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.
- 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
- Michelle Rose - Accountant
- Bill Squires - Accountant Assistant
Office of Grants Management
- Rob Huffman - Administrator
- Mark Gageby - Management Analyst
- Stacey Booth - Program Specialist
- Kristina Healey - Program Specialist
- Tacy Kennison - Program Specialist
- Jerika Mennenger – Program Specialist
- Robyn Seibel - Program Specialist
Office of State Aid and School Finance
- Bobbi Leiferman - Administrator
- Vacant - Director
- Joe Moran - Assistant Director
Office of Data Management
- Judy Merriman - Administrator
- Clive Bremser - Management Analyst
- Angie Bren - Management Analyst
- Randy Hanson - Management Analyst
- Teri Jung - Management Analyst
- Jantina Nelson-Stastny - Management Analyst
- Jennifer Rattling Leaf - Policy/Data Analyst
Office of SD-STARS
- Sara Kock - Team Administrator
- Kim Carlson - Program Specialist
- Jay Lamb - Support Lead
- Cheriee Watterson - Division Director
- Diana Webb - Sr. Secretary
Child Nutrition Programs
- Mikayla Hardy - Assistant Director
- Brigitta Bly - Program Specialist
- Katie Dryden - Program Specialist
- Cynda Frey - Program Specialist
- Beth Henrichsen - Program Specialist
- Rob Ingalls - Program Specialist
- Quanna Keyser - Program Specialist
- Christina Lusk - Team Lead
- Teresa Motlas - Program Specialist
- Andrea Theilen - Program Specialist
Food Distribution Programs
- Pam McCown - Assistant Director
- 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 Diehm – Program Specialist
-Teresa Rowland - Project AWARE Director
Jobs for America's Graduates - SD
- Beth Schneider - Program Director
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
- Carla Leingang- Division Director
Office of Accreditation
- Kathy Riedy - Administrator
- Deedra Gesinger - 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
- 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
- Janet Penticoff – Part C Billing Specialist
- Debra Willert - Part B 619 Coordinator & BDI
- Shannon Malone - Division Director
- Julie Elrod - Secretary
Office of Standards, Learning and Leadership
- Vera Tipton - Administrator
- Teresa Berndt - Program Specialist
- Jennifer Fowler - Program Specialist
- Stephanie Higdon - Program Specialist
- Melinda Johnson - Program Specialist
- Kelly Royer - Program Specialist
- Gwen Taylor - Program Specialist
Office of Assessment and Accountability
- Matt Gill - Administrator
- Christina Booth - Program Specialist
- Amanda Thronson - Program Specialist
- Amy Gabriel - Accountability Program Specialist
- Jennifer Tschetter - Accountability Program Specialist
- Kasey Williams - Accountability Program Specialist
Office of Title Programs (605) 773-6400
- Jordan Varilek - Administrator
- Yutzil Becker - Assistant Administrator
- Betsy Chapman - Program Specialist
- Megan Ellis - Program Specialist
- Alan Haarstad - Program Specialist
- Andrea Packheiser - Program Specialist
- Jenifer Palmer - Program Specialist
- Dawn Smith - Program Specialist
- Rachel Temple - Program Specialist
