2017-18 Executive Board
The School Administrators of South Dakota, an umbrella organization, was founded in 1970 with the purpose of binding the parent association into one unified organization.
SASD’s mission is to promote quality education in South Dakota.
Joan Frevik, President
SDCASE
East Dakota Educational Coop
715 E. 14th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone: 605-367-7680
Email Joan
Nick Gottlob, Past President
SDAESP
Spearfish School District
525 E. Illinois Ave
Spearfish, SD 57783
Phone: 605-717-1205
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Joe Childs
SDASSP
Mitchell School District
821 N. Capital
Mitchell, SD 57301
Phone: 605-995-3034
Email Joe
Trista Hedderman
SDASBO
Douglas School District
400 Patriot Drive
Box Elder, SD 57719
Phone: 605-923-0000
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Kevin Pickner
SDSSA
Agar-Blunt-Onida School Dist.
PO Box 205
Onida, SD 57564
Phone: 605-258-2619
Email Kevin
Ethan Dschaak
SDAESP
Meade School District
1230 Douglas Street
Sturgis, SD 57785
Phone: 605-347-2523
Email Ethan
Rob Monson
Executive Director
School Admin of SD
PO Box 1141
Pierre, SD 57501
Cell Phone: 605-505-0556
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Wendy Otheim, Vice President
SDCASE
Brookings School Dist.
2301 8th Street South
Brookings, SD 57006
Phone: 605-696-4705
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Kevin Nelson, Past Vice-President
SDAESP
Beresford School District
209 S Fourth Street
Beresford, SD 57004
Phone: 605-763-5012
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Kathy Cleveland
SDASBO
McCook Central School District
PO Box 310
Salem, SD 57058
Phone: 605-425-2264
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Joel Jorgenson
SDSSA
Madison Central School
800 NE 9th St.
Madison, SD 57042
Phone: 605-256-7700
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Deborah Caskey
SDASCD
Douglas School District
400 Patriot Drive
Box Elder, SD 57719
Phone: 605-321-9277
Email Pat
Brad Seamer
SDASSP
Harrisburg School District
PO Box 187
Harrisburg, SD 57032
Phone: 605-743-2567
Email Brad
Melody Schopp
Ex-Officio
Department of Education
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-3134
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Kara Brandlee
Administrative Assistant
School Admin. of SD
PO Box 1141
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-2525
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Parent Group Presidents 2017-2018
Jeff Danielsen – SDSSA
Watertown School District
PO Box 730
Watertown, SD 57201
Phone: 605-883-6312
Email: jeff.danielsen@k12.sd.us
Kym Johnston – SDASCD
Lennox School District
PO Box 38
Lennox, SD 57039
Phone: 605-647-2203
Email: kym.johnston@k12.sd.us
Chantal Ligtenberg-SDAESP
Meade School District
1230 Douglas St
Sturgis, SD 57785
Phone: 605-347-2386
Email: chantal.ligtenberg@k12.sd.us
Rob Lewis – SDASSP
Redfield School District
PO Box 560
Redfield, SD 57469
Phone: 605-472-4520
Email: rob.lewis@k12.sd.us
Craig Bruening – SDASBO
Parkston School District
102C South Chapman Drive
Parkston, SD 57366
Phone: 605–928-3368
Email: craig.bruening@k12.sd.us
Joan Frevik- SDCASE
East Dakota Educational Coop
715 E. 17th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57013
Phone:605-367-7680
Email: jfrevik@edec.orgs
1st Year Principal Leadership and Development (2018-2019 Mentoring)
Principal Leadership and Development Cohort Year 2 (2018 – 2019)
Sean Covel, one of the producers from Napoleon Dynamite is sharing his time with us at the Wild West Leadership Conference. Thanks for sharing your time with us Sean!
Secretary Kirkegaard is sharing some parting thoughts with the Wild West attendees before he leaves South Dakota to lead the West Bend School District as their new superintendent. Thanks for your service Don, you will be missed
