Governing Board
Members of the Sioux Falls Thrive Board of Directors are advocates of its mission and stewards of its resources. Board members are selected primarily from the business and philanthropic sectors of the Sioux Falls MSA. They are influential leaders with an informed understanding of the community’s resources and needs, especially those of school-age children and their families.
Evan Nolte
Chair
Community Volunteer
Deb Koski
Vice Chair
COO, Sanford Health Foundation
Bill Baker
Treasurer
Chairman and CEO, First National Bank in Sioux Falls
Beth Fuller Jensen
Vice Chair
News Director, KELOLAND Media Group
Lisa Beacom
Community Volunteer
Steve Crim
Community Volunteer
Dana Dykhouse
CEO, First PREMIER Bank
Doug Hajek
Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, L.L.P.
Fred Slunecka
COO, Avera Health
Candy Hanson
President