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SDSO Board & Staff
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
2026-27 Board of Directors

José-Marie Griffiths, President
Lisa Gerner, Vice President
James Moore, Secretary
Paul Gillaspey, Treasurer
David Flicek, Past President

Vandhana Baireddy
David Basel
Erika Batcheller
William Cedeño Torres
David Earnest
Peter Folliard
Manny Gutierrez
Darin Hage
Julie J. Iverson
Michael Jerstad
Steve Kirby
Scott Lawrence
Valerie Loudenback
Lindsey Lundeby
Scott Lykins
Lisa Marso
Matthew Parker
Nick Ratzloff
Lindsay Tjarks
Bob Trzynka
Loren Tschetter
Shane Wuebben

2026-27 Advisory Board

Katie Sumey, Chair

David Basel
Kameha Bell
Taly Bialostocki
Melanie Bliss
Norman Bliss
Dave Brunkow
Carl Bruxvoort
Kay Christensen
Ron Christensen
Julie Danielson
Patrick Danielson
Rachel Dewey
John Forette
Marcine Forette
Lorna Gallenter
Tom Garry
Vaney Hariri
Marge Hegge
Ronald Hegge
Gail Klein
Richard Klein
David Lazoff
L Bruce Nelson
Steve Peterson
Steve Sanford
Cynthia Srstka
Gretchen Starnes
Lindsay Tjarks

SDSO Administrative Staff

Jennifer Teisinger, Executive Director
Brad Berens, Artistic Operations Director
Amy Carlisle, Music Librarian
Breanna deMontigny, Development Manager
Connor Gibbs, Concert Operations & Youth Orchestra Manager
Brandy Hartman, Marketing Manager
Meg Hentges, Development Director
Jeff Larsen, Education & Community Engagement Coordinator
Jordan Reynolds, Auten Accounting Solutions
Avneet Tiwana, Development Assistant
Elizabeth York, Personnel Manager

2025-26 SDSO League Board of Directors

Vandhana Baireddy, President
David Aronson, Past President

Char Cade
Marcella Heath
Joey Jurgensen
David Lazoff
Frederick Matthews
Cindy Syrska
Lea Wroblewski