Advisory Board Members

Mary Christensen
Coordinator, Advising and Student Retention
SDSU College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

Dave Bordewyk
Executive Director
South Dakota Newspaper Association

Vernon Brown
Vice President Marketing and Community Relations
SDN Communications

Jocelyn DeGroot
Associate Professor
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Steve Erpenbach
President and CEO
SDSU Foundation

Mark Glissendorf
Senior Vice President of Operations / Public Relations
Lawrence and Schiller

Michel Haigh
Professor and Graduate Program Advisor
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Texas State University
Laurie Haleta
Professor Emerita
School of Communication and Journalism
South Dakota State University

Becky Kuehl
Associate Director
School of Communication and Journalism
South Dakota State University

Angela Lammers
Executive Director
AIA South Dakota

Andy Jorgensen
Founder
Fire Bros. Fireworks

Staci Mergenthal
Principal, Foodie, Freelance Writer, Chief Storyteller
Random Sweets - Self-employed

Lyle Olson
Professor Emeritus of Communication and Journalism
School of Communication and Journalism
South Dakota State University

Lindsey Meyers
Vice President of Public Relations and Communications
Avera Health

Lynn Sargeant
Dean
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
South Dakota State University

Cindy Price Shultz
Department Head of Communication and Journalism
University of Wyoming

Joshua Westwick
Director
School of Communication and Journalism
South Dakota State University

Julia Yoder
Marketing and PR Director
Brookings Health System