Staff & Board of Directors
Staffing
Capital City Campus (CCC) is managed by a team of dedicated and passionate individuals who work hard to bring higher education to central South Dakota. Please read more about the staff below.
Laurie Gill, Executive Director
Laurie Gill is the Executive Director of Capital City Campus (CCC). Laurie brings a background in politics, government, the private sector, and a volunteer on numerous community boards. Laurie is a graduate of SDSU with a Commercial Economics degree.
Desiree Bonhorst, Office Manager and Marketing Coordinator
Desiree Bonhorst is the Office Manager and Marketing Coordinator for Capital City Campus (CCC). She brings a wealth of experience in healthcare and early childhood education, combined with diverse life experiences that have shaped her passion for helping others. Desiree is deeply committed to serving her community and making a positive impact through her work. She is a graduate of UW- Eau Claire with a Health Care Administration degree.
Chris Maxwell, Executive Support
Chris Maxwell is the Founder and CEO of MaxStrat, the business consulting company for non-profit organizations that manages Capital City Campus (CCC). He has spent more than 20 years helping organizations large and small get started, transform, and move on to their next big thing.
Jennifer Ganske, Student Representative
Jennifer Ganske serves as the 2024-2025 Student Representative on the Capital City Campus Board of Directors.
Jennifer is currently in the Lake Area Technical College Licensed Practical Nursing program out of CCC.
Board of Directors
Capital City Campus (CCC) is governed by a Board of Directors with extensive and diverse backgrounds. Meeting every other month, these individuals are the backbone of Capital City Campus. Please read more about the Board of Directors below.
Tom Hart, Chair
Tom Hart is a Senior Trust Officer with Bridgeford Trust Company and works closely with attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors in assisting mutual clients meet their financial needs. He has over 15 years of experience in the legal and trust industries.
Prior to joining Bridgeford Trust Company, Tom worked as General Counsel for the State of South Dakota and as a private lawyer and trader for a hedge fund. Active in the community, Tom serves on the Board of Directors for Pierre Area Foundation, as well as the Capital City Campus.
Tom earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and JD from the University of South Dakota.
Marcia Hultman, Vice Chair
Marcia Hultman was appointed Cabinet Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation by Governor Dennis Daugaard in 2014 and reappointed by Governor Kristi Noem in 2019. Prior, she had served in various DLR leadership roles for 17 years.
Throughout her career, Hultman has been involved in the delivery of workforce training, employment, adult education and literacy, and unemployment insurance services, as well as state specific wage and hour, workers’ compensation, and human rights programs.
Hultman received a bachelor’s degree from Black Hills State University and completed the Council of State Government Henry Toll Leadership program in 2016.
Laura Scheibe, Treasurer
Laura Scheibe serves as the Director for Career and Technical Education (CTE) and the Director of the Division of College, Career, and Student Success at the South Dakota Department of Education.
In that capacity, she oversees secondary CTE programs and coordinates closely with the Board of Technical Education to oversee the state’s four public technical colleges.
She and her husband, Aaron, a lawyer in private practice, are raising their two young sons in Pierre.
Ron Woodburn, Secretary
Ron Woodburn was Director of CCC (formerly Capital University Center) from April 2004 until December 2013. After retiring as director, he joined the Advisory Board.
A native of Oklahoma and a lifelong musician, Ron earned a Bachelor of Science in Geography from Oklahoma State University and Master’s in Geography from the University of Alberta.
He and his wife Glenda have a trio of daughters and seven (soon to be eight) grandchildren.
Natasha Bothun
Natasha Bothun has worked for the State of South Dakota since 2005 and currently works in the Bureau of Human Resources as the Employee and Organizational Development Manager. Prior to working for BHR, Natasha spent 15 years with the Department of Tourism.
Natasha grew up in Manning, IA and attended Drake University. Upon graduating from Drake, with a Public Relations degree, Natasha moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin where she began a career as a food broker and continued her education working towards a Marketing degree.
Natasha and her husband Scott moved to Pierre in 2003 when Scott took over his family’s Farmers Insurance agency. Scott and Natasha have two children.
Dan Baldwin
Dan Baldwin serves as the Superintendent of the Stanley County School District.
He received his Bachelor of Science and Masters of Education Administration South Dakota State University and is a 29-year veteran educator. He also received his Ed Specialist degree from the University of South Dakota, and has been a school administrator for the past 18 years.
Dan believes in empowering staff to allow them to grow professionally and provide the most productive learning environment possible for students.
Dan is married to his wife, Denise, and they have three children with the youngest attending Stanley County High School.
Kelly Glodt
Dr. Kelly J. Glodt has been Superintendent of the Pierre School District for 13 years.
He holds educational degrees from South Dakota State University, Fort Hayes State-Kansas, and Kansas State University. Kelly’s mission, as a 32-year veteran educator, is to use all available resources in the best way to provide great places to learn for ALL students.
He and his wife, Sue, enjoy having their children's families and grandchildren in the Pierre/Fort Pierre area.
Gloria Hanson
Currently in her third term as Mayor of Fort Pierre, Gloria Hanson grew up on a Stanley County ranch and graduated from National College of Business.
Her commitment to continually enhance the quality of life for residents and the experience of visitors has led Gloria to serve in many capacities.
Gloria and her husband Ron Schreiner together have six children and nine grandchildren.
Steve Harding
Steve Harding is currently serving his third term as Mayor of Pierre.
Prior to being elected Mayor, Harding served as a Pierre City Commissioner for nine years. As a commissioner, Harding also served as the commission liaison to every city department, and served on multiple boards.
Before retiring in 2021, Mayor Harding served as Deputy Secretary of the South Dakota Department of the Military. Harding also worked in the Governor's Office of Economic Development and owned Harding Motor Company.
Harding was born and raised in Pierre. He holds a degree from Black Hills State University and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Following 34 years of service, Harding retired from the South Dakota Army National Guard as a Colonel.
Kelly Hansen
Kelly Hansen is currently serving as the principal of TF Riggs High School in Pierre.
Prior to this role, he was an elementary principal in the district for 10 years at Washington, McKinley, and then Kennedy Elementary.
He has over 25 years of experience in education. Sixteen of those years have been with the Pierre School District.
He is a graduate of Northern State University and has a masters degree from SDSU, with an education specialists degree from the University of Sioux Falls.
Karna Pfeffer
Karna Pfeffer is Vice President of Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer at Avera St. Mary’s Hospital. After earning a BSN from SDSU, Karna returned to Pierre, her hometown, to work and raise her family. Ensuring that people in rural SD have access to great quality health care and low cost education close to home are priorities for Karna. She and her husband Josh have three daughters.
Jamie Seiner
Jamie Seiner became a retirement specialist for the SDRS Supplemental Retirement Plan in March 2021.
She is active in the community and is passionate about CCC and all they offer to the area.
Jamie grew up in St. James, MN and moved to South Dakota to attend South Dakota State University where she earned a B.S. in Family and Consumer Science/ Affairs and a M.S. in Family Financial Planning.
Jamie and her husband, Buddy, share three children and a love of life on the Missouri River.