Board/Cabinets and Staff
Board of Directors
Dr. Joe Dlugos President
South Dakota Mines
Kelly Frye Vice President
Black Hills Special Services
Sammi Langendorf Treasurer
Black Hills Electric Coop.
Jason Sanderson Past President
Black Hills Energy
Michelle Thomson Secretary
Black Hills Badlands & Tourism Assn.
Wes Ashton
Black Hills Energy
Dr. Craig Bailey
Novum Nano
Tara Bland
Black Hills Energy
Andy Becker
Rapid City Police Department
Lori Burnham
Monument Health
Jesse Carr
Black Hills Insurance Agency
Amber Cornella
City of Rapid City
Alenda Derby
Monument Health
Dave Ellenbecker
Monument Health
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
Brian Povandra
Rapid City Fire Department
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
First Interstate Bank
Kayla Zittel
BankWest
Northern Hills
Kalli Ketel Chair
Coeur Wharf
Shelley LeFebre Vice Chair
First Interstate Bank
Suzanne Campbell
Monument Health
Sonja Merrow
Northern Hills FCU
Southern Hills
Lori Burnham Chair
Monument Health
Tara Bland Vice Chair
Black Hills Energy
Bridget Bender
Black Hills Energy
Howard Green
BHSSC
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
Sturgis
Alenda Derby Chair
Monument Health
Fawna Geigle Vice Chair
First Interstate Bank
Robin Baldwin
Black Hills Rally & Gold
Jenn Bush
City of Sturgis
Amanda Mahaffy
Black Hills Special Services
United Way of the Black Hills Staff
John Cass
Executive Director
Kathy Cruse
Director of Finance
Terri Berg
Data & Campaign Coordinator
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
