Rick B. Schuett, CFA

Rick is Sit Mutual Funds Manager of Investor Services and is a limited principal with Sit Mutual Funds. He is responsible for all investor services, including the transfer agent relationship, and is liaison to financial intermediaries. Rick also oversees direct sales. Rick is a graduate of St. Cloud State University and completed his CFA in 2001. He is Series 7 licensed. Prior to joining Sit Mutual Funds in 1995, Rick was with IDS Financial Services and Textron Financial.

Steven P. Benjamin, CEBS, CRPC

Steve is Manager of Advisor and Retirement Plan Services for Sit Mutual Funds. His work includes servicing financial advisors, retirement plan participants and administrators. Steve specializes in retirement plans, including IRAs, SEPs and others. He is a graduate of Hamline University and is Series 7 licensed. Before joining Sit Mutual Funds, Steve worked in retirement plan administration at American Express Financial Advisors and Minnesota Mutual Life.

Kathleen D. Larkin

Kathleen is Communications Manager for the Sit Mutual Funds and is responsible for all communications and marketing media. Her work also includes shareholder events and media and community relations. She coordinates the Sit Mutual Funds intern program and various special projects as well. Kathleen previously worked in a variety of roles in communications and marketing in several industries, including banking, retail, public accounting, not-for-profit and medicine prior to joining Sit Mutual Funds in 1998.

Scott M. Lambrecht

Scott produces the Sit Mutual Funds website and serves as database analyst and Morningstar liaison. He collaborates on special projects within the organization, including advertising, and is an auxiliary client services representative. Scott joined Sit Mutual Funds as an intern in 1995 while a student at the University of Minnesota.

Mark S. Milner

Mark Milner provides assistance to shareholders and non-shareholders with investment and account management issues. He is Series 7 and Series 66 licensed and a graduate of Iowa State University where he majored in both Finance and Management Information Systems. Prior to joining Sit Mutual Funds, Mark worked as a Financial Advisor at Ameriprise Financial in Minneapolis.

Joe H. Lepinski

As an investor services representative, Joe assists investors with investment issues and shareholder account management.  He is series 7 and 63 licensed and a graduate of the University of St. Thomas where he majored in Financial Management.  Prior to joining Sit Mutual Funds, Joe worked as an investment advisor at Raymond James Financial Services in St. Paul.

Jim M. Groetsch

Jim is a financial services representative who, before joining Sit Mutual Funds, worked as an Advisor with Thrivent Financial in Edina. Jim assists Sit Mutual Funds shareholders with a variety of account and portfolio issues. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado and is Series 7 and 66 licensed.