Marlene Trageser began working at First Bank Luverne in the early 1980s as a customer service representative. When the bank was sold to Minneapolis-based 215 Holding Co. in 1987, she was a member of the team that explored alternatives to the outdated First Bank data system. She became the technology leader for the bank and has led in that capacity from the time desktop computers were first introduced. Trageser is also a key member of the company’s mergers and acquisitions team, which has overseen seven bank and branch acquisitions during her tenure.