College of Nursing Faculty Assembly Committees

2024-2025 Committees

Committees

Faculty Assembly
- Steering Committee

Faculty Assembly

Members include all faculty with primary faculty appointment.

Chair

Danielle Schievelbein
Assistant Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5711 Email

Chair-Elect

Annette Ray
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4897 Email

Secretary

Theresa Garren-Grubbs
Clinical Assistant Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6845 Email

Steering Committee

Chair

Danielle Schievelbein
Assistant Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5711 Email

Chair-Elect

Annette Ray
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4897 Email

Secretary

Theresa Garren-Grubbs
Clinical Assistant Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6845 Email

Members

Mary Anne Krogh
Dean of the College of Nursing
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5178 Email
Erika Huber
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5092 Email
Allyson Stromer
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4352 Email
Annette Ray
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4897 Email
Takara Schomberg
Lecturer (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8308 Email

Committee on Curriculum

Chair

Anna Foster
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-6706 Email

Members

Becka Foerster
Lecturer (Brookings) and NCPD Accredited Provider Program Director
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Nursing Continuing Professional Development
Telephone number: 605-688-6135 Email
Dannica Callies
Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-782-3299 Email
Theresa Garren-Grubbs
Clinical Assistant Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6845 Email
Amanda Mitchell
Director of Nursing Operations (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6064 Email
Heidi Mennenga
Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Associate Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6924 Email
Brittany Fenderson
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-782-3223 Email
Nicole Selle
Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8401 Email
Robin Brown
Associate Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6458 Email

Academic Assessment and Evaluation Subcommittee

Chair

Becka Foerster
Lecturer (Brookings) and NCPD Accredited Provider Program Director
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Nursing Continuing Professional Development
Telephone number: 605-688-6135 Email

Members

LeAnn Lamb
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-6640 Email
Sue Bassett
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5946 Email
Robin Arends
APRN Program Director (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-5386 Email
Annette Ray
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4897 Email
Kacey Meador
Testing Center, Assessment and Evaluation Director (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
College of Nursing Testing Center
Telephone number: 605-718-4117 Email
Heidi Mennenga
Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Associate Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6924 Email

RN to B.S.N. Subcommittee

Chair

Members

All faculty with assigned teaching workload in RN to B.S.N. program.

B.S.N. Subcommittee

Chair

None

Brittany Fenderson
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-782-3223 Email

Members

All faculty with assigned teaching workload in B.S.N. program.

APRN Subcommittee

Chair

Nicole Selle
Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8401 Email

Members

All faculty with assigned teaching workload in APRN program.

Nursing Education Specialization Subcommittee

Chair

Robin Brown
Associate Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6458 Email

Members

All faculty with assigned teaching workload in nursing education specialization program.

Ph.D. Subcommittee

Chair

Sarah Mollman
Associate Dean of Research and Ph.D. Program Director (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Nursing Research
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-5390 Email

Members

All faculty with assigned teaching workload in Ph.D. program.

Committee on Faculty

Chair

Caitlyn Ireland
Lecturer (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4148 Email

Members

Dannica Callies
Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-782-3299 Email
Theresa Garren-Grubbs
Clinical Assistant Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6845 Email
Christina Plemmons
Assistant Academic Dean for Cooperative Programs (Rapid City and Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-5390 Email

Bylaws and College of Nursing Handbook Subcommittee

Chair

Dannica Callies
Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-782-3299 Email

Members

Abby Westphalen
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-782-3086 Email
Jody Ness
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6771 Email
Brittany Brennan
Assistant Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6217 Email
Amanda Mehlhaff
Lecturer (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4073 Email
Gale Folsland
Assistant Director of Nursing Student Services (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Telephone number: 605-718-4369 Email
Shianne Ovall
Program Assistant II (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4076 Email
Christina Plemmons
Assistant Academic Dean for Cooperative Programs (Rapid City and Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-5390 Email

Welfare and Development Subcommittee

Chair

Theresa Garren-Grubbs
Clinical Assistant Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6845 Email

Members

Caitlyn Ireland
Lecturer (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4148 Email
Allyson Stromer
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4352 Email
Erika Huber
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5092 Email
Megan Veldkamp
Instructor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4097 Email
Karin Emery
Assistant Academic Dean for Cooperative Programs (Brookings and Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4072 Email

Research Subcommittee

Members

Danielle Schievelbein
Assistant Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5711 Email
Robin Brown
Associate Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6458 Email
Janice Conlee
Lecturer (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4359 Email
Michelle Lichtenberg
Assistant Professor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-6938 Email
Mary Isaacson
Associate Professor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Native American Nursing Education Center
Telephone number: 605-394-2876 Email
Marie Schmit
Grants Program Specialist (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Nursing Research
Telephone number: 605-688-4068 Email
Sarah Mollman
Associate Dean of Research and Ph.D. Program Director (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Nursing Research
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-5390 Email

Committee on Students

Chair

Nicole Carlson
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6846 Email

Members

Marie Lohsandt
Director of Nursing Student Services (all locations)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4106 Email
Karin Emery
Assistant Academic Dean for Cooperative Programs (Brookings and Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4072 Email
Amanda Mitchell
Director of Nursing Operations (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6064 Email

Admissions, Progression and Graduation Subcommittee

Members

Brandi Pravecek
Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8421 Email
Danielle Currier
Instructor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5178 Email
Corynn Vande Kamp
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8403 Email
Kate Luecke
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-5284 Email
Deborah Venable
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-6711 Email
Laura Jacobs
Advising and Events Coordinator (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5067 Email
Abby Exner
Professional Academic Advisor (Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-626-2427 Email
Cami Veire
Professional Academic Advisor and Graduate Program Specialist (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8400 Email
Marie Lohsandt
Director of Nursing Student Services (all locations)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4106 Email
Heidi Mennenga
Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Associate Professor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6924 Email

Public Relations and Communications Committee

Chair

Amanda Mitchell
Director of Nursing Operations (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6064 Email

Members

Wayne Hintz
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-3279 Email
Amanda Sandager
Instructor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4095 Email
Cami Veire
Professional Academic Advisor and Graduate Program Specialist (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8400 Email
Steph Bebensee
Professional Academic Advisor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5814 Email
Susie Leahy
Professional Academic Advisor/Recruiter (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4373 Email
Marie Lohsandt
Director of Nursing Student Services (all locations)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4106 Email
Jeannie Rossow
Instructor
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5178 Email

Committee on Simulation and Experiential Learning

Chair

Takara Schomberg
Lecturer (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8308 Email

Chair-Elect

Takara Schomberg
Lecturer (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8308 Email

Members

Annette Ray
Lecturer (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-4897 Email
Takara Schomberg
Lecturer (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8308 Email
Megan Watson
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-5389 Email
Dianne Smith
Simulation Education Specialist (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-5395 Email
Sarwa Ghosheh
Nursing Learning Lab Technician (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5146 Email
Nicole Albert
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-5390 Email
Brittany Fenderson
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-782-3223 Email
Samantha Fischbach
Instructor (Brookings/Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5746 Email
Traci Gislason
Instructor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5197 Email
Alyssa Zweifel
Director of the Healthcare Simulation Center/ Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8322 Email
Lea Niederbaumer
Clinical Assistant Professor (Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5178 Email
Allyson Stromer
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-718-4352 Email
Nicole Selle
Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8401 Email

Simulation Skills Lab Subcommittee

Chair

None

Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Members

Brittany Fenderson
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-782-3223 Email
Kate Luecke
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-5284 Email
Nicole Carlson
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6846 Email
Danielle Currier
Instructor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-5178 Email
Anna Foster
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-6706 Email
Corynn Vande Kamp
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8403 Email
Renee Zacher
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-6619 Email
Deborah Venable
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-6711 Email
Alyssa Zweifel
Director of the Healthcare Simulation Center/ Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-8322 Email

Tiara Ruff
Coordinator of Native American Advising and Outreach (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Native American Nursing Education Center
Nursing Student Services
Telephone number: 605-394-2884 Email

Members

Renee Zacher
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-6619 Email
Patrick Verley
Instructor (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-782-3289 Email
Bailey Marler
Instructor (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-394-6195 Email
Ali Christopherson
Professional Academic Advisor/Coordinator (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Telephone number: 605-367-5636 Email
Cassy Hultman
Assistant Director of Academic and Clinical Placements (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Telephone number: 605-688-6844 Email

Three College of Nursing Students

Undergraduate Student
DNP Student
Ph.D. Student