Leadership

Board of Directors

Sheila Gestring, CPA, MBA, Chairman
President, University of South Dakota
Bob Sutton, Vice Chairman
President and CEO, Avera Health
Dr. Brian Maher
Executive Director, South Dakota Board of Regents
Michelle Bruhn
Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, Sanford Health
Dr. Dave Kapaska
Retired Regional President & CEO, Avera McKennan Hospital
Kim Patrick
Retired Chief Business Development Officer, Sanford Health
Deb Peters
Chief Financial Officer,
South Dakota Association of Health Care Organizations
Tim Rave
Board Member, South Dakota Board of Regents
Mayor Paul TenHaken
City of Sioux Falls
Mark Mickelson
President, Mickelson & Company, LLC
Bobbie Tibbetts
Commercial Sales & Leasing, Bender Commercial
James Abbott
Retired President, University of South Dakota

Bob Mundt
President & CEO, Sioux Falls Development Foundation
Dr. Dan Engebretson
Vice President, Research & Sponsored Programs, University of South Dakota
Nathan Lukkes
General Counsel, South Dakota Board of Regents

James Abbott – (605) 275-8010 • james.abbott@usd.edu
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
Ryan Oines – (605) 275-8010 • ryan@usddiscovery.com
Chief Operating Officer