Our Team

The Bank of Tioga Officers

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Savanna Hendrickson - President

Savanna serves as President for The Bank of Tioga. She joined The Bank of Tioga in 2015 as the bank’s first Credit Analyst and has served in various roles over the years. Savanna has over 15 years of experience in the banking industry. She possesses an MBA and BS in Investments from the University of North Dakota and is an alumna of the Graduate School of Banking Colorado. Savanna currently serves as President of the Divide County Economic Development Council, and also serves on the North Dakota Bankers Association Board. Savanna is an active supporter of volunteer efforts in the community. A local from Noonan, ND, she and her husband reside in Crosby, ND and have three children. She enjoys spending time outdoors, at the lake in the warmer months and hunting in the colder seasons.

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Susan Wolla - VP of Consumer Banking

Susan Wolla currently serves as Operation Officer, VP for the Bank of Tioga. Her 39 years with the bank, which started as a part-time job, has since included a variety of experience - teller, cashier, customer service, bookkeeping, audit and operations. Susan's long and varied career with The Bank of Tioga gives her a unique perspective on the bank and all that it has to offer its community. Her favorite parts of the job over the years are the ability to help clients with their financial goals, to be a friendly face and a resource to all. 

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Lee Rindel - SVP of Ag Banking

Lee has a degree from North Dakota State University in animal sciences with a minor in agriculture business. Lee worked for the college for six years managing their beef research and teaching facility before returning to his hometown with his family. He has been with The Bank of Tioga’s lending team since he started in 2015. He travels between our two locations in Tioga and Crosby, when he is not meeting with clients on site. He resides on his family farm and ranch with his wife and two children near Crosby, where they care for their own small cattle herd. The children have become involved in 4H and sports, so spare time is spent caring for 4H livestock and attending games / practices with the family. Other activities he enjoys consists of hockey, camping, hiking and pheasant hunting. 

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Wendy Lenzen - SVP of Business and Consumer Banking

Wendy joined The Bank of Tioga in April 2016, and today she serves as the Vice President of Business and Consumer Banking. Wendy is a native of Northern Minnesota and brings over 15 years of banking experience in many areas from frontline management to loan operations, mortgage origination and commercial lending. She is a licensed MLO. In her current role, she works one-on-one with clients to provide competitive financing and expertise that will build lasting relationships. She is active in her community and dedicated to serving her clients, and in her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, attending her sons' sporting events and riding horses.   

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Krista Verlinde - Ag & Business Relationship Manager

Krista joined The Bank of Tioga in 2019, and today serves as the Ag & Business Relationship Manager at the Crosby location. Krista is a native of Western ND and holds 2 degrees from North Dakota State University. Krista brings over 10 years of banking experience including background within frontline, deposit accounts, lending and management. She is a licensed MLO focused on providing attentive support to her clients with their residential real estate purchases and refinances.  She is experienced in a variety of loan requests, from consumer, agricultural and commercial lending. Krista is active throughout the community and currently serves on both the Divide County School District and Job Development Authority boards, she also is the club leader for her children's local 4H club. She resides with her husband and four children on a family farm in rural Noonan. In her spare time, Krista enjoys traveling, camping, hiking, hunting, gardening and swimming. She is also a proud hockey mom, cheering on each of her children every hockey season.

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Kaitlyn Harper, Branch Manager, AVP - Tioga

Kaitlyn joined The Bank of Tioga in 2021 and currently serves as the Branch Manager, AVP of our Tioga location. She was born and raised in North Dakota and has almost 10 years of banking experience. Kaitlyn enjoys providing excellent client service while working with clients in their financial journey – including their business, checking and savings accounts, CD’s/IRA’s and consumer lending. Kaitlyn currently resides in Tioga with her husband and three dogs. She loves spending time with family and friends and enjoys hunting, golfing, gardening and volleyball.

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Board of Directors

Josh Guttau
Chairman, CEO, TS Banking Group
Savanna Hendrickson
President
Lucas Schumacher
Agent, Farmers Union Insurance 
Tim Joyce
Pharmacist, Owner of Tioga Drug