Card image cap

Jess Olson's Biography

Contact Information

No contact information available.

Full Name:

Jess Olson

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Eric

Birth Place:

SD

Home City:

Rapid City, SD

Religion:

Lutheran

Attended, Health Careers Program, Harvard Univeristy

MHA, Health Policy and Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011-2013

BA, English Language and Literature, Dartmouth College, 2003-2007

Committee Member, JDAI Statewide Steering Committee, 2019-2025

Representative, South Dakota State House of Representatives, District 34, 2019-2023

Candidate, South Dakota State House of Representatives, District 34, 2022

Former Member, Education Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives

Managing Owner, Stay Graceful, 2019-present

Executive Director, PHACE Syndrome Community Incorporated, 2018-2019

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, WellFully, 2012-2018

Account Executive and Analyst Relations, Hill and Knowlton, 2008-2009

Resource Advisory Committee Member, Black Hills National Forest, 2020-present

Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives, present

Member, Rapid City Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, present

Member, South Canyon Lutheran Church, present

Treasurer, South Dakota Association of Youth Care Providers, 2016-2018

Member, Rapid City Public Libraries Board of Directors, 2014-2016

Member, South Dakota Healthcare Executive Group Chapter Board, 2011-2016

Honorary Commander, Ellsworth Air Force Base Hononary Commander Program, 2014

Favorite Quote:

"Believe you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt

Priority Issues:

Fiscal Leadership
Supporting Businesses
Workforce Development

arrow_upward