Our Team

Joe Fuechtmann

Joe has been with Minnesota National Bank since July 2021.  Joe is a Melrose High School graduate and pursued higher education at St. John's University where he graduated with his Bachelors Degree in Business Management.  Joe is an active member in the Sauk Centre Community, being a volunteer Fire Fighter since 2002 and on the City Council since 2019.

In Joe's free time he coaches Youth Baseball!

Matt Hoeschen

Matt has been with Minnesota National Bank since October 2012. He graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead. On his time off he enjoys spending time with family and friends, and doing anything sports related

"My favorite part of my job is the interactions with teammates and customers."

Mike Traeger

Mike has been with the bank since July 1996 and has specialized in all areas of lending.  In his current role, Mike manages all aspects of lending for the bank.   He also specializes in all types of business and ag financing as well as playing a role in residential home lending. Mike is originally from Melrose and graduated from St Cloud State. He's a proud community supporter and has been in many different organizations over his time with the bank. He currently is active in the Sauk Centre Rotary Club and smaller roles in a number of other organizations.    

Mike is also a graduate of the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Bank at the University of Pennsylvania where he also received the Wharton Leadership award. Mike and his wife, Missy, have two children - Tommy and Matt.  As a family, they enjoy camping, golfing and the outdoors in general.    

Andrew Sorum

Andrew has been with Minnesota National Bank since January 2014. He graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 2009. He pursued his education in Concordia College, Moorhead, MN graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor of Art in Accounting and Business.

On his time off he enjoys golfing, hunting, spending time on the lake, watching and Playing Sports, and spending time with family and friends

"My favorite part of my job is working in my home town and helping out our great customers. A fun fact about me is that I am a licensed scuba diver"

Shelley Sorum

Shelley has been with Minnesota National Bank since June 2005. She graduated from University of North Dakota. On her time off she enjoys working on home and yard projects.

"My favorite part of my job is helping awesome customers’ dreams come true, buying their first house, building a home, or purchasing a lake home. A fun fact about me is that my second job choice would be a race car driver!"

Kelly Samuelson

Kelly started with MN National Bank as a high school student teller in the summer of 2010 and returned full time after college in June 2014. She has been in banking for 10+ years and has transitioned from Student Teller  to Customer Service Representative to Personal Banker to her current position. She has a Finance & Credit degree and Business Management degree from Alexandria Technical & Community College.

On her time of she enjoys shopping, fishing, gardening, kayaking, taking ranger rides to look for wildlife, and walking her dog Stella.

"My favorite part of my job is building customer relationships and seeing the smile on their faces on closing day when they finally own their new home or new car. A fun fact about me is that I enjoy fly fishing and I drink tomato juice like it’s going out of style."  

Trevor Zastrow

Trevor has been with Minnesota National Bank since December of 2016. His banking experience includes 17 years at Lake Country State Bank, and 11 years at Central MN Credit Union. He has graduated from Long Prairie High School, Fergus Falls Community College and Graduate School of Banking at Colorado.

On his time off he enjoys hunting, fishing, and playing Central Minnesota League 35+ Baseball.

"My favorite part of my job is creating long term relationships and seeing customers reach their goals. A fun fact about me is that I have been  a death investigator for Todd County for over 10 years."