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 25 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
Karen Engbrecht, U.S. Dept. of Justice
1st Vice President
Dan Lusk, Dept. of Human Services
2nd Vice President
Kirsten Jasper, Attorney General's Office
Secretary
Amy Hughes, First National Bank
Treasurer
Beth King, BankWest, Inc.
Executive Director
Gloria Hanson
Executive Assistant
Ed Jacobson
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Anita Baker, St. Mary's Healthcare Center
Deidre Beck, High School Student
Jami Beck, Beck Motor Co.
Samuel Gingerich, Board of Regents
Kathy Heiss, SD Cattlemen’s Association
Scott Isburg, Isburg Funeral Home
Dennis James, Riddle's Jewelry
Heath Larson, Pierre School District
Sam Leidholt, High School Student
Todd Love, Schmidt, Schroyer, Moreno, Lee & Bachand
Timmi Rae Lunsford, High School Student
Jeff Miller, Delta Dental of SD
Shane Prunty, Prunty Chiropractic
Chance Scott, High School Student
Ann Shoup, St. Mary’s Healthcare Center
Krystal M. Simons, Stanley County Schools
Dawn Smith, South Dakota Retirement System
Murray Thompson, Pierre Dental Clinic
Trish Wendte
Pastor Levi Willms, Faith Lutheran Church