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aSSoCiaTe Company in 2013 and has been promoted to
Kevin Wangen joined Heartland Trust
wealth management officer. Wangen recently
successfully completed his CFP® certification.
HAPPENINGS Ethan Linder joined Heartland Trust
Company in 2020 and has been promoted to
wealth management associate.
Bismarck Heartland Trust Company recently hired Kevin Wangen
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) announces Barb Hilde. She graduated from Mayville
the planned distribution of $200,000 through its Helping Housing State with an AA degree in legal secretary. She
Across North Dakota (Helping HAND) program. started her banking career in Grafton.
The 2024 Helping HAND grant distribution follows: Heartland Trust Company recently hired
• Community Action Partnership, Dickinson/Williston, $20,699 Hannah Lorentz as administrative associate/
• Community Action Partnership, Minot, $19,615 personal trusts. She graduated from Perham
• Dakota Prairie Community Action Agency, Devils Lake, $15,727 High School and brings a wealth of experience
• Red River Valley Community Action, Grand Forks, $25,183 to our team. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Ethan Linder
business administration from Minnesota State
• Southeastern ND Community Action Agency, Fargo, $49,350 University Moorhead and has a professional
• Community Action Region VI, Jamestown, $13,391 background in real estate marketing and title/
• Community Action Program Region VII, Bismarck, $30,969 escrow services.
• Trenton Indian Service Area, Trenton, $7,333
• Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Belcourt, $7,333 Heartland Trust Company recently hired
• Red River Valley Habitat for Humanity, Grand Forks, $4,000 Kim Hovland as administrative associate/
personal trusts. She graduated from North
• Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity, Moorhead, $4,000 Dakota State University.
• Rebuilding Together Fargo/Moorhead Area, Fargo, $1,200 Barb Hilde
• Rebuilding Together Greater Bismarck/Mandan, Bismarck $1,200 Heartland Trust Company recently hired
Brianna McAleer as trust officer. She earned
Helping HAND grants are provided to targeted community groups her BS in economics from Colorado College
with existing single-family housing rehabilitation programs and play and later obtained her JD from the University
a vital role in assisting households with limited means. To qualify, of North Dakota School of Law, where she
households must have an income of 80% or less than the U.S. served as an associate editor of the law review.
Department of Housing and Urban Development’s median for the
county in which the home is located. Matching funds of at least 25% Hannah Lorentz
of a rehab project’s total cost are required to access the grant dollars.
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency has provided over $6.7
million in grants through Helping HAND, leveraging more than
$50 million and helping over 8,000 lower-income individuals and
families across North Dakota. Roof replacement stands out as the
most common rehab project.
Fargo
Kim Hovland
Dakota Carrier Network (DCN) has hired
Callie Thompson as an accounting technician.
Thompson earned a bachelor’s degree in
accounting and financial services and banking
from the University of Mary, Bismarck. She
has more than three years of experience,
having served as an intern, accounting analyst,
and accounts payable specialist at an electric Callie Thompson
cooperative and electrical supplies company. Brianna McAleer

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