Barb Lenocker was born and raised in Redfield, South Dakota, and graduated from SDSU with a degree in General Agriculture and Business. She married her husband, Bryan, in 1987, and together they have two adult children and five grandchildren.
Barb has worked in the insurance industry for more than 25 years. She began her career with State Farm before becoming an Independent Agent over 18 years ago with Heartland Financial Services, where she now manages the agency’s four eastern South Dakota locations.
In her free time, Barb enjoys riding and raising Quarter Horses, golfing, and staying active through fitness.

Jose spent eleven years developing in agricultural cooperative management for CHS River Plains, before reentering the insurance industry with Campbell County Insurance Agency in Herreid, SD in 2023. He has the pleasure of working with his oldest daughter, Aubriauna Wiest, who is also the Principal Agent and his Boss!!!  
Jose and his wife Amber, are proud grandparents to their three grandchildren, Sammy (3yrs), Scottie Jay (10 months), and Koen (4 months). 
In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, kids, and grandkids, cooking, golfing, fishing, and helping Amber run her local small business, Strong Tower Academy Preschool. He is also an active Mound City Volunteer Fireman, and helps grill at the local MC83 Bar & Grill, on weekends, as “therapy to help keep everything rolling!” Jose and his family are grateful for the ability to work and serve in their community, and they look forward to increasing their involvement and service in the insurance industry!

Brent and his wife, Shayna, have three children Calista, Rayanna, and Pierson. They live in Brookings, SD, where they own Dakota Insurance – The Rohl Agency. Brent began his insurance career as a captive agent with Farm Bureau Financial Services in 2004, operating offices in both Watertown and Brookings. In 2018, he left Farm Bureau to purchase the Dakota Insurance Agency. They expanded again in 2022 by purchasing the Fishback Insurance Agency from First Bank & Trust. They have office locations in Brookings and Sioux Falls. Brent loves riding motorcycles. Each fall, he and Shayna ride down to Phoenix to leave a bike at his brother’s home, making it easy to fly down and enjoy rides throughout the winter. He and Shayna stay active at the gym, and Brent is also an instructor at No Illusions Martial Arts, where he coaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai. Summers are spent at their cabin on Lake Poinsett, enjoying boating, water skiing, jet skis, and time with family and friends.

Jesse has been in the insurance industry since 2006, beginning at Key Insurance and later co-founding Bridgemark Insurance Solutions in 2021. The agency grew from 12 to 28 team members and expanded into Nebraska and Minnesota. Now, he is the regional president for INSight Partners with 20 locations. He holds AFIS and CIC designations. Outside of work, Jesse stays active with his family, community, and enjoying the outdoors.

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Travis is the Senior Vice President of Dacotah Insurance with over 30 years of experience in the industry, including nearly every agency role and five years as a company representative. He and his wife, Carrie, enjoy their blended family of nine children and two grandchildren—with another on the way. In his free time, Travis enjoys traveling, mountain biking, skiing, and pickleball.

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Sioux Falls has been my home for 40 years now, but my story begins on a farm outside Lake Preston, South Dakota. Those early years and long hours on the farm taught me the value of hard work, integrity, and community—principles that have guided every step of my personal and professional life.
After attending Dakota State College, I moved to Sioux Falls in the spring of 1985. I’ve been blessed with a wonderful wife, Jeannie, and together we raised three daughters. After 28 years of parenting, we’re enjoying life as empty nesters and doing our best not to spoil our three grandchildren (though we don’t always succeed).
My career has taken me through meaningful service in law enforcement, leadership as Executive Director at St. Michael Catholic Cemetery, and now to my current role as a Principal at Risty Benefits. I’m a graduate of Leadership Sioux Falls and have been honored to serve my community in many ways—chairing a credit union board, participating in civic and city organizations, serving on my church’s finance council, and a member the Bishop O’Gorman Catholic School Board.
I am currently the State Deputy for the South Dakota Knights of Columbus, an organization close to my heart and rooted deeply in faith, service, and fraternity.
And for those who know me well—yes, I never turn down a good cigar.

Mike Chrysler has served as the Executive Vice President since July 2021.  Prior to this role, he was Chief Deputy Director of Product Lines for the Illinois Department of Insurance.  He believes his role at IIASD is to ensure a competitive insurance marketplace for all, while providing members with the best products and services possible.  Joshua 1:9 “Be strong and courageous…”.  He and his wife Shandi live in Fort Pierre with their sons Benjamin (11) and Brody (9) while daughter Lexi is a Senior at SDSU.  Mike enjoys coaching youth sports, the outdoors and cooking.

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Blake has been at IIASD since 2022. With a background in insurance and marketing, he currently handles the association’s member & partner programs, lobbying activities, marketing, and more.

Blake and his wife Ashley have two children; Owen is 6 and Anna is 3.

During his free time, he enjoys golf, cycling and oil painting.

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Sarah has been in the insurance industry since 2022. Prior to insurance, she worked as a social worker for Child Protective Services with the State of South Dakota. After experiencing burnout in social work, Sarah decided to take a new career path and was offered a position with Acrisure, where she became an Account Manager handling Commercial, Agricultural, and Trucking lines of business.
In August 2024, Sarah joined the Independent Insurance Agents of South Dakota as the Director of Operations. In her role, she manages the Errors & Omissions Program and serves as the association’s Education Provider.
Sarah is married to her husband, Andy, and together they have two children — Bridger (7) and Lennon (4). When she’s not busy keeping up with her kids’ activities, she enjoys camping, boating, working out, and getting lost in a good book (and jammie pants).

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