Startup Sioux Falls Board of Directors

CINDY PETERSON
Chair

Founder & CEO
Maximizing Excellence, LLC

JOHN MEYER
Past Chair

Founder
Leadmore

PAUL TSCHETTER
Past Chair

Partner
Boyce Law Firm, LLP

KARLA SANTI
Past Chair

CEO & Founding Partner
Blend Interactive

ARIN GONSETH
Treasurer

VP Finance
MarketBeat

CHEZ TSCHETTER
Secretary

CIO, CTO
Solarity

JEFF GRIFFIN

President & CEO
Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce

KEITH SEVERSON

Board Member

Development Foundation

SCOTT PETERSEN

CoFounder
HIRECLICK

BOB MUNDT

CEO
Sioux Falls Development Foundation

JAEL THORPE

Founder & CEO
Gameday Social

KIM BURMA

Senior Advertising Agency Account Executive
Midco

ALISSA MATT

Assistant Vice President for External Relations
University of South Dakota

FAITH LARSON

Vice President Renewables & Legal Counsel
Mickelson & Company

CHRIS DAUGAARD

Partner
Ernst Capital Group

Learn more in our Annual Report

2025 Annual Report

Startup Sioux Falls Sponsors

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