Sept. 15, 2025

The 40th class of the Evan C. Nolte Leadership Sioux Falls program has been announced.

The 38 people selected from a pool of 75 applicants represent a variety of businesses, industries and nonprofits, and will spend the next eight months learning about the Sioux Falls community and honing their personal leadership skills.

More than 1,150 participants have graduated from the program.

The next class is:

• Jamy Anderson, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center.
• Megan Backer, First Bank & Trust.
• Sydney Bartunek, The Compass Center.
• Erica Bjerrum, Eide Bailly.
• Kyle Blake, Weller Brothers Landscape Professionals.
• Antonio Casiello, Interstate Office Products.
• Kristin Catlett, Glow and Go by Kristin.
• Austin Coomes, Dorsey & Whitney Trust Co.
• Shawn Crowley, EAPC Architects Engineers.
• Wendy Dooley, Sanford Health.
• Kenzie Fischer, CNH.
• Kelsey Grady, USD Foundation & Alumni Association.
• Marley Grafsgard, Lloyd Cos.
• Micaela Greenfield, Midco.
• Nicole Hannon, PatientCare EMS Solutions.
• Weston Hansen, The First National Bank in Sioux Falls.
• Andrew Hewitt, Children’s Home Society of South Dakota.
• Rose Ann Hofland, Levitt at the Falls.
• Jaden Holzer, CorTrust Bank.
• Jess Jasso, Northwestern Mutual.
• Cindi Johnson, Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort.
• Claire Ketcham, Avera.
• Laycee Kluin, MarketBeat.
• Reagan Kolberg, Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation.
• Kate Kotzea, Click Rain.
• Isabella Oliver, Helpline Center.
• Clint Parsons, SEAM — Secure Enterprise Asset Management.
• Logan Penfield, city of Sioux Falls.
• Jonathon Perout, Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority.
• Matthew Pesicka, Cutler Law Firm.
• Zach Scott, Reliabank.
• Brianne Sprenger, Agtegra Cooperative.
• Liz Stanton, The Schemmer Associates.
• Lisa Stark, Sioux Empire United Way.
• Tyler Stewart, First Premier Bank.
• Matthew Tschetter, Caminando Juntos Hispanic Ministry Center.
• Chris Tuschen, Viaflex.
• Christy Vastenhout, McCrossan Boys Ranch.
• Aaron Vlasman, Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce.