Brenda K. Foster Class A Director

Brenda K. Foster is the chairman, president, and CEO of First Western Bank & Trust, headquartered in Minot, North Dakota, with branches and offices in Minot, Bismarck, and West Fargo, North Dakota, as well as in Eden Prairie, 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 board of Minot Public Schools, is the chair-elect of the Minot State University Board of Regents, and a volunteer with Junior Achievement. She served as past president of the Independent Community Banks of North Dakota and the 2016–2017 campaign chair of the Souris Valley United Way. She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting with a concentration in banking and finance from Minot State University.