Board of Trustees

The men and women who serve as our Mount Marty University Board of Trustees work selflessly behind the scenes, and their service is vitally important to our school’s success.

Trustees are nominated by the board and approved by the Council of Sacred Heart Monastery, our sponsoring institution. Trustee terms are four years, and trustees are eligible to serve two four-year terms.

The board meets three times per year. Trustees also serve on committees, including Academic Affairs, Finance and Audit, Trusteeship, Institutional Advancement, Building and Grounds, and Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.

The Board of Trustees is the ultimate fiduciary of Mount Marty University and is charged with the general oversight of our institutional affairs in accord with our charter, bylaws, evolving statements of mission and purpose, and institutional plans. 

2022-2023 Mount Marty Board of Trustees  

	Sister Mildred Busch, O.S.B. Yankton, SD Sacred Heart Monastery
	Ms. Deb Fischer-Clemens (C '77) Sioux Falls, SD Senior Vice President, Avera Center for Public Policy  President, SD Nurses Association
	Mr. Michael Donohoe Dallas, TX Self-Employed
	Dr. Jim Fitzgerald, Chair Yankton, SD Partner, First Chiropractic Centers, P.C.
	Mr. Denis Fokken, Treasurer (C '73) Yankton, SD Retired Chief Financial Officer, First Dakota National Bank
	Mr. Shawn Gallagher Yorktown, VA Retired Attorney Advisor at NASA Langley Research Center
	Dr. Lori Hansen Yankton, SD Board Certified Pulmonologist, Yankton Medical Clinic, P.C. Dean, Yankton Campus, Sanford School of Medicine
	Dr. J. Lee Johnson Manitou Beach, MI Senior Vice President for Business and Finance, Siena Heights University
	Fr. James Keiter Fordyce, NE Pastor of:  - All Saints Parish: Constance, Fordyce & Menominee, Nebraska  - Holy Family Parish: Bow Valley, St. Helena & Wynot, Nebraska  - St. Rose of Lima Parish: Crofton, Nebraska
	Sister Barbara McTague, O.S.B.  (C '71) Yankton, SD  Office Assistant, Saint Mary Catholic Church
	Sister Mary Jo Polak, O.S.B., Secretary Yankton, SD  Sacred Heart Monastery
	Mr. John Porter  Sioux Falls, SD Retired CEO, Avera Health
	Mr. Donald Roby Watertown, SD  Partner, R & R Investments, LLC
	Fr. Paul Rutten Sioux Falls, SD  Pastor, Saint Mary Catholic Church
	Mr. Rob Stephenson, Vice Chair Yankton, SD  President and COO, First Dakota National Bank
	Mr. Daryl Thuringer Sioux Falls, SD  Brand and Acquisition Director, Premier Bankcard
	Sister Patricia Ann Toscano, O.S.B.   Yankton, SD  Sacred Heart Monastery
	Sister Carol Jean VanDenHemel, O.S.B. Omaha, NE  Teacher, Mount Michael Benedictine High School
	Sister Maribeth Wentzlaff, O.S.B., Prioress (C '88) Yankton, SD Sacred Heart Monastery
	Dr. Marcus Long, President, OblOSB Yankton, SD President, Mount Marty Univerity