Advisory Board
Advisory Board Overview
The purpose of the Advisory Board of the Community Health Worker Collaborative of South Dakota (CHWSD) is to provide professional guidance to the leadership of the CHWSD and the South Dakota Department of Health (SD DOH) as it relates to Community Health Workers (CHWs) in South Dakota. The CHWSD was formed to assist the SD DOH in promoting and sustaining the CHW workforce in South Dakota.
CHWSD Advisory Board 2022 – 2024
Ben Tiensvold and Julie Klinger
Advisory Board Coordinators
Community Health Worker Collaboratives of South Dakota (CHWSD), Community Outreach Coordinators
Kayla Magee
South Dakota Department of Health CHW Program Lead
South Dakota Department of Health, CHW Program Coordinator
Catherine Jeffries
Community Health Representative (CHR) Program Manager
Oglala Sioux Tribe Community Health Representative Program, Oglala Sioux Tribe Community Health Representative Program Manager
Mendy Herke
Community-based Community Health Worker (CHW)
Inter-Lakes Community Action, Community Health Worker
Nyareik Choul
Health System Community Health Worker (CHW)
Avera Health, Community Health Worker
Moses Idris
Health System Community Health Worker (CHW)
Avera Health, Community Health Worker
Angella Kegler
Community-based Community Health Worker (CHW)
Children’s Home Society, Community Health Worker
Ashley Lauing
SD Medicaid Representative
South Dakota Department of Social Services, Division of Medical Services, Policy Strategy Manager
Samantha Schlaffman
Better Choices, Better Health® SD Program Representative
Better Choices, Better Health® SD, Community Health Worker
Kelly Heesch and Angela Landeen
SD Training Program Representatives
SD Community Health Worker Training Program Representatives (LATC and STC), CHW Training Program Leads
Melanie Boetel
Behavioral Health and/or Substance Abuse Representative
South Dakota Department of Social Services, Division of Behavioral Health, Assitant Director
Angela Schoeffelman
Health System Program Manager
Avera Health, CHW Program Manager
Carrie Hawley
Health System Program Manager
Sanford Health, CHW Program Manager
Shawn Fischer
EMS/CHW Program Supervisor
Sturgis Ambulance, Ambulance Director
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Community Health Representative
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Provider
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CBO Supervisor