About Us
Marketing and Public Relations Division
Mary Lehecka Nelson
Mary is the Marketing and Public Relations manager for GOED. She coordinates and implements the office marketing efforts. She works closely with the media, development directors, advertising agencies and staff to ensure effective internal and external communications.is the Marketing and Public Relations manager. She coordinates and implements the office marketing efforts. She works closely with the media, development directors, advertising agencies and staff to ensure effective internal and external communications.
Mary can be reached at mary.leheckanelson@state.sd.us
Alice Wright
Alice is the Made in South Dakota Coordinator,she is responsible for the recruitment and retention of artists and vendors to www.madeinsouthdakota.com. She provides technical support to the artists and vendors for website issues and monitors traffic on the site. She is instrumental in developing and implementing the marketing plan for this program.
Alice can be reached at alice.wright@state.sd.us
Jen Hodny
Jen is the Communications Coordinator for GOED. She is the writer and editor of the GOED newsletter. She is responsible for all press releases and works closely with communities and companies to coordinate economic development announcements. She is also the primary contact for VOCUS, web-based software that was implemented to research and track earned media opportunities.
Jen can be reached at jennifer.hodny@state.sd.us
Evan Davis
Evan is the E-Commerce Coordinator for GOED. Heis responsible for marketing the GOED, SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef, Made in South Dakota and the 2010 Initiative on the web and through email campaigns, as well as statistical analysis of all sites.
Evan can be reached at evan.davis@state.sd.us