The Board of Directors of Citizens State Bank & Trust Co. recently announced a series of promotions, effective Jan. 1 in its community banks at Ellsworth, Lincoln, Minneapolis, Delphos and Glasco.

“It is a real pleasure to announce the promotions of a group of valued employees who have shown exemplary leadership while having vast experience in the financial industry,” President and CEO David Brownback said.

In total, seven CSB&T employees were promoted. At the Ellsworth location the following individuals were promoted to assistant vice president: Dawn Olson, Stephanie Rathbun, and Mark Kennedy.

Brownback continued, “We are proud to have Dawn, Stephanie and Mark as part of our management team and appreciate their contributions and commitment to Citizens State Bank & Trust Co.”

Olson joined CSB&T in 2010 at the downtown location in Ellsworth as administrative assistant to the president and corporate secretary. In 2014, she was named human resources officer, while continuing her other duties. In 2017, she was promoted to loan officer while still retaining her role as corporate secretary. Olson is also a current board member of the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce. She holds a BBA from Iowa State University.

Rathbun started at CSB&T in Ellsworth in 2015. She was named CSB&T human resources officer in 2017, previously serving as teller/customer service representative, bookkeeper and assistant to the president/loan processor. Rathbun is a graduate of Leadership Ellsworth County, the School of Banking Fundamentals and Kansas State University.

Kennedy joined the Trust Department at CSB&T in 2012. In 2016 he was named trust officer. Currently he holds a position on the Kansas Bankers Association Trust Division Board and serves as mayor of the City of Ellsworth. He is a graduate of School of Trust & Financial Services, Advanced Trust School (through the Schools of Banking), Bank Leaders of Kansas (BLOK) program and the University of Kansas.

Additional promotions at other CSB&T locations include Owen Kindall to vice president/loan officer (Minneapolis), Mindy Johnson to information technology (IT) officer (Minneapolis), Bree McReynolds-Baetz to assistant vice president/loan officer (Lincoln) and Jim Metz to trust officer (Lincoln).

Brownback concluded by saying, “All of our newly promoted employees will have additional leadership roles in our bank and will continue to contribute to the success of CSB&T.”

Citizens State Bank and Trust Co. was established on May 31, 1900 and opened its doors June 16, 1900 in downtown Ellsworth. In its 120th year of business, CSB&T has now grown to over $200 million in assets.