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Board/Cabinets and Staff

Board of Directors

Jason Sanderson President
Black Hills Energy
Dr. Joe Dlugos Vice President
South Dakota Mines
Dr. Craig Bailey Past President
Novum Nano
Sammi Langendorf Treasurer
Black Hills Electric Coop.
Salena Osieczonek Secretary
Scheels
Wes Ashton
Black Hills Energy
Andy Becker
Rapid City Police Department
Tara Bland
Black Hills Energy
Lori Burnham
Monument Health
Amber Cornella
City of Rapid City
Jason Culberson
Rapid City Fire Department
Alenda Derby
Monument Health
Kelly Frye
Black Hills Special Services
Fawna Geigle
First Interstate Bank
Keri Jackson
Dacotah Bank
Kalli Ketel
Coeur Wharf
Joel Landeen
City of Rapid City
Shelley LeFebre
First Interstate Bank
Brenda Meier
Liberty Superstores
Austin Olivier
Black Hills Insurance Agency
Christine Papineau
Monument Health
Michelle Thomson
Black Hills Badlands & Tourism Assn.

Community Cabinets

In addition to our Board of Directors, UWBH utilizes four Community Cabinets to connect with each region in the Black Hills. Two representatives from each Cabinet sit on the Board.

Rapid City

Brenda Meier Chair
Liberty Superstores
Keri Jackson Vice Chair
Dacotah Bank
LaDonna Coates
Black Hills Federal Credit Union
Kaye Franciso
BankWest
AJ Jacobs
ASI
Desiree Mendel
Aflac
Monique Schneider
Liberty Superstores
Danni Weaver
First Interstate Bank
Samantha Young
Mr. Liquor
Kayla Zittel
BankWest

Northern Hills

Kalli Ketel Chair
Coeur Wharf
Shelley LeFebre Vice Chair
First Interstate Bank
Suzanne Campbell
Monument Health
Linsey Eckhart
BankWest
Sandra Kringen
Black Hills State University
Sonja Merrow
Northern Hills FCU

Southern Hills

Lori Burnham Chair
Monument Health
Tara Bland Vice Chair
Black Hills Energy
Bridget Bender
Black Hills Energy
Sammi Langendorf
Black Hills Electric Coop.
Dawn Murray
Custer Area Chamber of Commerce
Alex Nelson
Hot Springs School District
Patty Ressler
Black Hills Parks & Forest Assn
Heather Thompson
Custer County Library

Sturgis

Alenda Derby Chair
Monument Health
Fawna Geigle Vice Chair
First Interstate Bank
Robin Baldwin
Black Hills Rally & Gold
Kylie Corkins
The HomeSlice Group
Amanda Mahaffy
Black Hills Special Services

United Way of the Black Hills Staff

John Cass

Executive Director

Kathy Cruse

Director of Finance

Mari Sheldon

Director of Development

Carmen Keehner

Database Manager

Hanna Glissendorf

Director of Early Education

Lisa Stanley

Early Education Project Manager

Brittney Jayo

Engagement and Operations Coordinator

Edwina Kertzman

Database Assistant

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