Commanders & Officers

Department Commander

Kevin Morello of Black Hawk (Piedmont Post) SD

Kevin Morello of Black Hawk (Piedmont Post) SD

The American Legion, Department of South Dakota, Commander

 

Department Vice Commander

Brian Dean| Districts 1 & 2

Brian Dean | Districts 1 & 2

 

Department Vice Commander

Kevin Hempel | Districts 3,4,5,6,7 and 8

Kevin Hempel| Districts 3,4,5,6,7 and 8

Department Officers

Travise Flisrand State Adjutant

C. P. "Van" Van Delist

Adjutant

Bill Peters, State Membership Chairman

Bill Peters

Membership

Denny Brenden NEC

Denny Brenden

National Executive Committeeman

Fred Nelson Alternate NEC

Fred Nelson

Alternate National Executive Committeeman

Krisma DeWitt Department Finance Officer

Krisma DeWitt

Finance Officer

Fred Lee State Historian

Fred Lee

Historian

David Booze, State Americanism Officer

David Booze

Americanism Officer

Greg Geiman State Sergeant-at-Arms

Greg Geiman

Sergeant-at-Arms

Harry Boner Children and Youth Chairperson

Harry Boner

Children and Youth

Matt Pillar, Service Officer

Matt Pillar

Service Officer

Jay Leibel

Judge Advocate

Mike Kumm

Mike Kumm

Chaplain

District Commanders

Marv Tisdall, District 1 Commander

Marv Tisdall

District 1 Commander
Butte, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Corson, Dewey, Perkins, and Ziebach

District 2 Commander

Christopher Rendon

District 2 Commander
Bennett, Haakon, Jackson, Jones, Mellette, Todd, Custer, Fall River, Pennington, and Oglala Lakota

Steve Stier, District 3 Commander.

Steve Stier

District 3 Commander
Hughes, Hyde, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Gregory, Lyman, Tripp, and Hand

Ted Kimball, District 4 Commander

Ted Kimball

District 4 Commander
Brown, Campbell, Edmunds, McPherson, Walworth, Spink, and Faulk

Clayton Nei, District 5 Commander

Clayton Nei

District 5 Commander
Day, Grant, Marshall, Roberts, Clark, Codington, Deuel, Hamlin, and Brookings

James Pekron, District 6 Commander

James Pekron

District 6 Commander
Beadle, Kingsbury, Miner, Aurora, Brule, Buffalo, Davison, Hanson, Jerauld, and Sanborn

Andy Lyngen, District 7 Commander

Andy Lyngen

District 7 Commander
Lake, Moody, McCook, Lincoln, Union,
and Minnehaha

Steve Mueller, District 8 Commander

Steve Mueller

District 8 Commander
Turner, Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Clay, Douglas, Hutchinson, and Yankton