Eric Stroeder
Chair
Transportation Engineering Supervisor
SD Department of Transportation
Glenham, SD

State Employee Representative
Board Member since July 2004

James Appl
Vice-Chair
Public School Teacher
Aberdeen School District
Aberdeen, SD

Teacher Representative
Board Member since July 2017

Penny Brunken
Public School Teacher
Career & Technical Education
Academy
Sioux Falls, SD

Teacher Representative
Board Member since July 2016

Liza Clark
Chief of Staff
South Dakota Board of Regents
Fort Pierre, SD

Board of Regents Employee Representative
Board Member since July 2024

Matt Clark
State Investment Officer
South Dakota Investment Council
Sioux Falls, SD

Non-Voting Ex-Officio Board Member
Board Member since January 2005

Laurie Gronlund
Human Resource Director
City of Pierre
Pierre, SD

Municipal Employee Representative
Board Member since July 2025

LaJena Gruis
Mayor
City of Onida
Onida, SD

Elected Municipal Officials Representative
Board Member since July 2023

Victoria Hinek
Personnel Specialist
Black Hills Special Services Cooperative
Sturgis, SD   

Classified Employee Representative
Board Member since July 2024

Myron Johnson
County Commissioner
Codington County
Watertown, SD

County Commissioners Representative
Board Member since April 2017

Jill Lenards
Auditor
SD Department of Revenue
Watertown, SD

State Employee Representative
Board Member since July 2021

Jake Oakland
Information Technology Director
Lincoln County
Sioux Falls, SD

County Employee Representative
Board Member since July 2024

Henry Prim
Supervisory Special Agent
South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation
Pierre, SD

Public Safety Employee Representative
Board Member since July 2023

Shane Roth
School Board Member
DeSmet School Board
DeSmet, SD

School Board Representative
Board Member since July 2024

Justice Mark Salter
Justice of the Supreme Court
SD Unified Judicial System
Sioux Falls, SD 

Judicial Member Representative
Board Member since December 2018

Darin Seeley
Commissioner
State of South Dakota - BHRA
Chester, SD

Governor's Appointee
Board Member since December 2019

James Terwilliger
Commissioner
State of South Dakota - BFM
Pierre, SD

Governor's Appointee
Board Member since April 2022

Wesley Tschetter
Retired Financial Officer
Brookings, SD

Retiree Representative
Board Member since July 2023