Staff Directory

Melissa Magstadt, Secretary of Health, 605-773-3361

Marla Amundson, Executive Assistant, 605-773-3923

Cassie Deffenbaugh, Division Director, Licensure and Accreditation

Emily Kiel, Division Director, Healthcare Access, 605-773-3361

Beth Dokken, Division Director, Family and Community Health, 605-773-3737

Laurie Gregg, Deputy Laboratory Director, Public Health Laboratory

Dr. Joshua Clayton, State Epidemiologist, 605-773-3737

Darcy McGuigan, Division Director, Finance and Operations, 605-773-3361

Division Director - Beth Dokken, 605-773-3737

Deputy Division Director - Katelyn Strasser,  605-367-8310

• Office of Public Health Nursing Services (OPHNS) - Joel Arriolacolmenares, Administrator, 605-295-1129
• Office of Lifespan Health (OLH) - Hope Klein, Administrator, 605-549-0130
• Office of MCH Data Analytics and Insight (MCH Data) - Vacant, Administrator

Deputy Division Director - Kalee Werner, 605-773-6533

• Office of Home Visiting (OHV) - Carrie Churchill, Administrator, 605-394-2495
• Office of Family Nutrition Services (OFNS) - Rhonda Buntrock, Administrator, 605-773-4786

Deputy Division Director - Kiley Hump, 605-773-5610

• Office of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (OCDPHP) - Laura Streich, Administrator, 605-773-7046
• Office of Injury, Violence, and Overdose Prevention (OIVOP) - Lori Martinec, Administrator, 605-773-3917

Division Director - Emily Kiel, 605-773-3361

Deputy Division Director - Marty Link, 605-367-5372

Rural Health Program Manager - Stephanie Steinberg, 

Rural Health and Emergency Services - Marty Link, Administrator, 605-367-5372

• Assistant Administrator - Josie Petersen, 605-773-3517
• Rural Hospital Program Coordinator - Terri Nihil, 605-566-4106
• Recruitment Program Coordinator - DeAnn Sprenger, 605-773-2706
• Rural Health Specialist - Amber Hodgin, 605-773-6320
• Primary Care Program Coordinator - Emily Paulsen, 605-773-2679

• Trauma Program Manager & Eastern EMS Specialist - Jamie Zilverberg, 605-773-3308
• Health Program Specialist & EMS Data Manager - Lance Iversen, 605-394-6027
• Western EMS Specialist - Julie Smithson, 605-394-5113

Health Information Technology - Kevin DeWald, 605-800-1678

Communications and Marketing - Tia Kafka, Director, 605-789-4596

• Content Developer & Web Strategist - Jennifer Baker, 605-773-4967
• Communications & Outreach Officer - Morgan Leiferman, 605-367-6054
• Marketing Coordinator - Rebecca Piroutek, 605-773-2790

Public Health Preparedness & Response - Whitney Lutkemeier, Administrator, 605-367-7075

• Hospital Preparedness Coordinator & Sioux Empire Regional Preparedness Coordinator - Lesley-Ann Pont, 605-280-5238
• Public Health Preparedness Logistics Coordinator - Vacant
• Glacial Lakes Regional Preparedness Coordinator, eICS Coordinator - Rick Forkel, 605-626-2376
• South Central Plains Regional Preparedness Coordinator, SD Health Alert Network//PHIN and HAvBED Coordinator - Carol Taylor, 605-367-7496
• Black Hills Regional Preparedness Coordinator, ServSD Coordinator - Heather Mann, 605-394-6858

Division Director - Cassie Deffenbaugh, 605-773-3361

Legal Services, Rules, & Legislation - Jennifer Jorgenson, 605-773-4946

Deputy Division Director - Kaitlin Sherer, 605-295-3938

• Vital Records - Shawna Flax, 605-773-4961
• Health Statistics - Mark Gildemaster, 605-773-3596
• Professional & Occupational Boards - Kaitlin Sherer, 605-295-3938
• Office of Infrastructure and Accreditation (OIA) - Rachel Sehr, 605-367-5356

Deputy Division Director - Melissa Johnson, 605-318-1843

• Health Protection - Tori O’Brien, Administrator, 605-394-6064
• Licensure & Certification - Jennifer Maeschen, Administrator, 605-995-8147
  • View Health Facility Licensure Staff
• Medical Cannabis - Whitney Brunner, Administrator, 605-773-4749

Public Health Laboratory - Vacant, Administrator

• Medical Microbiology Supervisor & Laboratory Deputy Director, Laurie Gregg, 605-773-4968
• Forensics & Laboratory Deputy Director, Jeremy Kroon, 605-773-3368
• Environmental Health & Laboratory Deputy Director, Rea Riggle, 605-773-6787

State Epidemiologist - Joshua Clayton, 605-773-3737

• Office of Disease Prevention Services (ODPS) - Vacant
• Infectious Disease Surveillance - Dustin Ortbahn, 605-773-3914
• Influenza Surveillance - Vickie Horan, 605-773-6195
• Informatics - Elizabeth Burdick, 605-773-5710

Division Director - Darcy McGuigan, 605-773-3361

• Audit & Internal Controls - Cally Hall, 605-773-3877
• Budget & Finance - Amanda Shoop, 605-773-3173
• Operations/Space - Scott Gregg, 605-773-2569
• Administrative Support - Marla Amundson, 605-773-3361