Our Team

Molly Bjostad

Molly began her journey with Minnesota National Bank in December, 2023.  She grew up in Grey Eagle and graduated from Long Prairie-Grey Eagle High School in 2010.  Molly has 12+ years experience of working in the customer service fields.  In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband and kids, playing outside with their two dogs, camping, fishing and shopping.  

Joyce Brinkman

Joyce has worked at Minnesota National Bank since June of 1984. She graduated from Sauk Centre High School and accepted a full time position at the bank after graduation. She started as a student teller through a On the Job Training Program through high school. 

She enjoys spending time with her family especially her 8 grandchildren, going for walks, cruises around the lake in the summer and fall, camping, country music festivals and bowling.

"My favorite part of my job is helping customers find a solution to a problem that they are having and making their day a little better. A fun fact about me is that I’ve been working at Minnesota National Bank longer than several of my coworkers have been alive." 

Kelli Lehr

Kelli has been with Minnesota National Bank since September, 2019. On her time off she enjoys shopping, fishing, baking, and anything that involves spending time with her son and family.  

"My favorite part of job is my coworkers and customers. Meeting the wonderful people in our community. A fun fact about me is that when I was younger I collected clowns. So I have a whole box of random clowns."

Araceli Ramirez

Araceli has been with Minnesota National Bank since November 2016 when she started as a student teller and is now a personal banker. She graduated from Pelican Rapids High School and went to Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls achieving my AS in Business.

On her time off she enjoys driving around or "cruising" as she likes to call it. 

"My favorite part of my job is seeing customers happy after coming to the bank to see us. A fun fact about me is that I know how to play the piano and drums!"

Diego Venegas Garcia

Diego has been with Minnesota National Bank since January 2016. He graduated from Long Prairie – Grey Eagle High School. 

On his time off he enjoys skateboarding and playing videogames.

"My favorite part of my job is helping people with their financial needs. A fun fact about is that I played the clarinet for 6 years."

Ty Kleinschmidt

Ty has been with Minnesota National Bank since September 2018.  He started out as a student teller and grew into his full time role as a Personal Banker. 

Fun fact - Ty taught himself Spanish so he can better communicate with his customers!