I currently am the Child Guide for Luverne Public Schools.

My main responsibility is to work with all students and families by 

being a connector for them to community and school resources. 

I am very involved within the community serving on many boards

to help continue to lead Luverne progressively forward. My husband, Don,

and I have 4 married children and 6 grandchildren. 

I am a Mortgage Lender at Security Savings Bank. I have been in the Mortgage industry for over 10 years. In my current role as a Mortgage Lender for Security Savings Bank 5 years and previously at Wells Fargo as a Mortgage Underwriter for 5 years. I also coach girls basketball at HBC. Outside of work, I enjoy being involved with sports and being active outdoors. Grew up in Hills, MN and currently living there. My wife, Kala, and I have 3 kids – Micah, Malachi and Maybrie.

I am the principal at Adrian Middle/High School.  I have worked in education for over 20 years.  I also serve as a certified professional developer for the University of Kansas Strategic Instruction Model.  As a lifelong member of the community, I have been a part of many groups and organizations that promote growth in our community.  My husband, Bob, and I are raising three amazing children on an acreage outside of Lismore.

My wife, Cathy, and I were both born in Luverne, Minnesota, and graduated from Luverne High School. We have been married 30+ years. My career has taken me to Nebraska, Indiana, Tennessee, and has now allowed me to return to Minnesota.

We have two sons, the oldest is a Captain in the U.S. Army, the other a member of the Tennessee Army National Guard and a Freight Broker.

Occupation and responsibilities:

My early career was working for my father in the construction industry. This led to my calling to the insurance industry, where I began with Tri-State Insurance Company of Minnesota in Luverne. I have spent the bulk of my career in executive leadership positions in the Risk Management business.

Community involvement/service and leadership positions:

I have been involved in local government or community organizations including housing and economic development authorities, church governing boards, Alderman for the Town of Farragut, TN (city council), Farragut Municipal Planning Commission, Farragut Beer Board, Knoxville (TN) Area Chamber of Commerce (and Executive Board), Knox County Charter School Review Committee, Youth Villages mentor, and Westfield (IN) Youth Assistance Program member. I am currently a Supervisor for Leota Township, and an Executive Board member of the Luverne Area Community Foundation. I also serve as a Southwest Minnesota CEO program mentor.

When Dan isn’t busy with clients and volunteer activities, if you listen carefully, you might just hear him playing his guitar and singing.

Dan is a Principal for the South Dakota Group Benefits division. He joined SilverStone Group in 2006 and specializes in working with employers who have complicated funding arrangements and large, multi-site locations. His communication skills and relationships with the carrier and vendor marketplace help his clients to achieve the most competitive pricing and highest levels of customer service.

Dan knows that the best solutions are often a result of collaboration — both within our Firm and with our clients. He believes SilverStone Group makes a difference for clients by delivering sound, independent advice and helping educate clients about changes and new developments in the industry. Dan quarterbacks a talented team, rich with industry expertise. In the process of showing clients where their true costs lie and helping them manage and negotiate both their fixed and projected expenses, this team creates a mutually valued partnership that helps clients learn things they’ve never known before.

Prior to joining SilverStone Group, Dan spent 12 years working in professional public relations, fundraising and consulting positions. His experience in donor cultivation and management are extremely beneficial to the development of new clients for all of SilverStone Group’s service areas.

Dan also serves on the Leadership Sioux Falls Executive Selection Team and the Orion Foods Challenge Steering Committee benefiting the Children’s Home Society, and he volunteers for the Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Hills in Minnesota. In addition, Dan is an elected board member of the Hills-Beaver Creek School District. Dan and his wife also founded rock ranch in 2016 find out more at www.riderockranch.com 

I am the superintendent of the Luverne Public Schools.  I’m involved in several committees and on several boards in the Luverne community including:  LIFT (Luverne Initiatives For Tomorrow), Luverne Community Economic Development Corporation, Luverne Loop (Bike Path),  Luverne Consumer Council-Sanford, Rock County Opportunities, Governor’s Pheasant Opener, and the Southwest/West Central Cooperative’s Wide Area Network committee.  The Luverne School District completed a $31 million dollar renovation and remodel project adding a new performing arts center, new kitchen and commons, and 6 new classrooms.

I don’t think I got into CEO, I think CEO got into me.  The concept of the program was something I felt has been missing in our schools.  If we want to have creative thinkers and problem solvers, we have to put students in position to be creative and to solve problems.  I also believe that leadership is always needed in every community, field of work, and across the country. I feel that CEO will create leadership opportunities for our students.

I am the AVP/Real Estate Loan Officer at First State Bank Southwest in Edgerton, MN.  I’ve been at the bank for 18 years most of those years in Real Estate Lending.  I recently completed a Leadership Development Academy and I enjoy going into the local high schools presenting on financial literacy.  I live in Edgerton with my husband Randy.  We have 2 grown boys – Nicholas and his wife Erin live in Grapevine, TX and Nathan and his wife Emma and daughter Augusta live in Edgerton.  I keep busy volunteering at our church, community food shelf and our local chamber.