Sept. 21, 2023

Thirty-seven people have been named to the 38th class of the Evan C. Nolte Leadership Sioux Falls program.

Class participants, who represent a variety of businesses, industries and nonprofit agencies, will spend the next eight months learning about the community and honing their personal leadership skills.

Leadership Sioux Falls is a signature program of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce and has more than 1,000 graduates.

The class runs October through May each year, with applications accepted over the summer. This year, more than 80 applications were received. Because of the nature of the program, class size is limited each year.

The members of the class are:

• Brett Anderson, First Western Bank & Trust
• Tanner Anderson, Cutler Law Firm LLP
• Laura Arnett, Flynn Wright
• Jamie Baker, Marsh McLennan Agency
• Hugo Barron, Sioux Empire Housing Partnership
• Amber Bartels, The Glory House
• Nicole Bell, Lloyd Cos.
• Ivonne Bellew, Century 21 Advantage
• Eric Bender, Journey Group Cos.
• Audrey Bright, Girl Scouts-Dakota Horizons
• Bethany Buitenbos, Chick-fil-A Empire Place
• Molly Christianson, GreatLIFE Cares Foundation
• Zach Dickson, P&M Steel Co.
• Maxwell Donohue, Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith PC
• Travis Entenman, Friends of the Big Sioux River
• Juliana Everist, L.G. Everist Inc.
• Lexie Feterl, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire
• Brooke Hendrickx, Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce
• Zora Herroldt, Christoffels Hair Restoration
• Jordan Huisman, First Premier Bank
• Dara Klatt, Lawrence & Schiller Inc.
• Raymond Leach, Augustana University
• Destinie Marshall, Discovery Real Estate Co.
• Mindy Merchant, Walmart
• Chris Nickles, Minnwest Bank
• Andrew Peschong, MarketBeat
• Rainey Reynolds, First Dakota National Bank
• Alicia Schumacher, Midco
• Aaron Sherman, Macurco Gas Detection
• Adam Smith, Century Business Products Inc.
• Justin Snyder, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
• Alan Turner II, Sioux Empire United Way
• Terry Vandrovec, Sanford Health
• Rachael Weiland, Click Rain Inc.
• Selene Zamorano-Ochoa, South Dakota Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Zach Zingmark, Hegg Cos. Inc.
• Brent Zomer, Real Property Management Express