The SDARL Team
Janelle Booth, CEO
Booth is a native of Timber Lake, South Dakota, and joined SDARL from Montana State University and the Montana University System. She was co-founder and director of REAL Montana, a highly successful leadership training program for Montana industry and agricultural leaders, and served as a research director for the Montana University System in the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education.
Booth holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Montana State and a Bachelor's degree in biology from South Dakota State University. She and her husband grew up near Timber Lake in the north central part of South Dakota and work alongside family on their Black Angus cow-calf operation.
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Jennifer Henrie, Program Director
Henrie, a Class IX graduate of SDARL, joined SDARL as Program Director in 2020. Her experience as Human Resources Director for a rural community hospital and health center in Philip, South Dakota, drew her into the field of leadership development. Henrie holds a Bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of South Dakota.
Henrie grew up in western South Dakota and has resided in Philip since 2004. She and her husband, Terry, have two children.