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JJ’s Axes & Ales

Tony Paquin is the new “chief axepert” at JJ’s Axes & Ales.

 

 

Ballard Spahr

Daniel Fritz and Kelly Herrmann, attorneys in the Sioux Falls office of Ballard Spahr, have been named as North Star Lawyers for 2021. The designation recognizes members of the Minnesota State Bar Association who contributed at least 50 hours of pro bono legal work in the previous year to people in need of legal services.

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire has added new members to its board of directors: Heather Powell, POET; Brad Hazelrigg, MiMedx; Natalie Eisenberg, Click Rain; Aaron Tribble, American Bank & Trust; and Meghann Joyce, Redstone Law Firm.

Central Payments

Central Payments of Dell Rapids has added 11 staff members.

Jennifer Boone is a senior vice president and the chief information officer. She has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.

Adrian Escalona Jr. is a vice president and senior counsel. He spent nearly a decade as in-house counsel in the consumer financial service industry.

Nick Anderson is an assistant vice president and the senior director of AML/ BSA and fraud. Anderson has 12 years of experience in the financial services industry.

Paula Sedelmeier is the manager of platform services and has more than 30 years of experience working in credit, prepaid and debit card industries.

Traci Jancik is an BSA/AML investigator and has a decade of experience in the payments and fintech industry.

Peter Hawley is the  IT quality assurance and analytics manager and has more than 35 years of experience in information technology and business process improvement.

Linda Frey is the implementation manager and has three years of experience in the financial services and payments industry.

Angie Ruiter is the director of settlement and ACH operations. She has 25 years of experience in the financial services and payments industries.

Ali Malvicino is a senior product manager and has more than 20 years of experience in financial services, with the last 12 years focused on payments and fintech.

Sarah DesCamps is the manager of platform services. DesCamps has more than 20 years of contact center experience in the financial services and hospitality industries.

Dawn Jongeling is an accountant/financial analyst and has 22 years of experience in the accounting field, including audit and public accounting.

Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce was recognized by the Mid-America Chamber Executives with an award for Public Policy of the Year. The award recognizes chambers of commerce that achieve a significant victory in public policy, whether as a part of a partnership or as the only organization championing a cause. The Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce was honored for leading a statewide coalition of organizations to pass Senate Bill 70, which authorized Spanish to be used in the process of issuing non-commercial drivers licenses in South Dakota.

Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire

Kevin Fitzgibbons has been hired as the marketing director for the Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire.

South Dakota State Medical Association

The South Dakota State Medical Association has elected officers for its board of directors: president, Dr. Kara Dahl, an emergency medicine physician at Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center; president elect, Dr. Lucio Margallo; vice president, Dr. Susan Anderson; secretary-treasurer, Dr. Jennifer Tinguely; and immediate past president, Dr. Benjamin Aaker. New at-large directors are Drs. Clarissa Barnes, Denise Hanisch and Heather Preuss. Other members are policy council chair, Dr. Keith Hansen; delegate to the American Medical Association, Dr. Mary Carpenter; and alternate delegates, Drs. Robert Allison and Robert Summerer.

The South Dakota State Medical Association has presented its annual awards.

Distinguished Service Award: Dr. Tim Ridgway.

Outstanding Young Physician Award: Dr. Kara Dahl.

Community Service Award: Dr. Earl Kemp.

Richard P. Holm, MD, Media Award: Dr. Christopher Lucido.

Young at Heart Award: Dr. Susan Anderson.

Past President’s Award: Dr. Robert Summerer.

Special Presidential Award: Elizabeth Reiss.

COPIC Humanitarian Award: Dr. Mark Harlow.

50-Year Awards: Drs. Howard Gilmore, Jay Hubner, Virginia Johnson, Lawrence Nelson and Wesley Putnam.

Stone Group Architects

Aspen Thorstenson of Stone Group Architects is now a licensed architect. Thorstenson has been an architectural associate at SGA since the summer of 2020, acquiring experience in design of K12, institutional, commercial and mixed-use projects.