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Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern South Dakota

John Potts

Anthony Jablonoski

Casson Dennison

The Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern South Dakota has hired three staff members.

Casson Dennison of Dell Rapids is the director of estate planning and in-house counsel. Dennison spent the past five years working at a Dell Rapids law firm, gaining experience in estate planning and probate.

Anthony Jablonoski of Yankton is the gift planning officer for the Yankton area. Jablonoski has more than a decade of experience, working at PwC in various positions, most recently in the training and development of consultants.

John Potts is the gift planning officer for Sioux Falls. Over the past decade, Potts has held a variety of positions at the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, most recently working with the national development team.

Realtor Association of the Sioux Empire

Kate Patrick

The board of directors for the Realtor Association of the Sioux Empire Inc. has elected officers: president, Kate Patrick, 605 Real Estate; vice president, Laura Wingert Applause Real Estate; first vice president, Callie Wockenfuss, Real Estate Retrievers of Sioux Falls; treasurer, Katie Milliman, RE/Max Professionals; president-elect, Larissa Luther, Better Homes and Gardens; and ex-officio, Tara Allen, Keller Williams Realty Sioux Falls. New state directors are Clay Wilhelm, The Experience Real Estate; Joe Green, 605 Real Estate; and Breck Miller, Better Homes and Gardens. Hadass Negi, Exit Realty — Great Plains is a new local director.

Travel South Dakota

Travel South Dakota garnered five 2023 Adrian Awards as part of the international marketing competition, including two gold, one silver and two bronze awards. Gold award recipients are entered for platinum award consideration to be awarded at a later date. Travel South Dakota’s gold campaigns were “So Much South Dakota, So Little Time” and “South Dakota Celebrates the Corn Kid.”