Mark Lauseng was appointed Executive Director of SDHDA in April of 2006. Prior to his appointment, he was the Director of Finance and the Assistant Treasurer of SDHDA. Mark is a certified public accountant and a member of the South Dakota Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Mark grew up and graduated from high school in Watertown, SD. He graduated from college at Northern University in Aberdeen, SD. Mark and his wife Sherry have two sons, Alex and Ryan.