Gov Staffer leaves to go to TSD

Posted by PP at the SDWC

May 31, 2007

I missed this one until now. Kim Olson, wife of Representative Ryan Olson, is moving out of her space in the Governor’s office and taking up residence at the Department of Tourism and State Development:

Kim (Juffer) Olson has been named the state’s Economic Development Director and the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Tourism and State Development, Richard Benda, Secretary of Tourism and State Development announced today, May 29, 2007. Olson currently serves as a Senior Policy Advisor to Governor Mike Rounds.

“Kim has been working as the Department’s liaison with the Governor’s Office for the past several years so this is a natural transition for her,” Benda said. “Kim is already up to speed on the majority of our economic development projects so she will literally be able to hit the ground running,” he said.

and…

Olson, her husband Ryan, and their daughter Olivia live on a farm outside of Onida.

Read it all here.

Kim was always a pleasure to work with in the Governor’s office during my time there, and I’m sure she’ll do just fine over at TSD. Kim, congrats and good luck from the SDWC.

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