Staff
Karl Pratt
Executive Director
director@growsheridancounty.org
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Karl joined the foundation in 2018 as the first-ever staff person. He handles the day-to-day management of the foundation, including web and social communications, spearheading the Strategic Doing and Planned Giving initiatives, assisting the board with meetings and grants management, hosting community events, and more.
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He was named Executive Director effective January 2022.
Kerissa Payne
Program Officer
programs@growsheridancounty.org
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Kerissa joined the foundation in August 2024. She assists with the day-to-day management of the foundation and is serving as the lead of Economic Development activities and projects in Sheridan County.
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Kerissa, along with her husband, Charlie, and two children, Sadie and Harper, moved to Hoxie from central Ohio in 2023. Together they own and operate Covey Rise Farms, LLC, which produces and sells dry-aged beef and other products ‘from fields to plate’ shipping their goods across the nation.