Meet The People Dedicated To Providing You With Extraordinary Service
At Granite Community Bank we understand that a great team is made up from a group of ordinary people doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
Meet Our Personal Bankers
Vicki Braegelmann
Vicki is new to the banking world and recently started at GCB after working at two local law firms over the past 18 years. She enjoys helping each customer have a positive experience and providing service with a smile!
Christin Geislinger
Christin enjoys helping customers open new accounts, online banking setup and assisting with all of their banking needs.
Patty Larson
Patty has over 3 years of experience in banking and her favorite part of being a personal banker is getting to know her customers and providing service with a smile.
Julie Heying
Julie has been with GCB as a Teller & Customer Service Representative. She enjoys working with our customers and helping them with all their banking needs.
Meet Our Lenders
Jim Eiynck, NMLS# 412732
Jim is a licensed MN Real Estate Broker and has 20+ years experience in everything from Building & Construction, to Drafting & Estimating Degrees in his background.
Jacob Reiter
Jacob leads the bank’s lending department where he’s worked extensively with small business owners, investors and entrepreneurs on creative financing solutions.
Todd Erickson
Todd has an extremely broad background in business lending that has given him over 39 years of experience in banking.
Bob Lewellyn
Bob has more than 13 years of experience providing financing solutions to people and businesses in the local area.
Amy Statz, NMLS# 412733
Amy has 15 years of Mortgage Lending experience and enjoys working with borrowers who want to purchase a home, refinance, build or remodel.
Mike Schmid
Mike has over 30 years experience in lending and specializes in credit lines, equipment loans, commercial mortgages and SBA loans.
Gary Kiess
Gary has 15-years of banking experience, with a background in several areas including commercial real estate, construction, small business financing, as well as financing under the SBA and USDA programs.
Meet Our Insurance Agents
Pat Donlin
Pat has expertise in providing Property, Casualty, and Life insurance products to customers. Pat grew up in St. Cloud and graduated from St. Cloud State University before he moved to Cold Spring, where he's lived for 21 years.
Meet Our Financial Advisers
Jeff Benda
Jeff has 20+ years of experience and a broad background in the investment and insurance industry. He looks forward to working with individuals, families, and businesses to plan their short-term or long-term financial goals, and help them achieve success.
Meet Our Support Team
Mel Braunberger
Mel has been with the bank for 20 years and views each day as an opportunity to provide each customer with a positive experience at GCB!
Karla Wittrock
Karla has over 40 years of banking experience and enjoys helping customers discover new opportunities and services available through GCB.
Pam Schackmann
Pam has been a bookkeeper at GCB for 13 years and enjoys working with customers to help make their banking needs easier to understand.
Brenda Koshiol
Brenda has been at GCB for 6 years and enjoys working with people, she’ll go above and beyond to give our customers a positive banking experience.
Joyce Torborg
Joyce has been with GCB for 20 years and aims to make your trip to GCB a special one by providing service with a smile. I hope to see you soon!
Carol Stang
Carol enjoys working at GCB and being able to help customers with their banking and mortgage needs.
Brenda Widmer
Brenda has been in the banking business for 22 years and enjoys working in a small town bank where customers are on a first name basis.
Jeanne Elfering
Jeanne has over 30 years of banking experience and specializes in HSAs, IRAs and implementing digital cash management solutions. She is now the Compliance Officer in Cold Spring.
Gerald (Jerry) Reiter
Jerry has over 30 years of commercial and ag lending and over 25 years of bank management, and that’s where he finds himself today as the President and CEO.
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