Derek Fahey is a Director of Community Banking in Mitchell, South Dakota, where he provides leadership to the market and specializes in ag lending.  Derek is motivated by the people of Mitchell and their pride in the community.  “I enjoy working with our business customers and seeing their success throughout the different stages in their lives,” he says.  “And I enjoy working with multiple generations of business owners in and around the Mitchell area.”

Credentials

Derek joined the bank in 2001 as a lender and branch manager.  He earned his B.S. in  Agricultural Business from South Dakota State University, and has an M.B.A. from the University of South Dakota.

He is active in community volunteer work in the Mitchell area, serving as the Campaign Chair for the United Way of Mitchell Board, and Treasurer of the Mitchell Community Scholarship Fund Board. He is a member of the Mitchell Technical Institute – Farm/Ranch Advisory Board and serves on the Ag/Commercial Committee of the South Dakota Bankers Association.

Passions

Family and activities with his children.