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Meet the Team

Meet the Team

Meet the DSU Institutional Advancement team: dedicated fundraising, alumni relations, and stewardship professionals transforming generosity into opportunity and powering Trojan success.

Jill Ruhd

Jill Ruhd

Senior Director of Philanthropy

Jill.Ruhd@dsu.edu

(605) 270-2534

Tom Nielsen

Tom Nielsen

Assistant Athletics Director for Philanthropy & Scholarship

Tom.Nielsen@dsu.edu

(605) 270-4629

Jessica Charles

Jessica Charles

Director of Advancement Administration & Donor Stewardship

Jessica.Charles@dsu.edu

(605) 480-0007

Braxton Lacher

Braxton Lacher

Alumni Relations Officer

Braxton.Lacher@dsu.edu

(605) 880-4925

Dalton Kleinschmidt

Dalton Kleinschmidt

Annual Giving and Communications Officer

Dalton.Kleinschmidt@dsu.edu

(507) 430-5398

Kerstin Bosn

Kerstin Bosn

Assistant Director of Advancement Finance & Administration