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Horizon Health Foundation welcomed David Close of Lake Preston, SD; and Cheryl Havermann of Elk Point, SD; to the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Secretary/Treasurer Kelli Koepsell of Canova, SD; transitioned into the role of Board Chair. She replaces Pat Maroney of Sioux Falls, SD, who will remain as a member. The Foundation Board of Directors is comprised of eleven leaders, representing the Horizon Health Care service area across South Dakota, who guide the direction of the Foundation and oversee operations, including financial management and advocacy efforts.
Close has practiced law for more than 20 years and is admitted to practice law in Minnesota, Montana and South Dakota. He currently serves as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Zoot Enterprises, Inc.; Healthy is Wellness, LLC; and My Health Navigator, LLC. He is co-founder and Chief Investment Officer for Zoot Asset Management, a South Dakota-based private investment fund. He has extensive experience representing Fortune 500 companies, top 20 banks, hedge funds, credit card issuers and financial institutions. His extensive experience working on financial issues will aid the Foundation in continuing to secure assets that can make a huge impact on patient lives.
Havermann describes herself as a continuous life learner. She has several degrees and certificates from her extensive study of marketing. She is passionate about a variety of causes and serves her church, community, and Chamber of Commerce, as well as her local 4-H program and on various committees. Her passion for health care is evident when viewing the variety of roles she’s held in the industry, including insurance, admissions and registration, executive assistant, and director of marketing.
Koepsell has served on the Foundation board since November 2021, during which she has volunteered at annual programs and helped guide Foundation operations toward the benefit of patient care. She joined the Forum Communications Company in 2023 as a Content Marketing Writer. She is responsible for brand awareness and strategic content marketing to assist with securing and retaining customers. Prior to that, Koepsell worked in higher education and health care marketing for 30 years. Her marketing strategy assisted Dakota State University in having its largest enrollment ever in 2023. She spent 15 years working in health care marketing for Sanford Health. Koepsell has served on several boards, including the Howard School District Board. In addition to her activity in her church and local communities, she volunteers as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) advocate for Miner and Lake counties.
Other current Horizon Health Foundation board members include Patrick Maroney (Sioux Falls, SD); Doug Eidahl (Roslyn, SD); Jim Burg (Wessington Springs, SD); Brandi Hodges (White River, SD); Kelli Koepsell (Canova, SD); Tom Glanzer (Huron, SD); Carrie Howard (Woonsocket, SD); Dennis Nelson (Vermillion, SD); and Lorinda Holland (De Smet, SD). We are looking for board members to represent the following communities: Isabel, Eagle Butte, Faith, McIntosh, Bison, Alcester, Bryant, Yankton, Martin, and Mission. If you would like to help patients in your community complete our Board Interest Form located our website at www.horizonhealthfoundation.co...
The Horizon Health Foundation was established in 2016 to ensure rural health care access to those in need and provide funding for Horizon Health Care. Horizon Health Foundation, a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation, seeks through responsible activities to encourage and derive sustaining gift support from current and former patients and interested friends, including corporate entities. The Horizon Health Foundation, operating in coordination with Horizon Health Care, is the duly designated fundraising arm for Horizon Health Care. In the broadest sense, the purpose of the Foundation is to create an awareness of the financial needs of Horizon Health Care, which are not provided by patient charges and to systematically implement plans by which dollar needs can be met. For more information, please visit http://www.horizonhealthfounda... or call 605.772.4553.
About Horizon Health Care
For over 40 years, Horizon Health Care has been providing personalized, affordable, high-quality medical, dental and mental health care through a rural, community-based network in South Dakota. Horizon is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that serves the medical, dental and mental health care needs of South Dakotans in rural, medically underserved areas through 110,000 patient visits annually in 32 community health centers in: Aberdeen, Alcester, Bison, Bryant, De Smet, Eagle Butte, Elk Point, Faith, Fort Thompson, Howard, Huron, Isabel, La Plant, Lake Preston, Martin, McIntosh, Mission, Plankinton, Wessington Springs, White River, Woonsocket, and Yankton. For more information, please visit www.horizonhealthcare.org.