Kathy LaPlante, MSW, is a member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma. She holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from Northeastern State University in Oklahoma, and a master of social welfare degree from the University of California [...]

Teresa R. Nieto, MSW, enrolled Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate has over 22 years of experience in state, tribal, private, and federal child welfare systems.

Tatewin Means is from the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota, Oglala Lakota and Inhanktonwan nations in South Dakota. Ms. Means grew up in her Oglala homelands where her father is from. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford [...]

Sara Kelly serves as the Court Improvement Program Coordinator for the South Dakota Unified Judicial System, State Court Administrator Office. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology from St. Cloud State University. She is a [...]

Brooke Jones, MD, MSC, FAAP is a Child Abuse Pediatrician who provides medical evaluation for children related to concerns for child maltreatment at Sanford Medical Center’s Child’s Voice. She completed her medical training at the University of Kansas [...]

Krista Heeren-Graber, MS has served as Executive Director at South Dakota Network against Family Violence and Sexual Assault since 1999. Krista earned her M.S. from South Dakota State University in Counseling and Human Resource Development. In addition to [...]

Nikki Eining is the Statewide Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program Coordinator for USD Center for Disabilities and a licensed social worker who brings a diverse set of experiences and passions. She has spent over 14 years working [...]

Senator Helene Duhamel is a third generation broadcaster and a fifth generation South Dakotan. She is named after broadcast pioneer and legend Helen S. Duhamel who brought television to western South Dakota, the panhandle of Nebraska and later [...]

Beth Dokken serves as the Division Director of Family and Community Health within the South Dakota Department of Health. Beth received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from South Dakota State University in 2008. Beth has five years [...]

Cameron Corey, Lake Area Technical College