2024 Board Members
The Experience Sioux Falls BID was created for the purpose of funding the marketing and promotion of the visitor industry in the city of Sioux Falls and its hotels and motels located within the district through Experience Sioux Falls.
Voting Members
- Frank Gurnick, Dakota Alliance Soccer Club
- Jan Grunewaldt, BEST WESTERN PLUS Ramkota
- Matt Brunick, Hilton Garden Inn Sioux Falls South
- Paul Hegg, Hegg Companies
- Tracy Kolb, Hampton Inn by Hilton
- Greg Jamison, Jamison Company Real Estate, At Large
- Cody Breck, LaQuinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham
- Tracey Stoneall, Homewood Suites by Hilton
- Sara Zura, Country Inn & Suites by Radisson
- Christine Bruning, Washington Pavilion
- Tom Morris, BEST WESTERN PLUS Ramkota Hotel
Non-Voting Members
- Teri Schmidt, Experience Sioux Falls
- Sarah Cole, Sioux Falls City Council Liaison
- Shawn Pritchett, City of Sioux Falls Liaison
- Richard Thomason, Sioux Falls City Council Liaison
The Experience Sioux Falls (ESF) Board of Directors meets quarterly to discuss financials and ensures the strategic efforts position ESF for long-term growth and success.
Executive Committee
- Jan Grunewaldt, BEST WESTERN PLUS Ramkota Hotel
- Frank Gurncik, Dakota Alliance Soccer Club
- Tom Morris, BEST WESTERN PLUS Ramkota Hotel
- Amy Smolik, Friessen Development, Inc./Lake Lorraine
- Christine Bruning, Washington Pavilion
- Teri Schmidt, Experience Sioux Falls
Voting Members
- Christine Bruning, Washington Pavilion
- Paul Hegg, Hegg Companies
- Audrey Otto-Pepper, Butterfly House & Aquarium
- Shailesh Patel, Hampton Inn, TownePlace Suites, Hampton Inn SW
- Riccardo Tarabelsi, R Wine Bar & Kitchen
- Bryan Ahlers, KAJ Hospitality
- Bethany Buitenbos, Chick-fil-A
- Nancy Savage, Child's Play Toys
