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Team Leader Greg LaFollette is a Sioux Falls, SD native and a 32+ year Rotarian. He's a Past President of Sioux Falls Rotary West and a current member of the Downtown Club. He and his bride of 35 years, Kaye, are parents of one grown daughter, Amanda. All three are proud Paul Harris Fellows. Greg is a CPA and practiced in Sioux Falls for 25 years before going into the software business. After seven years in Ann Arbor (GoBlue!!) he retired and returned "home" to South Dakota. Greg is the Executive Editor of the country's largest subscribed magazine serving the CPA profession --- The CPA Technology Advisor. In that role he travels extensively speaking to gatherings of practicing public accountants in over 20 states every year.

 

Team member Jon Bosworth is a 36 year old Rapid City, South Dakota native. For the past seven years he has been working as an Occupational Therapist at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Jon specializes in physical dysfunction rehabilitation, working primarily with individuals who have suffered a stroke, head injury or a limitation resulting from an accident. Jon attended Occupational Therapy school at Pacific University in Forest Grove, OR. He grew up in a large family, being the youngest of eight. He and his girlfriend are avid outdoors people, enjoying hiking, camping, and skiing.

Team member Kyla Wright is a 41 year old Marketing Director for Ketel Thorstenson, LLP – a regional accounting firm. Her responsibilities include advertising, business development, training and recruiting. Originally from Rapid City, she has traveled extensively and lived in Germany for five years. She graduated in 1988 from the University of Georgia with a degree in International Business. In 2000, she received her Master of Business Administration degree from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Kyla and her husband, Greg, have two sons, Austin (14) and Lucas (12). She enjoys activities with her family, running, hiking and cooking

Team member Sol Brich was born to Dick and Carolyn Brich on May 10, 1972, in Brookings, South Dakota. He graduated from High School in 1990 in Ogallala, Nebraska. He studied Civil Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, South Dakota; and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1995 and a Master of Science degree in 2001. In 1997, Sol went to work for the Minerals and Mining Program in the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Pierre, South Dakota. In 2001, he began working for the Watershed Protection on water quality issues relating to lakes and streams. Sol is an avid outdoorsman, and spends his free time sailing, kayaking, cycling, hunting, fishing, and outdoor cooking.

Team Member Shelle Litzen is a 38 year old pharmacist working for Medicap Pharmacy in Rapid City. The oldest of five kids, Shelle grew up on a farm in Tolstoy and attended Hoven High School. From there she attended South Dakota State University in Brookings and graduated with a BS in Pharmacy in 1992. Her 1st job was with the chain pharmacy, Shopko, in Aberdeen, where she worked for 7 years. Over the years, Shelle has worked in a variety of pharmacy settings: chain, nursing home, surgery center, and independent retail, in a variety of locations: Aberdeen, Iowa City, Las Vegas, and Rapid City.  In her spare time, Shelle enjoys traveling, working out, sports, reading, shopping, and spending time with her 2 little nephews.

Team member Michele Lewon is a 31 year old attorney living in Sioux City, Iowa.  She received both her undergraduate degree and her juris doctor from the University of Nebraska.  Michele has been in private practice with another attorney for just over a year, practicing primarily in the area of family law.  She is licensed to practice in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.  In her spare time, Michele enjoys running, biking, swimming, traveling to see her friends and spending time with her family, especially her four year old nephew.  She also enjoys (dare it be mentioned) Husker football.

 

 

 

 
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