Board of Directors
Joe Beck
Executive Director of Corporate Development
Viaflex
Andrea Thompson
CEO
Dakota State Applied Research Corporation
Holly Lien
Chief Marketing Officer
Pete Lien & Sons
Jeff Griffin
President & CEO
Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce
Melissa Fossell
VP Business Banking Manager
American Bank & Trust
Dennis Harstad
Vice President & General Manager
Houdek
John Willard
CEO
Plant Catalyst
Gary Cammack
Founder
Cammack Ranch Supply
Joe Fiala
Commissioner
Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Sheila Gestring
President
University of South Dakota
Steering Committee
Joni Ekstrum
Executive Director
South Dakota Biotech
Abbey Riemenschneider
Director of Programs & Communication
SD Pork Producers Council
Lori Frederick
Senior Economic Development Director
Elevate Rapid City
DaNita Murray
Executive Director
South Dakota Corn
Tom Peterson
Executive Director
South Dakota Dairy Producers
Mary Schaefbauer
President
South Dakota Trust Association
Dave Iverson
Board of Directors
South Dakota Soybean
Joe Fiala
Commissioner
Governor’s Office of Economic Development