Generations in Banking

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Meet Joan and David.

David McMahon’s BankStar career began in 1980 when Jack Hegerfeld finally called David back a year or so after he initially applied – and the rest is history! David had a “can do” attitude and jumped in where needed. He held numerous roles within the bank. He started as an Ag Loan officer and helped convert the bank from paper to computerized accounting. He was active in IT and with CFO-related responsibilities and also served on the bank board of directors during his 38 year career with BankStar.

David encouraged all his children to attend college and earn a degree that would make them employable. Today, he has three engineers and one in finance – Joan Langum.

Joan’s BankStar journey started when she was just a child. When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, Joan would say “I want to work in a bank like my dad.” She helped out at the Elkton branch over the summers while in high school. Joan later earned that degree and began her full-time banking career which eventually led her back to BankStar Financial in 2022, this time as a Commercial Loan Specialist based in Brookings.

“This is the best bank and I am grateful to be part of it again! The years of service many employees have is phenomenal and that says a lot about the kind of organization BankStar is,” Joan said.

David and Joan – thank you for being generational Bright Stars at BankStar!?

Story by Leah Brink