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
Tara Bland
Black Hills Energy
Robin Baldwin
Black Hills Rally & Gold
Andy Becker
Rapid City Police Department
Lori Burnham
Monument Health
Jesse Carr
Black Hills Insurance Agency Inc
Amber Cornella
City of Rapid City
Dave Ellenbecker
Monument Health
Kaye Francisco
BankWest
AJ Jacobs
ASI
Kalli Ketel
Coeur Wharf
Joel Landeen
Community Representative
Shelley LeFebre
First Interstate Bank
Amanda Mahaffy
Black Hills Special Services
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
Kaye Franciso Chair
BankWest
AJ Jacobs Vice Chair
ASI
Andy Becker
Rapid City Police Department
LaDonna Coates
Black Hills Federal Credit Union
Lily Fields
Omnitech
Johanna Guthrie
Journey Museum
Keri Jackson
Dacotah Bank
Desiree Mendel
Aflac
Michelle Thomson
Black Hills Badlands & Tourism Assn.
Danni Weaver
First Interstate Bank
Northern Hills
Kalli Ketel Chair
Coeur Wharf
Shelley LeFebre Vice Chair
First Interstate Bank
Kayla Zittel
BankWest
Suzanne Campbell
Monument Health
Michaela Horn
Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce
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
Patty Ressler
Black Hills Parks & Forest Assn
Sturgis
Robin Baldwin Chair
Black Hills Rally & Gold
Amanda Mahaffy Vice Chair
Black Hills Special Services
Alenda Derby
Monument Health
Fawna Geigle
First Interstate Bank
Jennifer Bush
City of Sturgis
United Way of the Black Hills Staff
John Cass
Executive Director
Kathy Cruse
Director of Finance
Terri Berg
Assistant Finance Director
Mari Sheldon
Director of Development
Carmen Keehner
Database Manager
Hanna Glissendorf
Director of Early Education
Brittney Jayo
Engagement and Operations Coordinator
Samantha Young
Data & Campaign Coordinator
