Member Information

Name:  Betsy Drew
Position:  Rep. of parent training & information center
City:  Sioux Falls
Term End Date:  6/30/2026
Name:  Jonathan England
Position:  Individual with a disability; Workforce Development board; Business, Industry and Labor representative
City:  Piedmont
Term End Date:  6/30/2026
Name:  Julie Johnson
Position:  Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) representative, Individual with a disability, former recipient of VR services
City:  Aberdeen
Term End Date:  6/30/2027
Name:  Michael Kokesh
Position:  Individual with a disability, former recipient of VR services
City:  Sioux Falls
Term End Date:  6/30/2026
Name:  Eric Larson
Position:  Business, Industry and Labor Rep, individual with disability, former recipient of VR services
City:  Menno
Term End Date:  6/30/2026
Name:  Jolleen Laverdure
Position:  American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program (121 Program), representative of directors of the projects in state, Two term limit does not apply
City:  Lower Brule
Term End Date:  
Name:  Brooke Lusk
Position:  Rep of Community Rehab Providers
City:  Pierre
Term End Date:  6/30/2025
Name:  Shawn Lyons
Position:  Individual with a disability; Business, Industry and Labor representative
City:  Pierre
Term End Date:  6/30/2026
Name:  Chris Olson
Position:  Individual with a disability, former recipient of Voc Rehab services
City:  Madison
Term End Date:  6/30/2027
Name:  Kara Schweitzer
Position:  Office of Special Education Rep of State Ed. Agency
City:  Sioux Falls
Term End Date:  6/30/2026
Name:  Vicki Stewart
Position:  Individual with a disability, Business Industry and Labor, former recipient of vocational rehabilitation services, advocate
City:  Sioux Falls
Term End Date:  6/30/2026
Name:  Jennifer Trenhaile
Position:  Vocational Rehabilitation Counseloar (Ex-officio, non-voting member)
City:  Yankton
Term End Date:  6/30/2026
Name:  Cole Uecker
Position:  Rep of the Client Assistance Program. (CAP rep is not term-limited) Individual w/a Disability, Two term limit does not apply
City:  Pierre
Term End Date:  
Name:  Sherry Van Liere
Position:  Individual with a disability; Community Rehab Program Provider; Advocate; Business, Industry and Labor representative
City:  Wentworth
Term End Date:  6/30/2026
Name:  Eric Weiss
Position:  Director of Designated State Agency; (Ex-officio, non-voting member), Two term limit does not apply
City:  Pierre
Term End Date: