About the Department of Education
Mission Statement: The South Dakota Department of Education is dedicated to enhancing learning through leadership and service.
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
- Jacob Carlson - Program Specialist
- Jessica Hahn - Program Specialist
- Julie McCord - Program Specialist
- Cheriee Watterson - Division Director
- Darian Schaefer - Senior Secretary
Child Nutrition Programs
- Mikayla Hardy - Office Administrator
- Lisa Boeke - 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
- Amber Rost - 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
- Jay Lamb - Support 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
- Julie Elrod - Secretary
Office of Standards, Learning and Leadership
- Vera Tipton - Administrator
- Kelly Royer -Assistant Administrator
- Teresa Berndt - Program Specialist
- Stephanie Higdon - Program Specialist
- Amanda Hargreaves - Program Specialist
- Hope Paulson- Program Specialist
Office of Assessment and Accountability
- Matt Gill - Administrator
- Kasey Williams - Assistant Administrator
- Christina Booth - Program Specialist
- Amy Gabriel - Program Specialist
- Rebecca Frerichs - Program Specialist
Office of Title Programs (605) 773-6400
- Jordan Varilek - Administrator
- Yutzil Becker - Assistant Administrator
- Betsy Chapman - Program Specialist
- Stephanie Cronin - Program Specialist
- Tami Kaaz - Program Specialist
- Alan Haarstad - Program Specialist
- Shari Lord - Program Specialist
- Jenifer Palmer - Program Specialist
- Dawn Smith - Program Specialist
- Melissa Manning - Senior Secretary
Office of Special Education
- Wendy Trujillo - Administrator
- Jessica Ahlers - Alternate Assessment Coordinator
- Melissa Bothun - PD Specialist
- Angel Corrales - Part B Data Manager
- Melissa Flor - Accountability Manager
- Brandi Gerry - Part B SSIP & Literacy Plan Co-Director
- 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
- Steve Livermont - Part C Data Manager
- Debra Willert - Part B 619 Coordinator & BDI
