Leadership
Board of Directors
Children's Home Society is governed by a 27-member Board of Directors composed of individuals in Eastern and Western South Dakota.
- Gina Hopkins, Sioux Falls, President
- Meg Warder, Hill City, Vice President
- DeMaris Nesheim, Hill City, Secretary
- Tim Rustand, Sioux Falls, Treasurer
- Bill Colson, Rapid City, Executive Director
- Sally Anderson, Mesquite, TX (Honorary)*
- Helen Boer, Lyons
- Holly Brunick, Sioux Falls
- Darla Crown, Rapid City
- Mick Gibbs, Sioux Falls
- Bob Hoover, Rapid City
- Tim Hamel, Sioux Falls
- Ron Jeffries, Rapid City
- Laura Johnson, Reva
- Kathy LaPlante, Vermillion
- Liz Lloyd, Sioux Falls
- John McGrath, Brandon
- Kris McKittrick, Rapid City
- Dave Nelson, Sioux Falls
- John Rozell, Sioux Falls
- Maggie Russo, Aberdeen
- Karen Schreier, Sioux Falls
- Greg Schweiss, Rapid City
- Carolynn Stavenger, Sioux Falls
- Bobby Sundby, Rapid City
- Marilyn VanDemark, Sioux Falls
- Steve Watkins, Sioux Falls
*Sally Anderson is a descendant of our founder Elizabeth Sherrard.
Staff Leadership
- Bill Colson, Executive Director
- Muriel Nelson, Chief Operating Officer
- Tami Gronseth, Chief Financial Officer
- Rick Weber, Children's Home Foundation Development Director
- Tim Fitzgerald, Black Hills Children's Home Program Director
- Sue Williams, Sioux Falls Children's Home Program Director
- Steve Deming, Community Based Services Operations Director
- Ondrea Patzlaff, Sioux Falls Community Based Services Program Director
- Tanya Fritz, Advocacy and Prevention Program Director
- Amy Carter, Children's Inn and Bright Start Operations Director
- Kathy Schneider, Bright Start Nurse Supervisor
- Greg Riley, Black Hills Children's Home Education Director
- Rod Lenz, Sioux Falls Children's Home Education Director
- Janet Andersen, Marketing and Communications Manager
- Cindy Shuck, Human Resource Manager
- Sequoia Crosswhite, Cultural Relations Advisor
- Steve Polzen, Compliance Director, Black Hills
- Jody Carpenter, Compliance Director, Sioux Falls
- Nathan Headley, Systems Manager