Task Force to Study Elder Abuse Appointed

UNIFIED JUDICIAL SYSTEM

For Immediate Release- April 30, 2015                  

Contact:  Greg Sattizahn 773-3474

During the 2015 legislative session SB 168 established an Elder Abuse Task Force to study the prevalence and impact of elder abuse in the State of South Dakota.  The Task Force will consist of seventeen members appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard, Chief Justice David Gilbertson, Senator Corey Brown- President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Representative Dean Wink- Speaker of the House and Attorney General Marty Jackley.  The Task Force will consist of the following members:

Chief Justice Appointments:

Justice Steven L. Zinter

South Dakota Supreme Court

Pierre, SD

Rick Rylance

Dacotah Bank

Rapid City, SD

Kristina M. Schaefer

Fishback Financial Corporation

Sioux Falls, SD

Dr. Victoria Walker

Good Samaritan Society

Vermillion, SD

Quentin Riggins

Attorney at Law

Rapid City, SD

Tim Neyhart

SD Advocacy Services

Pierre, SD

Dr. David Brechtelsbauer

Avera McKennan Hospital & University

Sioux Falls, SD

Governor Appointments:

Sarah Dahlin Jennings

South Dakota AARP

Sioux Falls, SD

Jennifer Murray

Department of Social Services

Spearfish, SD

Robert Kean

Attorney at Law

Pierre, SD

Senate President Pro Tempore Appointments:

Sen. James Bradford

State Senator

Pine Ridge, SD

Sen. David Novstrup

State Senator

Aberdeen, SD

Sen. Bruce Rampelberg

State Senator

Rapid City, SD

Speaker of the House Appointments:

Rep. Brian Gosch

State Representative

Rapid City, SD

Rep. Kris Langer

State Representative

Dell Rapids, SD

Rep. Lee Schoenbeck

State Representative

Watertown, SD

Attorney General Appointment:

Paul Cremer

Assistant Attorney General

Pierre, SD

The Task Force’s first meeting has not been scheduled but will be held later this summer.

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