Steven Burggraf joined the Grand Rapids State Bank board of directors in April 2012. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, he earned a degree in Small Business Management and Sales and Marketing. Steve brings experience in business management in northern Minnesota: he is CEO of 10 Ace Hardware stores, including Burggraf’s Ace Hardware and Paint Company in Grand Rapids, since 1989.
Steve has been a Grand Rapids resident since 1989 and has been active in several business and community organizations. He served on the Ace Hardware Dealer Group for the Northern Minnesota Group for 10 years; was a director of the Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation for 9 years; served as a board member of Northspan Group, Inc., a private nonprofit business and community development consulting firm, for 6 years; was a board member for Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital for 6 years.