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Board of Directors


Erica Peterson
SE SD AHEC – Board of Directors, Chair
CEO – Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center

Dr. Carena Jarding
SE SD AHEC – Board of Directors, Vice Chair
Program Director, Nursing – Mitchell Technical College

David Gillies
Board of Directors,
Business Banking Office – First Dakota National Bank


Dr. Benjamin Aaker
Physician – Avera Sacred Heart
Asst. Professor, Sanford School of Medicine

Tammy Hatting
Chief Operating Officer LeadingAge State Executive
South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations

Dr. Whitney Lucas Molitor
Assistant Professor, Capstone Director, Chair of Admissions
University of South Dakota

Pam Rezac
Retired CEO – Avera Sacred Heart Hospital

Beth Schroeder, PA-C
Avera St. Benedict CRH Clinic – Lake Andes

Dr. Penny Tilton
Administrative Chair of Nursing – Dakota Wesleyan University

Dr. Justin Zajic
Superintendent – Chamberlain School District

About SD AHEC

The South Dakota Area Health Education Center (SD AHEC) has a mission to “connect students to careers, professionals to communities, and communities to better health.” Established in 2009 through a HRSA grant awarded to the Sanford School of Medicine, the statewide program currently has three centers,  Southeast SD AHEC, Northeast SD AHEC and West River AHEC.

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