Office of the Dean

Leadership

Name Department & Office Contact
Venky Venkatachalam
  • Dean, Beacom School of Business
 BEACOM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Beacom Hall 121
De Vee Dykstra
  • Associate Dean / Professor
 BEACOM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Beacom Hall 119
De Vee Dykstra
Anna Christensen
  • Director, Marketing and External Relations
 BEACOM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Beacom Hall 116
Paige Short
  • Director of Development, Beacom School of Business
 USD Foundation
Linda Halliburton
  • Director, Graduate Business & Executive Education Programs
 BEACOM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Beacom Hall 112
Carly Heard
  • Director, Student Services
 BEACOM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Beacom Hall 102

Staff

Name Department & Office Contact
Julie Barnett
  • Program Assistant II
 BEACOM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
UB118
Rachel Geske
  • Graduate Academic Advisor and Recruiter
 BEACOM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
UB108
Mandy Hanson
  • Manager, Career Success Center
 BEACOM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Beacom Hall 103
Chad Pinkelman
  • Academic Advisor
 BEACOM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Beacom Hall 106
Kyle Schoenfelder
  • Academic Advisor
 BEACOM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Beacom Hall 111

Outreach Directors

Name Department & Office Contact
Jeff Eckhoff
  • Director, Small Business Development Center
 SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
UB314
Wes Kelly
  • Director, SD Manufacturing & Technology Solutions
 BEACOM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTER 117
Carole Cochran
  • Coordinator, South Dakota KIDS COUNT
 BEACOM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Beacom Hall 305
Mike Allgrunn
  • Chair, Economics / Professor / Director, SD Council for Economic Education
 BEACOM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Beacom Hall 248
Mike Allgrunn