer service.

Bernie Knutson — Bernie Knutson President / CEO NMLS ID: 441639 Email Bernie

Spencer Aune — Spencer Aune Vice President / Chief Financial Officer Email Spencer

Jenn Ryan — Jenn Ryan Vice President / Chief Credit Officer NMLS ID: 2701248 Email Jenn

Stephanie Cooper — Stephanie Cooper Human Resource Officer / Exec. Assistant Email Stephanie

Taylor Slattery — Taylor Slattery Operations Officer Email Taylor

Marie Yapel — Marie Ford Yapel Mortgage Officer NMLS ID: 1003849 Email Marie

Missy Thronson — Missy Thronson Mortgage Loan Associate Email Missy

Kari Soyring — Kari Soyring Retail Banking Officer Email Kari

Karlee Persons — Karlee Persons Senior Customer Service Representative Email Karlee

Megan Milani — Megan Milani Personal Banker Email Megan

Kylee McLaughlin — Kylee McLaughlin Personal Banker Email Kylee

Greg Hoag — Greg Hoag Assistant Vice President / Commercial Lender Email Greg

Dusten Hooper — Dusten Hooper Business Banking Officer Email Dusten

Shannon Plombon — Shannon Plombon Portfolio Associate NMLS ID: 483368 Email Shannon

Shannon Chapman — Shannon Chapman Commercial Loan Associate NMLS ID: 1705133 Email Shannon

Lynnae Contreras — Lynnae Contreras Commercial Loan Associate Email Lynnae

Kimberly Thomas — Kimberly Thomas Compliance Officer Email Kimberly

Josh Turner — Josh Turner Information Technology Officer Email Josh

Laureen Strand — Laureen Strand Operations Supervisor Email Laureen

EJ Hanson — EJ Hanson Operations Email EJ

Patty Sletten — Patty Sletten Operations Email Patty

Rachel Simmons — Rachel Simmons Operations Email Rachel

Mercedeez Samson — Mercedeez Samson Operations Email Mercedeez

Thomas Forsman — Thomas Forsman Operations Email Thomas

Board of Directors

Dan Chisholm — Dan M. Chisholm Director

Michael Enich — Michael R. Enich Director

Mark Gardeski — Mark T. Gardeski Director

Ralland Hess, Jr — Ralland W. Hess, Jr Director

Thomas Jamar — Thomas D. Jamar Director

Susan Rudberg — Susan M. Rudberg Director

John Ryan, Jr — John R. Ryan, Jr Director

Karine Woodman — Karine A. Woodman Director