Christine Hamilton

Christine Hamilton owns and operates Christiansen Land and Cattle, Ltd., a large diversified farming and ranching business in south central South Dakota. She has established a non-profit family foundation to participate in projects that address how to improve rural communities and co-founded PrairieGold Ventures and South Dakota Ag Producer Ventures, which are dedicated to South Dakota development. Christine has a MBA in Entrepreneurship from the University of Arizona.  She is a member of the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission, and serves on the Board of Directors of the South Dakota State Foundation, South Dakota State Art Museum, Northern Great Plains Initiative for Rural Development, the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Home Federal Bank.