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WEBSITE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Kim Malsam-Rysdon, Secretary of Health

 
 
Staff Directory

Gloria Damgaard, RN, MS, FRE, Executive Director

Abbey Bruner, Senior Secretary
  • General Questions
  • Name Change
  • Licensure Requests: Inactivation, Reactivation, Reinstatement
Main Number:
605-362-2760
Glenna Burg, MS, RN, CNE, Nursing Education Specialist
  • Nursing Education Programs
  • Nursing Education Scholarship
605-362-2766
Erin Matthies, Licensure & Operations Manager
  • Licensure Verification
  • Duplicate Nursing License Requests
  • License Renewal: LPN, RN, APRN
  • Mailing List Requests
  • Website Requests
605-362-3546
Francie Miller, MBA, RN, BSN, Nursing Program Specialist
  • Complaints and Investigations: LPN, RN, APRN
  • Monitoring and Compliance Issues
605-362-3545
Tessa Stob, RN, BSN
  • Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Training Program Approval: Medication Aide (UMA), Dialysis Technician (UDT), Diabetes Aide (UDA), Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
  • Complaints and Investigations: Unlicensed Registrants (UMA, UDA, UDT)
  • Complaints on CNAs: Contact the Department of Health
605-362-2770
Jill Vanderbush, Licensure Specialist
  • LPN, RN Licensure by Endorsement
  • APRN Initial Licensure
  • LPN, RN Refresher Program, Limited Licenses
605-362-2769
Ashley Vis, Licensure Specialist
  • Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Registration & Renewal: CNA, UDA, UDT, UMA
  • Proctor Agreements for UAP Testing
  • LPN, RN - Licensure by Examination
605-362-3525
 
Linda Young, RN, MS, FRE, Nursing Practice Specialist;
Program Director, SD Center for Nursing Workforce
  • Nursing Practice: LPN, RN, APRN
  • Nursing Workforce Information 

605-362-2772