Leadership South Dakota announces seventh class

June 17, 2020

Leadership South Dakota has selected 41 class members to participate in the seventh year of its eight-month leadership program.

The statewide program has a mission to engage citizens from across the state and provide them with the background, unique experiences and insights necessary to be successful in leadership positions.

Participants learn from leaders from across the state. The program begins in September and includes sessions in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Pierre, Brookings, Kyle and Yankton.

  • Taniya Bethke – South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks
  • Amy Bialas – Sanford Health
  • Kjerstin Blotske – Sammons Financial
  • Michele Boy – Premier Bankcard
  • Ryan Budmayr – Lawrence & Schiller
  • Drew Christensen – POET
  • Angie Christiansen – NorthWestern Energy
  • Callie Curley – Valley Queen Cheese
  • Mark Daniels – Sanford Vermillion Clinic
  • Rebecca DeGroot – Raven Industries
  • Ryan Donovon – Avera PACE
  • Tamien Dysart – Think 3D Solutions
  • Jesse Fonkert – Lincoln County and Minnehaha County Economic Development Associations
  • Jess Gromer – John T. Vucurevich Foundation
  • Brad Hearst – Marsh & McLennan Agency
  • Chris Huber – Monument Health Foundation
  • Lynne Hunter – Avera Cancer Institute
  • Ann Hyland – Heartland Consumers Power District
  • Lisa Irvine – Premier Bankcard
  • Joe Kippley – Sanford Imagenetics
  • Nancy Kunz – First Premier Bank
  • Susan Kyte – SDN Communications
  • Glen Marshall – Boys & Girls Club of Rosebud
  • Kristi Metzger – Great Western Bank
  • Ginger Niemann – South Dakota Community Foundation
  • Caroline Nyberg – South Dakota Trust Company
  • Rick Olivier – SBS CyberSecurity LLC
  • Tracy Pardy – Horizon Health Care/Horizon Health Foundation
  • Sarah Pierce – NDN Collective
  • Dusty Pinske – First Interstate Bank
  • Mike Pogany – Black Hills Energy – South Dakota Electric
  • Jennifer Rollins – Retired, Air Force
  • Jenny Schmidt – Black Hills Advocate
  • Tyrelle Schweitzer – Dakota Resources
  • Justin Shatto – The Diamond Room
  • Leah Sidera – Central Payments
  • Val Simpson – Black Hills Energy
  • Spencer Sommers – Co-op Architecture
  • Jason Sutton – Boyce Law Firm LLP
  • Beau White – Engineering
  • Klint Willert – Brookings School District

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Leadership South Dakota announces seventh class

Leadership South Dakota has selected 41 class members to participate in the seventh year of its eight-month leadership program.

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