About Kelsey

Kelsey is a graduate of VHS and the USD School of Law. After serving 8 years on City Council she served as Mayor of Vermillion from 2020-2022. Kelsey is Executive Director of United Way of Vermillion, Past-President of the Vermillion Rotary Club, and has served as a volunteer and board member of multiple community organizations. She is a proud mom to a fantastic high schooler.

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Experience and Associations

Education

  • Vermillion High School

  • B.A., University of Minnesota

  • J.D., University of South Dakota School of Law

Current positions

  • Executive Director, United Way of Vermillion

  • SESDAC Human Rights Committee

  • USD Health Sciences Advisory Board

  • Founding Board Member, Peel’s Way Project

  • child HELP partnership Team Member

Past positions and achievements

  • Mayor, City of Vermillion

  • Instructor, Legal Analysis & Writing, USD Knudson School of Law

  • President, Vermillion Rotary Club

  • National Music Museum Board of Directors

  • VCDC Board of Directors

  • Chair, VermillionNEXT

  • Rotarian of Distinction 2019-2020

  • Senior Warden, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

  • Vermillion Public Library Board

  • Vermillion Public Transit Advisory Board

  • USD Institutional Research Board

  • Girl Scout Gold Award Recipient