Jolene Loetscher

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EducationMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
Alma materUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
Occupation
  • Entrepreneur
  • Child sexual abuse advocate
  • Political activist

Jolene Loetscher is an entrepreneur, child sexual abuse Child advocacy, political activist, and former mayoral candidate from Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[1][2] She is best known as the namesake behind Jolene’s Law in South Dakota[3] and as the founder and CEO of both Mud Mile Communications and Adrenaline Sports Marketing.

Loetscher attended Northwestern University where she was recognized as a Coca-Cola Foundation Scholar in 1997 before graduating in 2001 with a BS in Journalism.[4] In 2009, she graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Master of Business Administration (MBA).[5] Loetscher started as a reporter on KTIV-TV Channel 4 in Sioux City, Iowa, from 1998-2000.[6] She moved to KELO-TV in Sioux Falls from 2000-2005 before going back to KTIV-TV from 2005-2006.[6] In 2007, Loetscher founded and serves as CEO of Mud Mile Communications, a web content agency based in Sioux Falls and Omaha, Nebraska.[7]

Loetscher, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse,[8] became the namesake behind Jolene’s Law in 2014 and a founding board member of the University of South Dakota’s Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment (CPCM), a task force that assists the state with a ten-year plan to end child maltreatment and abuse.[2][4][9] In 2017, Loetscher founded and serves as CEO of Adrenaline Sports Marketing, a marketing agency.[10] In 2018, she ran for mayor of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, losing to Paul TenHaken.[11] In 2019, Loetscher was recognized as a Presidential Leadership Scholar.[3][12] In 2020, Loetscher was nominated for four Upper Midwest Emmy Awards along with her companies Mud Mile Communications and Adrenaline Sports Marketing.[13] She resides in Nebraska with her husband and daughter.[2]

References

  1. Sneve, Joe. "Party politics still play a role in nonpartisan mayoral races". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Jolene Loetscher". Center for the Prevention of Childhood Maltreatment. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Jolene Loetscher". Presidential Leadership Scholars. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  4. 4.0 4.1 ""Everything for me is about service."". Northwestern Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. "Jolene Loetscher – 2018 Leadership Summit". Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "New Alumni Advisory Board Members". Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  7. "Mud Mile Communications & Adrenaline Sports Marketing Division Receive International Honors | AAF-SD". sdaf.org. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  8. Press, KRISTI EATON / The Associated. "Former Nebraska woman hopes to help change South Dakota rape law". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  9. "Center for Prevention of Child Maltreatment and sexual abuse survivor aim to end child abuse in South Dakota". KEVN Black Hills Fox. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  10. "Adrenaline Sports Marketing | Sioux Falls | Omaha | Seattle | Dallas". Adrenalinelanding. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  11. "'Let's get going': TenHaken wins Sioux Falls mayoral election". Dakota News Now. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  12. "Presidential Leadership Scholar Jolene Loetscher". SDPB. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  13. "Upper Midwest Emmys® | 2020 Emmy® Nominees". Retrieved 2022-06-10.

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