Stan is a Nebraska native and began his banking career in 1980 in Schuyler, Nebraska. He then moved to O’Neill, Nebraska, and lived there until 1989, when he and his family moved to Fremont. Stan is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Colorado School of Banking. He is a board member of the Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce, chair of the Government Committee and past president of the Fremont Noon Optimist Club. He also serves on the Fremont Community Foundation Investment Committee and is the current moderator of the Fremont Presbyterian Church Endowment Committee.