Connie Halverson is the Vice President of Public Benefit for Delta Dental of South Dakota and the Delta Dental of South Dakota Foundation. In this position, she oversees the company’s marketing efforts and Delta Dental Foundation’s programs, working to improve health outcomes for children and their families.

Since 2001, Connie has managed programs that have provided oral healthcare to more than 66,000 patients. In addition, she has secured more than $8 million in grants to improve oral health in South Dakota.

Connie has volunteered on the boards of several local and statewide non-profit and government organizations, including Dakota Resources, SD Health and Educational Facilities Authority, South Dakota Workers Compensation Advisory Council, Oahe YMCA, South Dakota Dental Foundation and Feeding South Dakota.

Prior to working for Delta Dental, Connie worked in various positions for both the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the SD Department of Tourism.

A Lemmon native, she earned her BA in Communications Studies from the University of South Dakota. Connie and her husband Steve have two adult daughters.