Secretary of Agriculture - William Even

Office of the Secretary

• Brady, Amber - General Counsel, Director of Agricultural Policy

• Collins, Mary - Office of Secretary Executive Assistant

• Kiesz, Alison - Agricultural Policy (Grants management, background information on agricultural issues, tracking federal and state legislation)

• Sanderson, Nathan - Deputy Director of Agricultural Policy

• Webber-Boyer, Karen - Agricultural Policy Program Assistant

• Williams, George - Deputy Secretary (Agriculture policy analysis, information dissemination, internet development)

Division of Agricultural Development (Finance; Ag Finance Counseling; Ag Loan Mediation; Crop & Livestock Marketing; Business Development Programs)

• Farris, Jon - Division Director

• Baker, Bryce -  Livestock/Crop Specialist

• Briggs, Lavonne - Harvest Hotline, Hay and Feed Hotline, Division Secretary

• Jorgensen, Sarah - Livestock Specialist

• Keyes, Carmen - Agriculture Enterprise Finance Specialist 

• Letellier, Dawn - Mediation/Ag Counseling

• Schelske, Mike, Agriculture Finance and Loan Specialist

• Skaggs, David - Dairy Retention and Expansion Specialist

• Weyrich, Robert - Crop/Value-Added Specialist 

Division of Agricultural Services (Animal Remedy, Apiary, Dairy, Egg, Feed, Nursery, Pesticide, Plant Protection, Rodent Bait Manufacture, Seed, Weed & Pest Commission Programs)

• Fridley, Kevin - Division Director

• Berven, Brad - Program Administrator (Animal Remedy, Apiary, Feed, Nursery, Pesticide, Rodent Bait Manufacture, Seed Programs)

• Kurtenbach, Darwin - Program Administrator (Dairy, Egg, Weed & Pest Control, Plant Quarantine Programs)

• Anderson, Dale - Plant Quarantine, Export Certification, Pest Survey

• Anderson, Paul - Ag Inspector (Wentworth)

• Bennett, Tammy - Fertilizer/Feed Secretary

• Blume, Michael - Commercial Feed, Animal Remedy Specialist

• Brosted, Nels - Seed and Nursery Specialist (Sioux Falls)

• Dvorak, Dan - Ag Inspector (Rapid City)

• Robert Endres - Ag inspector (Mitchell)

• Frost, Kenneth - Ag Inspector (Milbank)

• Gere, Tom - Fertilizer/Pesticide Specialist

• Goff, Marilyn, - Pesticide Secretary

• Hamlin, Jen - Plant Protection/SD Certified Enrolled Cattle Secretary

• Holm, LaDonna - Office Supervisor

• Jacobson, Bruce - Groundwater, Land Application of Contaminated Soil Specialist

• Johnson, Jan - Dairy Secretary

• Juette, Ann - Fertilizer Management Specialist

• King, Charles - Pesticide Container Recycling, Unusable Pesticide Disposal, Rodent Bait Manufacture Specialist

• Moehring, Ron - Weed and Pest Control, Biocontrol,  Weed Free Forage Specialist

 

• Nolz, David - Ag Inspector (Mitchell)

• Reiners, Bob - Apiary Specialist

• Schelske, Scott - Dairy Plant Compliance Specialist

• Shumaker, Tony - State Dairy Survey Officer, Dairy Plant Compliance Specialist (Mitchell)

• Sievers, Brenda - Ag Inspector (Huron)

• Sinning, Virgil - Ag Inspector (Sioux Falls)

• Spitler, Steve - Pesticide Applicator Certification, Worker Protection Standards Specialist

• Stegeman, Gene - Dairy Field Supervisor, State Egg Coordinator/State Dairy Lab Evaluation Officer (Brookings)

• Stenson, Mike - Weed & Pest Management Technician

• Tipton, Bryan - Pesticide Compliance & Enforcement Specialist

Division of Resource Conservation & Forestry (Resource Conservation; Range Management; Service Forestry Programs)

• Sowers, Ray - State Forester/Division Director

• Vacant  - Program Administrator (Conservation/Urban Forestry Programs)

• Foss, Coe - Program Administrator (Forest Health Programs, Rapid City)

• Josten, Greg - Program Administrator (Forest Stewardship Programs, Rapid City)

• Arp, Tiffany - Service Forester (Rapid City)

• Bergstrom, Pam - Conservation Specialist

• Brown, Craig - Service Forester (Watertown)

• Garbish, Brian - Service Forester (Lead)

• Gregg, Marjy - Division Secretary

• Halverson, Jessica - Forest Entomologist (Rapid City)

• Halvorson, Nan - Secretary (Rapid City)

• Haugan, Doug - GIS Specialist

• Hettick, Dave - Service Forester (Hot Springs)

• Hinners, John - Agroforestry Specialist (Huron)

• Johnson, Cec - Forestry Grants Program Assistant

• Johnson, Chris - Urban Forestry Specialist

• Kafer, Nathan - Service Forester (Mitchell)

• Mayko, Rick - Service Forester (Sioux Falls)

• Scott, Brian - Conservation Specialist (Sioux Falls)

Division of Wildland Fire Suppression (Fire Management & Suppression) Rapid City

• Lowe, Joe - Division Director

• Blair, Christopher - Firefighter Crew Boss

• Bubb, Raymond - Fire Management Officer

• Burk, James - Equipment Shop Foreman (Springfield)

• Deuter, Dale - Equipment Technician

• Eggers, Tim - Fire Management Officer (Lead)

• Esser, Steven - Assistant Fire Management Officer

• Even, Brenda - Senior Accountant

• Glines, Casey - Firefighter Squad Boss

• Greenfield, Cheryl - Accounting Assistant

• Hansen, Cindy - Secretary

• Hasenohrl, Steve - Assistant Chief Admin

• Hermanson, Beth - Senior Secretary.

• Hermanson, Laverne - Fire Program Specialist

• Jaros, Megan - Communications Specialist

• Lehmann, Robert - Fire Program Specialist

• Lowe, Lyle - Fire Program Specialist (Springfield)

• Madsen, Lester - Assistant Fire Management Officer (Hot Springs)

• Reiter, Paul - Communications Specialist

• Stover, Alan - Fire Management Officer (Hot Springs)

• Sazue, Tracy - Firefighter Squad Boss

• Strain, James - Staff Specialist

• Wesche, Kenneth - Communications Specialist Supervisor

• Wickham, Jay - Fire Program Specialist (Custer)

• Wolff, Jacob - Firefighter Squad Boss

• Yukl, Keith - Firefighter Crew Boss

State Fair Park

• Hertel, Jerome - State Fair Manager

• Coil, Marvin - Building Maintenance

• Crawford, Pamela - Business Manager

• Hettinger, Candi - Marketing & Event Coordinator

• Kiple, Joni - Information Specialist

• Noonan, Shelley - Camping & Competitive Exhibit Coordinator

• Shoultz, Kenneth - Maintenance Manager

• Traver, Linda - Accounting Assistant