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South Dakota Alliance for Arts Education
Advisory Board

 

Lynn Verschoor * Chair
Ex. Director SD Art Museum  •  Brookings

Christine Leichtnam * Past Chair
Music Educator, Elementary  •  Rapid City

Dr. Fatih Benzer
Art Professor • SDSU • Brookings

Holly Downing
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences  •  Black Hills State University •  Spearfish

Deanna Gilkerson
Professor Early Childhood Ed   •   SDSU •   Brookings

Jim “Doc” Miller
Madison HS Theatre •  Madison

John V. Nelson
Visual Arts, Elementary  •  Brookings

Barb Newman
Music Educator-retired •   Pierre
 

Michael Pangburn
Ex. Director, SDAC  •  Pierre

Cheryl Peterson-Halsey
Visual Artist,  •  Springfield

Jim Knutson
Black Hills State University  •  Spearfish

Tom Roberts
Theatre Artist  •  Sioux Falls

Markie Scholz
Dragons Are too Seldom Puppet Productions   •  Spearfish

Marica Shannon
SDAEA •  Mitchell

Kathleen West
Retired Elementary Principal  •  Yankton

 

Staff
Pat Boyd,
Executive Director
Shari Kosel, Program Director
Sue Stone-Douglas, Member Services

(605) 722-1467
soda@rushmore.com

*Denotes SoDA/SDAAE/CAN Board Member
 

 

The South Dakota Arts Alive website is a joint effort of the South Dakota Arts Council and South Dakotans for the Arts. The organizations work together for the benefit of the arts in South Dakota.

South Dakotans for the Arts, SD Alliance for Arts Education and SD Community Arts Network
P.O. Box 414, Lead SD 57754 • Telephone: (605) 722-1467
Email: soda@rushmore.com  • Website:
www.sdarts.org