Jeff Kingsbury has been an actor and director for the Black Hills Playhouse for the last 12 years.  He spent 24 years running his own theatre company and youth theatre program in his home state of Washington.  For the past 22 years, Kingsbury has also worked as a highly coveted auctioneer for charities throughout the US and Canada, including JDRF, American Heart Association, March of Dimes, and various symphonies, private schools and hospital foundations. He understands philanthropy and why people and businesses choose to give to a particular organization. He was elected to the Olympia City Council in 2005, and served his last 2 years as Mayor Pro Tem.  

Jeff recently relocated to the Black Hills from the Seattle area to become the Director of Development for the Playhouse.  He continues to auctioneer throughout the country in his “spare time.”  He enjoys water and downhill skiing, swimming, cooking.

Of Rushmore Rotary, Jeff says “I am so inspired by the energy and enthusiasm of this club.  There is a clear commitment to the community.   I’m excited to do my part to build strong relationships with the members and the community and to uphold the vision that Paul Harris intended when he founded the organization.  I look forward to knowing every member.”

Sandra White Shield grew up just west of Rapid City in Dark Canyon.  She spent 25 years employed in the finance division of Rapid City Regional Hospital.  Seeking a new challenge, she accepted a position as Administrative Assistant to the Graduate Studies Director at Oglala Lakota College and spent 10 years there in grant and program management.  She then accepted an Administrative Assistant position in Graduate Studies at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and subsequently worked for Intertribal Buffalo Council in grants management.  Oglala Lakota College requested that she return to Graduate Studies and she spent another five years with the program.   She has also served 16 years on the Institutional Review Board of Monument Hospital reviewing research studies that the hospital is involved in, served 13 years on the Ethics Committee at Monument Hospital helping to develop hospital policies which are considerate of cultural ways of being, was a member of the Mounted Search and Rescue Unit of the United States Marshall's Posse, served on the St. Seaton School Board, served on the St. Isaac Jogues Parish Board,  served on the Medical Federal Credit Union Board and regularly presents information regarding Lakota Culture to USD nursing students.  She did try recently to retire but answered the call again to assist Oglala Lakota College with grants management and has also continued with the work with the Institutional Review Board and the Ethics Committees at Monument.  She is also involved in governance issues which are important to South Dakota.  She is a proud mother to five and grandmother to seven. Her spare time is given to quilting and various community needs.  "I am anxious to assist in bringing Lakota projects of need to fruition."

What we say and how we behave matter. Although free expression is important, we must take responsibility for how our words and actions may affect others. The RI Board has approved a new DEI Code of Conduct to help Rotary members create and maintain an environment that is collaborative, positive, and healthy for everyone. Simply put, the DEI Code of Conduct asks you to:

• Use respectful language
• Be supportive
• Foster a welcoming and inclusive environment
• Celebrate diversity