About the Department of Education
Mission Statement: The South Dakota Department of Education is dedicated to enhancing learning through leadership and service.
The South Dakota Department of Education's aspiration is for all students to leave the K-12 education system College, Career and Life Ready.
South Dakota Department of Education, 800 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501
For general inquiries, email doe@state.sd.us or call (605) 773-3134.
For questions relating to certification, e-mail: certification@state.sd.us
For questions relating to accreditation, email: doeaccred@state.sd.us
For questions relating to the personnel record form, email: prf@state.sd.us
- Kathryn Blaha - Division Director
Office of Accreditation
- Kathy Riedy - Administrator
- Penny Goebel - Program Specialist
- Carol Uecker - Program Specialist
Office of Certification
- Jane Cronin - Certification Team Leader
- Jessica Hahn - Program Specialist
- Julie McCord - Program Specialist
- Cheriee Watterson - Division Director
- Darian Schaefer - Senior Secretary
Child Nutrition Programs
- Mikayla Hardy - Office Administrator
- Melissa Cuka - Program Specialist
- Cynda Frey - Program Specialist
- Rob Ingalls - Program Specialist
- Jordan Johnson - Program Specialist
- Quanna Keyser - Program Specialist
- Christina Lusk - Assistant Director
- Andrea Theilen - Program Specialist
- Diana Webb - Program Specialist
Food Distribution Programs
- Pam McCown - Office Administrator
- Darcy Beougher - Program Specialist
- Courtney Martin - Program Assistant
- Kristi Thompson - Program Specialist
- Kim Van Den Hemel - Senior Secretary
Office of Career and Technical Education
- Amy Miller - Assistant Director
- Jamie Boettcher - Program Specialist
- Brianna Fabris - Program Specialist
- Jane Gubrud - Program Specialist
- Kristin Larson - Program Specialist
- Tracia Rentsch - Program Specialist
- Kim Roth - Grants and Data Specialist
- Kara Schweitzer - Program Specialist
Office of Student Wellness and Supports
- Rebecca Cain - Program Specialist
- Megan Tatum - Program Specialist
- Andrea Albrecht - Program Specialist
Jobs for America's Graduates - SD
- Beth Schneider - Program Director
- Vacant - Director
- Joe Moran - Assistant Director
Office of Data Management
- Judy Merriman - Administrator
- Angie Bren - Management Analyst
- Randy Hanson - Management Analyst
- Teri Jung - Management Analyst
- Jantina Nelson-Stastny - Management Analyst
Office of SD-STARS
- Sara Kock - Team Administrator
- Kim Carlson - Program Specialist
- Jake Cummings - Program Specialist
- Jay Lamb - Support Lead
- Michael Ochoa - Report Lead
- Cody Stoeser - Division Director
- Lisa Rae - Deputy Director
- Debra Collins - Secretary
- Rochelle Kenzy - Fiscal Monitoring Specialist
- Michelle Kronberg - Contract and Budget Analyst
- Olivia Waggoner - Contract Manager
Office of Accounting and Financial Reporting
- Dawson Huber - Accountant Team Leader
- Corey Bowman - Accountant
- Bethany Langenbau - Accountant
- Ian Farnsworth - Accountant
- Chris Rae - Accountant Assistant
- Bill Squires - Accountant Assistant
Office of Grants Management
- Rob Huffman - Administrator
- Robyn Seibel - Assistant Administrator
- Mark Gageby - Management Analyst
- Stacey Booth - Program Specialist
- Kristina Healey - Program Specialist
- Tacy Kennison - Program Specialist
- Jerika Mennenger - Program Specialist
Office of State Aid and School Finance
- Bobbi Leiferman - Administrator
- Krislyn Norgaard - Management Analyst
- Shannon Malone - Division Director
- Melissa Manning - Senior Secretary
Office of Standards, Learning and Leadership
- Vera Tipton - Administrator
- Kelly Royer -Assistant Administrator
- Teresa Berndt - Program Specialist
- Amanda Hargreaves - Program Specialist
- Patti Lager - Program Specialist
- Hope Paulson- Program Specialist
Office of Assessment and Accountability
- Matt Gill - Administrator
- Kasey Williams - Assistant Administrator
- Christina Booth - Program Specialist
- Betsy Chapman - Program Specialist
- Amy Gabriel - Program Specialist
- Rebecca Frerichs - Program Specialist
Office of Title Programs (605) 773-6400
- Jordan Varilek - Administrator
- Yutzil Becker - Assistant Administrator
- Stephanie Cronin - Program Specialist
- Summer Eisenbraun - Program Specialist
- Tami Kaaz - Program Specialist
- Alan Haarstad - Program Specialist
- Shari Lord - Program Specialist
- Jenifer Palmer - Program Specialist
- Dawn Smith - Program Specialist
- Emily Quick - Program Specialist
- Janet Penticoff - Senior Secretary
Office of Special Education
- Wendy Trujillo - Administrator
- Angel Corrales - Part B Data Manager
- Melissa Flor - Accountability Manager
- Brandi Gerry - Part B SSIP & Literacy Plan Co-Director
- Stacy Holzbauer - Alternate Assessment Coordinator
- Beth Schiltz - Assessment & HS Transition Specialist
Office of Early Childhood Services
- Sarah Carter - Administrator
- Jodi Berscheid - Head Start Collaboration Office
- Crystal Goeden - Part C Technical Assistance
- Jennifer Kampmann - Part C SSIP & PD Specialist
- Daniel Krier - Part C Fiscal Analyst
- Steve Livermont - Part C Data Manager
- Debra Willert - Part B 619 Coordinator & BDI