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.
President & CEO
Darrin Smith
605-731-2494
Officers for the Board of Trustees
• Chair: Rhonda Roesler
• Vice Chair: Meghan Goldhammer
• Secretary/Treasurer: Darrell Schmith
• Past Chair: Jason Herrboldt
Members of the Board of Trustees
• Patti Abdallah
• Vernon Brown
• Peter Castelli
• Dan Doyle
• Addie Graham-Kramer
• Angeline Lavin
• Jeff Malone
• Benvenuto Marcello
• Per Ostrem
• Jeff Russell
• Amber Schwiesow (Operations Advisory Board Chair)
• Kendra Siemonsma
• Rochelle Sweetman (Financial Advisory Board Chair)
• Bobbi Thury
• Kerri Tietgen
• Kristen Townsend (Programming Advisory Board Chair)
• Eric Weisser
Advisory Boards
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
• Amy Baete
• Meghan Goldammer
• Dan Hermanson
• Jason Herrboldt
• Tom Huber
• Per Ostrem (Vice Chair)
• Shawn Pritchett
• Rhonda Roeseler
• Darrell Schmith
• Rochelle Sweetman (Chair)
• Tom Wadsworth
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
• Dan Hermanson (Vice Chair)
• Wade Miller
• Amber Schwiesow (Chair)
• Joel Sylvester
• Steven Tims
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: Kristen Townsend
• Vice-Chair: Amy Baete
Members of the Programming Advisory Board:
• Ali Anderson
• Amy Baete (Vice Chair)
• Teresa Boysen
• Kendra Gottsleben
• Michael Gramlick
• Sara Lum
• Lisa McElrath
• Becky McElroy
• Jim Nelson
• Xavier Pastrano
• Kristen Townsend (Chair)
• Laurie Wenger