Contact City Council Staff

City Clerk Debra Owen
367-8080 dowen@siouxfalls.org

Owen functions in a new role to direct and oversee the day-to-day City Council operations, assists the Council in developing public policy and budget adoption. Owen also serves as the Elections Officer of the City and is the keeper of the City Seal.

Owen is a licensed attorney who acquired her Juris Doctor from the University of South Dakota. While a student at USD, she served as Managing Editor to the Great Plains Natural Resources Journal. She was published in both the Great Plains Natural Resource Journal (twice) and co-authored an article in the South Dakota Law Review. Owen received her undergraduate degree at Augustana College and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. (GO AUGIE!!)

Previous positions held include: South Dakota Field Coordinator for Congressional and Public Affairs for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; intern for Senate Majority Leader Barb Everist; intern for Johnson, Heidepriem, Miner, Marlow, & Janklow; elected to the Helena, (Montana) Citizens Advisory Council; appointed to the Governor’s Advisory Council for the Montana Department of Health and Human Services.

Assistant City Clerk Tamara Jorgensen
367-8080 tjorgensen@siouxfalls.org

Tamara is a graduate of Dakota State University in Madison, SD. She graduated in May of 2006 from the City of Sioux Falls’ Management Excellence Certificate Program. In the fall of 2007, she was nominated for the V.L. Cruisenberry Award. She served as Siouxper Speakers Toastmasters Vice President for Public Relations and has also volunteered time for the Sioux Falls Cosmopolitan Club.

Previous positions include: Administrative Assistant for the following companies: Avera McKennan Hospital; Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Montana; the Criminal Investigations Unit/Department of Justice for the State of Montana; Behr Heat Transfer Systems; and the Sioux Falls School District. An Operations position held at the BNSF Railway; Executive Secretary for the RJR/Nabisco Sales Company and for Citibank (South Dakota), N.A.

Assistant City Clerk Denise D. Tucker
367-8080 dtucker@siouxfalls.org

Denise graduated from Mount Marty College with a degree in Journalism. She worked as a reporter for the Yankton Press & Dakotan and spent 13 years with the Argus Leader. Denise served in the Army National Guard for 10 years. She is currently enrolled in the Minnesota Municipal Clerk's Institute working towards her Certified Municipal Clerk's designation.

Assistant City Clerk Jamie Palmer
367-8080 jpalmer@siouxfalls.org

Previous positions include: Office Manager for USD Department of Nursing for 3 years, Administrative Assistant for Sioux Valley Hospital/Clinic (Sanford) for 13 years. Jamie is a graduate of Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls and is currently enrolled in the Minnesota Municipal Clerk's Institute working towards her Certified Municipal Clerk's designation.