Board of Directors

Donor Jan Martin & SDDC Board President Blake Severyn celebrate the grand opening of the South Dakota Discovery Center’s portable Journey Beyond the Known Planetarium. (January 14, 2023)

Clarissa Drefs, president
Client Executive at Take Charge Bookkeeping

Blake Severyn, past president
Marketing & Member Engagement Manager at Independent Insurance Agents of South Dakota 

Sarah Wellner, treasurer
Budget Manager at the South Dakota Department of Human Services

Peggy Cruse, secretary
Former State Legislator

Yolanda Sung
Budget Analyst at the South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management

Murray Thompson
Owner of the Pierre Dental Clinic

Kristi Honeywell*
City Administrator at City of Pierre
*City of Pierre ex-officio member

Andy Bruels*
Director at the Division of Financial and Technical Assistance with the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources
*South Dakota Engineering Society, Central Chapter ex-officio member