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
Lynne Valenti, Deputy Secretary, Division Director, Healthcare Access & Quality and Health Protection, 605-773-6188
Doreen Kayser, Executive Assistant, 605-773-3923
Joan Adam, Division Director, Administration, 605-773-3361
Beth Dokken, Division Director, Family and Community Health, 605-773-3737
Dr. Joshua Clayton, State Epidemiologist, 605-773-3737
Darcy McGuigan, Division Director, Finance, 605-773-4939
Daniel Bucheli, Communications Director, 605-773-3361
Child and Family Services - Linda Ahrendt, 605-773-4074
- Maternal and Child Health - Jennifer Folliard, 605-367-5374
- 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 - Lauren Pierce, 605-773-2944
- Newborn Metabolic Screening - Lauren Pierce, 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) - Lori Koenecke, 605-773-5725
- Chronic Disease Epidemiologist - Laura Gudgeon, 605-367-7081
- Colorectal Cancer Screening - Lori Koenecke, 605-773-5725
- 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
- South Dakota Cancer Registry - Kay Dosch, 605-773-6345
- Tobacco Control - Sierra Phelps, 605-773-2891
- Opioid Program - Laura Streich, 605-773-7046
- Worksite Wellness - Enid Weiss, 605-878-0314
- Injury Prevention Coordinator - Matt Tribble, 605-773-6744
- 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 - Vacant, 605-773-4783
- Disease Surveillance Epidemiologist - Ashley Miller, 605-367-4342
- 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 - Bridget Dean, 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) - John Osburn, 605-394-6064
Public Health Laboratory - Dr. Tim Southern, 605-773-3368
Public Health Preparedness & Response - Kaitlin Thomas, 605-367-5043
Rural Health - Kaitlin Thomas, 605-367-5043
- Health Occupations for Today & Tomorrow (HOTT) - Natalie Jung, 605-773-6320
- Recruitment Programs - DeAnn Sprenger, 605-773-2706
- Healthcare Workforce Center - Josie Petersen, 605-773-3517
- J-1 Visa Waiver Program - DeAnn Sprenger, 605-773-2706
- Rural Hospital Program Coordinator - Michelle Hoffman, 605-773-5883
- Emergency Medical Services - Marty Link, 605-367-5372
- Trauma System - Jamie Zilverberg, 605-773-3308
- National Health Service Corp (NHSC) - Emily Paulsen, 605-773-2679
- HPSA and MUA Designations - Emily Paulsen, 605-773-2679
- Healthcare Career Camps - Natalie Jung, 605-773-6320