Leadership

Leadership

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Board of Directors

Children's Home Society is governed by a 19-member Board of Directors composed of individuals in Eastern and Western South Dakota.

Jack MarshJohn S. “Jack” Marsh
Board Chair

Amy KoenigAmy Koenig
Board Vice Chair

Deb SoholtDeb Soholt
Immediate Past chair

Sally AndersonSally Anderson
Honorary Member

Matt BenneMatt Benne

Darla CrownDarla Crown

Paulette DavidsonPaulette Davidson

Tim DoughertyTim Dougherty

Heath DucheneauxHeath Ducheneaux

Steve FlanerySteve Flanery

Gina HopkinsGina Hopkins

Lafawn JanisLafawn Janis

Laura JohnsonLaura Johnson

Melissa JohnsonMelissa Johnson

Luke LindbergLuke Lindberg

John NooneyJohn Nooney

John RozellJohn Rozell

Greg SchweissGreg Schweiss

Chirag ShuklaChirag Shukla

Carolynn StavengerCarolynn Stavenger

Learn more about our Foundation and our Foundation Board Leadership.

CHS Executive Leadership

Michelle LavalleeMichelle Lavallee
Chief Executive Officer

Shannon ClarkShannon Clark
Chief Financial Officer

Deanna LarsonDeanna Larson
Chief Operating Officer

Jon MammengaJon Mammenga
Chief Philanthropy Officer

Mark NiemeyerMark Niemeyer
Chief Administration Officer

Allison SandersonAllison Sanderson
Chief Human Resources Officer

CHS Program and Department Leadership

  • Janet Andersen, Marketing and Communications Director 
  • Jody Carpenter, Compliance Director
  • Kara Flynn, Director of Development, Rapid City
  • Mike Groher, Director of Schools
  • Malia Holbeck, Clinical Director of Care
  • Clinton Hubers, Facilities Director
  • Gilbert Johnson, Director of Business Intelligence and Revenue Cycles
  • Erica Krohn, Director of Events and Volunteer Management
  • Freddy Maseman, Black Hills Children's Home Program Director
  • Tifanie Petro, Child and Family Services Director
  • Rick Weber, Director of Development, Sioux Falls
  • Austin Winter, IT Director


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