Today was Rotary Day.
We welcomed our newest member, Amber Berry. She received her Rotary pin, and temporary name badge.
Amber grew up in eastern Minnesota and joined the Air Force right after high school. She was
stationed at Ellsworth and deployed to Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. During
her time in the Air Force, she met her husband, who is from Pennsylvania. They’ve been
married for 15 years and decided to settle in Rapid City, making it their home.
After separating from the Air Force, she attended nursing school through USD East River. She
currently works at Monument Health in the Progressive Care Unit, where she’s involved in
various councils and committees, and she truly enjoys it.
They have a 15-month-old daughter named Aubrey, who is the joy of Amber’s life. They also have an 11-year-old lab named Newt, and a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois named Loki, who is her
husband’s K9 partner. Her husband serves as the Sergeant for the West River K9
Program, focusing on drug interdiction.
She’s a bit of a nerdy jock—she loves reading, likes Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Star
Trek (Next Gen). She enjoys working out and still plays volleyball, basketball, and softball. She
also loves the outdoors! She spends time hiking, backpacking, kayaking, hunting, fishing,
archery, and skiing.
And because she’s not sure how to end a bio...
“And that’s all I got to say about that” -Forest Gump
Welcome Amber!
A Paul Harris Fellow was gifted to Mikaela Leners of the Impact Club by Jennifer Rollins for her tireless work on training programs at Pine Ridge for human trafficking. Congratulations!
2026-2027 Officers Elected
Kyle Bargmann - President Elect
Kim Nearhood - Secretary
Deb Niemi - 2 Year Board Term
Jeff Meyer. - 2 Year Board Term
Deb Kjerstad - 1 year Board Term
Bylaw Change
President Roger Heacock has reviewed the bylaws and is recommending one change to the board. It will be presented to the membership in next week’s email before being presented to the board.