Chamber of Commerce selects 37 members for Leadership Sioux Falls program
The Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce selected 37 individuals who will make up this year's Evan C. Nolte Leadership Sioux Falls program.
Leadership Sioux Falls is Chamber program that's designed to "meet the
community’s need for active participation of informed and dedicated community leaders," according to a press release.
Those chosen represent a variety of businesses and nonprofits in the Sioux Falls area. Participants will spend eight months working on personal leadership skills while learning about the community, discussing community concerns and interacting with other community leaders.
Over 1,000 individuals have graduated from the program and now serve in a variety of public and private leadership positions. This is the 37th class of Leadership Sioux Falls.
The following are members of Class 37 and their sponsors:
Tolosa Angasa, Smithfield and Co.
Chad Biegler, Raven Industries
Leah Blom, Sioux Falls Development Foundation
Jessica Carlson, University of Sioux Falls
Austin Claeys, Lloyd Companies
Olivia Essig, Sioux Empire United Way
Ryan Fargen, Legacy Law Firm P.C.
Jesse Fonkert, Sioux Metro Growth Alliance
Kevin Gansz, Siouxland Heritage Museums
Nicole Garber, PREMIER Bankcard
Breanna Garbers, First Bank & Trust
Mychelle Garrigan, Firelink Digital Marketing
Erik Gilbertson, Dorsey & Whitney Trust Company LLC
Arin Gonseth, MarketBeat
Elizabeth Heidinger, Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce
Jason Kann, CO-OP Architecture
Sarah Kappel, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
Nathan Kasselder, Regency Hotel Management / ClubHouse Hotel & Suites
Tyler Klatt, Minnehaha County
Andrea Leesch, SDN Communications
Sara Lum, Startup Sioux Falls
Micki Lundin, Avera
Sara Mayer, Office of U.S. Senator Mike Rounds
Holly Meier, City of Sioux Falls
Laura Mitchell, Lawrence & Schiller
Ryan Nepodal, Interstate Office Products
Kelly Nyberg, Nyberg's ACE / What's Up Sioux Falls
Melissa Otten, Central Payments
Ondrea Patzlaff, Children's Home Society
Paige Pearson Meyer, Midco
Jason Pittmann, Architecture Incorporated
Dustin Powers, City of Sioux Falls
Cole Robbins, Dacotah Bank
Brooke N. Schmidt, Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith
Kassidi Smith, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire
Natasha Smith, Sanford Health
Kayleigh Stender, Farm Credit Services of America
People can learn more about Leadership Sioux Falls on the Chamber's website.
This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Chamber names 37 members of Leadership Sioux Falls program