Leadership
SDARL is guided by a 17-member Board of Directors comprised of program graduates and non-graduates representing a wide spectrum of agricultural and rural thought leaders in South Dakota. Meet the leadership team that directs the development, goals, and financial security of the South Dakota Agricultural and Rural Leadership Foundation.
Board of Directors
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Heather Niederwerder
CHAIR
Farm Credit Services of America
New Underwood, SD
SDARL Class X
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Matt Dybedahl
VICE CHAIR
Croplan / WinField United
Pierre, SD
SDARL Class IX
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Terry Jaspers
TREASURER
Jaspers Farms
Sisseton, SD
SDARL Class III
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Jon Nelson
SECRETARY
Cattle Farmer
Lake Preston, SD
SDARL Class VI
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Todd Mortenson
PAST CHAIR
Mortenson Cattle Co.
Hayes, SD
SDARL Class VI
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Corey Chicoine
Farmer / Seed Dealer
Elk Point, SD
SDARL Class XI
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Brandon Hope
Farmer
Sinai, SD
SDARL Class XI
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Ron Jeffries
Black Hills Stock Show & Central States Fair
Rapid City, SD
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Jonathan Kleinjan
SD Wheat Commission
Brookings, SD
SDARL Class IX
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Kevin Moe
FNBO
Yankton, SD
SDARL Class VII
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DaNita Murray
SD Corn
Sioux Falls, SD
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Tiffany Sanderson
Lake Area Technical College
Watertown, SD
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Sara Steever
Paulsen
Sioux Falls, SD
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Ross Tschetter
Tschetter Farms Partnership
Bridgewater, SD
SDARL Class VII
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Nicholas Uilk
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
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Hunter Roberts
EX OFFICIO
Secretary, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Pierre, SD
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Joseph Cassady, Ph.D.
EX OFFICIO
SD Corn Endowed Dean, South Dakota State University College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences
Brookings, SD