Meet the Teachers

· Email contact: Jeanne.Even@k12.sd.us

· Commutes daily from her hometown of Madison, SD

· BS Degree from Dakota State University, MS Degree from SMSU in Marshall, MN

· Taught in Lake County for 7 years; has been teaching at Memorial for 21 years

· Husband, Mark; they have 6 children, and 8 grandchildren

· Loves to dance, travel, and be with family

· Email contact: Jill.Hansen@k12.sd.us

· Grew up in Minneapolis and Sioux Falls

· BA in Education & MA in Technology for Education and Training & EdD from USD

· 19 years teaching experience—13 in South Dakota; 6 in Iowa

· Two children: Jonathan—Master’s Program @ USD; Zach-1st grade @ JFK

· Likes to read, garden, run, and spend time with the family

· Email contact: Cory.Harmon@k12.sd.us

· Native of Sioux Falls, SD

· BS in Education from USD

· Has been teaching in Sioux Falls for 19 years—Joe Foss & Memorial

· Wife, Michelle, two children: Steven-11th grade and Addy-9th grade

· Enjoys reading, spending time with family, exercising, and watching kids’ activities

· Email contact: Deborah.Neumeister@k12.sd.us

· Grew up in Iowa

· BA in Biology and MA in Education from Augustana

· Has been teaching in Sioux Falls since 1991 and at Memorial since it opened in 1995

· Husband, Steve; 2 children: Stephanie—nurse at Sanford & Tom—senior at SDSU

· Enjoys corny jokes, reading, fishing, hiking, gardening and music

· Email contact: Rachel.J.Pierson@k12.sd.us

· From Pennock, Minnesota

· BS in Elementary and Secondary Ed from Martin Luther College; MS in Educational Technology from Concordia

· 17 years of experience, 3 in Sioux Falls

· Husband, Tony—married for 11 years; two cats

· Loves to make music, play games, code, and sing with the South Dakota Symphony!

· Email contact: Todd.Steever@k12.sd.us

· Born and raised in Sioux Falls

· BA in Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education from DSU and SDSU

· 20 years teaching experience; 16 years at Memorial

· Wife, Erin; 2 children: Keira—10th grade; Charlie-7th grade

· Likes to camp, golf, build things, and cheer on the kids at their sporting events.