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.
Lisa Beacom
Chair
Community Stakeholder
Fred Slunecka
Vice Chair
Community Stakeholder
Bill Baker
Treasurer
Chairman and CEO, First National Bank in Sioux Falls
Beth Fuller Jensen
Secretary
News Director, KELOLAND Media Group
Deb Koski
Past Chair
Senior Executive Director, Operations, Sanford Health Foundation
Steve Crim
Avera Health
Dana Dykhouse
CEO, First PREMIER Bank
Doug Hajek
Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, L.L.P.
Evan Nolte
Community Stakeholder
Candy Hanson
President