Staff Directory

Office of the Secretary

Bones, Walt

Secretary of Agriculture

Farris, Jon

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

Dunn, Blair

General Counsel, Director of Agricultural Policy

Petersen, Chris

Director, Fiscal Officer

Schrempp, Jennifer

Accountant

Lyons, Stephanie

Accountant

Zilverberg, Susan

Executive Assistant

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

Lentsch, Lucas

Division Director

Vacant

Division Secretary

Bechard, Jodi

Mediation/Ag Counseling

Eschenbaum, Ty

Value Added Marketing Specialist

Gregg, Paula

Agriculture Enterprise Finance Specialist

Jorgensen, Sarah

Livestock Specialist

Kiesz, Alison

Agri Business Development Specialist

LaBrie, Terri

Agriculture Finance and Loan Specialist

Skaggs, David

Dairy Retention and Expansion Specialist

Division of Agricultural Policy (Agricultural issues)

Konda, Katie

Policy Analyst

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, 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)

Bumpous, Jude

Pesticide Secretary

Dvorak, Dan

Ag Inspector (Rapid City)

Robert Endres

Ag inspector (Mitchell)

Fromm, Nina

SD Certified Enrolled Cattle Secretary

Daryl Bierman

Ag Inspector (Aberdeen)

Gere, Tom

Fertilizer/Pesticide Specialist

Vacant

Office Supervisor, Plant Protection Secretary

Jacobson, Bruce

Groundwater, Land Application of Contaminated Soil Specialist

Otterness, Kim

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)

Smith, David

Ag Program Specialist - Fertilizer

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, Export Certification

Tipton, Bryan

Pesticide Compliance & Enforcement Specialist

Tollefson, Chuck

Ag Inspector (Watertown)

Division of Resource Conservation & Forestry (Resource Conservation; Community Forestry; Forest Health; Service Forestry Programs)

Sowers, Ray

State Forester/Division Director

Smith, Bill

Program Administrator (Conservation/Urban Forestry Programs)

Vacant

Program Administrator (Forest Health Programs, Rapid City)

Josten, Greg

Program Administrator (Forest Stewardship Programs, Rapid City)

Arp, Tiffany

Urban Forestry Specialist

Brigman, John "Parks"

Service Forester (Lead)

Brown, Craig

Service Forester (Watertown)

Garbisch, Brian

Forest Entomologist (Rapid City)

Gregg, Marjy

Division Secretary

Halvorson, Nan

Secretary (Rapid City)

Haugan, Doug

GIS Specialist

Hettick, Dave

Service Forester (Hot Springs)

Hinners, John

Agroforestry Specialist (Huron)

Holm, LaDonna

Forestry Grants Program Assistant

Johnson, Cec

Conservation Specialist

Kafer, Nathan

Service Forester (Mitchell)

Mayko, Rick

Service Forester (Sioux Falls)

Scott, Brian

Conservation Specialist (Sioux Falls)

Wangsgard, Samantha

Service Forester (Rapid City)

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

Esperance, Jay

Division Director

Blair, Christopher

Hand Crew Superintendent

Bollock, Monty

Equipment Technician/Dozer Operator

Bubb, Ray

Division Chief - Rapid City

Burk, Jim

Rural Fire Assistance Specialist

Esser, Steven

Battalion Chief - Hot Springs

Even, Brenda

Fire Business Accountant

Glines, Casey

Battalion Chief - Rapid City

Greenfield, Cheryl

Accounting Assistant

Griffee, Cody

Division Chief - Lead

Hansen, Cindy

Secretary

Hasenohrl, Steve

Assistant Chief for Administration

Hermanson, Beth

Administrative Assistant

Hermanson, Laverne

Aviation Officer

Jaros, Megan

Communications Specialist

Lehmann, Rob

Fire Training Officer

Madsen, Les

Division Chief - Hot Springs

Maisel, Ben

Squad Boss - Black Hat Hand Crew

Mennign, Mark

Squad Boss - Black Hat Hand Crew

Nordlee, Robert

Squad Boss - Black Hat Hand Crew

Pauwels, Raymond

Crew Boss - Bear Mountain Hand Crew

Petersen, Brandy

Wildland Urabn Interface Technician

Reiter, Paul

Communications Specialist

Richards, Zachariah

Squad Boss - Bear Mountain Hand Crew

Strain, Jim

Chief Fire Management Officer

Tate, Andy

Wildland Urban Interface Specialist

Wesche, Kenneth

Communications Specialist Supervisor

Wickham, Jay

Division Chief - Custer State Park

State Fair Park

Hertel, Jerome

State Fair Manager

Coil, Marvin

Building Maintenance

Hettinger, Candi

Marketing & Event Coordinator

Kiple, Joni

Information Specialist

Noonan, Shelley

Camping & Competitive Exhibit Coordinator

Poncelet, Tara

Secretary

Shoultz, Kenneth

Maintenance Manager

Traver, Linda

Accounting Assistant