Staff > Gail O'Brien, Program Director
Gail O'Brien has lived in the Britton, SD area all of her adult life. She grew up in Fargo, ND and spent summers at the lake in Minnesota.
She graduated from Minnesota State University with a BA in Economics.
She and her husband were married and moved to his family farm in northeast SD following college graduation.
They have three adult children and two grandsons. Chad and his wife, Kristen are massage therapists in Boulder, CO and have two adorable boys, Evan and Elijah. Nate and his wife Ann are engineers and dental hygienists, respectively. They are in the process of joining the family farm operation. Ally is a massage therapist and is currently attending school for nursing.
Gail has worked in the manufacturing sector as an inventory controller and buyer/planner for both Horton, Inc and Bobcat and taught piano lessons when the kids were young.
Gail is the organist and treasurer for her church, a Master Gardener (in training) and a Biofeedback technician.
She loves to travel, learn and experience new things. Summers often find her on the local glacial lakes skiing or savoring a prairie sunsets.
Free time is spent walking, biking, reading, baking, gardening, playing piano, golfing and enjoying country living.
It’s been her pleasure to work with Kristin Bennett in her management business this past year. She stays challenged with a variety of duties.