South Dakota GFP Commission Elects Officers

Commissioner Cathy Peterson will serve as chairwoman who previously served as vice-chairwoman.
Commissioner Cathy Peterson will serve as chairwoman who previously served as vice-chairwoman.
South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks
South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks

Pierre, SD -(AmmoLand.com)- Recently, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission elected new officers for the chair and vice-chair positions.

Commissioner Cathy Peterson will serve as chairwoman; she previously served as vice-chairwoman. Peterson and her family farm and run a cow-calf operation near Salem and Avon. She also works in her family financial services business, Garry Associates.

Commissioner Barry Jensen will serve as vice-chairman. Jensen and his family own a ranching operation near White River.

Each of their terms expire in 2019.

“We greatly appreciate the working partnership our agency has with the GFP commission and its members,” stated Kelly Hepler, GFP Department Secretary. “Their input and willingness to serve the state of South Dakota in these public roles is invaluable.”

For more information, visit http://gfp.sd.gov/agency/commission/default.aspx.

About The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (SDGFP):

The purpose of the Department of Game, Fish and Parks is to perpetuate, conserve, manage, protect, and enhance South Dakota’s wildlife resources, parks, and outdoor recreational opportunities for the use, benefit, and enjoyment of the people of this state and its visitors, and to give the highest priority to the welfare of this state’s wildlife and parks, and their environment, in planning and decisions.

For more information, visit: gfp.sd.gov.