Board of Directors
The Council maintains a board of 18 South Dakotans who set policy, provide guidance and determine programming goals and missions. The board is composed of citizens with varied backgrounds who serve as volunteer board members. Four members of the Council board are appointed by the Governor of South Dakota.
2018-19 SDHC Board of Directors
*Eric Abrahamson, Secretary
Principal Historian, Rapid City
Cathy Clark
Retired Banker, Sioux Falls
*Darlene Farabee
Associate Professor/Chair of English at USD, Vermillion
Karen Hall
Environmental Engineer and Writer, Rapid City
*Katie Hunhoff, Executive Committee, At Large
Publisher, Yankton
Julie Johnson, Treasurer
Attorney, Mina
Kelly Kirk
Instructor, Director of Honors Program at BHSU, Spearfish
Russell McKnight
Project Lead & Design Consultant, Sioux Falls
James E. McMahon
Attorney, Canton
Judith Meierhenry, Past Chair
Retired Supreme Court Justice, Sioux Falls
Heidi Kruse
Elementary Librarian & Media Specialist
Jay Perry, Executive Committee, At Large
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, SD Board of Regents, Pierre
Whitney Rencountre, Chair-Elect
Program Coordinator, Rapid City
Vonnie Shields, Chair
Community Volunteer, Sioux Falls
Tamara St. John
Tribal Archivist, Sisseton
Kristi Tornquist
Chief University Librarian/Professor at SDSU, Brookings
*Governor Appointees