The purpose of the Dakota Conference K-12 Board of Education shall be:
- To assume general responsibility for long-range planning of the K-12 conference educational system.
- To conform to the North American Division Working Policy and the Mid-America Union Education Code.
- To administer the educational program of the Conference pursuant to the constitution, bylaws, and working policies of the Board of Education.
- To assume, as delegated by the Executive Committee, the responsibility for the employment, assignment, transfer, retirement, termination, or dismissal of personnel in the Dakota Conference schools in K-12.
- To develop a plan and formulate procedures designed to evaluate school personnel regularly and routinely.
- To arbitrate school-related appeals and grievances.
- To receive and consider applications from schools desiring to teach secondary subjects.
- To receive and consider applications from churches desiring to open a church school.
- To administer an annual budget for schools K-12, as voted by the Executive Committee.
- To apply salary rates for all educational personnel within the wage scale policy of the Mid-America Union Conference.
- To approve annual school calendars meeting state and Union Conference Board of Education requirements.
- To evaluate facility needs in terms of pupil population projections and to develop an overall long-range plan for erecting new facilities, renovating and/or remodeling existing schools.
- To evaluate recommendations of the Dakota Conference superintendent(s) of education regarding new schools and/or consolidation of existing schools.
- To appoint subcommittees (standing or ad-hoc) as needed. Subcommittees may include, but are not limited to: DAA finance, DAA personnel and policies, DAA building and grounds, and DAA advancement. Dakota Conference officers and educational superintendent(s) shall be members, ex officio to all subcommittees, with full voting privileges.
Above taken from the Constitution & Bylaws of the Dakota Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
Dakota K-12 Board of Education Members
*Member because of position

Vernon Herholdt*
Chair | President

Jason Logan*
Secretariat | VP of Administration

Richard Ray*
VP of Finance

Barb Christensen
Sioux Falls Adventist Church, SD
Sioux Falls Region

Erik Christenson
Manfred Adventist Church, ND
Jamestown Region

Kris de Bruin
Mandan Adventist Church, ND
ND Pastor | Bismarck Region

Ben Dossenko
Dakota Adventist Academy Church, ND
Bismarck Region

Pam Fenton*
Bismarck Adventist Church, ND
DAA Vice Principal

Sarah Gill
Bowdle Adventist Church, SD
Aberdeen Region

Jamie Howell
Rapid City Adventist Church, SD
SD Teacher | Rapid City Region

Christina Masich
Mandan Adventist Church, ND
Bismarck Region

MAUC Representative*
Lincoln, NE
Mid-America Union Conference

Eden McLeod
Turtle Lake Adventist Church, ND
Minot Region

Mitch Merkel
Ellendale Adventist Church, ND
Aberdeen Region

Sathiya Raman*
DAA Adventist Church, ND
DAA Principal

George Shaver
Aberdeen Adventist Church, SD
SD Pastor | Aberdeen Region

Elisa Shumaker
Sioux Falls Adventist Church, SD
Sioux Falls Region

Lynnette Struntz*
Bismarck Adventist Church, ND
Education Superintendent

Kelli Wasemiller
Rapid City Adventist Church, SD
Rapid City Region

Robin Weisz
Goodrich Adventist Church, ND
Bismarck Region

Janna Wright
Invitation Hill Adventist Church, ND
ND Teacher | Dickinson Region
Dakota K-12 Board of Education Invitees
**Invitee

Neil Biloff**
Alumni Representative
DAA/PVA/SRA Alumni President

Jodi Dossenko**
DAA Adventist Church, ND
Communication Director

Eric Garrett**
Dakota Adventist Academy Church, ND
DAA Plant Services Director
**Serves on Building & Grounds
Sub-committee only

Jann Gentry**
Spearfish Adventist Church, SD
DAA Development Director

Ted Struntz**
Bismarck Adventist Church, ND
Youth & Young Adults Director
All Dakota Conference department directors are invitees to board meetings.