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NDBA Board of Directors

The NDBA Board of Directors are leaders in the banking community who offer sound guidance to the Association. Please feel free to contact them via their contact information listed below.

Vaune Cripe
Vaune Cripe, Chairman

SVP/Business Development
American Bank Center
140 1st Ave W
Dickinson ND 58601-5104
Phone: (701) 483-6811
Fax: (701) 483-3231
vcripe@weareamerican.com




Jay Feil
Jay Feil, Chairman-Elect

Market President
Starion Financial
PO Box 848
Mandan, ND 58554-0848
Phone: (701) 667-1602
Fax: (701) 667-1636
jayf@starionfinancial.com




Greg Schwab
Greg Schwab, Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer
Northland Financial
PO Box 140
Steele ND 58482-0140
Phone: (701) 475-3230
Fax: (701) 475-2336
gschwab@northlandfinancial.net



Pat Artz
Pat Artz

President/CEO
State Bank of Bottineau
PO Box 327
Bottineau ND 58318-0327
Phone: (701) 228-2204
Fax: (701) 228-2490
pat.artz@statebankofbottineau.com




Lois Bednar
Lois Bednar

SVP/Risk Management Officer
Bank Forward
PO Box 7070
Fargo ND 58106-7070
Phone: (701) 893-2769
Fax: (701) 293-3338
lois.bednar@bankforward.com






Leo Brackel
Leo Brackel

President
Commercial Bank of Mott
PO Box 40
Mott ND 58646-0040
Phone: (701) 824-2593
Fax: (701) 824-3326
leocbm@ndsupernet.com





Ron Braseth
Ron Braseth

President/CEO
The Goose River Bank
PO Box 506
Mayville ND 58257-0506
Phone: (701) 788-3110
Fax: (701) 788-3364
rbraseth@gooseriverbank.com





David Hanson
David Hanson

VP & Chief Financial Officer
American State Bank & Trust Company of Williston
PO Box 1446
Williston ND 58802-1446
Phone: (701) 774-4151
Fax: (701) 774-4175
dhanson@asbt.com




Craig Johnson
Craig Johnson

President/CEO
Merchants Bank
PO Box 199
Rugby ND 58368-0199
Phone: (701) 776-5811
Fax: (701) 776-5950
cjohnson@merchantsbankrugby.com





Steven McLaen
Steven McLaen

President/CEO
Sargent County Bank
PO Box 9
Forman ND 58032-0009
Phone: (701) 724-3216
Fax: (701) 724-3432
steve@sargentcountybank.com




Ron Palczewski
Ron Palczewski

President/CEO
Dakota Western Bank
PO Box D
Bowman, ND 58623-0010
Phone: 701-523-5616
Fax: 701-523-5619
email: ron@dakotawesternbank.com

Dean Steinwand
Dean Steinwand

President/CEO
Citizens State Bank-Midwest
PO Box 30
Cavalier ND 58220-0030
Phone: (701) 265-8484
Fax: (701) 265-8480
csbdean@polarcomm.com





Tom Stennes
Tom Stennes

President/CEO
Harwood State Bank
PO Box 5
Harwood ND 58042-0005
Phone: (701) 282-3518
Fax: (701) 281-2713
tstennes@harwoodstatebank.com



Bob Willer
Bob Willer

Senior Vice President Trust
State Bank & Trust
PO Box 10877
Fargo ND 58106-0877
Phone: (701) 451-3017
Fax: (701) 451-3217
bwiller@statebanks.com





Brent Zavalney
Brent Zavalney, Past-Chairman

President of Related Services
Choice Financial Group
210 8th Ave
Langdon ND 58249-2638
Phone: (701) 256-2141
Fax: (701) 256-5151
brentz@choicefinancialgroup.com





Tim Hennessy
Tim Hennessy, Past Chairman

Regional President
U.S. Bank National Association
PO Box 5515
Bismarck ND 58506-5515
Phone: (701) 222-6286
Fax: (701) 222-6200
tim.hennessy@usbank.com




Rick Clayburgh
Rick Clayburgh, President and CEO

North Dakota Bankers Association
PO Box 1438
Bismarck ND 58502-1438
Phone: (701) 223-5303
Fax: (701) 258-0218
rick@ndba.com





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