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Steve Strunk has been appointed Commissioner of Banks in the Division of Banking for the State of Colorado. Strunk, who begins his new post April 12, currently serves as president of Kirkpatrick Bank in Colorado Springs. He has more than 35 years of industry experience..Strunk's experience runs the gamut of institutional size, including state chartered community banks, regional banks and large national banks. He also has banking experience in Nevada, Texas and New Mexico, developing and implementing credit quality control systems, loan review functions, asset-based lending examinations and loan loss reserve methodologies..Strunk has a bachelor of science degree in economics from Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; also, he attended the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University, Dallas..The Division of Banking supervises 107 state chartered banks and trust companies. .Karla Lodholz has joined River Valley Bank, Weston, Wis., as vice president/bank manager. Lodholz is responsible for delivery of banking products and services in the Weston market. .Tawnya Swope has joined the bank's mortgage division as a mortgage banker. She has 15 years of experience in banking. .James A. Hansen has joined the board of directors of Nebraska Bankers' Bank, Lincoln, Neb. Hansen is a former Director of the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance, serving from 1991 to 1998. He brings more than 40 years of banking experience to the board. He is a graduate of several national and state school programs..Previously, Hansen was the chairman and a board member of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and a board member and committee chairman of the Nebraska Bankers Association. He has an undergraduate degree from Wayne State College in Wayne, Neb. .Louis Landwehr has been elected to the boards of Midwest Independent Bank, and Midwest Independent Bancshares, Inc., as an advisory director. Both organizations are based in Jefferson City, Mo..Landwehr has been the principal owner of Winter-Dent & Company in Jefferson City since 1999. Winter-Dent & Company is an independent insurance agency representing multiple insurance companies. He formerly worked with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis as a safety and soundness field examiner. .Landwehr has an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia with a bachelor's degree in finance and a minor in economics. He also has obtained Certified Insurance Counselor and Certified Risk Manager professional designations. .Michelle Lovrien has joined Dacotah Bank, Aberdeen, S.D., as a trust officer. Lovrien will specialize in business development and in the administration of accounts for current clients..A native of Aberdeen, Lovrien graduated from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, with a juris doctor and a master of business administration degree. Prior to joining Dacotah Trust, Lovrien held a clerkship for the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court in Aberdeen..Rob Keil has joined Dacotah Bank as director of credit review. Keil will be responsible for the company's loan review activities to ensure the bank's lending practices conform to loan policy..Keil most recently served as a vice president, senior lender and commercial and ag banking manager with U.S. Bank in Aberdeen. He has also held positions with U.S. Bank in Fargo, N.D.; Rapid City, S.D.; and Minneapolis during his 24 years in banking..Keil graduated from Northern State University in Aberdeen with a bachelor of science degree, with a major in business accounting and finance. He also attended South Dakota State University in Brookings for general course study in economics. He has received extensive training in credit, finance, and financial planning over the years. He is a 1993 graduate of Leadership Aberdeen, a professional development program offered by the Chamber of Commerce. .Ernesto Moncada has joined PyraMax Bank, Milwaukee, as a mortgage loan officer. Moncada has more than 20 years of experience and has worked for HBC Services, Inc., Housing Resources and Layton Boulevard West Neighbors. .Michael Kwiatkowski has joined Wisconsin Business Growth Fund, Monona, Wis., as vice president and senior loan officer. Kwiatkowski has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry.