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 NiederwerderCHAIR RANCHER & INSURANCE OFFICER, Farm Credit Services of America Hereford, SD SDARL Class X 
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       Corey ChicoineVICE CHAIR Farmer / Seed Dealer Elk Point, SD SDARL Class XI 
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       Terry JaspersTREASURER Farmer & Financial Officer (retired), Farm Credit Services of America Sisseton, SD SDARL Class III 
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       Ross TschetterSECRETARY Farmer, Tschetter Farms Partnership Bridgewater, SD SDARL Class VII 
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       Tina EricksonDirector of Membership, Outreach & Engagement, SD Pork Producers Council Sioux Falls, SD SDARL Class XII 
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       Willie HinkerPlant Manager, Canton Agriscience Canton, SD SDARL Class XII 
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       Brandon HopeFarmer Sinai, SD SDARL Class XI 
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       Ron JeffriesGeneral Manager, Black Hills Stock Show & Central States Fair Rapid City, SD 
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       Jonathan KleinjanExecutive Director, SD Wheat Commission Brookings, SD SDARL Class IX 
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       Kevin MoeVice President - Credit Policy Officer, FNBO Yankton, SD SDARL Class VII 
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       DaNita MurrayExecutive Director, SD Corn Sioux Falls, SD 
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       Jon NelsonCattle Farmer Lake Preston, SD SDARL Class VI 
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       Tiffany SandersonPresident, Lake Area Technical College Watertown, SD 
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       Sara SteeverChief Technology Officer, Paulsen Sioux Falls, SD 
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       Nicholas UilkKlingbeil Endowed Educator in Precision Agriculture, South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 
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       Hunter RobertsEX 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 
If you are interested in serving on the SDARL Board of Directors, please contact CEO Janelle Booth. Please provide your name, phone number, email address, and brief description of your interest in SDARL. Nominations are also accepted.
