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Board of Directors
Noah Wynter Wilcox
President/CEO and Chairman of the Board
Noah Wynter Wilcox
President/CEO and Chairman of the BoardNoah is the fourth generation of the Wilcox family to lead the bank. Noah has served both the local community and the banking industry in numerous volunteer leadership positions. Noah currently serves as past chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) 2023–24 Executive Committee and serves on the board of the Reif Performing Arts Center. He is past chairman of TCM Bank N.A. in Tampa, Florida and past chairman of ICBA Bancard in Washington D.C. Noah’s previous community leadership includes seven years of service as a director to the Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation, including his term as chairman, six years as a director for the Itasca County Family YMCA, including his term as chairman, has served as a past advisor to the Itasca Economic Development Authority and as a director and past president of the Ruffed Grouse Society, Grand Rapids Chapter. Nationally, Noah’s service includes elected service on the board of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) including service on the services network board, federal delegate board, board of directors and the executive committee of the association, a national association for community banks. On a state level, Noah also serves as a director for BankIn Minnesota, including his term as chairman and has done so since 2007. All of this delivers on his belief that community bankers have a civic duty to be proactive participants in the communities they serve as well as the industry they are involved in. Noah is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas and the University of Wisconsin – Madison’s Graduate School of Banking. In his free time, Noah enjoys alpine skiing, travel, fly fishing and photography. Noah and his wife, Julie, have five daughters. They love spending time on the lake, traveling, cooking, skiing and are both passionate advocates for the community banking industry.
Rebecca Horgan
Board Member
Rebecca Horgan
Board MemberRebecca Horgan has worked in the financial and banking industry for over twenty years. During that time, she has performed a wide variety of duties including client services, accounting, human resources, technology and tax preparation. Since 2009, Rebecca has been the Operations Manager for, Lagom Ridge Advisors, a branch office of LPL Financial, where she is also an LPL Registered Administrative Associate. Prior to Lagom Ridge Advisors, Rebecca served as a Financial Analyst for American Investors Bank and Mortgage and as Operations Manager at Abens Financial Services, Inc. Rebecca currently resides in Mound, Minnesota, with her husband and two daughters. She enjoys boating, travel and spending time at their cabin.
Steven H. Burggraf
Board Member
Steven H. Burggraf
Board MemberSteven Burggraf joined the Grand Rapids State Bank board of directors in April 2012. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, he earned a degree in Small Business Management and Sales and Marketing. Steve brings experience in business management in northern Minnesota: he is CEO of 10 Ace Hardware stores, including Burggraf’s Ace Hardware and Paint Company in Grand Rapids, since 1989. Steve has been a Grand Rapids resident since 1989 and has been active in several business and community organizations. He served on the Ace Hardware Dealer Group for the Northern Minnesota Group for 10 years; was a director of the Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation for 9 years; served as a board member of Northspan Group, Inc., a private nonprofit business and community development consulting firm, for 6 years; was a board member for Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital for 6 years.
Steve currently serves as a member of the BAD (Big Ace Dealers); board of director for Minnesota Lakes Bank; and is a board member for Ace Hardware Corporation. Steve teamed up with Grand Itasca Foundation to start Caring Fore Kids Charity Classic in 2014. An annual event that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars that help expand, develop, and enhance pediatric care at his local hospital, Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital.
Julie Wilcox
Board Member
Julie Wilcox
Board MemberJulie Wilcox is Chief Marketing Officer, Senior Vice President for Grand Rapids State Bank in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. She has extensive experience working in multiple advertising agencies throughout the United States and during the past decade has dedicated her career to community banking. She earned an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and an MBA from the University of Iowa. Julie is actively involved in the banking industry and is a champion of community banking, both locally and nationally. She serves on the board of Minnesota Lakes Bank and also strongly supports BankIn Minnesota and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). Julie has also served on the board of the Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation Board since 2019 and is currently board chair. After her daughter was diagnosed with several life-threatening food allergies, Julie became a passionate advocate for people with food allergies. She served on the national board of FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education) for thirteen years. Julie and her husband, Noah, have five daughters together and they love spending time on the lake, traveling, cooking, skiing and are both passionate advocates for the community banking industry.
Don B. Johnson II
Board Member
Don B. Johnson II
Board MemberDon Johnson is a retired CPA from Eide Bailly, a regional CPA firm. Don has 30 years of public accounting experience with a client base concentration in financial institutions and small, closely held business owners. His practice focused in mergers and acquisitions, forecasting and capital analysis, succession and strategic planning, business valuation, and various consulting projects. Prior to Eide Bailly, Don worked for Cargill in the financial markets area located in Wayzata. Don grew up on a farm in northwestern Minnesota. He graduated with an accounting degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and moved to the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area in 1985. Don is a resident of Minnetrista, Minnesota. Don and his wife enjoy lake life and other outdoor activities and spending time with their kids and grandchildren.
Executive Management
Noah Wilcox
President/CEO and Chairman of the Board
Noah Wilcox
President/CEO and Chairman of the BoardAngela Heying
Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
Angela Heying
Senior Vice President/Chief Operating OfficerJosh Gehlen
Senior Vice President, Lending/Chief Credit Officer
NMLS #456474
Josh Gehlen
Senior Vice President, Lending/Chief Credit OfficerNMLS #456474
Bank Officers
Sherri Dehn
Vice President, Real Estate Division
NMLS #771979
Christine Korpi
Vice President, Compliance Officer, CCBCO, CBAP
Christine Korpi
Vice President, Compliance Officer, CCBCO, CBAPKimberley Rostis
Vice President, Operations, CBAP
Kimberley Rostis
Vice President, Operations, CBAPAaron Schnitzler
Vice President, Real Estate Division
NMLS #1173641
Aaron Schnitzler
Vice President, Real Estate DivisionNMLS #1173641
Sherry Valley
Vice President, Senior Business Banker
NMLS #1855101
Sherry Valley
Vice President, Senior Business BankerNMLS #1855101
Austin Wiberg
Assistant Vice President, Business Banking
NMLS #1790833
Austin Wiberg
Assistant Vice President, Business BankingNMLS #1790833