Board of Directors
Board members meet monthly to further the strategic work and mission of Capital Area United Way (CAUW). They take seriously their fiduciary responsibility to make sure the resources that are entrusted to the organization are wisely used as a result. CAUW board members actively participate in committees that help carry out the work of the organization.
Board members are volunteers from across the service area of Hughes and Stanley counties. There are 25 board members, who may serve a maximum of two three-year terms. Of the 25, there are four student members chosen from grades 10-12 within the student bodies of the Pierre and Stanley County school systems. Student terms last through the student’s senior year.
Each year the board elects a President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, who serve as the Executive Committee. The Executive Director is an appointed position, serving at the pleasure of the Board, and an Ex-Officio member of the Executive Committee.
The campaign chair, an individual or couple selected from the community, is appointed each year by the President, with the approval of the Executive Committee, and serves as an Ex-Officio member without voting rights.
Executive Committee
| President |
Jessica Hanig |
Beck Motors |
| 1st Vice President |
Jenny Bernhard |
Delta Dental |
| 2nd Vice President |
Nicole Gordon |
BankWest |
| Secretary |
Tony Mangan |
State of South Dakota |
| Treasurer |
Brittany Kost |
First National Bank |
| Immediate Past President |
Dayna Hepper |
Delta Dental |
Board of Directors
| Dr. Marty Allison |
Avera St Mary's |
| Kyle Anderson |
State of South Dakota |
| Annie Beck |
All-Around Graphix |
| Kayla Burns |
Avera St Mary's |
| Carol Drayer |
State of South Dakota |
| Mike Gibson |
BankWest |
| Sadie Goodman |
Pierre School District |
| Michael Hudson |
First National Bank |
| Meredith Lee |
Lee Real Estate |
| Laura Ringling |
State of South Dakota |
| Dennis Ryckman |
Factor 360 |
| Katie Sieverding |
Lancaster Management |
| Emma Lusk |
Riggs High Student |
| Kate Mullett |
Riggs High Student |
| Kaylie Rathbun |
Stanley County Student |
| Taylor Warriner |
Riggs High Student |
| Autumn Iverson - Honorary Member |
Riggs High Student |
| Ciara Tipton - Honorary Member |
Riggs High Student |