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. Questions about Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program should be directed to the Department of Social Services.
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
Kim Malsam-Rysdon, Secretary of Health
Monica Harding, Executive Assistant, 605-773-3923
Joan Adam, Division Director, Administration, 605-773-3361
Colleen Winter, Division Director, Family and Community Health, 605-773-3737
Lynne Valenti, Division Director, Health Systems Development and Regulation, 605-773-6188
Dr. Joshua Clayton, State Epidemiologist, 605-773-3737
Kari Williams, Finance Officer, 605-773-4939
Derrick Haskins, Communications Director, 605-773-3361
Child and Family Services - Linda Ahrendt, 605-773-4074
- Maternal and Child Health - Scarlett Bierne, 605-773-4439
- Home Visiting Program - Carrie Churchill, 605-394-2495
- Baby Care (case management for high-risk pregnant women) - Peggy Seurer, 605-948-2412
- Better Health for Kids with Chronic Conditions - Whitney Brunner, 605-773-4749
- Child & Adolescent Health - Sarah Barclay, 605-367-5212
- Family Planning - Sara Gloe, 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
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - Kiley Hump, 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
- Comprehensive Cancer Control - Lexi Pugsley, 605-626-2660, Ext. 134
- Diabetes Prevention & Control - Kayla Magee, 605-773-2981
- Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention - Rachel Sehr, 605-367-5356
- Nutrition and Physical Activity - Larissa Skjonsberg, 605-773-2171; Susan Alverson, 605-256-5740
- South Dakota Cancer Registry - Kay Dosch, 605-773-6345
- Tobacco Control - Jacob Parsons, 605-773-2891
- Opioid Program - Laura Streich, 605-773-7046
- Worksite Wellness - Enid Weiss, 605-878-0314
- Injury Prevention Epidemiologist - Amanda Nelson, 605-367-7436
Correctional Health - Melissa Johnson, 605-280-2816
Health Statistics - Mark Gildemaster, 605-773-3596
Disease Prevention Services - Cassie Deffenbaugh, 605-773-3737
- Assistant Administrator - Angela Jackley, 605-773-4900
- Western Regional Supervisor - Summer Radke, 605-394-2519
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Eastern Regional Supervisor - Justin Reinfeld, 605-367-4610
- Healthcare-Associated Infections - Kipp Stahl, 605-773-4672
- HIV/AIDS Prevention - Susan Gannon, 605-773-5952
- Immunization - Tim Heath, 605-773-5323
- Immunization Registry Coordinator - Billy Barton, 605-773-4783
- Infectious Disease Surveillance - Dustin Ortbahn, 605-773-3914
- Influenza Surveillance - Vickie Horan, 605-773-6195
- Ryan White Part B - Deborah Rumrill, 605-773-3523
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Control - Mary Rea, 605-773-4794
- Tuberculosis Control - Kristin Rounds, 605-773-4784
Health Facilities Licensure & Certification - Chris Qualm, 605-773-3356
Health Protection (food safety; restaurant, campground & lodging licensure) - Bill Chalcraft, 605-773-3907
Public Health Laboratory - Dr. Tim Southern, 605-773-3368
Public Health Preparedness & Response - Bill Chalcraft, 605-773-3907
Rural Health - Andy Klitzke, 605-773-3366
- Health Occupations for Today & Tomorrow (HOTT) - Katie Reuman, 605-773-6320
- Recruitment Programs - Jill Dean, 605-773-2706
- Healthcare Workforce Center - Josie Petersen, 605-773-3517
- J-1 Visa Waiver Program - Jill Dean, 605-773-2706
- Rural Hospital Program Coordinator - Michelle Hoffman, 605-773-5883
- Emergency Medical Services - Marty Link, 605-367-5372
- Trauma System - Rebecca Baird, 605-367-8371
- National Health Service Corp (NHSC) - DeAnn Sprenger, 605-773-2679
- HPSA and MUA Designations - DeAnn Sprenger, 605-773-2679
- Healthcare Career Camps - Katie Reuman, 605-773-6320