SDACTE Leadership over the Years
Since 1972, the South Dakota Association for Career and Technical Education has had teachers provide leadership for the members, representing South Dakota at CareerTech VISION, National Policy Seminar, Region V Conference, and of course throughout the year at at the Summer CTE Conference as the SDACTE President. The association thanks them for their service to career and technical education.
Past Presidents
1972 – Larry Venner
1973 – Larry Venner
1974 – Arlene Fox
1975 – Chris Paustian
1976 – Deloris McDonald
1977 – Jo Marso
1978 – Red Witt
1979 – Roy Ziegler
1980 – Roger Carlson
1981 – Les Kor
1982 – Pat Bortnem
1983 – Pat Bortnem
1984 – Charlotte Schuur
1985 – August Massa
1986 – Fran Schoenfelder
1987 – Gary M. Grey
1988 – Randy Doescher
1989 – Jim Dolittle
1990 – Barb Hoff
1991 – Ron Rosenboom
1992 – Gordon Osthus
1993 – Don Josko
1994 – Bob Hoffman
1995 – Betty Widman
1996 – Myron Sonne
1997 – Coleen Keffeler
1998 – Bobby Muller
1999 – Jeff Schlepp
2000 – Trudee Schur
2001 – Marlan Larson
2002 – Shirley Petersen
2003 – Dodie Bemis
2004 – Sharry Knock
2005 – Darold Hehn
2006 – Jeff Hoffman
2007 – Julie LeVake
2008 – Tim Andera
2009 – Jim Wilson
2010 – Jon Severson
2011 – Annika Russell
2012 – Terry Rieckman
2013 – Dianne Rider
2014 – Bev Rieck
2015 – Jim Kayl
2016 – John Rist
2017 – Tracy Kern
2018 – Tom Wolff
2019 – Josh Christiansen
2020 – Lenessa Keehn
2021 – Lenessa Keehn
2022 – Lori Christensen
2023 – Bobbie Jo Donovan
2024 – Kelly Dunkelberger
2025 – Andy Jensen
2026 – Travis Santistevan
2027 – Karen Roudabush
2028 – Sara Vande Kamp
Executive Directors
1993 – 1993 Jerry Biedenfeld
1994 – 2006 Bob Bell
2007 – 2022 Dodie Bemis
2023 – 2023 Deborah Reynolds
2024 – Lenessa Keehn
