Our Team

Staff

Darryl Nordquist, President/CEO

• dnordquist@sosd.org

Lane Riedel,
Office Manager/UCS Accounting Coordinator

• lriedel@sosd.org

Julie Briggs,
Vice President
Outreach/ Unified Champion Schools

• jbriggs@sosd.org

Johna Thum,
Vice President Field Services

• jthum@sosd.org

Haley Zerr,
Head of Sports & Competition/Northeast Area

• hzerr@sosd.org

Cathy Grubb,
Sports Director/Black Hills Area

• cgrubb@sosd.org
• 605.645.7647

Sid Mehta,
Sports Director/Northeast Area

• smehta@sosd.org

Turner Gaines,
Director Unified Champion City Schools

• tgaines@sosd.org

Cade Lyon,
Area Director Unified Champion Schools/Sports

• clyon@sosd.org

Michelle Paulsen,
LETR Event Manager

• mpaulsen@sosd.org

Izzy Mattecheck,
LETR Liason

• imattecheck@sosd.org

Jill Kvanli,
Marketing Manager

• jkvanli@sosd.org

John McHale,
Sports Assistant Data Entry

• jmchale@sosd.org

Nick Mills,
Administrative Assistant

• nmills@sosd.org

Board of Directors

• Monica Burgess, Chairperson, monica@rcflame.org, 605-390-3893, Rapid City
• David Herbster, Vice-Chair, david.herbster@sanfordhealth.org, Vermillion
• Brooke Harms, Secretary, Sioux Falls
• Peggy Heermann, Treasurer, Aberdeen
• Jason Alley, Rapid City
• Tasia Dass, Sioux Falls
•  Myles Kennedy, Spearfish
• Amy Pipke, Rapid City
• Duane Popham, Watertown
• Jamie Rounds, Crooks
• Marilyn Ruhlman, Brookings
• Paul Schmig, South Shore
• Jeff Sheehan, Hayti
• Eric Tillman, Spearfish
• Joe Carlson, Law Enforcement Torch Run, Canton
• Curt Jacobs, Law Enforcement Torch Run, Spearfish
• Nancy Lehner, Law Enforcement Torch Run, Tea
• Chris Hills, Southeast Area Athlete Representative, Sioux Falls
• David Tanner, Black Hills Area Athlete Representative, Rapid City
• Victor Weigel, Northeast Area Athlete Representative, Aberdeen