College of Nursing Faculty Assembly Committees

2023-2024 Committees

Committees

Faculty Assembly
- Steering Committee

Faculty Assembly

Members include all faculty with primary faculty appointment.

Chair

Danielle Schievelbein
Assistant Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5711 Email

Chair-Elect

Annette Ray
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4897 Email

Secretary

Brandon Varilek
Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-8327 Email

Steering Committee

Chair

Danielle Schievelbein
Assistant Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5711 Email

Chair-Elect

Annette Ray
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4897 Email

Secretary

Brandon Varilek
Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-8327 Email

Members

Mary Anne Krogh
Dean of the College of Nursing
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5178 Email
Erika Huber
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5092 Email
Allyson Stromer
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4352 Email
Annette Ray
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4897 Email
Takara Schomberg
Lecturer (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-8308 Email
Lori Hendrickx
Professor (Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-626-7185 Email

Committee on Curriculum

Chair

Lori Hendrickx
Professor (Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-626-7185 Email

Chair-Elect

Anna Foster
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-6706 Email

Members

Lori Hendrickx
Professor (Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-626-7185 Email

Becka Foerster
Lecturer (Brookings) & NCPD Accredited Provider Program Director
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Nursing Continuing Professional Development
Telephone number: 605-688-6135 Email
Heidi Mennenga
Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Associate Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6924 Email
Heidi Pelzel
Lecturer (Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-626-7188 Email
Amanda Mehlhaff
Lecturer (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4073 Email
Dannica Callies
Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-782-3299 Email
Brandi Pravecek
Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-8421 Email
Robin Brown
Associate Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6458 Email
Lori Hendrickx
Professor (Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-626-7185 Email
Brandon Varilek
Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-8327 Email

Academic Assessment and Evaluation Subcommittee

Chair

Becka Foerster
Lecturer (Brookings) & NCPD Accredited Provider Program Director
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Nursing Continuing Professional Development
Telephone number: 605-688-6135 Email

Members

LeAnn Lamb
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-6640 Email
Sue Bassett
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5946 Email
Kacey Meador
Testing Center, Assessment and Evaluation Director (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
College of Nursing Testing Center
Telephone number: 605-718-4117 Email
Christina Plemmons
Assistant Academic Dean for Cooperative Programs (Rapid City and Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-5390 Email
Annette Ray
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4897 Email

RN to B.S.N. Subcommittee

Chair

Heidi Pelzel
Lecturer (Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-626-7188 Email

Members

All faculty with assigned teaching workload in RN to B.S.N. program.

B.S.N. Subcommittee

Chair

Amanda Mehlhaff
Lecturer (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4073 Email

Members

All faculty with assigned teaching workload in B.S.N. program.

APRN Subcommittee

Chair

Dannica Callies
Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-782-3299 Email
Brandi Pravecek
Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-8421 Email

Members

All faculty with assigned teaching workload in APRN program.

Nursing Education Specialization Subcommittee

Chair

Robin Brown
Associate Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6458 Email

Members

All faculty with assigned teaching workload in nursing education specialization program.

Clinical Nurse Leader Specialization Subcommittee

Members

All faculty with assigned teaching workload in clinical nurse leader specialization program.

Lori Hendrickx
Professor (Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-626-7185 Email

Nursing Administration Specialization Subcommittee

Chair

Lori Hendrickx
Professor (Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-626-7185 Email

Members

All faculty with assigned teaching workload in nursing administration specialization program.

Ph.D. Subcommittee

Chair

Brandon Varilek
Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-8327 Email

Members

All faculty with assigned teaching workload in Ph.D. program.

Committee on Faculty

Chair

Erika Huber
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5092 Email

Chair-Elect

Cori Heier
Lecturer (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-782-3001 Email

Members

Heidi Mennenga
Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Associate Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6924 Email
Dannica Callies
Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-782-3299 Email
Theresa Garren-Grubbs
Clinical Assistant Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6845 Email
Brandon Varilek
Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-8327 Email

Bylaws and College of Nursing Handbook Subcommittee

Chair

Cori Heier
Lecturer (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-782-3001 Email
Dannica Callies
Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-782-3299 Email

Members

Gale Folsland
Assistant Director of Nursing Student Services (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Telephone number: 605-718-4369 Email
Mary Isaacson
Associate Professor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Native American Nursing Education Center
Telephone number: 605-394-2876 Email
Heidi Mennenga
Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Associate Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6924 Email
Shianne Ovall
Program Assistant II (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4076 Email
Jody Ness
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6771 Email
Kate Luecke
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-5284 Email
Brittany Brennan
Assistant Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6217 Email
Christina Plemmons
Assistant Academic Dean for Cooperative Programs (Rapid City and Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-5390 Email

Welfare and Development Subcommittee

Chair

Theresa Garren-Grubbs
Clinical Assistant Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6845 Email

Members

Cynthia Elverson
Assistant Academic Dean and Associate Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-8408 Email
Heidi Mennenga
Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Associate Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6924 Email
Patrick Verley
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-782-3289 Email
Megan Veldkamp
Instructor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4097 Email
Caitlyn Ireland
Lecturer (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4148 Email

Research Subcommittee

Chair

Brandon Varilek
Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-8327 Email

Members

Sarah Mollman
Associate Dean of Research and Ph.D. Program Director (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Nursing Research
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-5390 Email
Marie Schmit
Grants Program Specialist (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Nursing Research
Telephone number: 605-688-4068 Email
Robin Brown
Associate Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6458 Email
Lea Niederbaumer
Clinical Assistant Professor (Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5178 Email
Jo Voss
Associate Professor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4365 Email
Danielle Schievelbein
Assistant Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5711 Email

Committee on Students

Chair

Allyson Stromer
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4352 Email

Chair-Elect

Nicole Carlson
Instructor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6846 Email

Members

Brandi Pravecek
Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-8421 Email
Amanda Mitchell
Director of Nursing Operations (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6064 Email
Karin Emery
Assistant Dean (Brookings and Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4072 Email
Marie Lohsandt
Director of Nursing Student Services (all locations)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4106 Email
Heidi Mennenga
Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Associate Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6924 Email

Admissions, Progression and Graduation Subcommittee

Chair

Brandi Pravecek
Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-8421 Email

Members

Janice Conlee
Lecturer (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4359 Email
Tom Stenvig
Associate Professor and Ph.D. Program Director (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6652 Email
Laura Jacobs
Advising & Events Coordinator (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5067 Email
Steph Bebensee
Professional Academic Advisor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5814 Email
Karin Emery
Assistant Dean (Brookings and Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4072 Email
Heidi Mennenga
Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Associate Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6924 Email
Cami Veire
Professional Academic Advisor & Graduate Program Specialist (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8400 Email
Danielle Currier
Instructor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5178 Email
Corynn Vande Kamp
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8403 Email

Public Relations and Communications Committee

Chair

Amanda Mitchell
Director of Nursing Operations (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6064 Email

Members

Cami Veire
Professional Academic Advisor & Graduate Program Specialist (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8400 Email
Abby Exner
Professional Academic Advisor (Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-626-2427 Email
Susie Leahy
Professional Academic Advisor/Recruiter (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4373 Email
Marie Lohsandt
Director of Nursing Student Services (all locations)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4106 Email
Wayne Hintz
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-3279 Email

Committee on Simulation and Experiential Learning

Chair

Takara Schomberg
Lecturer (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-8308 Email

Chair-Elect

- TBD

Members

Megan Watson
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-5389 Email
Dianne Smith
Simulation Education Specialist (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-5395 Email
Jacquelyn Kirby
Simulation Education Specialist (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6153 Email
Kate Jansen
Simulation Technician (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-6716 Email
Nicole Albert
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-5390 Email
Heidi Pelzel
Lecturer (Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-626-7188 Email
Allyson Stromer
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4352 Email
Brittany Fenderson
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-782-3223 Email
Alyssa Zweifel
Director of the Healthcare Simulation Center/ Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8322 Email
Lea Niederbaumer
Clinical Assistant Professor (Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5178 Email
Annette Ray
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4897 Email
Takara Schomberg
Lecturer (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
SDSU - Sioux Falls
Telephone number: 605-367-8308 Email
Traci Gislason
Instructor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5197 Email
Cori Heier
Lecturer (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-782-3001 Email
Samantha Fischbach
Instructor (Brookings/Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5746 Email
Deborah Venable
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-6711 Email

Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Chair

Tiara Ruff
Coordinator of Native American Advising and Outreach (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Native American Nursing Education Center
Nursing Student Services
Telephone number: 605-394-2884 Email

Members

Renee Zacher
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-6619 Email
Amanda Sandager
Instructor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4095 Email
Cassy Hultman
Assistant Director of Academic and Clinical Placements (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6844 Email
Jessica Sommerfeld
Professional Academic Advisor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6010 Email