Dakota Budget and Policy Project Advisory Council

The Project Advisory Council comprises representatives from diverse South Dakota communities with various areas of expertise and points of view to inform the work of the South Dakota Budget & Policy Project.

Advisory Council members*:

Rich Garry, Chair
Charatered Financial Consultant
Garry Associates, LLP
Sioux Falls, SD
  Gene Lebrun, Attorney
Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun
Rapid City, SD                          
     
Robert Burns, Vice Chair
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
of Political Science,
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
  Rob Oliver, President
Augustana College
Sioux Falls, SD
     
Eileen Briggs
Executive Director
Cheyenne River Tribal Ventures
Eagle Butte, SD
  Susan Randall
Executive Director
South Dakota Voices for Children
Sioux Falls, SD
     
Kathy Callies,Interim Executive Director
Rural Learning Center
Howard, SD
  Ray Ring
Professor Emeritus of Economics
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
     
Deb Fischer-Clemens
Vice President of Public Policy
Avera Health
Sioux Falls, SD
  Barb Smith
Chief Executive Officer
South Dakota Medical Association
Sioux Falls, SD
     
Terry Dosch
Executive Director
South Dakota Council of Mental Health Centers, Inc.
Pierre, SD
  Dr. Helen Usera
Chief Executive Officer
Chiesman Center for Democracy         Rapid City, SD
     
Julie Johnson, Executive Director
Absolutely!Aberdeen/Prairie Vision
Aberdeen, SD
  David Volk
Volk Consulting
Sioux Falls, SD
     
Lynn Kendall, Government Relations Director
Rapid City Chamber of Commerce
Rapid City, SD
   
     
*Professional affiliations listed for identification purposes only