SIOUX FALLS – A Jackson County Central graduate has been named among the ‘movers and shakers’ to watch in South Dakota in 2022 according to the state’s largest newspaper.
Allie (Graupmann) Hartzler is on the list of people the Sioux Falls Argus Leader says it is keeping an eye on as being at the forefront of some of the state’s hottest issues this year.
She has been the culture and innovation officer in Sioux Falls since late October.
That position is a combination of her previous role as innovation coordinator and the position of chief culture officer that had been held by another individual before she resigned in October.
The controversial role, which required a tie-breaking vote from Mayor Paul TenHaken to keep in the budget, was retooled.
Hartzler has said she hopes to build on the “foundational work” that her predecessor brought to the role, which was primarily meant to address employee recruitment and retention as the city prepared for a wave of retirements.
That will combine with some of the work she’s already been doing, including leading a team tasked with improving the equity and inclusion of the city’s internal organization.
Allie is the daughter of Paul and Julie Graupmann of Jackson and is married to another JCC grad, Brad Hartzler. Brad is Middle School Assistant Principal in Harrisburg.