Staff Directory

Melissa Magstadt, Secretary of Health, 605-773-3361

Lynne Valenti, Deputy Secretary, Division Director, Licensure and Accreditation, 605-773-6188

Doreen Kayser, Executive Assistant, 605-773-3923

Emily Kiel, Division Director, Healthcare Access, 605-773-3361

Beth Dokken, Division Director, Family and Community Health, 605-773-3737

Dr. Tim Southern, Public Health Laboratory, 605-773-3368

Dr. Joshua Clayton, State Epidemiologist, 605-773-3737

Darcy McGuigan, Division Director, Finance and Operations, 605-773-3361

Division Director - Beth Dokken, 605-773-3737

Child and Family Services - Katelyn Strasser, Administrator, 605-367-8310

• Women and Infant Coordinator - Laurel Rick, 605-202-5213
• Home Visiting Program - Carrie Churchill, 605-394-2495
• Pregnancy Care Program - Shannon Muchow, 605-642-6916
• Title V Director - Whitney Brunner, 605-773-4749
• Child & Adolescent Health - Jason Simon-Ressler, 605-910-7165
• Child Health - Vacant
• Adolescent Health and Health Relationships - Sarah Barclay, 605-367-5212
• Maternal, Infant, and Child Mortality - Abhinav Datti, 605-215-0925
• South Dakota PLAN - Hope Klein, 605-688-5803
• Newborn Screening - DOHNewbornScreening@state.sd.us
• WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children) - Rhonda Buntrock, 605-773-4786
• Data-related questions about WIC - Alysen Becker, 605-367-7078
• Data-related questions about other Maternal and Child Health subjects - Fabricia Latterell, 605-774-2607

Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - Kiley Hump, Administrator, 605-773-5610

• Chronic Disease Director & Deputy Administrator for Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - Laura Streich, 605-773-7046
  • Chronic Disease Epidemiologist - Laura Gudgeon, 605-367-7081
  • Immunization Program Director - Tim Heath, 605-773-5323
  • Immunization Registry Coordinator - Brett Oakland, 605-367-4902
  • Immunization Education Coordinator - Carol Chalcraft, 605-773-2664
  • Injury Prevention Epidemiologist - Amanda Weinzetl, 605-367-7436
  • AWC! Data Manager - Tyann Gildemaster, 605-773-4048
  • AWC! Program Clinical Care Coordinator - Roberta Hofeldt, 605-773-4379
  • All Women Count! (breast and cervical cancer screening) - Vacant
  • Cancer Registry Coordinator - Kay Dosch, 605-773-6345
  • Cancer Registry Data Manager - Morgan Vedvei, 605-773-5740
  • Cancer Program Director - Sarah Quail, 605-367-8375
  • Comprehensive Cancer Program Coordinator - Shannon Park, 605-367-7181
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening - Brooke Lusk
  • Nutrition and Physical Activity - Larissa Skjonsberg, 605-773-2171
  • Diabetes Program Coordinator - Michelle Haselhorst, 605-773-2981
  • Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention - Brianne Holbeck, 605-367-7207
  • Tobacco Control - Sierra Phelps, 605-773-2891
  • Opioid Program Director- Lori Martinec, 605-773-3917
  • Worksite Wellness - Enid Weiss, 605-878-0314
  • Injury Prevention Coordinator - Ally Gross, 605-367-5469
    
    
• Infectious Disease Director & Deputy Administrator for Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - Angela Cascio, 605-773-4900
  • Northeast/Central Regional Supervisor - Greta Thorpe, 605-626-2403
  • Western Regional Supervisor - Summer Radke, 605-394-2519
  • Southeast Regional Supervisor - Brenda Hansen, 605-367-4610
  • Disease Prevention Program Director - Lori Koenecke, 605-773-4672
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections - Molly Hausmann, 605-773-8224
  • HIV/AIDS Prevention - Sarah Zaiser, 605-367-7202
  • Ryan White Part B - Virginia Albertson, 605-367-4795
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease Control - Kacee Redden, 605-773-4794
  • Tuberculosis Control - Kristin Rounds, 605-773-4784
    
    
• Community Engagement Director - Rachel Sehr, 605-367-5356

Division Director - Emily Kiel, 605-773-6108

Health Information Technology - Kevin DeWald, 605-256-5711

Communications - Tia Kafka, Director, 605-789-4596

• Content Developer & Web Strategist - Jennifer Baker, 605-773-4967
• Public Information Officer - Morgan Leiferman, 605-367-6054
• Communications Coordinator - Rebecca Piroutek, 605-773-2790

Public Health Preparedness & Response - Kaitlin Thomas, Administrator, 605-367-5043

• Assistant Administrator - Whitney Lutkemeier, 605-773-3593
• Hospital Preparedness Coordinator & South Central Plains Regional Preparedness Coordinator - Vacant
• Strategic National Stockpile Coordinator - Chuck Kevghas, 605-773-2792
• Glacial Lakes Regional Preparedness Coordinator - Rick Forkel, 605-626-2376
• Sioux Empire Regional Preparedness Coordinator, SD Health Alert Network Coordinator - Carol Taylor, 605-367-7496
• Black Hills Regional Preparedness Coordinator, Heather Fox, 605-394-6858

Rural Health - Kaitlin Thomas, Administrator, 605-367-5043

• Assistant Administrator - Josie Petersen, 605-773-3517
• Rural Hospital Program Coordinator - Michelle Hoffman, 605-295-3065
• Recruitment Program Coordinator - DeAnn Sprenger, 605-773-2706
• Rural Health Specialist - Amber Hodgin, 605-773-6320
• Primary Care Program Coordinator - Emily Paulsen, 605-773-2679

Emergency Medical Services & Trauma - Marty Link, Administrator, 605-367-5372

• Trauma Program Manager & Eastern EMS Specialist - Jamie Zilverberg, 605-773-3308
• Educational & Professional Standards Coordinator - Lance Iversen, 605-394-6027
• Central EMS Specialist - Bob Hardwick, 605-773-4440
• Western EMS Specialist - Julie Smithson, 605-394-5113

Division Director - Lynne Valenti, 605-773-6188

Policy, Rules, & Legislation - Susan Sporrer, 605-773-4946

Legal Services - Howard Pallotta, 605-773-5273

Deputy Division Director - Mariah Pokorny, 605-773-3933

• Vital Records - Shawna Flax, Administrator, 605-773-4961
• Health Statistics - Mark Gildemaster, 605-773-3596
• Professional & Occupational Boards - Mariah Pokorny, 605-773-3933

Deputy Division Director - Melissa Johnson, 605-318-1843

• Health Protection - John Osburn, Administrator, 605-394-6064
• Licensure & Certification - Cassie Deffenbaugh, Administrator, 605-773-3356
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• Medical Cannabis - Emily Kerr, Administrator, 605-773-2707

Public Health Laboratory - Dr. Tim Southern, Administrator, 605-773-3368

• Medical Microbiology Supervisor & Laboratory Deputy Director, Laurie Gregg, 605-773-4968
• Environmental Health Supervisor & Laboratory Deputy Director, Stacy Ellwanger, 605-773-3241

State Epidemiologist - Joshua Clayton, 605-773-3737

• Infectious Disease Surveillance - Dustin Ortbahn, 605-773-3914
• Influenza Surveillance - Vickie Horan, 605-773-6195

Division Director - Darcy McGuigan, 605-773-3361

• Audit & Internal Controls - Cally Hall, 605-773-3877
• Budget & Finance - Amanda Shoop, 605-773-3173
• Operations/Space - Scott Gregg, 605-773-2569
• Administrative Support - Marla Amundson, 605-773-3361