Our owner and president, Ben Van Zee, was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Risk Management Association Minnesota Chapter, a Minnesota banking association. Ben is proud to serve as the organizations Communications Committee chair and an ex-officio board member. As the chair of the Communications Committee, Ben will be responsible for promoting events, helping maintain the RMA’s website, and other activities to keep its members informed. The RMA is an active banking association in Minnesota, promoting training and networking among professionals in the risk management field, primarily banking institutions.

The Minnesota Chapter was founded on May 19, 1926 and helps the national Risk Management Association in fulfilling the mission of the RMA throughout Minnesota. The Minnesota Chapter affiliation includes 375 bankers and professionals from 85 financial institutions. The chapter hosts five general chapter meetings each year and sponsors many education classes for bankers in Minnesota throughout the year.