Advisory Board

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

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