Leadership
SDARL is guided by a 17-member Board of Directors comprised of program graduates and non-graduates representing a wide spectrum of agricultural and rural thought leaders in South Dakota. Meet the leadership team that directs the development, goals, and financial security of the South Dakota Agricultural and Rural Leadership Foundation.
Board of Directors
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Heather Niederwerder
CHAIR
Farm Credit Services of America
New Underwood, SD
SDARL Class X
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Krystil Smit
VICE CHAIR
SD Farm Bureau
Huron, SD
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Terry Jaspers
TREASURER
Jaspers Farms
Sisseton, SD
SDARL Class III
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Jon Nelson
SECRETARY
Cattle Farmer
Lake Preston, SD
SDARL Class VI
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Corey Chicoine
IMMEDIATE PAST CLASS PRESIDENT
Farmer / Seed Dealer
Elk Point, SD
SDARL Class XI
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Todd Mortenson
PAST CHAIR
Mortenson Cattle Co.
Hayes, SD
SDARL Class VI
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Matt Dybedahl
Croplan / WinField United
Pierre, SD
SDARL Class IX
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Ron Jeffries
Black Hills Stock Show & Central States Fair
Rapid City, SD
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Jonathan Kleinjan, Ph.D.
South Dakota State University Extension Agronomist
Brookings, SD
SDARL Class IX
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John Melius
Hurley & Associates
Brookings, SD
SDARL Class VI
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Kevin Moe
FNBO
Yankton, SD
SDARL Class VII
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Tiffany Sanderson
Lake Area Technical College
Watertown, SD
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Sara Steever
Paulsen
Sioux Falls, SD
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Craig Schaunaman
Schaunaman Farm
Aberdeen, SD
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Ross Tschetter
Tschetter Farms Partnership
Bridgewater, SD
SDARL Class VII
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Hunter Roberts
EX OFFICIO
Secretary, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Pierre, SD
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Joseph Cassady, Ph.D.
EX OFFICIO
SD Corn Endowed Dean, South Dakota State University College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences
Brookings, SD