Tami Ardinger
Commercial/Real Estate Lender
Tami Ardinger joined the loan team at Rushford State Bank in October 2013, bringing 14 years of banking experience with her. Tami grew up in rural Spring Grove area on a dairy farm. Tami has two children, Haley and Madison. She enjoys working for the small town, family owned Rushford State Bank, where community comes first and decisions are made locally.
Caden Beckman
Credit Analyst / Lending
Caden started working at Rushford State Bank in January of 2023. He graduated from Houston High School in 2022, then graduated from Western Technical College in the Spring of 2024 with a degree in Agribusiness Science & Technology. Caden works on the loan team at RSB and enjoys working for a local family-owned business and being active in the Agricultural Community.
Terry Chiglo
Executive Vice President/General Counsel
Rushford High School 1986, Luther College BA, Hamline University School of Law JD, Married – Great wife Deb, 4 Great Kids: Kennedy, Carter, Harrison, Jackson
Joseph Culhane
Administrative Assistant
Raised in Rushford since 1997, Joseph Culhane graduated from Rushford-Peterson Schools and later went on to Southeast Technical College in Winona to further his education. Before graduating, he looked into places where he can work as an Administrative Assistant for one of his classes. After searching high and low, he realized his answer was right in front of him at Rushford State Bank. He started in 2022 and hasn’t left since.
Judy Ehlenfeldt
Administrative Assistant
Judy started working at the Rushford State Bank in August of 2008. She grew up in the Hart area and still lives in the area. It is a pleasure to greet the customers of the Rushford State Bank. Judy enjoys time spent with her family, especially her grandchildren.
Angela Eide
Credit Administration
Angela joined Rushford State Bank in August of 2021, bringing a little over 15 years of banking experience. She was born and raised on her family farm in Hart and still residing there with her husband, Travis, who works at Brown's Tire and Battery. She is very proud to be a part of this wonderful hometown bank and looks forward to helping customers reach their dreams.
Karen Gerdes
Teller
Houston High School 2001, Husband Jeff, 4 kids: Emma, Isabelle, Evelyn & Jase. Enjoys spending time with family, friends and her dogs Clementine and Roxy. Her favorite thing about RSB is seeing our customers daily and being able to help them with their banking needs.
Emily Highum
Assistant Operations Manager
Emily graduated from Winona State University in 2019. After she graduated she moved to Rushford with her husband, Luke. She is a former Shawnees waitress and is currently serving in the Minnesota National Guard as a Logistician. Emily is happy to be working at Rushford State Bank and learning the people in her community.
Robin Jandt
Teller
My name is Robin Jandt. I grew up in Winona, MN and still live there to this day. I’m married with 2 kids: Elizabeth (20) and Cole (24). I have been in Banking for 35 years taking some time off to be a stay at home mom. I am a people person and very outgoing.
Brent Knutson
Lender
Grew up on a dairy, beef, and crop farm in Caledonia. Graduated from UW River Falls with a degree in agriculture. In my spare time, I help with the family dairy operation, hunt, fish, and spend time with my 3 kids; Liberty (8), Bronko (7), and Lena (1).
Samantha Reps
Operations Officer
Samantha graduated from Winona State University with a Bachelors in Accounting. She has been in banking for approximately 14 years, with most of those years in community banking. With her husband Ben and their 2 young children, they run a small dairy operation outside Utica.
Ted Roberton Jr.
President
Graduated Shattuck School 1962, Graduated Winona State 1968, Enlisted in Navy Reserve in 1966 and attended Officer Candidate School in 1968 and served on active duty from 1968 to 1970, Worked at Peat Marwick, Minneapolis, and became CPA 1975, Joined staff at Rushford State Bank in November 1975, Became President of bank in 1990
Denise Schaffer
Compliance/BSA Officer, Internal Auditor
On October 1, 2014, Denise joined the staff of Rushford State Bank. Denise is certified as a Bank Compliance Officer and a BSA/AML Professional through the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA.) Denise hails from International Falls, MN and now lives just outside Hokah with her husband, Chris. Denise’s favorite things about working at Rushford State Bank are the people and being part of a community bank that puts customers first
Craig Schroeder
Senior Lender
Craig grew up on a farm outside of Caledonia, MN. After Graduating from Caledonia High School, he attended the University of MN, Waseca and Mankato State. Craig has been in banking approximately 30 years. He currently lives in Brownvsille, MN and enjoys being on the river, fishing and spectator sports.
Anna Sweet
Operations Manager
Houston High School Alum; BBA in Accounting from University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. Resides back in the area and has a cute Mini Aussie.