Board of Directors

Board members meet monthly to further the strategic work and mission of Capital Area United Way. They take seriously their fiduciary responsibility to make sure the resources that are entrusted to the organization are wisely used as a result. United Way 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 run from June through May, lasting 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 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	Tony Farmen	First National Bank
1st Vice President	Dr. Pat Anderson	Anderson Dental
2nd Vice President	Dayna Hepper	Delta Dental
Secretary	Tony Mangan	State of South Dakota
Treasurer	Mike Gibson	BankWest
Immediate Past President	Dr. Paul Turman	SD Board of Regents

Board of Directors

Chris McConnell	Black Hills Federal Credit Union
Darla Mayer	Pierre School District
Dennis Ryckman	Factor 360
Ellie Richards	Riggs High Student
Jenny Bernhard	Delta Dental
Jessica Hanig	Beck Motors
Laurie Gill	State of South Dakota
Linda Taylor	Avera St. Mary's
Dr. Marty Allison	Avera Medical Group Pierre
Meredith Lee	Lee Real Estate
Molly Weisgram	Board of Regents
Talli Raske	Avera St. Mary's
Tom Hart	Dept. of Labor & Reg.
Tony Jockheck	The White Bunny