Expertise Directory
Find staff experts at the Board of Regents to comment on current issues in public higher education. To arrange a time to visit with any of these experts, contact
Tracy Mercer at the Board of Regents' office at (605) 773-3455:
Brian L. Maher, Executive Director & CEO
Janice Minder, System Vice President for Academic Policy and Planning
- Student success initiatives
- Academics and course delivery
- Assessment
- South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship
Nathan Lukkes, Chief of Staff and General Counsel
- State and federal law compliance
- Litigation
Heather Forney, System Vice President of Finance and Administration
- Budget and finance
- Information technology services
Kayla Bastian, Director of Human Resources
- Personnel policies and procedures
- System recruitment
Wendy Caveny, Director of Institutional Research
- Data requests
- Dashboard projects
- System research studies
