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. Of the 25, there are four student members chosen from grades 10-12 within 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 Kirsten Jasper, Office of the Attorney General
1st Vice President Murray Thompson, Pierre Dental Clinic
2nd Vice President Dennis James, Riddle's Jewelry
Secretary Ann Shoup, St. Mary's Healthcare Center
Treasurer Beth King, BankWest, Inc.
Immediate Past President Dan Lusk, Department of Human Services

Executive Director: Gloria Hanson

Executive Assistant: Ed Jacobson

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Anita Baker, St. Mary's Healthcare Center
Twyla Bartholomew
Patrick Callahan, Oahe TV
Karen Engbrecht, U.S. Department of Justice
Tony Farmen, First National Bank
Jasmin Fosheim, High School Student
Jill Hart, Rausch, Eisnach & Hart Optometrists
Kristin Inman, High School Student
Heath Larson, Pierre School District
Diane London, Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
Jeff Miller, Delta Dental of SD
Dan Rasmussen, Avera Medical Associates Clinic
Kyle Sarringar, High School Student
Laurel Sharp, American State Bank
Krystal M. Simons, Stanley County School District
Ryan Swartz, The Swartz Agency
Janelle Toman, Board of Regents
Katherine Van Gerpen, High School Student
Anita Wyly, CommTech Inc.