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
Joan Adam, Secretary of Health
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
Jennifer Larson, Assistant Division Director, Family and Community Health, 605-773-3737
Dr. Joshua Clayton, State Epidemiologist, 605-773-3737
Darcy McGuigan, Division Director, Finance and Operations, 605-773-4939
Email DOH Media, Communications Director, 605-773-3361
Correctional Health - Cassie Deffenbaugh, 605-773-3917
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 - Timaree Axlund, 605-773-4476
- Newborn Screening - Lauren Pierce or Bernadette Boes, 605-773-2944
- WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children) - Rhonda Buntrock, 605-773-4786
Health Statistics - Mark Gildemaster, 605-773-3596
Health Facilities Licensure & Certification - Chris Qualm, 605-773-3356
Health Protection (food safety; restaurant, campground & lodging licensure) - John Osburn, 605-394-6064
Medical Cannabis - Geno Adams, 605-773-3361
Professional & Occupational Boards - Susan Sporrer, 605-773-3361
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Administrator - Kiley Hump, 605-773-5610
- Chronic Disease Director & Deputy Administrator of Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - Laura Streich, 605-773-7046
- 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 Director- Lori Martinec, 605-773-3917
- Worksite Wellness - Enid Weiss, 605-878-0314
- Injury Prevention Coordinator - Vacant, 605-773-6744
- Injury Prevention Epidemiologist - Amanda Nelson, 605-367-7436
- Infectious Disease Director and Deputy Administrator 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
- Healthcare-Associated Infections - Kipp Stahl, 605-773-4672
- HIV/AIDS Prevention - Sarah Zaiser, 605-367-7202
- Immunization - Tim Heath, 605-773-5323
- Immunization Registry Coordinator - Brett Oakland, 605-367-4902
- 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
Public Health Laboratory - Dr. Tim Southern, 605-773-3368
Public Health Preparedness & Response - Kaitlin Thomas, 605-367-5043
Health Information Technology - Kevin DeWald, 605-256-5711
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
State Epidemiologist - Joshua Clayton, 605-773-3596
- Disease Surveillance Epidemiologist - Ashley Miller, 605-367-4342
- Infectious Disease Surveillance - Dustin Ortbahn, 605-773-3914
- Influenza Surveillance - Vickie Horan, 605-773-6195
Vital Records - Mariah Pokorny, 605-773-4961