Press Room > 2004 :

Van Camp Named Director of Economic Development

RELEASE DATE: Wednesday, June 16, 2004

For More Information Contact: Mary Lehecka Nelson, 773-3301

Pierre, SD – Tina Van Camp has been named the director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, an office of the Department of Tourism and State Development. The announcement was made by Jim Hagen, secretary, Department of Tourism and State Development on Wednesday, June 16, 2004.

Van Camp has been with the economic development office since 1995 and has served as the Director of Finance for the last five years. “Tina has done a tremendous job as director of our finance division,” Hagen said. “She has an in depth understanding of our finance programs and a proven track record of putting together deals that have positively impacted the state’s economy,” he said.

Hagen said Van Camp’s experience with the office will be a real asset so she can hit the ground running in her new position. “Tina already has strong relationships with economic development leaders across the state. That will be extremely beneficial as she helps move the state’s 2010 Initiative and the goals of this office forward,” Hagen added.

“Tina is one of the hardest working people I know,” Hagen said. “She brings a level of energy and enthusiasm to this office that is truly contagious. Her knowledge in the area of finance, coupled with her ability to get things done, make her the ideal person for this position,” he concluded.