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Board of Directors

Please note: Locate requests must be made through the 811 Center on-line methods or by calling 811. Do not contact Board Members or staff for locate requests.


Jake VanDewater, Chairman
SDN Communication
Representing Small Telecommunications with < 50,000 customers
2900 West 10th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone: (605) 978 - 1044

Scott Wiese, Vice Chairman
Otter Tail Power Co.
Representing Investor-Owned Electric Utilities
PO Box 392
Milbank, SD 57252
Phone: (800) 257 - 4044

Ryan Barr
Midco
Representing Community Antenna Television Companies
3901 N. Louise Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57107
Phone: (605) 274 - 2988

Kay Braaten
Northern Border Pipeline
Representing Interstate Pipeline Carriers
13647 387th Avenue
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone: (605) 626 - 1468

Steve Barnett
South Dakota Rural Electric Association
Representing Rural Electric Cooperatives
222 W Pleasant Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 224 - 8823

Brad Wenande
NorthWestern Energy
Representing Investor-Owned Natural Gas Companies
3010 W. 69th St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Phone: (605) 978 - 2897

Loren Beld
LL & Sons Excavating, Inc.
Representing Excavating Contractors
44504 SD Hwy 22
Hazel, SD 57242
Phone: (605) 881 - 8168

Jim Wedin
CenturyLink
Representing Telecommunications with > 50,000 customers
101 S Reid Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57104-6403
Phone: (605) 339 - 5656

Lloyd Rave
Minnehaha Community Water Corporation Board
Representing Rural Water Systems
47936 245th Street
Dell Rapids, SD 57022
Phone: (605) 940 - 2120

John Morris
Morris Inc
Representing Excavating Contractors
220 US 14
Fort Pierre, SD 57532
Phone: (605) 223 - 2585

Ryan Thompson
Brooking Municipal Utilities
Representing South Dakota Municipalities
525 Western Avenue
Brookings, SD 57006
Phone: (605) 692 - 6325



South Dakota 811 Directors

Codi Gregg
Executive Director
P.O. Box 187
Rapid City, SD 57709
Phone/Cell: (605) 863-0951
E-mail: codi@sd811.com

Kimberly Patrick
Program Assistant
118 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773 - 3453
E-mail: Kimberly@sd811.com