people in business [Telegraph-Herald (Dubuque, IA)]

Dan Aupperle has joined the management team at First National Bank, Platte-ville, Wis., as senior vice president and senior lending officer. He has assumed responsibility in the management and growth of the bank's commercial banking portfolio. He has more than 30 years of banking and lending experience, including community bank president positions in

Dodgeville, Wis., Pagosa Springs, Colo. and most recently in Pigeon Falls, Wis. He holds an animal science degree and a master's in business administration from the University of Wisconsin- Madison.

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Dubuque Window and Door (formerly Dubuque Sash & Door Mfg.) announced that Paul Kramer joined the company as project manager. He has more than 25 years in the construction industry. He will be responsible for assisting contractors, as well as homeowners, with their millwork needs. He formerly was self-employed as a general contractor building new homes and remodeling.

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Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C., announced the following:

Sarah M. Koerperich, CPA, joined the firm as audit manager. She is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, and formerly worked with Deloitte & Touche, LLP.

Staci A. Lange, MBA, PMP, joined the firm as software solutions manager. She has more than 20 years experience and was previously the senior vice president of strategic services at American Customer Care.

Matthew Klaren, staff accountant II, has passed the Certified Public Accountant exam. He has been with the firm since 2005.

Jodee Theisen has transferred to the firm as a tax staff member. She was previously a payroll tax coordinator for HK Payroll Services Inc. (HKP), the firm's work force management affiliate.

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HK Payroll Services announced the following:

Michelle Wells joined the firm as a payroll customer service representative.

Breeze Pothoff joined the firm as administrative assistant for the payroll services department.

Jenna Goerdt joined the firm as administrative assistant for the business development and sales department.

Brenda MacDonald joined the firm as administrative assistant for the training department.

Michelle Pregler accepted the position of implementation specialist for the firm. In her new position, she will be providing service to new payroll clients. She was formerly an administrative assistant.

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River Valley Capital Group announced the following:

Kendra Stoner has been promoted to office manager. She will oversee the daily operations of the office and administrative staff, along with handling human resources-related duties.

Cora O'Connor joined the company as a vendor relations representative for the finance division. She will be responsible for helping customers secure commercial financing. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology and communications from the University of Dubuque.

Max Brunclik joined the company as a truck insurance consultant for the insurance division. He will assume the duties of truck insurance sales upon receiving his insurance license. He is a recent graduate of Loras College with a bachelor's degree in marketing and finance and has been working for the company as an intern.

Alex Kimbro joined the company as a vendor relations representative for the finance division. He will be responsible for helping customers secure commercial financing. He is a recent graduate of Loras College, earning a bachelor's degree in mathematics and psychology and has been working for the company as an intern.

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Flexsteel Industries Inc. announced the following:

Laurie Hanley has been promoted to a sourced products buyer. She will be responsible for analyzing, purchasing and managing inventory from one of the company's major sourced suppliers, Superb Creation. She has been with the company for 18 years.

Kalli Martin joined the company as a marketing assistant. She will be responsible for assisting the marketing and merchandising departments by performing the administrative functions necessary to begin the analytical functions of the department.

Blaine Bertsch joined the company as a sales expediter. He will be responsible for implementing sales policies and procedures by providing quality customer service to the company's dealers.

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Prudential Financial Inc. announced the following:

Brian Galle was promoted to product manager. He will be accountable for product adoption, utilization and management of Prudential Retirement products, services and features.

Brooke Schumacher was promoted to senior business analysis associate. She works in the DC Operations department and is responsible for developing and implementing process improvements.

Vicki Kluesner joined the company as an accounting associate. She will be leading the monthly PRIAC financial reporting as well as working with the billing team.

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Valerie Hefel has been recently promoted from a front office coordinator to a staffing consultant for Express Employment. She will be working with area job seekers as well as local companies to match the right people with the right job. Hefel has been with the company since November.

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Heartland Financial USA Inc. announced the following appointments:

Ted Kraft, vice president, credit administration. He will primarily help lenders of member banks administer credit to qualified commercial borrowers. He has nine years experience in the banking industry. He formerly served as vice president, commercial banking at US Bank, Dubuque.

Kelly Fox, compliance analyst. She will be conducting compliance audits, advertising reviews and back up with HMDA. She has been in the banking industry for six years, most recently as a personal banker at Dubuque Bank & Trust.

Justin Sauser, system administrator, information services. He earned a bachelor's degree in CIS from the University of Dubuque. He formerly worked as a technical support analyst at the Durrant Group.

Robert "Bob" Felderman, vice president. He will lead the Appraisal Review Department as part of credit administration. He has 28 years experience in the in the real estate and appraisal industry, as well 36 years in the military (retiring as a major general from the U.S. Army and Iowa National Guard). He formerly worked as a certified real estate appraiser and real estate broker at Continental Realty Dubuque and Felderman Appraisals.

Mitchel Stoffel, credit analyst. He will primarily analyze commercial and agricultural credit requests. He holds a B.B.A. in accounting from the University of Dubuque.

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Premier Bank announced that Shelley Boland, assistant vice president/human resources officer, was awarded a certificate of completion on April 19 at the 12th Annual Human Resource Management School presented by the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has been with the bank for seven years.

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Todd Boeckenstedt has attained his Life Insurance License for the state of Iowa. He has been an independent insurance agent with Steve Junk Insurance, Cascade, Iowa, for three years. He also is licensed for personal and commercial insurance.

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First Community Trust shareholders elected the following directors to serve for the ensuing year: Dick Burgmeier, of East Dubuque, Ill, Marv Becker, Carolyn Haupert and CJ Gantz, all of Dubuque, Don Iverson, of Platteville, Wis., Barry Stump, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dean Borg, of Mount Vernon, Iowa, Dick Smith, of Fairfield, Iowa, and Chip Murray and Dale Repass, both of Dubuque.

The board appointed Repass, chairperson and chief executive officer, Murray, president and chief operating officer, John J. Gonner, senior vice president and chief investment officer, Paul Kronlage, senior vice president, Sharlene Kline, senior vice president, Diane Reuter, vice president-operations and Jessica Nava, trust operations officer.

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