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WHO WE ARE

Akiptan is proud to bring you the team of people who are helping to make a change in Indian Ag Finance. Below you can meet our team of staff and the professionals from across the country that make up the Staff and Board of Directors. 

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Jami Groper

Loan Officer

jami@akiptan.org | 605-301-0667

Jami Gropper is a Loan Officer with Akiptan. She resides on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation near Long Valley, SD with her husband and four boys where they ranch and run over 250 head of Red Angus cattle. Being raised on a ranch, Jami also has 10 years of Ag Lending experience in her previous roles at the Farm Service Agency, as a Program Technician, Loan analyst, and Loan Officer Trainee. She is committed to helping Native American producers achieve their goals in agriculture and dedicated to empowering producers through customized ag lending solutions.

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