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Wisconsin Community Banker
September/October 2014
Neighbor for Neighbor Food Pantry,
and the Tomah Parks and Recreation
Department. The bank also sponsors
the Freedom Honor Flight, Chasing
Daylight Animal Shelter, and Tomah
Area Community Theatre.
Reichardt, an avid practitioner
and supporter of servant leadership,
started an employee benefit at the
bank to promote servant leadership in
the community. F&M employees get
paid to volunteer their time to area
nonprofit organizations during work
hours. Last year, F&M Bank employ-
ees volunteered over 2,200 hours in
the community.
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Forward Financial Bank, Marshfield
Robert “Bob” Lotzer
, director
emeritus, was recognized for his 50
years of
dedicated
service to
the bank
and to the
Marshfield
commu-
nity. Lotzer
began his
banking
career with the bank, working in vari-
ous positions to develop a very broad
knowledge of the industry. He retired
as the bank’s president and chairman
of the board in 2009 and currently
serves as director emeritus. Although
his current involvement is more lim-
ited, he still brings valuable input
to the board meetings giving advice
on how to better serve the bank’s
customers.
As a lifelong active member of
the community, Lotzer made many
friends and developed strong cus-
tomer relationships. There are still
customers who stop by the bank
and say “if Bob was here … .” Bank
employees enjoy conversations with
him when he’s back from wintering
in Arizona with his wife of 60 years,
Charlene, and love his insight on
the banking industry and how it has
changed over the years. The Forward
Bank team feels that the bank wouldn’t
have been as successful if Lotzer
hadn’t been there to make the deci-
sions he made and grow the bank.
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The Bank of New Glarus and Sugar
River Branches
Don Zimmerman
, vice president-
deposit operations manager, is cel-
ebrating
39 years of
service to
the banking
industry.
He joined
the Bank of
Juda in 1975
and worked
as its presi-
dent until May 2008 when The Bank
of New Glarus acquired the Bank of
Juda. He is currently serving as the
vice president deposits operations
manager.
When not at work, Zimmerman
freely gives his talents to the com-
munities of Green County whether
through his active service to St.
Victor’s Church or through his Bel
Canto Singers ensemble. Along with
a cousin, a niece, and another local
Juda resident, Zimmerman makes up
a quartet known as Alumni 4+1 (the
plus 1 being his wife, Julie). His favor-
ite musical role was in a production of
“Forever Plaid.”
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Oostburg State Bank
Cindy Walvoord
, business banking
portfolio manager, joined Oostburg
State Bank
in 2012 but
began her
career in
the banking
industry 31
years ago
working
in a trust
department.
She went on to gain experience in
word processing, private banking,
and commercial lending. Walvoord
is responsible for commercial loan
documentation, policies, procedures,
and all duties related to the commer-
cial lending area. She’s always willing
to take on additional tasks and comes
to work each day with a professional
demeanor and a certain calmness
about her.
In the community, Walvoord is an
active member of her church and is
bell choir director. She also volunteers
weekly at the Oostburg Fitness Center.
Bob Zajkowski
, vice president of
operations, was recognized for 44
years of ser-
vice to the
industry.
Zajkowski
joined Oost-
burg State
Bank as vice
president of
operations
in 2006. In
addition to operations, Zajkowski is
responsible for the bank’s overall com-
pliance and human resources areas.
He serves on the compliance, deposit
rate, and salary committees.
Zajkowski began his career as a
lender and moved his way up the
ranks as department manager, branch
manager, corporate deposit manager,
and head of bank operations. Dur-
ing this time, he gained experience in
nearly every aspect of retail banking.
Throughout his career, Zajkowski
also served the community by being
an active member of a number of civic
organizations. His most recent contri-
butions have been to Crime Stoppers,
the Sheboygan Noon Lions Club, and
the Sheboygan County I Team Elder
Abuse Committee.
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Bank of Prairie du Sac
Roxi Maier
, senior vice president-
retail, has held many different roles
over the last 30 years. She started her
banking career at Home Savings and
Loan in Madison where she worked
as a teller, customer service represen-
tative, and in the branch operations
area. Maier was promoted to officer
in 1988. When Bank of Prairie du Sac
had an opening for assistant cashier,
she moved to the Sauk Prairie area.
Maier was promoted to senior vice
president-retail two years ago. The
bank looks forward to many more
years of her leadership.
In addition to her work at the bank,
Maier currently serves on the Sauk
Prairie Healthcare Board of Directors
and is also president of the Sauk Prai-
rie Optimists. Previous appointments
included past president of the Cham-
ber of Commerce and a member of
