The Advisory Council for the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is selected and approved by the Board of Regents. The Council meets three times a year and offers assistance and support to the Superintendent and the South Dakota Board of Regents.
Advisory Council Members
- Marie Ivers, School District, (Chairperson)
- Virginia Miller, South Dakota Association of the Blind (SDAB), (Chairperson Elect)
- Hilary Filler, SDSBVI Faculty, (Secretary)
- Dawn Brush, Community Leader
- Rich Crawford, National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
- John Emmett, Lions Club
- Kate Kosior, South Dakota Braille and Talking Book Library
- Danielle Savick, Parent (on-campus student)
- Julie VanDover, SDSBVI Outreach Vision Consultant
- Kelly Weismantel, Northern State University (NSU)
- Ronda Williams, Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired (SBVI)
- VACANT, Parent (outreach student)
- Regent Jim Thares, SD Board of Regents (ex-officio)
- Dan Trefz, SDSBVI Superintendent (ex-officio)