Contact Us
To contact a licensing board, select the appropriate board on the licensing board page and use the direct contact information found on the individual board page.
To contact the Department of Health general mailbox use this form or find a direct contact in our directory below.
South Dakota Department of Health
Robert Hayes Building
600 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501-2536
Phone: 605-773-3361
Fax: 605-773-5683
1-800-738-2301 (in SD only)
Staff Directory
Doneen Hollingsworth, Department Secretary
Colleen Kozel, Executive Assistant, 605-773-3923
Joan Adam, Division Director, Administration, 605-773-3361
Colleen Winter, Division Director, Health and Medical Services, 605-773-3737
Tom Martinec, Division Director, Health Systems Development and Regulation, 605-773-6188
Lon Kightlinger, State Epidemiologist, 605-773-2795
Kari Williams, Finance Officer, 605-773-4939
Barb Buhler, Public Information Officer, 605-773-3361
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - Linda Ahrendt, 605-773-5610
- All Women Count! (breast and cervical cancer screening) - Karen Cudmore, 605-773-5728
- Chronic Disease Epidemiologist - Ashley Miller, 605-367-4342
- Colorectal Cancer Screening - Karen Cudmore, 605-773-5728
- Communications & Community Outreach - Derrick Haskins, 605-773-3933
- Comprehensive Cancer Control - Lexi Haux, 605-626-2660, Ext. 134
- Diabetes Prevention & Control - Pamela Schochenmaier, 605-773-6744
- Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention - Pamela Schochenmaier, 605-773-6744
- Nutrition and Physical Activity - Larissa Skjonsberg, 605-773-2171
Susan Alverson, 605-256-5740 - Oral Health - Julie Ellingson, 605-773-7150
- School Health - Julie Ellingson, 605-773-7150
- South Dakota Cancer Registry - Kay Dosch, 605-773-6345
- Tobacco Control - Scarlett Bierne, 605-773-2891
- Tobacco Prevention - DeeDee Dugstad, 605-773-4932
- South Dakota QuitLine - Kiley Schwedhelm, 605-773-7046
- Worksite Wellness - DeeDee Dugstad, 605-773-4932
Correctional Health - Kayla Tinker, 605-773-2707
Data and Statistics - Mark Gildemaster, 605-773-3596
Disease Prevention - Bonnie Jameson, 605-773-3917
- Healthcare-Associated Infections - Angela Jackley, 605-773-5348
- HIV/AIDS Prevention - April Ivey, 605-773-4785
- Immunization - Tim Heath, 605-773-5323
- Infectious Disease Surveillance - Nick Hill, 605-773-6528; Dustin Ortbahn, 605-773-3914
- Influenza Surveillance - Vickie Horan, 605-773-6195
- Ryan White Part B - Christine Olson, 605-773-3523
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Control - Amanda Gill, 605-773-4794
- Tuberculosis Control - Kristin Rounds, 605-773-4784
- Home Visiting Program - Cherie Koch 605-394-6101
- Baby Care (case management for high-risk pregnant women) - Peggy Seurer, 605-948-2412
- Better Health for Kids with Chronic Conditions - Barb Hemmelman, 605-773-4749
- Family Planning - Amanda Ainslie, 605-773-4476
- Newborn Hearing Screening - Lucy Fossen, 605-773-2944
- Newborn Metabolic Screening - Lucy Fossen, 605-773-2944
- WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children) - Rhonda Buntrock, 605-773-4786
Health Facilities Licensure & Certification - Chris Qualm, 605-773-3356
Health Protection (food safety; restaurant, campground & lodging licensure) - Bill Chalcraft, 605-773-4130
Public Health Laboratory - Mike Smith, 605-773-4757
Public Health Preparedness & Response - Bill Chalcraft, 605-773-3907
Rural Health - Halley Lee, 605-773-3366
- Health Occupations for Today & Tomorrow (HOTT) - Jill Dean, 605-773-2706
- Rural Healthcare Facility Recruitment Assistance Program - Kelsey Hanson, 605-773-2679
- Healthcare Workforce Center - Josie Petersen, 605-773-3517
- J-1 Visa Waiver Program - Kelsey Hanson, 605-773-2679
- Rural Hospital Program Coordinator - Kenneth Doppenberg, 605-773-5883
- Simulation in Motion - South Dakota (SIM-SD) - Jill Dean, 605-773-2706
- Trauma System - Marty Link, 605-367-5372