Leadership

SDARL is guided by an 18-member Board of Directors comprising program graduates and non-graduates who represent 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

  • Corey Chicoine

    CHAIR

    Farmer / Seed Dealer

    Elk Point, SD

    SDARL Class XI

    Bio

  • Jon Nelson

    VICE CHAIR

    Cattle Farmer

    Lake Preston, SD

    SDARL Class VI

    Bio

  • Kevin Moe

    TREASURER

    Vice President - Credit Policy Officer, FNBO

    Yankton, SD

    SDARL Class VII

    Bio

  • Tina Erickson

    SECRETARY

    Executive Director, SD Pork Producers Council

    Sioux Falls, SD

    SDARL Class XII

    Bio

  • Kelly Brandlee

    Rancher & Entrepreneur

    Pierpont, SD

    SDARL Class VII

    Bio

  • Willie Hinker

    Plant Manager, Canton Agriscience

    Canton, SD

    SDARL Class XII

    Bio

  • Brandon Hope

    Farmer

    Sinai, SD

    SDARL Class XI

    Bio

  • Terry Jaspers

    Farmer & Financial Officer (retired), Farm Credit Services of America

    Sisseton, SD

    SDARL Class III

    Bio

  • Ron Jeffries

    General Manager, Black Hills Stock Show & Central States Fair

    Rapid City, SD

    Bio

  • Jonathan Kleinjan

    Executive Director, SD Wheat Commission

    Brookings, SD

    SDARL Class IX

    Bio

  • DaNita Murray

    Executive Director, SD Corn

    Sioux Falls, SD

    Bio

  • Heather Niederwerder

    PAST CHAIR

    RANCHER & INSURANCE OFFICER, Farm Credit Services of America

    Hereford, SD

    SDARL Class X

    Bio

  • Tiffany Sanderson

    President, Lake Area Technical College

    Watertown, SD

    Bio

  • Dawn Scheier

    Farmer

    Salem, SD

    SDARL Class V

    Bio

  • Sara Steever

    Chief Technology Officer (retired), Paulsen

    Sioux Falls, SD

    Bio

  • Nicholas Uilk

    Klingbeil Endowed Educator in Precision Agriculture, South Dakota State University

    Brookings, SD

    Bio

  • Hunter Roberts

    EX OFFICIO

    Secretary, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources

    Pierre, SD

    Bio

  • Joseph Cassady, Ph.D.

    EX OFFICIO

    SD Corn Endowed Dean, South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences

    Brookings, SD

    Bio

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.