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.
Beth Fuller Jensen
Chair
News Director, KELOLAND Media Group
Bill Baker
Vice Chair
Chairman, First National Bank in Sioux Falls
Pooja Pullman
Treasurer
Head of Internal Audit, Raven Industries
Alex Ramirez
Secretary
Owner, USA Media TV
Deb Koski
Past Chair
Senior Executive Director, Operations, Sanford Health Foundation
Doug Hajek
Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, L.L.P.
Evan Nolte
Community Stakeholder
Lisa Beacom
Community Stakeholder
Mary Dally
CPA, Thurman, Comes, Foley & Co., LLP
Shantel Krebs
Administrator, Avera Academy
Kirk Zeeck
Director of Federal Programs & World Languages, Sioux Falls School District
Michelle Erpenbach
President
Erin Nosal
Operations Manager