Executive Team
Kim Olson
Executive Director
Kim Olson has been the Executive Director of Cornerstones since 1994. Previous to that she spent time as an Instructor and Education Coordinator of the organization. Kim is President of the South Dakota Association for Lifelong Learning and Professional Development Chair for the National Commission on Adult Basic Education. She is a certified teacher and is also a Certified Manager in Program Improvement. Kim also coordinates the professional development of adult education instructors for the state of South Dakota and most recently she has taken on the responsibility of coordinating the development and implementation of South Dakota’s distance learning program for adult basic education.
Becki Lemke
Education Coordinator
Becki Lemke has been the Education Coordinator for Cornerstones since 1999. She is a nationally certified trainer, a certified teacher, and a member of South Dakota’s professional development team. Becki serves as Past President of the South Dakota Association for Lifelong Learning and has been a member of the STAR National Project Team since 2007. She developed South Dakota’s Adult Education Instructor Development Program and is the author of numerous local, regional, and national training programs. Becki is a Certified Manager in Program Improvement and serves as the data management specialist for Cornerstones.
Huron team Members
Carla Newbauer
Employment Specialist/Job Developer
OPEN
Bookkeeper
Susan Coughlin-Schmidt
Adult Education Instructor
OPEN
Adult Education Instructor
Andrew Cina
Distance Education/ Adult Education Instructor/ Job Developer
Duane Laufmann
Adult Education Instructor
Aberdeen Team Members
Jennifer Wagemann
Program Coordinator
Comfort Hauck
Adult Education Instructor
Becky Backous
Adult Education Instructor
Jennifer Ell
Adult Education Instructor
Mitchell Team Members
Karen Tollefson
Adult Education Instructor
Coming Soon
Workforce Development Specialist
Vermillion Team Member
Melissa Tabke-Wonnenberg
Adult Education Instructor
Yankton Team Members
Nakita Maddox
Program Coordinator
Debi Skokan
Adult Education Instructor
Starlyn Williams
Adult Education Instructor
Pam Kallis
Adult Education Instructor