Born a South Dakota native in Watertown, he relocated with his family to Rapid City in 1972 and graduated from Stevens High School class of 1987. In 1997, he married the love of his life, Kristi, and together they raised two sons Dylan (currently working in Kuwait) and Camden (currently working in Rapid City). Work and life took them away from South Dakota for many years and after losing his wife to cancer in 2018, he moved back to Rapid City to finish raising his youngest son, and reconnect with his hometown and spend more time with his family.

Doran works as a Financial Advisor with Modern Woodmen of America, and teaches Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University several times a year. He also works with the Pennington County Authority to assist others to create financial success in their lives. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, was heavily involved in Scouting for many years, and has a real love of working with outreach programs and helping others.

He likes to fish, but mostly spending time with his family, attending local events with his girlfriend, April, and traveling regionally to connect with old friends.

let’s give Doran a big welcome!

Our speaker today was Steve Hildebrand, Founder of The Promising Futures Fund (and brother of our own Kim Nearhood).
This fund was started in Sioux Falls to make a difference in the education of children growing up in poverty. They believe that a child’s economic background should never prevent them from having the same education, same experiences and same opportunities as a child whose family has more resources. 
Because Rapid City’s school poverty rate is at about 40% , with 5 elementary schools at 100%, they are looking to expand this program to Rapid City and are looking for people here that would like to work with educators to make this happen. 
For information on The Promising Fund please visit www.promisingfuturesfund.org.