About The Museum

Board of Directors

The Dacotah Prairie Museum is overseen by two volunteer boards:

The Dacotah Prairie Museum Foundation Board and the Dacotah Prairie Museum Board of Trustees.

Each board meets every other month to discuss the Museum’s policies and goals. Board members promote a strong, positive image of the Museum through comprehensive management and analysis of Museum activities.

Foundation Board

“The Board of Directors shall have general power to control and manage the affairs and property of the corporation, and shall have full power, by majority vote, to adopt rules and regulations governing the actions of the Board of Directors and shall have full authority with respect to the distribution and payment of monies received by the corporation. The ownership of the collection of the Dacotah Prairie Museum shall vest in the Dacotah Prairie Museum Foundation, Incorporated.” – Bylaws of the Dacotah Prairie Museum Foundation, Inc.

Aaron Darling, Past President

Justin Scott, President

Scott Woizeschke, Vice President

Courtney Rott, Secretary

Gretchen Sharp, Member at Large

Mitchell Mikkonen, Member at Large

Sheila Enderson, Member at Large

Trae Bergh, Member at Large

Museum Board (Board of Trustees)

“The purpose of the Board of Trustees shall be to discover, preserve, and disseminate knowledge about the history of Brown County and South Dakota through operation of the Dacotah Prairie Museum, hereinafter referred to as the “Museum”. Additionally, the Board of Trustees shall determine and direct the policies of the museum involved in collecting, preserving, and interpreting objects of cultural and historical importance.” – Bylaws of the Dacotah Prairie Museum Board of Trustees

Ginny Lewis, Past President

Alan Neville, President

Jenny Dix, Vice President

Elisa Sand, Secretary

Rose Kraft, Member at Large

Sadie Frey, Member at Large

Amy Bertsch, Member at Large

Duane Sutton, County Commission Liaison

Layton Holmstrom
Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (ex-officio members )