Board of Directors
Board members meet monthly to further the strategic work and mission of Capital Area United Way. They take seriously their fiduciary responsibility to make sure the resources that are entrusted to the organization are wisely used as a result. United Way board members actively participate in committees that help carry out the work of the organization.
Board members are volunteers from across the service area of Hughes and Stanley Counties. There are 21 board members who may serve a maximum of two three-year terms. In addition, there are four student members selected from grades 10 through 12 of the student bodies of the Pierre and Stanley County School Systems. Student terms run from June through May, lasting through the student’s senior year.
Each year the board elects a President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, who serve as the Executive Committee. The Executive Director is an appointed position serving at the pleasure of the Board and an Ex-Officio member of the Executive Committee.
The campaign chair, an individual selected from the community, is appointed each year by the President with the approval of the Executive Committee, and serves as an Ex-Officio member without voting rights.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND STAFF
President
Jami Beck, Beck Motors
1st Vice President
Karen Engbrecht, U.S. Department of Justice
2nd Vice President
Jason Barnes, First National Bank
Secretary
Amy Hughes, First National Bank
Treasurer
Bill Spires, BankWest, Inc.
Executive Director
Gloria Hanson
Executive Assistant
Ed Jacobson
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Deidre Beck, High School Student
Fr. Brian Christensen, St. John’s Catholic Church
Samuel Gingerich, Board of Regents
Marlene Gloe, Fischer Rounds & Associates
Lorraine Gordon, Capital Area Counseling
Kathy Heiss, SD Cattlemen’s Association
Scott Isburg, Isburg Funeral Home
Kirsten Jasper, Department of Social Services
Beth King, BankWest Inc.
Sam Leidholt, High School Student
Ryan Wise, Teach for All/Teach for America
Timmi Rae Lunsford, High School Student
Dan Lusk, Department of Human Services
Timothy Maher, Hughes County States Attorney
Ellen Rogers, Uniforms, Etc.
Chance Scott, High School Student
Ann Shoup, St. Mary’s Healthcare Center
Dawn Smith, South Dakota Retirement System
Trish Wendte
Anita Zastrow, State Bar of South Dakota