Washington Pavilion

Board of Trustees & Advisory Boards

The Board of Trustees is the governing body, charged with upholding the mission and vision of the organization. Each division of the Washington Pavilion also has an advisory board.

Washington Pavilion

President & CEO

Darrin Smith

605-731-2494

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Officers for the Board of Trustees

• Chair: Meghan Goldhammer
• Vice Chair: Darrel Schmith
• Secretary/Treasurer: Jeff Russell
• Past Chair: Rhonda Roesler

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Members of the Board of Trustees

• Patti Abdallah
• Amy Baete (Programming Advisory Board, Chair)
• Vernon Brown
• Peter Castelli
• Dan Doyle
• Addie Graham-Kramer
• Adam Kniffen
• Angeline Lavin
• Jeff Malone
• Benvenuto Marcello
• Per Ostrem (Finance Advisory Board, Vice Chair)
• Amber Schwiesow (Operations Advisory Board, Chair)
• Kendra Siemonsma
• Rochelle Sweetman (Finance Advisory Board, Chair)
• Bobbi Thury
• Kerri Tietgen
• Eric Weisser

Advisory Boards

Washington Pavilion

Finance Advisory Board

The Finance Advisory Board’s mission is to completely and with precision, timely review all financial records generated by Washington Pavilion Management, Inc. (WPMI) to ensure the Board of Trustees (BOT) has accurate and complete financial information for strategic and operational decision making impacting the short and long term mission of the Washington Pavilion. The Executive Finance Committee also serves as the Audit Committee.

Chief Finance Officer
Nathan Brand
605-731-2315

Officers for the Finance Advisory Board

• Chair: Rochelle Sweetman
• Vice-Chair: Per Ostrem

Members of the Finance Advisory Board

• Meghan Goldammer
• Dan Hermanson
• Jason Herrboldt
• Tom Huber
• Sara Lum
• Shawn Pritchett
• Rhonda Roeseler
• Darrell Schmith
• Tom Wadsworth

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Operations Advisory Board

Operations Advisory Board’s mission is to communicate with, and seek advice from, regional professionals with expertise in key areas to support the operations of the Washington Pavilion Management, Inc. (WPMI).

Chief Operations Officer
Kerri DeGraff
605-731-2311

Officers for the Operations Advisory Board:

• Chair: Amber Schwiesow
• Vice-Chair: Dan Hermanson

Members of the Operations Advisory Board:

• Ashley Anderson
• Dzenan Berberovic
• Bethany Buitenbos
• Cale Feller
• Troy Hartman
• Wade Miller
• Joel Sylvester

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Programming Advisory Board

Program Advisory Board’s mission is to communicate with, and seek advice from, regional professionals with expertise in key areas to support the program areas of the Washington Pavilion Management, Inc. (WPMI). These individuals will help to create community connections and act as ambassadors for the program areas of WPMI.

Chief Operations Officer
Kerri DeGraff
605-731-2311

Officers for the Programming Advisory Board:

• Chair: Amy Baete
• Vice-Chair: Sara Lum

Members of the Programming Advisory Board:

• Ali Anderson
• Teresa Boysen
• Kendra Gottsleben
• Xavier Pastrano
• Kristen Townsend