ISSUES
RESPONSIBLE GROWTH
Sioux Falls has many different people and many unique needs. A significant percentage of our jobs are provided by small businesses. We need to make sure we are supporting this important part of our economy.
TRANSPARENCY
Sioux Falls has a highly qualified and engaged group of citizens that want to be involved in shaping the community they call home. Making sure people understand the issues and have time to actively engage in policy making is important.
RATIONAL SPENDING
Both cost of living and taxes are increasing. This unsustainable situation puts our residents under financial pressure, especially younger people and the elderly. We need to adjust our policies so the tax load is not overwhelming.
LIVABILITY
Sioux Falls has an “F” crime rating. We need to get the crime situation under control. Part of the problem is caused by the lack of rehabilitation at the prisons. Other issues are related to the low paying jobs we are fostering.
MEET JULIANN
STANFORD ENGINEER. COLUMBIA MBA.
SIOUX FALLS NEIGHBOR.
Juliann and her husband, Wade, live in downtown Sioux Falls in a house that was built in 1903. Their daughter, Amelia, and Juliann’s mother, Dalene, also live in the city. Juliann has been involved in the Sioux Falls community for some time and regularly attends city, county, and state meetings and events.
In addition to her commitment to the community, she also works in advisory roles in business, marketing, accounting, and engineering. Her professional career allowed her to explore many fields including education, medicine, water and wastewater, oil and gas, and farming and to work for companies of different sizes.
She has formal degrees in mechanical engineering and economics from Stanford University and an MBA from Columbia University, but believes that the bulk of her learning has come from the school of hard knocks. Spending time with family (and her two cats), art, writing, travel, and “relaxing” at the gym are her favorite pastimes.
