Brenda K. Foster Class A Director

Brenda Foster is the chairman, president, and CEO of First Western Bank & Trust, headquartered in Minot, North Dakota, with branches and offices in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. Foster has been employed with First Western since 1981 and was appointed president and CEO by the board of directors in 2015. Prior to her promotion, she held the position of executive vice president.

Foster is a member of the Minot State University Board of Regents and the North Dakota State Banking Board. She is an advisory board member for the Bank of North Dakota as well as a director-at-large for the Independent Community Bankers of America and a representative of the Federal Delegate Board. She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting with a concentration in banking and finance from Minot State University.