Dakotas America LLC Advisory Board Members
Theresa Allery, Little Hoop Community College, Fort Totten, ND
Dennis Bercier, Infrastructure Developer, Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt, ND
Lori Cowman, Economic Development Planner, Planning & Development District III, Yankton, SD
Jim Doolittle, Executive Director, Black Hills Community Economic Development, Inc., Belle Fourche, SD
Joe Dunn, Board Chairman, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative, Fort Yates, ND
Lori Finnesand, CEO, NESDEC, Sisseton, SD
Paul Govig, Deputy Commissioner, ND Department of Commerce, Bismarck, ND
Ed Hall, Tribal Liaison, Three Affiliated Tribes, Parshall, ND
Clayton Halverson, Manager, Traverse Electric Cooperative, Wheaton, ND
Christine Hamilton, Owner/Operator, Christiansen Land & Cattle, Ltd., Oacoma, SD
Gordon Hoffner, President, The Union Bank, Halliday, ND
Rod Holth, Owner, KIDCO Farms Processing, Inc., Grand Forks, ND
Karlene Hunter, Owner, Lakota Express, Inc., Kyle, SD
Jeff Lakner, Owner-Operator, Lakner Farms, Wessington, SD
Leslie Mehlhaff, Director, Southeastern Electric, Marion, SD
Mark Mengenhauser, General Manager, Charles Mix Electric Assn, Inc., Lake Andes, SD
Dan Noteboom, Owner, Noteboom Implement, Corsica, SD
Kenton Onstad, Economic Development Director, Mountrail-Williams Electric, Parshall, ND
Randy Parry, President, Rural Learning Center, Howard, SD
Cheri Rath, Executive Director, Value Added Development Center, Pierre, SD
Toni Rouillard-Wells, Planning Director, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule, SD
J.D. Williams, Manager, Cheyenne River Telephone Cooperative, Eagle Butte, SD
Advisory Board
The Dakotas America Advisory Board represents the interests of low-income communities served by Dakotas America LLC. Its role is to provide input and feedback on the vision and mission of the CDE. In addition, it ensures that the types of transactions undertaken create high community impact in low-income and distressed communities (LICs). The Advisory Board assists in identifying potential projects that can benefit from NMTC incentives, referring them to management for consideration.
Advisory Board members also assist management from time to time in the conduct of education and outreach activities with those who serve LICs. Finally, Advisory Board members provide assistance in soliciting investor interest and political support for the CDE.
Advisory Board members also assist management from time to time in the conduct of education and outreach activities with those who serve LICs. Finally, Advisory Board members provide assistance in soliciting investor interest and political support for the CDE.