Board Members
The Adult Board of Directors is made up of:
*Term end date in (parenthesis)
Board Chair: Brady Duxbury
Board Vice Chair: Alysha Kientopf
Board Secretary: Mercedes Snedeker
A Representative from each District:
District 1: Hanna Schrader, Milbank (2026)
District 2: Dave Vander Wal, De Smet (2026)
District 3: Bridget Twedt, Beresford (2027)
District 4: Mollie Andrews, Gregory County (2027)
District 5: Meagan Eckberg, Wall (2028)
District 6: Brady Duxbury, Wessington Springs (2028)
District 7: Alysha Kientopf, Garretson (2029)
District 8: Reed Johnson, Philip (2029)
Two Business and Industry Representatives:
West River: Matt Bogue (2028)
East River: Trent Thompson (2026)
Two Post-Secondary Representatives:
Mary Christiansen, SDSU (2027)
Anna Fuhrman, Lake Area Tech (2029)
State FFA Advisor
Mercedes Snedeker
Non-Voting Ex-Officio Members
Wyatt DeJong, SD FFA Executive Secretary
Caroline Hansen, SD FFA Leadership & Program Manager
Jackson Cammack, SD FFA State President
Sara Colome, SDAAE President
Gerri Eide, SD FFA Foundation
Previous Minutes
Previous Meeting Minutes can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hxNVyoNV7Cc7sgEfPqNBkr8ITLhzMt2f?usp=sharing
South Dakota Documents
Meetings
The Student and Adult Board of Directors meet six times throughout the year with at least two of those meetings being in May and September.
To place an item on the next meeting agenda, please contact State FFA Advisor, Mercedes Snedeker at mercedes.snedeker@state.sd.us
Student Board Information
The Student Board of Directors is made up of:
Current State Officers
Jackson Cammack, President
Aedan Klawonn, Vice President
Ellie Storm, Secretary
Ava Couser, Treasurer
Lorick Pirlet, Reporter
Andy Pruitt, Sentinel
Two representatives from each FFA District