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
RANCHER & INSURANCE OFFICER, Farm Credit Services of America
Hereford, SD
SDARL Class X
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Corey Chicoine
VICE CHAIR
Farmer / Seed Dealer
Elk Point, SD
SDARL Class XI
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Terry Jaspers
TREASURER
Farmer & Financial Officer (retired), Farm Credit Services of America
Sisseton, SD
SDARL Class III
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Ross Tschetter
SECRETARY
Farmer, Tschetter Farms Partnership
Bridgewater, SD
SDARL Class VII
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Tina Erickson
Director of Membership, Outreach & Engagement, SD Pork Producers Council
Sioux Falls, SD
SDARL Class XII
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Willie Hinker
Plant Manager, Canton Agriscience
Canton, SD
SDARL Class XII
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Brandon Hope
Farmer
Sinai, SD
SDARL Class XI
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Ron Jeffries
General Manager, Black Hills Stock Show & Central States Fair
Rapid City, SD
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Jonathan Kleinjan
Executive Director, SD Wheat Commission
Brookings, SD
SDARL Class IX
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Kevin Moe
Vice President - Credit Policy Officer, FNBO
Yankton, SD
SDARL Class VII
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DaNita Murray
Executive Director, SD Corn
Sioux Falls, SD
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Jon Nelson
Cattle Farmer
Lake Preston, SD
SDARL Class VI
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Tiffany Sanderson
President, Lake Area Technical College
Watertown, SD
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Sara Steever
Chief Technology Officer, Paulsen
Sioux Falls, SD
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Nicholas Uilk
Klingbeil Endowed Educator in Precision Agriculture, South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
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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
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.