Staff Directory - OFM


Main Contact - (605) 773-3248
Tamara Darnall - Director

Job Duties: Management and oversight of department’s budget, federal grants, accounting and financial reporting, contracts, State Aid to K-12 schools and postsecondary technical institutes,  school data collection, school finance, and NCLB calculations; Legislative lobbying
Denise Bowman - Senior Secretary

773-3248

Job Duties: Contract Assistant, Secretary Duties, Travel Coordination
Debra Collins - Secretary

773-3367

Job Duties: Secretarial Duties, Data Encoding, Department Mailing, Department Travel Coordination
Rochelle Kenzy - Contract Manager

773-5475

Job Duties: Contract Officer, Contract Request for Payments, Hotel Contracts
 
Accounting and Financial Reporting - (605) 773-3248
Lisa Rae - Accounting Administrator

773-4709

Job Duties:  Fiscal requirements for the department, Erate, Department Year End Accruals, Department Records Management Officer, Department Surplus Property Contact
DeNeil Taylor - Senior Accountant

773-4715

Job Duties: Grant Status Reports, Contract Program,
Expenditure Corrections
Doneen Sanders - Senior Accountant

773-4696

Job Duties: General, Federal, and Other Budget Reports, Revenue Draws, Grant Status Reports
Michelle Rose - Accountant

773-4666

Job Duties: Grants Management Accounting for LEA’s
vacant - Accountant

773-2910

Job Duties: Grants Management Accounting for LEA’s
Myra Conklin - Accounting Assistant

773-5355

Job Duties: Direct Vouchers, W-9’s
William Squires - Accounting Assistant

773-4329

Job Duties: School Financial Claims, Direct Vouchers
Helen Wishard - Accounting Assistant

773-3728

Job Duties: Purchasing, Inventory
Vacant

773-3442

Job Duties: Non Cash Vouchers, Procurement Cards, Local Checking Account
 
Data Management - (605) 773-3248
Judy Merriman - Administrator

773-4737

Job Duties: Manage Education Statistics, NCLB Calculations, and Student Data Base
Tom Morth - Management Analyst

773-2539

Job Duties: Student Records, NCLB Calculations
Laura Ellenbecker - Management Analyst

773-4727

Job Duties: Special Education Child Count, Assessment Data, NCLB Calculations
Kim Carlson - Management Analyst

773-2249

Job Duties: EDEN Reporting
Teri Jung - Policy/Data Analyst

773-8197

Job Duties: Student Records, Student Enrollment, School Calendars
Jennifer Rattling Leaf - Policy/Data Analyst

773-4703

Job Duties: Educational Directory Information, Requests for Labels, Assisting in Data Reporting
 
Grants Management - (605) 773-3248
Rob Huffman - Administrator

773-4600

Job Duties: Federal Education Grant Programs Fiscal Administration, Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZABs)
Mark Gageby - Management Analyst

773-3727

Job Duties: Fiscal Requirements for Special Education, Perkins,  21st Century, Educational Technology, Scholarship Programs
Cody Stoeser - Education Program Specialist I

773-3456

Job Duties: Fiscal Requirements for Child & Adult Nutrition Services (CANS) Programs
Paul Schreiner - Education Program Specialist I

773-7108

Job Duties: Fiscal Requirements for NCLB Formula Grant Programs, LEA Consolidated Application
Kim Fischer - Education Program Specialist I

773-3171

Job Duties: Monitoring School Districts and other subgrantees for compliance with the fiscal requirements of ESEA grant programs.
Laurie Schumacher - Accounting Assistant

773-3349

Job Duties: Child & Adult Nutrition Accounting Services, Processing CANS Requests for Payments
 
State Aid - (605) 773-3248
Susan Woodmansey - Administrator

773-4748

Job Duties: State Aid, School Reorganization, School Finance, Open Enrollment
Bobbi Leiferman - Management Analyst

773-5407

Job Duties: School Finance, Impact Aid, State Aid (general fund and special education)
 
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