Commanders & Officers

Department Commander

Doug Feltman of Chamberlain, SD

Doug Feltman of Chamberlain, SD

The American Legion, Department of South Dakota, Commander

 

Department Vice Commander

Doug Harris | Districts 1 & 2

Doug Harris | Districts 1 & 2

 

Department Vice Commander

Courtney Steffen | Districts 3,4,5,6,7 and 8

Courtney Steffen | Districts 3,4,5,6,7 and 8

Department Officers

Travise Flisrand State Adjutant

Kevin Hempel

Adjutant

Rod Smith State Membership Chairman

Rod Smith

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

Larry Madsen, State Americanism Officer

Larry Madsen

Americanism Officer

Greg Geiman State Sergeant-at-Arms

Greg Geiman

Sergeant-at-Arms

Harry Boner Children and Youth Chairperson

Harry Boner

Children and Youth

Courtney VanZanten, Service Officer

Courtney VanZanten

Service Officer

Courtney VanZanten, Service Officer

Jay Leibel

Judge Advocate

Tom Henley

Tom Henley

Chaplain

District Commanders

Jon McDonald, District 1 Commander

Jon McDonald

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

Gene Opbroek, District 3 Commander.

Gene Opbroek

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

Bob Thomason, District 4 Commander

Bob Thomason

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

Matt Lagerstrom, District 5 Commander

Matt Lagerstrom

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

Patrick Mullen, District 7 Commander

Patrick Mullen

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

Joseph Knoer, District 8 Commander

Joseph Knoer

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