Leadership South Dakota announces next class
From staff reports
Leadership South Dakota has selected 43 class members to participate in its eight-month leadership program, which will begin in September.
This is the fourth class for the statewide program with a mission to attract engaged citizens from across the state and provide them with the background, unique experiences and insights necessary to assume leadership positions at the community, state and national levels.
The purpose of Leadership South Dakota is to develop the state’s future leaders by providing them with experiences that will expand their knowledge of the state, access to people who have contributed to the fabric of the state and skills in the areas of leadership and organizational management.
“As we approach our fourth year, we continue to be grateful for our sponsors who provide the foundation for our work,” said Rick Melmer, program co-founder. “We also are excited about the quality of our applicants — we are attracting some of the finest leaders South Dakota has to offer. Even though the program is still young, we are seeing evidence of impact as our graduates are engaging with their local communities.”
The 2018 class will meet monthly in seven South Dakota communities to learn about key industries and issues in the state.
Leadership South Dakota is supported by First Premier Bank and Sanford Health as gold sponsors; Daktronics, American Bank and Trust, First Interstate Bank Foundation, Black Hills Energy, Raven Industries, SDN Communications, NorthWestern Energy, South Dakota Trust Co. and Valley Queen Cheese Factory as silver sponsors; and Boyce Law Firm and Lawrence & Schiller as in-kind sponsors.
Here are the members of the 2018 class:
NAME | ORGANIZATION |
Alex Jensen | Lloyd Residential |
Amanda Neugebauer | First Premier Bank |
Amy Bartling | Johnson, Pochop & Bartling Law/Gregory County State’s Attorney |
Amy Hockett | Sanford Health |
Angie Bakke | EmBe |
Anita Drummond | First Premier Bank |
Becky McElroy | 724 |
Brittany Montecuollo | Sanford Health |
Chris Aeilts | SDN Communications |
Christina Lynn | Lynn Financial |
Christine Buell | Avera Health |
Dean Sigman | Black Hills Energy |
Dillon Haug | Black Hills State University |
Erika Young | GenPro Energy Solutions |
Jameson Berreth | City of Volga |
Jeff Veltkamp | South Dakota Community Foundation |
Jennifer Bunkers | Boyce Law Firm |
Jennifer Johnson | Brookings Convention & Visitors Bureau |
Jill Ireland | American Cancer Society |
John Meyer | Lemonly |
Josh Horak | First Interstate Bank |
Julie Ward | Avera Health |
Kara Frankman | South Dakota Trust Co. |
Karl Jegeris | Rapid City Police Department |
Keith Weber | Valley Queen Cheese Factory |
Lisa Groon | Ovo Birth Services |
Luke Lindberg | Sanford Health |
Megan Fischer | South Dakota State University Foundation |
Melanie Torno | Torno Mediation & Mental Health Services |
Melissa Johnson | Oh My Cupcakes |
Mikayla Mitzel | Oglala Lakota College |
Nick Stroot | Pennington County |
Pam Hanneman | First Premier Bank |
Paul Heinert | Oglala Lakota College |
Paul Mausbach | South Dakota National Guard |
Paul Rann | Huron Regional Medical Center |
Ryan Brown | American Bank & Trust |
Sarah Waltner | Raven Industries |
Sheila Kuchta | Avera Health |
Stuart Stein | Stein Sign Display |
Thomas Glanzer | NorthWestern Energy |
Tracy Saathoff | Lawrence & Schiller |
William Anderson | The First National Bank in Sioux Falls |