About Us
Creative Division
Individuals working in this area are shared with the Office of Tourism.
Thad Friedeman
Thad, Creative Strategies Manager, supervises the Creative staff, directs creative elements for campaigns and promotional materials, oversees the proper use of the South Dakota logo, proofs all creative produced materials, assists with GOED image direction in print materials and maintains the in-house graphic design computer system.
Michele Ganschow
Michele, Project Manager, coordinates Creative staff project assignments, oversees progress and completion of projects and advertising campaigns, tracks Creative expenses and handles department’s promotional product needs. Michele provides proofreading skills on most print pieces.
Angela Hofmeister
Angela, Graphic Designer, is responsible for creating and designing various GOED collateral print projects including brochures, newsletters, reports, conference materials and other promotional materials.
Tara Meise
Tara, Graphic Designer, is responsible for creating and designing various GOED collateral print projects including brochures, newsletters, reports, conference materials and other promotional materials.
Ashley Brassfield
Ashley, Graphic Designer, is responsible for creating and designing various GOED collateral print projects including brochures, newsletters, reports, conference materials and other promotional materials.
Chad Coppess
Chad, Senior Photographer, photographs businesses, buildings and quality of life images as needed for promotion by the GOED. He also fills photo requests throughout the year from our digital database files. Chad provides photographic and creative input on many of the campaign materials.
Scott Howard
Scott, Video Specialist, shoots video for a variety of GOED projects. He also fulfills requests from our in house video library to state and private entities. He works to update files and digitize footage for faster editing on projects.