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. 

2020-2021 Mount Marty Board of Trustees  

	Sister Mary Carole Curran, O.S.B. (C '65) Yankton, SD Sacred Heart Monastery
	Ms. Deb Fischer-Clemens, Chair (C '77) Sioux Falls, SD Senior Vice President, Avera Center for Public Policy  President, SD Nurses Association
	Dr. Jim Fitzgerald Yankton, SD Partner, First Chiropractic Centers, P.C.
	Mr. Denis Fokken, Treasurer (C '73) Yankton, SD Retired Chief Financial Officer, First Dakota National Bank
	Ms. Kathie Gerstner (C '87) Yankton, SD Retired Business Owner
	Dr. Lori Hansen Yankton, SD Board Certified Pulmonologist, Yankton Medical Clinic, P.C. Dean, Yankton Campus, Sanford School of Medicine
	Mr. David Johnson Watertown, SD Chairman, Reliabank
	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
	Mr. Jeff May Yankton, SD  President, Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.
	Sister Barbara McTague, O.S.B.  (C '71) Yankton, SD  Sacred Heart Monastery
	Deacon John Osnes, Ph.D. Rapid City, SD  Permanent Deacon, Catholic Diocese of Rapid City
	Sister Mary Jo Polak, O.S.B. 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 Yankton, SD  President and COO, First Dakota National Bank
	Mr. Daryl Thuringer, Secretary Sioux Falls, SD  Brand and Acquisition Director, Premier Bankcard
	Sister Patricia Ann Toscano, O.S.B.   Yankton, SD  Sacred Heart Monastery
	Dr. Allan Tramp (C '80) Falls City, NE  Physician, Falls City Family Practice, P.C.
	Dr. Victoria Vlach Hartington, NE  Partner, Yankton Anesthesiology, P.C.
	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
	Ms. Nancy Werner, Vice Chair (C '83) St. Louis, MO Chancellor, Archdiocese of St. Louis