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ebra Owen grew up in Helena, Montana. Her passion for public policy began in high school when attending the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State held in the State Capitol. As Representative for Girls State, she sat in the Montana House of Representatives for the deliberation and vote on bills. From that experience, her interest in public policy ignited. Advocacy for and through our members remains a passion for Owen. Through the leadership of the Board of Directors, with input from the Issues Management Council, the Chamber successfully gets stuff done. Last year the Chamber received the midwest Chamber of Commerce Public Policy award for passing legislation to require South Dakota driver’s licenses exams in Spanish. Debra led the statewide coalition to pass the bill in Pierre. Owen is a licensed attorney. She is the Vice President of Government Relations for the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce. She has served as legal counsel and lobbyist for the State of South Dakota, Bureau of Human Resources and lobbied for the South Dakota hospitals.

Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce 200 N. Phillips Ave, Suite 200 Sioux Falls, SD 57104 605.336.1620 siouxfallschamber.com

Chamber Debra Owen, Vice President of Government Relations Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce

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AD AGENCY Doug Moss, Jill Smith, Roger Nolan

2min
pages 66-67

BASEBALL Sioux Falls Canaries

1min
pages 64-65

CABINETRY Jeremy Fischer, Melchor Rodriguez, James Richter, Jeremy Seykora

1min
page 63

EYE SURGERY Vance Thompson Vision

3min
pages 60-62

TRANSACTIONAL & ESTATE PLANNING Kraig L. Kronaizl

1min
page 59

LITIGATION & BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS Cesar A. Juarez

1min
page 58

RUNNING Greg Koch

1min
page 57

BOWLING AND SPORTS BAR Josh Thomas

1min
page 56

VICTIM SERVICES The Compass Center

2min
pages 54-55

SENIOR COMMUNITY Jason Honey

1min
page 53

FACES of Sioux Falls 2022

1min
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FACES of Sioux Falls 2022

1min
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FACES of Sioux Falls 2022

2min
pages 50-51

ESCAPE ROOMS Alysia Simunek

1min
page 49

CONCRETE CUTTING & DEMOLITION Mike Purdy & Landon Lueders

1min
page 48

DENTAL IMPLANTS & SURGERY Kevin Haiar

1min
page 47

OUTSOURCED HUMAN RESOURCES Alternative HR

2min
page 46

LIQUOR STORE Tracy Lambert

1min
page 45

AXE THROWING Alysia Simunek

2min
page 44

ARCHITECTURE Justin Johnson, Leap Chear, Shawn Crowley

1min
page 43

IT SOLUTIONS Chad Barry

1min
page 42

FAMILY DENTISTRY Dr. Bradley Hruby & Dr. Meghan Rech

1min
page 41

PERSONAL INJURY LAW Heidepriem, Purtell, Siegel & Hinrichs LLP

1min
page 40

MATTRESSES Founder Chris Larson, General Manager Travis Jungen & Team

1min
page 38

WEALTH PLANNING Pinnacle Wealth

2min
pages 36-37

LED DISPLAY MANUFACTURING Ryas Olson, Adam Lewis, Eryn Nelson

1min
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TRANSITIONAL HOUSING Kingdom Boundaries

1min
page 34

SIDING & WINDOWS ABC Seamless

2min
pages 32-33

ICE CREAM The Giles Family

1min
page 31

WOMEN'S AMATEUR SPORTS Melissa Nelson & Emily Thomas

1min
page 30

ORTHOPEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE Avera Orthopedics

1min
pages 28-29

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES Hugo Barron

1min
page 27

CHAMBER Casey Boerger

1min
page 26

CHAMBER Debra Owen

1min
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CHAMBER Jeff Griffin

2min
page 24

YOUTH CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR Kim Muyskens

2min
page 23

WOMEN'S APPAREL Tania Blanco

2min
page 22

GOLF Dillon Saltzman

1min
page 21

BIKES Chris Harner

2min
page 20

FACES of Sioux Falls 2022

1min
page 19

HOME INSPECTION Brady & Kathy Horstman

2min
page 18

PIZZA Boss' Pizza & Chicken

2min
page 16

THE FUTURE OF BANKING Kyle Pickner

1min
page 15

MORTGAGE BANKING Dawn Van Nieuwenhuyzen

1min
page 14

BUSINESS BANKING Rodney Krantz, Hank McCall, Jason Sundberg

1min
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BANKING Plains Commerce Bank

1min
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TELECONSTRUCTION Craig Snyder

2min
pages 10-11

CRANES & RIGGING Anthony Wynja & Logan Lueders

2min
page 9

RESIDENTIAL REALTORS Brady & Sophie Daly

1min
page 8

INTERNET PROVIDE Brian McFadden, Noelle Tieszen, Ben Dold

1min
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Mayor of Sioux Falls, Paul TenHaken

2min
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