November 14, 2025 • 20 mins
Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Lowery joins Harrisburg 41-2: The Podcast to share what drew her to HSD, what she’s learned in her first months on the job, and how the district is preparing for its next chapter. She talks about growth, community, teamwork, and the people who make Harrisburg what it is.
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JoAnne VerMulm (00:02):
We're giving you more than just the 411.
This is the Harrisburg 412Podcast.
Coming to you from SouthernSioux Falls and Harrisburg,
South Dakota.
Welcome back and thanks forjoining us again.
(00:23):
In this episode, I sit downwith Dr.
Jennifer Lowery, our newsuperintendent, to learn what
drew her to the district and howshe's helping guide the next
chapter of the Harrisburg SchoolDistrict.
Welcome, Dr.
Lowery.
So you've been here for a fewmonths.
You come to us from just downthe road from the T Area School
(00:46):
District.
What is it about Harrisburgthat drew you here and made you
want to become part of it?
Jennifer Lowery (00:53):
So my draw to the Harrisburg School District
is its growth, its uniqueness,and the innovative opportunities
that present itself.
JoAnne VerMulm (01:05):
So tell us a little bit about yourself, Dr.
Lowery.
You have had really a lifelongjourney in education.
Share a little bit aboutyourself and how those
experiences have influenced yourwork today.
Jennifer Lowery (01:20):
So I'm a lifelong South Dakota resident,
except for a short time inNebraska.
So I'm a graduate of Huron HighSchool.
And then I went to DakotaWesleyan University in Mitchell
and earned a bachelor's inmathematics and education.
I went to the University ofNebraska Lincoln and have a
(01:43):
master's degree in educationalpsychology in there.
The technical term ispsychometrics.
And then I went to AberdeenCentral and I coached and taught
in the high school with myhusband there.
And while I was there, I earnedan administration degree from
(02:04):
the University of South Dakota.
I was hired to be an elementaryprincipal and K-12 curriculum
director for the T Area SchoolDistrict.
I did that for one year until Iwas asked to be the interim
superintendent.
And I had started my doctoratefor my superintendent licensed
(02:25):
school district administrationthat same year that I was asked
to be the interim.
And I ended up serving T areafor 13 years as their
superintendent of schools beforestarting in Harrisburg this
fall.
JoAnne VerMulm (02:39):
And then you also come from a family of
educators, is that right?
Jennifer Lowery (02:43):
Yes, I'm a third-generation educator from
in South Dakota.
So I have been in Winter,Gregory, Salem, Lee Deadwood,
and Huron, as I followed myfather's path to serving schools
throughout the state.
JoAnne VerMulm (03:00):
So it sounds like you've spent a good portion
of your life in school.
Jennifer Lowery (03:04):
I don't know if I know any other way to live
than in uh gyms and at musicconcerts and in classrooms,
sorting papers and supportingwhatever mom and dad needed to
do.
JoAnne VerMulm (03:23):
Well, thank you for that.
We've gotten to know you alittle bit, and now let's learn
a little bit about your plansfor the district.
Jennifer Lowery (03:31):
So when I was hired and I kept hearing, what's
the superintendent's plan?
What are your goals?
What direction is thesuperintendent going to take us?
And the truth of the matter isI can help lead and coach, but
the people closest to the kids,closest to the community, are
(03:52):
the ones that will actually moveus forward.
So it has to be a collaborativeeffort.
I cannot do anything by myself.
So our first phase of gatheringinformation from multiple
stakeholders has been criticalin the people owning and writing
(04:12):
the story.
JoAnne VerMulm (04:13):
And we are just wrapping up phase one of our
strategic plan, which is togather the data, right?
I think I have been with youfor most every SWOT analysis we
have done so far, and we aredefinitely gathering a lot of
data.
We are gathering lots of data.
There's been a lot of stickynotes used, that is for sure.
(04:34):
And as part of gathering thatdata, we are going to then use
that to come together as adistrict and find some common
ground on goals and things ofthat nature.
Jennifer Lowery (04:48):
I see an opportunity to have even more
collaboration across buildingsso that we can have strong
consistency in what we identifywithin that strategic plan that
matters while still havinguniquenesses that buildings can
have little quirks or littlethings that give them pride, but
(05:12):
just a really strong core thatallows us not to compete with
one another, but take bestpractices and more quickly use
them across our buildings andacross our leadership model.
JoAnne VerMulm (05:28):
So once we've used all this data and
identified what those goals are,what does that look like from
that point forward?
Jennifer Lowery (05:35):
Yeah.
By the end of the school year,our goal will be to have a
picture of what right lookslike.
So what are our strategiccategories that we can put
different departments or leadersin to say student achievement
matters, whatever the definitionfor what student achievement
(05:56):
looks like, this is thedirection we want to go.
And then we'll have identifiedaction steps over the summer on
how to get there.
A growth analysis, somethingwith growth will have to be one
of our important pillars.
And so having a clear pictureof what right looks like for our
staff to engage in and for ourcommunity to see clarity in is
(06:24):
an important piece of consensusbuilding.
Also identifying from adistrict level, how are we going
to measure success and whatdoes that look like?
And so that will be the lastpart of the consensus building
because if you identify whatright looks like and you measure
(06:45):
what right looks like, thenpeople can go 100 miles an hour
in the same direction and adjustand adapt for what is or isn't
working with clarity on howthey're going to be measured.
So putting the picture, themeasurement, and then the action
(07:06):
plan templates together fornext school year to move forward
is a really important part ofbeing a team.
JoAnne VerMulm (07:15):
And we're not just gathering data in district.
Do you want to talk about someof the ways that we are
collecting information fromexternal stakeholders as well?
Jennifer Lowery (07:24):
So I'm taking uh the opportunity to hold as
many um SWOT analysis orlistening sessions with our
staff, inviting communitymembers or going to community
organizations such as theeconomic development, such as
the chamber.
Anything I can try to engage inand with to meet people is
(07:48):
important.
Also, launching a feedbackwebsite will be part of our
information gathering to connectwith the people who are closest
to the work and who have astake, whether it's their
property or whether it's theirchildren or their grandchildren,
(08:12):
or just the tremendous pridethey have because this is their
Harrisburg School District.
JoAnne VerMulm (08:19):
There's an African proverb that says it
takes a village to raise achild, meaning that raising a
child requires the support andguidance of an entire community.
Aside from us just gatheringSWOT analysis information from
external stakeholders in thecommunity.
What role do you see thecommunity and parents having day
(08:42):
in and day out in the life of achild?
Jennifer Lowery (08:46):
So community members and parents have a
really important role as notonly a stakeholder and an adult
in the community that gets tohelp with the strategic plan,
but also their modeling ofconflict resolution, of
(09:07):
supporting their student andadvocating for them, but in a
way that we are collaboratingtogether and not assuming one
ill intent by either party.
So, how as a parent who hastheir heart beating outside of
(09:29):
their body in their ownchildren, how do we help and
support students and have thiswraparound network that is
supportive in helping each kidbe an independent but very
supported individual as weprepare them for the next part
(09:53):
of their life, whether that'sgoing into third grade or going
into middle school or headed offto the workforce or college.
How do we gradually release andadvocate for our kids and stay
informed with where they're atwhile both of us release
responsibility throughempowerment of our kids and
(10:17):
collaborating together to dothat is the end goal.
JoAnne VerMulm (10:24):
And speaking of our students, you have spent a
lot of time in our buildingssince you started.
What do you notice most whenyou're out and about and around
students?
Jennifer Lowery (10:37):
When you get to work with students, they give
it to you just how it is.
Like students are authentic,they bring energy when they are
little and when they arepurposeful and engaged at the
middle school and high schoollevel.
Middle school kids are the mostinteresting to get to know.
(11:02):
But I enjoy having littleconversations with those
students and getting to knowthem just a little bit better
and finding out what they needas they grow into our next
leaders when they become juniorsand seniors.
So looking forward to theirauthenticness, their energy, and
(11:27):
their smiles.
JoAnne VerMulm (11:30):
And while we'd love it to be smiles all the
time, we realize there are timeswhen difficult decisions need
to be made.
What would you say are thevalues that guide you when you
are involved in making adifficult decision?
Jennifer Lowery (11:47):
Integrity guides me day in and day out.
I put my mother hat on when I'mmaking difficult decisions,
whether it's with staff membersor children of all ages, from
our kindergartners to ourseniors.
Is that what I would do for myown children?
(12:09):
Is that how I would hold themaccountable?
Is that the opportunity that Iwould provide or not provide?
If I can be consistent with howI would treat my own children
and hold them accountable, thenI can be most consistent day in
and day out with all people'schildren.
JoAnne VerMulm (12:29):
So now that you've been here a while and got
a chance to wrap your armsaround the district, what are
your top priorities?
Jennifer Lowery (12:38):
My top priorities are identifying our
strategic targets and how we'regoing to measure those.
Student safety and theinfrastructure with how that
looks, both from aninfrastructure standpoint, but
also understanding themechanisms that are
(13:01):
non-infrastructure, but uhthrough people and systems and
making those collaborativeconnections.
And then really thirdly, is adifficult topic, but we have
elementaries that are atcapacity and elementaries that
aren't at capacity.
(13:22):
So walking through a processwith the community and with the
board that we adjust boundariesso that they can be sustainable
through time and that we're notbuilding buildings on taxpayers
while we have other buildingsthat are sitting with capacity
(13:43):
availability.
So wrapping our arms aroundthose difficult tender subjects,
but having a sustainablesolution that everybody may not
like, but can respect why we didwhat we had to do.
And it will be a huge challengeand a huge opportunity to walk
(14:05):
through that as a team,especially this spring.
JoAnne VerMulm (14:08):
Yeah, the topic of boundaries is a really tough
one.
In order for us to overcomethese challenges, we need to
have the right people.
So, in your time here so far,what have you learned about the
team in Harrisburg and ourability to tackle these sort of
challenges?
Jennifer Lowery (14:26):
There is tremendous energy, there's
tremendous positivity.
There are great people who havetremendous intent, work ethic,
and ability to adapt quickly toanything that comes their way,
which is kind of the Harrisburgway.
Like it's going to be like thistoday, but they are adding a
(14:51):
small school for the state ofSouth Dakota every single year.
So the adaptiveness of thestaff and the leadership is
definitely one of their biggeststrengths.
JoAnne VerMulm (15:06):
Yeah.
And I think one of the thingswe're really known for, and the
thing that I love about theHarrisburg School District is
that we really have a strongsense of community and coming
together.
Jennifer Lowery (15:18):
Yeah.
People have pride in takingcare of one another.
And I would say the schoolboard is extremely supportive of
people and collaboration,whether that's just our internal
stakeholders or bringing acommunity together and really
seeing the bigger picture oftheir role in how we work.
JoAnne VerMulm (15:44):
Yeah, I would say that really speaks to the
heart of who we are as adistrict and how we show up for
each other.
So thank you for that.
And also thank you for yourperspective coming in as a new
person to the district, yourreflections on our people, our
energy, and how we really aregoing to move forward together
as a team.
(16:05):
As we wrap up, before we go, Ijust want to switch gears a
little bit and just share withour listeners a fun fact about
you.
And that is that you startedrefing when you were 16 years
old.
Tell us some more about that.
Jennifer Lowery (16:21):
So when I was 16, um, the girl season and the
boys season in basketball wereuh at different times.
So I played basketball in thefall, and then my junior year, I
thought, hmm, I had followed mydad officiating for many, many
years.
And so I said, I think I'llstart officiating.
(16:43):
Well, you don't do anythinghalfway in my family.
So I had the whole uniform, Ihad completed the test, I had
full certification, and I wasdoing the JV or the B game with
my dad and his partner.
Um, I would do the whole gameand they would do half and half.
Well, my dad's partner started,um, had a medical issue.
(17:06):
And so I officiated my firsthigh school boys' game in Armor,
South Dakota, when I was 16years old.
And then they were like, oh,you can do this.
So I think I'm probably stillthe youngest person to ever
officiate a varsity game inSouth Dakota.
And after three years of beingcertified, you're eligible to,
(17:28):
at that time, you were eligibleto be in a state tournament.
And so as a sophomore incollege, I officiated my first
double-A girls basketballtournament and got to do three
of those before I went down toNebraska.
JoAnne VerMulm (17:46):
And then you ref there as well, correct?
Jennifer Lowery (17:48):
I did.
When I was down in Nebraska, Ium just did college women and
was chasing the Division Irefing piece, and I met my
husband, moved to Aberdeen.
That's not a great place to refum college women like it is
when you live down in Nebraska,and I became a mom, which kind
(18:14):
of hinders the travel plans.
JoAnne VerMulm (18:16):
Um and did that make running up and down the
court more difficult?
Jennifer Lowery (18:20):
Well, that part's fine.
I just I could have even hadhim in a stroller running up and
down the court.
JoAnne VerMulm (18:26):
And a big thank you to Dr.
Lowery for joining us andsharing her perspective as she
steps into this new role.
If you'd like to participate inour strategic plan, check the
show notes or visit our websiteat Harrisburg District 41-2.org
to share your input now throughNovember 30th.
Don't forget to follow andshare Harrisburg412 the podcast.
(18:49):
And as always, go tigers.
We're giving you more than just the 411.
This is the Harrisburg 412Podcast.
Coming to you from SouthernSioux Falls and Harrisburg,
South Dakota.
Welcome back and thanks forjoining us again.
(00:23):
In this episode, I sit downwith Dr.
Jennifer Lowery, our newsuperintendent, to learn what
drew her to the district and howshe's helping guide the next
chapter of the Harrisburg SchoolDistrict.
Welcome, Dr.
Lowery.
So you've been here for a fewmonths.
You come to us from just downthe road from the T Area School
(00:46):
District.
What is it about Harrisburgthat drew you here and made you
want to become part of it?
Jennifer Lowery (00:53):
So my draw to the Harrisburg School District
is its growth, its uniqueness,and the innovative opportunities
that present itself.
JoAnne VerMulm (01:05):
So tell us a little bit about yourself, Dr.
Lowery.
You have had really a lifelongjourney in education.
Share a little bit aboutyourself and how those
experiences have influenced yourwork today.
Jennifer Lowery (01:20):
So I'm a lifelong South Dakota resident,
except for a short time inNebraska.
So I'm a graduate of Huron HighSchool.
And then I went to DakotaWesleyan University in Mitchell
and earned a bachelor's inmathematics and education.
I went to the University ofNebraska Lincoln and have a
(01:43):
master's degree in educationalpsychology in there.
The technical term ispsychometrics.
And then I went to AberdeenCentral and I coached and taught
in the high school with myhusband there.
And while I was there, I earnedan administration degree from
(02:04):
the University of South Dakota.
I was hired to be an elementaryprincipal and K-12 curriculum
director for the T Area SchoolDistrict.
I did that for one year until Iwas asked to be the interim
superintendent.
And I had started my doctoratefor my superintendent licensed
(02:25):
school district administrationthat same year that I was asked
to be the interim.
And I ended up serving T areafor 13 years as their
superintendent of schools beforestarting in Harrisburg this
fall.
JoAnne VerMulm (02:39):
And then you also come from a family of
educators, is that right?
Jennifer Lowery (02:43):
Yes, I'm a third-generation educator from
in South Dakota.
So I have been in Winter,Gregory, Salem, Lee Deadwood,
and Huron, as I followed myfather's path to serving schools
throughout the state.
JoAnne VerMulm (03:00):
So it sounds like you've spent a good portion
of your life in school.
Jennifer Lowery (03:04):
I don't know if I know any other way to live
than in uh gyms and at musicconcerts and in classrooms,
sorting papers and supportingwhatever mom and dad needed to
do.
JoAnne VerMulm (03:23):
Well, thank you for that.
We've gotten to know you alittle bit, and now let's learn
a little bit about your plansfor the district.
Jennifer Lowery (03:31):
So when I was hired and I kept hearing, what's
the superintendent's plan?
What are your goals?
What direction is thesuperintendent going to take us?
And the truth of the matter isI can help lead and coach, but
the people closest to the kids,closest to the community, are
(03:52):
the ones that will actually moveus forward.
So it has to be a collaborativeeffort.
I cannot do anything by myself.
So our first phase of gatheringinformation from multiple
stakeholders has been criticalin the people owning and writing
(04:12):
the story.
JoAnne VerMulm (04:13):
And we are just wrapping up phase one of our
strategic plan, which is togather the data, right?
I think I have been with youfor most every SWOT analysis we
have done so far, and we aredefinitely gathering a lot of
data.
We are gathering lots of data.
There's been a lot of stickynotes used, that is for sure.
(04:34):
And as part of gathering thatdata, we are going to then use
that to come together as adistrict and find some common
ground on goals and things ofthat nature.
Jennifer Lowery (04:48):
I see an opportunity to have even more
collaboration across buildingsso that we can have strong
consistency in what we identifywithin that strategic plan that
matters while still havinguniquenesses that buildings can
have little quirks or littlethings that give them pride, but
(05:12):
just a really strong core thatallows us not to compete with
one another, but take bestpractices and more quickly use
them across our buildings andacross our leadership model.
JoAnne VerMulm (05:28):
So once we've used all this data and
identified what those goals are,what does that look like from
that point forward?
Jennifer Lowery (05:35):
Yeah.
By the end of the school year,our goal will be to have a
picture of what right lookslike.
So what are our strategiccategories that we can put
different departments or leadersin to say student achievement
matters, whatever the definitionfor what student achievement
(05:56):
looks like, this is thedirection we want to go.
And then we'll have identifiedaction steps over the summer on
how to get there.
A growth analysis, somethingwith growth will have to be one
of our important pillars.
And so having a clear pictureof what right looks like for our
staff to engage in and for ourcommunity to see clarity in is
(06:24):
an important piece of consensusbuilding.
Also identifying from adistrict level, how are we going
to measure success and whatdoes that look like?
And so that will be the lastpart of the consensus building
because if you identify whatright looks like and you measure
(06:45):
what right looks like, thenpeople can go 100 miles an hour
in the same direction and adjustand adapt for what is or isn't
working with clarity on howthey're going to be measured.
So putting the picture, themeasurement, and then the action
(07:06):
plan templates together fornext school year to move forward
is a really important part ofbeing a team.
JoAnne VerMulm (07:15):
And we're not just gathering data in district.
Do you want to talk about someof the ways that we are
collecting information fromexternal stakeholders as well?
Jennifer Lowery (07:24):
So I'm taking uh the opportunity to hold as
many um SWOT analysis orlistening sessions with our
staff, inviting communitymembers or going to community
organizations such as theeconomic development, such as
the chamber.
Anything I can try to engage inand with to meet people is
(07:48):
important.
Also, launching a feedbackwebsite will be part of our
information gathering to connectwith the people who are closest
to the work and who have astake, whether it's their
property or whether it's theirchildren or their grandchildren,
(08:12):
or just the tremendous pridethey have because this is their
Harrisburg School District.
JoAnne VerMulm (08:19):
There's an African proverb that says it
takes a village to raise achild, meaning that raising a
child requires the support andguidance of an entire community.
Aside from us just gatheringSWOT analysis information from
external stakeholders in thecommunity.
What role do you see thecommunity and parents having day
(08:42):
in and day out in the life of achild?
Jennifer Lowery (08:46):
So community members and parents have a
really important role as notonly a stakeholder and an adult
in the community that gets tohelp with the strategic plan,
but also their modeling ofconflict resolution, of
(09:07):
supporting their student andadvocating for them, but in a
way that we are collaboratingtogether and not assuming one
ill intent by either party.
So, how as a parent who hastheir heart beating outside of
(09:29):
their body in their ownchildren, how do we help and
support students and have thiswraparound network that is
supportive in helping each kidbe an independent but very
supported individual as weprepare them for the next part
(09:53):
of their life, whether that'sgoing into third grade or going
into middle school or headed offto the workforce or college.
How do we gradually release andadvocate for our kids and stay
informed with where they're atwhile both of us release
responsibility throughempowerment of our kids and
(10:17):
collaborating together to dothat is the end goal.
JoAnne VerMulm (10:24):
And speaking of our students, you have spent a
lot of time in our buildingssince you started.
What do you notice most whenyou're out and about and around
students?
Jennifer Lowery (10:37):
When you get to work with students, they give
it to you just how it is.
Like students are authentic,they bring energy when they are
little and when they arepurposeful and engaged at the
middle school and high schoollevel.
Middle school kids are the mostinteresting to get to know.
(11:02):
But I enjoy having littleconversations with those
students and getting to knowthem just a little bit better
and finding out what they needas they grow into our next
leaders when they become juniorsand seniors.
So looking forward to theirauthenticness, their energy, and
(11:27):
their smiles.
JoAnne VerMulm (11:30):
And while we'd love it to be smiles all the
time, we realize there are timeswhen difficult decisions need
to be made.
What would you say are thevalues that guide you when you
are involved in making adifficult decision?
Jennifer Lowery (11:47):
Integrity guides me day in and day out.
I put my mother hat on when I'mmaking difficult decisions,
whether it's with staff membersor children of all ages, from
our kindergartners to ourseniors.
Is that what I would do for myown children?
(12:09):
Is that how I would hold themaccountable?
Is that the opportunity that Iwould provide or not provide?
If I can be consistent with howI would treat my own children
and hold them accountable, thenI can be most consistent day in
and day out with all people'schildren.
JoAnne VerMulm (12:29):
So now that you've been here a while and got
a chance to wrap your armsaround the district, what are
your top priorities?
Jennifer Lowery (12:38):
My top priorities are identifying our
strategic targets and how we'regoing to measure those.
Student safety and theinfrastructure with how that
looks, both from aninfrastructure standpoint, but
also understanding themechanisms that are
(13:01):
non-infrastructure, but uhthrough people and systems and
making those collaborativeconnections.
And then really thirdly, is adifficult topic, but we have
elementaries that are atcapacity and elementaries that
aren't at capacity.
(13:22):
So walking through a processwith the community and with the
board that we adjust boundariesso that they can be sustainable
through time and that we're notbuilding buildings on taxpayers
while we have other buildingsthat are sitting with capacity
(13:43):
availability.
So wrapping our arms aroundthose difficult tender subjects,
but having a sustainablesolution that everybody may not
like, but can respect why we didwhat we had to do.
And it will be a huge challengeand a huge opportunity to walk
(14:05):
through that as a team,especially this spring.
JoAnne VerMulm (14:08):
Yeah, the topic of boundaries is a really tough
one.
In order for us to overcomethese challenges, we need to
have the right people.
So, in your time here so far,what have you learned about the
team in Harrisburg and ourability to tackle these sort of
challenges?
Jennifer Lowery (14:26):
There is tremendous energy, there's
tremendous positivity.
There are great people who havetremendous intent, work ethic,
and ability to adapt quickly toanything that comes their way,
which is kind of the Harrisburgway.
Like it's going to be like thistoday, but they are adding a
(14:51):
small school for the state ofSouth Dakota every single year.
So the adaptiveness of thestaff and the leadership is
definitely one of their biggeststrengths.
JoAnne VerMulm (15:06):
Yeah.
And I think one of the thingswe're really known for, and the
thing that I love about theHarrisburg School District is
that we really have a strongsense of community and coming
together.
Jennifer Lowery (15:18):
Yeah.
People have pride in takingcare of one another.
And I would say the schoolboard is extremely supportive of
people and collaboration,whether that's just our internal
stakeholders or bringing acommunity together and really
seeing the bigger picture oftheir role in how we work.
JoAnne VerMulm (15:44):
Yeah, I would say that really speaks to the
heart of who we are as adistrict and how we show up for
each other.
So thank you for that.
And also thank you for yourperspective coming in as a new
person to the district, yourreflections on our people, our
energy, and how we really aregoing to move forward together
as a team.
(16:05):
As we wrap up, before we go, Ijust want to switch gears a
little bit and just share withour listeners a fun fact about
you.
And that is that you startedrefing when you were 16 years
old.
Tell us some more about that.
Jennifer Lowery (16:21):
So when I was 16, um, the girl season and the
boys season in basketball wereuh at different times.
So I played basketball in thefall, and then my junior year, I
thought, hmm, I had followed mydad officiating for many, many
years.
And so I said, I think I'llstart officiating.
(16:43):
Well, you don't do anythinghalfway in my family.
So I had the whole uniform, Ihad completed the test, I had
full certification, and I wasdoing the JV or the B game with
my dad and his partner.
Um, I would do the whole gameand they would do half and half.
Well, my dad's partner started,um, had a medical issue.
(17:06):
And so I officiated my firsthigh school boys' game in Armor,
South Dakota, when I was 16years old.
And then they were like, oh,you can do this.
So I think I'm probably stillthe youngest person to ever
officiate a varsity game inSouth Dakota.
And after three years of beingcertified, you're eligible to,
(17:28):
at that time, you were eligibleto be in a state tournament.
And so as a sophomore incollege, I officiated my first
double-A girls basketballtournament and got to do three
of those before I went down toNebraska.
JoAnne VerMulm (17:46):
And then you ref there as well, correct?
Jennifer Lowery (17:48):
I did.
When I was down in Nebraska, Ium just did college women and
was chasing the Division Irefing piece, and I met my
husband, moved to Aberdeen.
That's not a great place to refum college women like it is
when you live down in Nebraska,and I became a mom, which kind
(18:14):
of hinders the travel plans.
JoAnne VerMulm (18:16):
Um and did that make running up and down the
court more difficult?
Jennifer Lowery (18:20):
Well, that part's fine.
I just I could have even hadhim in a stroller running up and
down the court.
JoAnne VerMulm (18:26):
And a big thank you to Dr.
Lowery for joining us andsharing her perspective as she
steps into this new role.
If you'd like to participate inour strategic plan, check the
show notes or visit our websiteat Harrisburg District 41-2.org
to share your input now throughNovember 30th.
Don't forget to follow andshare Harrisburg412 the podcast.
(18:49):
And as always, go tigers.
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